Elicit vs Consensus vs fastwrite vs Dankgpt

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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Consensus
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fastwrite
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Dankgpt
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4 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool Elicit
elicit.org
Research assistant that reads the papers
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Competitor 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 Dankgpt
dankgpt.com
Research papers pile up fast
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
9.2Kvisits/mo
5.8Mvisits/mo
2.2Kvisits/mo
344visits/mo
MoM change
▼ 37.4%
▲ 3.5%
▲ 200.8%
▼ 53.8%
6-month growth
+0.1%
+14.4%
-38.3%
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Global rank web
#2,562,886
#9,859
#5,936,435
#15,277,235
Avg. last 3 months
12.3K
5.5M
1.4K
705
Bounce rate lower is better
37%
43%
19%
39%
Pages / visit
1.5
4.1
3.0
1.1
Visit duration
4s
3m 56s
2m 40s
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Traffic sources
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● Direct 84% · ● Referral 14%
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● Direct 43% · ● Search 32%
ElicitConsensusfastwriteDankgpt
01.5M2.9M4.4M5.9MElicit · 7KElicit · 19KElicit · 17.3KElicit · 9.2KElicit · 4.5KElicit · 9.9KElicit · 13.1KElicit · 14.6KElicit · 9.2KConsensus · 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 · 2.2KDankgpt · 1KDankgpt · 745Dankgpt · 3441001K10K100K1M10MElicit · 7KElicit · 19KElicit · 17.3KElicit · 9.2KElicit · 4.5KElicit · 9.9KElicit · 13.1KElicit · 14.6KElicit · 9.2KConsensus · 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 · 2.2KDankgpt · 1KDankgpt · 745Dankgpt · 344Nov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
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Starting price
$10per month · free tier available
$8.99per month · free tier available
€22per month · free tier available
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Capabilities input → output
Input
DocumentsText
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DataText
Text
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Skill level
Beginner-friendly
Intermediate
Beginner-friendly
Beginner-friendly
Categories
Research & AnalyticsAI Research PapersAI Research Tool
Productivity & OfficeResearch & AnalyticsAI Research PapersAI Research Tool+1 more
Productivity & OfficeResearch & AnalyticsWriting & ContentAI Essay Writer+3 more
Productivity & OfficeResearch & AnalyticsAI FilesAI PDF+2 more
Tasks what each tool can do · 1 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Research
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Academic research
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Research papers analysis
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Literature reviews
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Document chat
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PDF analysis
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