Consensus
Search peer-reviewed research and get cited, evidence-based answers in seconds
Freemium
Undermind
AI research assistant that searches, reads and cites scientific papers for literature reviews
Freemium
Verdict
Consensus is listed under Education & Research and Undermind under AI Assistants. Consensus scores higher in FinderAtlas's editorial review (8.0 vs 7.7 out of 10), led by ease of use and performance & speed. Both have a free plan or trial. Only Consensus is available on Android.
Best overall
Consensus
- Students
- Academic researchers
- Clinicians
- Librarians
Choose Consensus if
- You want a tool built for quick literature scans, finding citable peer-reviewed sources, checking what the evidence says on a yes/no question.
- Every answer links back to cited peer-reviewed papers.
- Consensus Meter gives a quick view of agreement on yes/no questions.
Choose Undermind if
- You want a tool built for deep literature reviews, finding hard-to-surface papers on a niche topic, and tracking new publications in a field.
- Built specifically for scientific literature, with citation-following and full-text reading.
- In-line citations let users trace claims to source papers.
- Best for beginners
- Consensus
- Best for business
- Consensus
Features
17 features compared.
- Pro Search and Deep SearchConsensusAvailableUndermindNot available
- Consensus MeterConsensusAvailableUndermindNot available
- Study SnapshotsConsensusAvailableUndermindNot available
- Ask PaperConsensusAvailableUndermindNot available
- ThreadsConsensusAvailableUndermindNot available
- Medical ModeConsensusAvailableUndermindNot available
- Citation GraphConsensusAvailableUndermindNot available
- Citation Export and CollectionsConsensusAvailableUndermindNot available
- Conversational Deep SearchConsensusNot availableUndermindAvailable
- Citation Trail FollowingConsensusNot availableUndermindAvailable
- Cited ReportsConsensusNot availableUndermindAvailable
- Full-Text AnalysisConsensusNot availableUndermindAvailable
- Custom TablesConsensusNot availableUndermindAvailable
- Relevance Sorting and FilteringConsensusNot availableUndermindAvailable
- New Paper AlertsConsensusNot availableUndermindAvailable
- Workspaces and LibrariesConsensusNot availableUndermindAvailable
- Agent ConnectionsConsensusNot availableUndermindAvailable
Pricing
Plans as listed by each vendor. Check their sites for current prices.
- Pricing modelConsensusFreemiumUndermindFreemium
- Free planConsensusYesUndermindYes
- Starting priceConsensus$0Undermind$0
- PlansConsensus4 plansUndermind4 plans
Consensus plans
Free
$0
Basic paper search for free, without AI analysis
- Basic paper search
- 10 Pro messages per month
- Up to 3 Deep reviews per month
Pro
Most popular$20/month
Unlimited Pro messages with cited AI analysis of peer-reviewed research
- Unlimited Pro messages
- 15 Deep reviews per month
- All research tools
- 500 API and MCP uses per month
Deep
$65/month
For researchers and clinicians doing frequent literature reviews
- Everything in Pro
- 200 Deep reviews per month
- 2000 API and MCP uses per month
Team and Enterprise
Custom/custom
Plans for organizations, universities and research teams
- Multi-seat access
- Contact sales for details
Undermind plans
Free
$0
Exploratory research with standard usage limits
- Chat
- deep searches and reports
- shared workspaces
- connect external agents
- standard usage limits
Pro
Most popular$16/month
Ongoing, serious research
- Everything in Free
- newest AI models
- deeper full-text analysis
- 10x higher usage limits than Free
- unlimited workspaces
- files and paper libraries
Team
$15/user/mo
Research groups that need shared administration
- Everything in Pro
- team member management
- priority support
- centralized billing
Enterprise
Custom/custom
Organizations with security and compliance needs
- Everything in Team
- increased compute
- organization-wide login
- onboarding seminars
- admin dashboard
- custom terms
- SLA and security review
- dedicated support
Our ratings
Scored out of 10 by the Finder Atlas editorial team. Last reviewed October 2026.
- Consensus
- 8.0overall
- Undermind
- 7.7overall
Consensus leads in 3 categories and Undermind in 1, with 1 tied.
Ease of Use
Consensus leads by 0.8- Consensus
- 8.8
- Undermind
- 8.0
Feature Depth
Tied- Consensus
- 8.2
- Undermind
- 8.2
Value for Money
Undermind leads by 0.3- Consensus
- 7.5
- Undermind
- 7.8
Performance & Speed
Consensus leads by 0.8- Consensus
- 8.3
- Undermind
- 7.5
Documentation & Support
Consensus leads by 0.2- Consensus
- 7.2
- Undermind
- 7.0
Scores weigh documented features, plan value, platform coverage, integrations and user feedback. A missing score means we have not rated that area yet.
Pros and cons
Consensus
Pros
- Every answer links back to cited peer-reviewed papers
- Consensus Meter gives a quick view of agreement on yes/no questions
- Export to RIS, BibTeX and CSV fits existing reference workflows
- Medical Mode narrows results to top medical journals and clinical guidelines
- Free search available without payment
- Stated use by students at over 10,000 universities (company claim)
Cons
- Deep reviews are capped (3/month free, 15 on Pro), so heavy literature reviews need the $65 Deep plan
- Corpus size claims differ across the company's own pages (200M+ vs 400M+)
- Focused on academic literature, so it is not a general-purpose assistant
Undermind
Pros
- Built specifically for scientific literature, with citation-following and full-text reading.
- In-line citations let users trace claims to source papers.
- Free tier available, with paid Pro at $16 per month billed annually.
- Alerts and libraries support ongoing tracking of a field, not just one-off searches.
- Can be connected to Claude, ChatGPT and other agents.
Cons
- Exact usage limits are not published; Pro is only described as 10x Free.
- Not designed for general web research, news or non-technical topics.
- Web-only; no iOS or Android app was found.
- Published benchmark results are vendor-reported.
Platforms
- WebConsensusSupportedUndermindSupported
- WindowsConsensusNot supportedUndermindNot supported
- macOSConsensusNot supportedUndermindNot supported
- iOSConsensusNot supportedUndermindNot supported
- AndroidConsensusSupportedUndermindNot supported
- APIConsensusNot supportedUndermindNot supported
- Browser ExtensionConsensusNot supportedUndermindNot supported
Integrations
Consensus
No integrations listed.
Undermind
2 integrations- Claude
- ChatGPT
Company
- CompanyConsensusConsensus NLP, Inc.UndermindUndermind
- HeadquartersConsensusBoston, USAUndermindNot listed
- ListingConsensusClaimedUndermindClaimed
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Frequently asked questions
Is Consensus better than Undermind?
It depends on your workflow. Consensus is built for quick literature scans, finding citable peer-reviewed sources, checking what the evidence says on a yes/no question. Undermind is built for deep literature reviews, finding hard-to-surface papers on a niche topic, and tracking new publications in a field.
What are the key feature differences between Consensus and Undermind?
Consensus: Search peer-reviewed research and get cited, evidence-based answers in seconds. Undermind: AI research assistant that searches, reads and cites scientific papers for literature reviews.
Does Consensus or Undermind have a free plan?
Yes, both do. Consensus is freemium and Undermind is freemium, and each has a free plan or trial.
Which is cheaper, Consensus or Undermind?
Both can be used for free. Paid plans differ in limits and features, so compare the tiers in the pricing table above.