Consensus vs IAsk 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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IAsk
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Elicit
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3 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool Consensus
consensus.app
Scientific answers from peer-reviewed research
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Competitor IAsk
iask.ai
IAsk
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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
736.4Kvisits/mo
9.2Kvisits/mo
MoM change
▲ 3.5%
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▼ 37.4%
6-month growth
+14.4%
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+0.1%
Global rank web
#9,859
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#2,562,886
Avg. last 3 months
5.5M
736.4K
12.3K
Bounce rate lower is better
43%
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37%
Pages / visit
4.1
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1.5
Visit duration
3m 56s
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4s
Traffic sources
● Direct 84% · ● Referral 14%
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ConsensusIAskElicit
01.5M2.9M4.4M5.9MConsensus · 4.4MConsensus · 4.1MConsensus · 3.9MConsensus · 4MConsensus · 5.1MConsensus · 5.9MConsensus · 5.7MConsensus · 5MConsensus · 5.6MConsensus · 5.8MIAsk · 736.4KElicit · 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 · 5.8MIAsk · 736.4KElicit · 7KElicit · 19KElicit · 17.3KElicit · 9.2KElicit · 4.5KElicit · 9.9KElicit · 13.1KElicit · 14.6KElicit · 9.2KNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Freemium
Starting price
$8.99per month · free tier available
Free tier
$10per month · free tier available
Free tier
Free trial
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API access
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Free FreeiAsk Pro
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Capabilities input → output
Input
Text
DocumentsTextWeb pages
DocumentsText
Output
Text
Text
DataText
Skill level
Intermediate
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Categories
Productivity & OfficeResearch & AnalyticsAI Research PapersAI Research Tool+1 more
Education & LearningProductivity & OfficeResearch & AnalyticsAI Homework Helper+2 more
Research & AnalyticsAI Research PapersAI Research Tool
Tasks what each tool can do · 1 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Research
Research papers
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Search engine
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Academic research
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Literature reviews
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Medical research
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AI search
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Research assistance
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Essay writing
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Homework assistance
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Research papers analysis
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Research papers summaries
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Scientific research
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Document analysis
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Grammar checking
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Image generation
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