Consensus vs OpenEvidence

Consensus is an AI workspace and academic search engine for scientific research, available on web, Android, iOS, and as an extension. It searches more than 220 million peer-reviewed papers, with the database updated weekly, and offers filters for publication date, access, citations, journal rank, study design, population, sample size, and other paper details. Its Research Agent plans multi-step searches, uses tools such as citation crawling and DOI lookup, and returns citation-backed answers. Consensus says citations in its AI summaries correspond to exact paper quotes, with the relevant section identified and PDF text highlighted when available. Medical Mode searches a selected collection of about 8 million papers and 50,000 clinical guidelines from the top 1,000 medical journals. Users can import Zotero libraries and export CSV or RIS files for reference managers. Consensus also works in ChatGPT, Claude, and Microsoft 365 Copilot; API and MCP calls share a monthly allowance. The Free Tier costs nothing. Pro is $20 a month, or $144/year billed annually; Deep is $65 a month, or $540/year billed annually.

OpenEvidence is a medical information platform for clinical questions, available on the web, iOS and Android. Its answers include inline citations, while EvidenceGrade shows the strength of cited evidence beneath an AI answer. The app listing describes access to more than 35 million peer-reviewed papers, over 300 medical journals, and FDA and CDC sources. Named partners or collaborators include NEJM, JAMA and its specialty journals, NCCN, Nature and Cochrane; NCCN material includes treatment algorithms. Clinicians can earn CME and MOC credits by asking questions. Additional listed tools include ambient documentation, secure patient calls through Dialer and hands-free Voice Mode. OpenEvidence’s Trust Center lists SOC 2 Type 2 and HIPAA certifications. Access requires healthcare-professional status verification, and the free plan is for verified U.S. healthcare professionals. The product page says medical professionals use it at more than 10,000 U.S. care centers. Support is available at [email protected].