Elicit vs Connected Papers vs Consensus

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

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Elicit
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Connected Papers
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Consensus
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3 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool Elicit
elicit.org
Research assistant that reads the papers
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Competitor Connected Papers
connectedpapers.com
Visual tool for exploring related research
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Competitor Consensus
consensus.app
Scientific answers from peer-reviewed research
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
9.2Kvisits/mo
600.7Kvisits/mo
5.8Mvisits/mo
MoM change
▼ 37.4%
▼ 18.7%
▲ 3.5%
6-month growth
+0.1%
-34.0%
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Global rank web
#2,562,886
#76,429
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Avg. last 3 months
12.3K
709.4K
5.5M
Bounce rate lower is better
37%
44%
43%
Pages / visit
1.5
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Visit duration
4s
2m 05s
3m 56s
Traffic sources
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● Direct 74% · ● Referral 24%
● Direct 84% · ● Referral 14%
ElicitConnected PapersConsensus
01.5M2.9M4.4M5.9MElicit · 7KElicit · 19KElicit · 17.3KElicit · 9.2KElicit · 4.5KElicit · 9.9KElicit · 13.1KElicit · 14.6KElicit · 9.2KConnected Papers · 966KConnected Papers · 779.7KConnected Papers · 839.4KConnected Papers · 823.6KConnected Papers · 910.1KConnected Papers · 948.5KConnected Papers · 872.6KConnected Papers · 788.3KConnected Papers · 739KConnected Papers · 600.7KConsensus · 4.4MConsensus · 4.1MConsensus · 3.9MConsensus · 4MConsensus · 5.1MConsensus · 5.9MConsensus · 5.7MConsensus · 5MConsensus · 5.6MConsensus · 5.8M1K10K100K1M10MElicit · 7KElicit · 19KElicit · 17.3KElicit · 9.2KElicit · 4.5KElicit · 9.9KElicit · 13.1KElicit · 14.6KElicit · 9.2KConnected Papers · 966KConnected Papers · 779.7KConnected Papers · 839.4KConnected Papers · 823.6KConnected Papers · 910.1KConnected Papers · 948.5KConnected Papers · 872.6KConnected Papers · 788.3KConnected Papers · 739KConnected Papers · 600.7KConsensus · 4.4MConsensus · 4.1MConsensus · 3.9MConsensus · 4MConsensus · 5.1MConsensus · 5.9MConsensus · 5.7MConsensus · 5MConsensus · 5.6MConsensus · 5.8MNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
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Model
Freemium
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Starting price
$10per month · free tier available
$6per month · free tier available
$8.99per month · free tier available
Free tier
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Capabilities input → output
Input
DocumentsText
TextWeb pages
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Output
DataText
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Skill level
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Intermediate
Categories
Research & AnalyticsAI Research PapersAI Research Tool
Research & AnalyticsAI Research PapersAI Research Tool
Productivity & OfficeResearch & AnalyticsAI Research PapersAI Research Tool+1 more
Tasks what each tool can do · 3 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Research papers
Research
Literature reviews
Academic research
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Scientific research navigation
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Search engine
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Research papers analysis
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