Consensus vs Explainpaper vs SciSpace vs Undermind

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

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Explainpaper
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SciSpace
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Undermind
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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 Explainpaper
explainpaper.com
Explainpaper breaks down why that quantum mechanics paper uses "eigenvalues" in equation 12 when you highlight confusing text in research papers
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Competitor SciSpace
scispace.com
Make sense of research papers
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Competitor Undermind
undermind.ai
Undermind is an AI co-researcher for scientific literature.
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
5.8Mvisits/mo
35.2Kvisits/mo
44.2Kvisits/mo
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MoM change
▲ 3.5%
▼ 12.5%
▼ 98.8%
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6-month growth
+14.4%
-63.9%
-99.2%
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Global rank web
#9,859
#806,701
#17,447
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Avg. last 3 months
5.5M
43.2K
2.7M
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Bounce rate lower is better
43%
42%
56%
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Pages / visit
4.1
2.0
2.5
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Visit duration
3m 56s
23s
2m 13s
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Traffic sources
● Direct 84% · ● Referral 14%
● Direct 88% · ● Referral 11%
● Direct 83% · ● Referral 15%
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ConsensusExplainpaperSciSpaceUndermind
01.5M2.9M4.4M5.9MConsensus · 4.4MConsensus · 4.1MConsensus · 3.9MConsensus · 4MConsensus · 5.1MConsensus · 5.9MConsensus · 5.7MConsensus · 5MConsensus · 5.6MConsensus · 5.8MExplainpaper · 69.9KExplainpaper · 82.9KExplainpaper · 82.3KExplainpaper · 69.1KExplainpaper · 97.5KExplainpaper · 53.1KExplainpaper · 55.8KExplainpaper · 54.1KExplainpaper · 40.2KExplainpaper · 35.2KSciSpace · 5.9MSciSpace · 5MSciSpace · 4.8MSciSpace · 5.1MSciSpace · 5.8MSciSpace · 5.6MSciSpace · 5MSciSpace · 4.2MSciSpace · 3.8MSciSpace · 44.2K10K100K1M10MConsensus · 4.4MConsensus · 4.1MConsensus · 3.9MConsensus · 4MConsensus · 5.1MConsensus · 5.9MConsensus · 5.7MConsensus · 5MConsensus · 5.6MConsensus · 5.8MExplainpaper · 69.9KExplainpaper · 82.9KExplainpaper · 82.3KExplainpaper · 69.1KExplainpaper · 97.5KExplainpaper · 53.1KExplainpaper · 55.8KExplainpaper · 54.1KExplainpaper · 40.2KExplainpaper · 35.2KSciSpace · 5.9MSciSpace · 5MSciSpace · 4.8MSciSpace · 5.1MSciSpace · 5.8MSciSpace · 5.6MSciSpace · 5MSciSpace · 4.2MSciSpace · 3.8MSciSpace · 44.2KNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
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Starting price
$8.99per month · free tier available
$16per month · free tier available
$20per month · free tier available
$15per month · free tier available
Free tier
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Free FreePro $16/moTeams Custom/mo
Free FreePremium $20/moAdvanced $90/moMax $200/mo+1 more
Free FreePro $16/moTeam $15/moEnterprise Custom
Capabilities input → output
Input
Text
DocumentsText
DocumentsText
Text
Output
Text
Text
DataText
DataText
Skill level
Intermediate
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Intermediate
Categories
Productivity & OfficeResearch & AnalyticsAI Research PapersAI Research Tool+1 more
Education & LearningProductivity & OfficeResearch & AnalyticsAI PDF+2 more
Productivity & OfficeResearch & AnalyticsAI PDFAI Research Papers+1 more
Research & AnalyticsAI Research PapersAI Research Tool
Tasks what each tool can do · 3 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Research papers
Research
Academic research
Research papers analysis
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Literature reviews
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Research assistance
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Research papers summaries
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Scientific research
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PDFs
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Academic paper interpretations
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Literature analysis
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Scientific concept explanations
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Search engine
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Citations
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Math explanations
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Medical research
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Paraphrasing
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Research papers drafting
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Scientific writing
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PDF analysis
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Research trends tracking
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