Consensus vs fastwrite vs ScienceOS vs Perplexity AI

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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fastwrite
Competitor 2
ScienceOS
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Perplexity AI
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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 fastwrite
fastwrite.io
Academic writing means juggling sources while trying to sound original
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Competitor ScienceOS
scienceos.ai
Researchers waste hours hunting through literature—piecing together fragments from different papers
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Competitor Perplexity AI
perplexity.ai
Search that gives answers instead of links
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
5.8Mvisits/mo
2.2Kvisits/mo
64.9Kvisits/mo
95.2Mvisits/mo
MoM change
▲ 3.5%
▲ 200.8%
▼ 6.2%
▼ 8.2%
6-month growth
+14.4%
-38.3%
+1.2%
-42.9%
Global rank web
#9,859
#5,936,435
#464,304
#446
Avg. last 3 months
5.5M
1.4K
68.2K
104.9M
Bounce rate lower is better
43%
19%
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33%
Pages / visit
4.1
3.0
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3.6
Visit duration
3m 56s
2m 40s
1m 37s
4m 18s
Traffic sources
● Direct 84% · ● Referral 14%
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● Direct 98% · ● Mail 2%
● Direct 94% · ● Referral 4%
ConsensusfastwriteScienceOSPerplexity AI
047.3M94.5M141.8M189MConsensus · 4.4MConsensus · 4.1MConsensus · 3.9MConsensus · 4MConsensus · 5.1MConsensus · 5.9MConsensus · 5.7MConsensus · 5MConsensus · 5.6MConsensus · 5.8Mfastwrite · 3.8Kfastwrite · 12.3Kfastwrite · 4.4Kfastwrite · 3.6Kfastwrite · 5.4Kfastwrite · 1.5Kfastwrite · 1.2Kfastwrite · 732fastwrite · 2.2KScienceOS · 79.4KScienceOS · 75.1KScienceOS · 79.7KScienceOS · 64.1KScienceOS · 64.5KScienceOS · 56.4KScienceOS · 70.5KScienceOS · 69.2KScienceOS · 64.9KPerplexity AI · 189MPerplexity AI · 179.6MPerplexity AI · 170.1MPerplexity AI · 153.8MPerplexity AI · 166.8MPerplexity AI · 154.9MPerplexity AI · 138.1MPerplexity AI · 115.8MPerplexity AI · 103.8MPerplexity AI · 95.2M1001K10K100K1M10M100M1BConsensus · 4.4MConsensus · 4.1MConsensus · 3.9MConsensus · 4MConsensus · 5.1MConsensus · 5.9MConsensus · 5.7MConsensus · 5MConsensus · 5.6MConsensus · 5.8Mfastwrite · 3.8Kfastwrite · 12.3Kfastwrite · 4.4Kfastwrite · 3.6Kfastwrite · 5.4Kfastwrite · 1.5Kfastwrite · 1.2Kfastwrite · 732fastwrite · 2.2KScienceOS · 79.4KScienceOS · 75.1KScienceOS · 79.7KScienceOS · 64.1KScienceOS · 64.5KScienceOS · 56.4KScienceOS · 70.5KScienceOS · 69.2KScienceOS · 64.9KPerplexity AI · 189MPerplexity AI · 179.6MPerplexity AI · 170.1MPerplexity AI · 153.8MPerplexity AI · 166.8MPerplexity AI · 154.9MPerplexity AI · 138.1MPerplexity AI · 115.8MPerplexity AI · 103.8MPerplexity AI · 95.2MNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Starting price
$8.99per month · free tier available
€22per month · free tier available
€7.25per month · free tier available
$20per month · free tier available
Free tier
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Free FreePremium €22/moUltimate €35/mo
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Capabilities input → output
Input
Text
DocumentsText
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CodeDocumentsImagesText
Output
Text
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DataText
CodeText
Skill level
Intermediate
Beginner-friendly
Intermediate
Beginner-friendly
Categories
Productivity & OfficeResearch & AnalyticsAI Research PapersAI Research Tool+1 more
Productivity & OfficeResearch & AnalyticsWriting & ContentAI Essay Writer+3 more
Research & AnalyticsAI Research PapersAI Research Tool
Chatbots & CompanionsEducation & LearningLifestyle & EntertainmentProductivity & Office+13 more
Tasks what each tool can do · 1 shared · core   partial
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Research
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Literature reviews
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Scientific q a
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Essay feedback
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Medical research
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PDF analysis
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Research papers analysis
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Scientific literature exploration
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Scientific research
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Summarizing
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Homework assistance
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Literature analysis
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Network diagrams
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PDFs
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