Consensus vs Cursor vs Kilo Code vs Elicit

Which one fits you in 2026? Traffic, pricing, input → output, tasks and community side by side.

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Consensus
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Cursor
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Kilo Code
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Elicit
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool Consensus
consensus.app
Scientific answers from peer-reviewed research
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Competitor Cursor
cursor.sh
Code editor that actually understands your codebase
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Competitor Kilo Code
kilocode.ai
Kilo Code is an open source AI agent Visual Studio (VS) Code extension that focuses on enhancing the efficiency of coding. The tool can generate code, automate tasks, and offer practical suggestions.
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Competitor Elicit
elicit.org
Research assistant that reads the papers
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
5.8Mvisits/mo
4.5Mvisits/mo
1.9Kvisits/mo
9.2Kvisits/mo
MoM change
▲ 3.5%
▲ 7.8%
▼ 42.3%
▼ 37.4%
6-month growth
+14.4%
-1.8%
-94.4%
+0.1%
Global rank web
#9,859
#15,584
#4,668,091
#2,562,886
Avg. last 3 months
5.5M
4.4M
10.5K
12.3K
Bounce rate lower is better
43%
57%
34%
37%
Pages / visit
4.1
2.4
2.4
1.5
Visit duration
3m 56s
1m 36s
19s
4s
Traffic sources
● Direct 84% · ● Referral 14%
● Referral 80% · ● Mail 13%
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01.5M2.9M4.4M5.9MConsensus · 4.4MConsensus · 4.1MConsensus · 3.9MConsensus · 4MConsensus · 5.1MConsensus · 5.9MConsensus · 5.7MConsensus · 5MConsensus · 5.6MConsensus · 5.8MCursor · 3.8MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.3MCursor · 4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.5MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.5MKilo Code · 744.7KKilo Code · 164KKilo Code · 48.6KKilo Code · 16KKilo Code · 33.5KKilo Code · 14.4KKilo Code · 10.5KKilo Code · 26.4KKilo Code · 3.2KKilo Code · 1.9KElicit · 7KElicit · 19KElicit · 17.3KElicit · 9.2KElicit · 4.5KElicit · 9.9KElicit · 13.1KElicit · 14.6KElicit · 9.2K1K10K100K1M10MConsensus · 4.4MConsensus · 4.1MConsensus · 3.9MConsensus · 4MConsensus · 5.1MConsensus · 5.9MConsensus · 5.7MConsensus · 5MConsensus · 5.6MConsensus · 5.8MCursor · 3.8MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.3MCursor · 4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.5MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.5MKilo Code · 744.7KKilo Code · 164KKilo Code · 48.6KKilo Code · 16KKilo Code · 33.5KKilo Code · 14.4KKilo Code · 10.5KKilo Code · 26.4KKilo Code · 3.2KKilo Code · 1.9KElicit · 7KElicit · 19KElicit · 17.3KElicit · 9.2KElicit · 4.5KElicit · 9.9KElicit · 13.1KElicit · 14.6KElicit · 9.2KNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Starting price
$8.99per month · free tier available
$20per month · free tier available
$20per month · free tier available
$10per month · free tier available
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Capabilities input → output
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Text
CodeText
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DocumentsText
Output
Text
Code
Code
DataText
Skill level
Intermediate
Advanced
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Beginner-friendly
Categories
Productivity & OfficeResearch & AnalyticsAI Research PapersAI Research Tool+1 more
Development & CodeAI Code ReviewAI Coding Assistant
Development & CodeAI Coding Assistant
Research & AnalyticsAI Research PapersAI Research Tool
Tasks what each tool can do · 0 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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