Consensus vs OpenAI API vs Claude Code vs Paperguide

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

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Your tool Consensus
consensus.app
Scientific answers from peer-reviewed research
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Competitor OpenAI API
platform.openai.com
The API powering the AI ecosystem
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Competitor Claude Code
claude.com
Every plan tier hits usage limits
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Competitor Paperguide
paperguide.ai
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
5.8Mvisits/mo
15.2Mvisits/mo
123.5Mvisits/mo
262.6Kvisits/mo
MoM change
▲ 3.5%
▲ 4.6%
▼ 6.8%
▲ 4.7%
6-month growth
+14.4%
-2.4%
+106.6%
+44.6%
Global rank web
#9,859
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#434
#182,104
Avg. last 3 months
5.5M
15.2M
125.2M
266.5K
Bounce rate lower is better
43%
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64%
44%
Pages / visit
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Visit duration
3m 56s
3m 56s
2m 36s
1m 32s
Traffic sources
● Direct 84% · ● Referral 14%
● Direct 82% · ● Referral 15%
● Direct 82% · ● Referral 15%
● Direct 80% · ● Referral 14%
ConsensusOpenAI APIClaude CodePaperguide
035M69.9M104.9M139.9MConsensus · 4.4MConsensus · 4.1MConsensus · 3.9MConsensus · 4MConsensus · 5.1MConsensus · 5.9MConsensus · 5.7MConsensus · 5MConsensus · 5.6MConsensus · 5.8MOpenAI API · 18.7MOpenAI API · 16.7MOpenAI API · 16.5MOpenAI API · 15.6MOpenAI API · 15.9MOpenAI API · 15.1MOpenAI API · 15.7MOpenAI API · 14.6MOpenAI API · 15.2MClaude Code · 19.2MClaude Code · 19.5MClaude Code · 35.8MClaude Code · 59.8MClaude Code · 139.9MClaude Code · 133.1MClaude Code · 119.5MClaude Code · 132.6MClaude Code · 123.5MPaperguide · 181KPaperguide · 215.1KPaperguide · 183.1KPaperguide · 181.6KPaperguide · 232.2KPaperguide · 282.6KPaperguide · 286.3KPaperguide · 250.7KPaperguide · 262.6K100K1M10M100M1BConsensus · 4.4MConsensus · 4.1MConsensus · 3.9MConsensus · 4MConsensus · 5.1MConsensus · 5.9MConsensus · 5.7MConsensus · 5MConsensus · 5.6MConsensus · 5.8MOpenAI API · 18.7MOpenAI API · 16.7MOpenAI API · 16.5MOpenAI API · 15.6MOpenAI API · 15.9MOpenAI API · 15.1MOpenAI API · 15.7MOpenAI API · 14.6MOpenAI API · 15.2MClaude Code · 19.2MClaude Code · 19.5MClaude Code · 35.8MClaude Code · 59.8MClaude Code · 139.9MClaude Code · 133.1MClaude Code · 119.5MClaude Code · 132.6MClaude Code · 123.5MPaperguide · 181KPaperguide · 215.1KPaperguide · 183.1KPaperguide · 181.6KPaperguide · 232.2KPaperguide · 282.6KPaperguide · 286.3KPaperguide · 250.7KPaperguide · 262.6KNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
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Model
Freemium
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Freemium
Starting price
$8.99per month · free tier available
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$17per month · free tier available
$12per month · free tier available
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Free FreePlus $12/moPro $29/moEnterprise Custom
Capabilities input → output
Input
Text
AudioDocumentsImagesText
TextCode
TextDocuments
Output
Text
AudioCodeImagesTextVideo
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TextDocumentsData
Skill level
Intermediate
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Intermediate
Beginner-friendly
Categories
Productivity & OfficeResearch & AnalyticsAI Research PapersAI Research Tool+1 more
Development & CodeAI APILarge Language Models (LLMs)
Development & CodeProductivity & OfficeAI AgentAI Code Review+1 more
Research & AnalyticsAI Research PapersAI Research Tool
Tasks what each tool can do · 0 shared · core   partial
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Literature reviews
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Code analysis
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Code explanations
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Medical research
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Research papers analysis
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Research papers summaries
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Scientific literature exploration
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Scientific research
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API integrations
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Academic writing
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Chatbot building
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Development
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