Consensus
8.1#2 in ai research assistantsFrom $20 a monthFree planAndroidiOSWebAPI
VisitConsensus vs You.com
What both publish
| Fact | Consensus | You.com |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2021 | 2020 |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California, United States | Palo Alto, California, USA |
| Integrations | Consensus supports Zotero library import and exports CSV or RIS files compatible with reference managers including EndNote, Mendeley, and Zotero. | The hosted MCP server connects You.com search, extraction, research, and finance research tools to LLMs and agents; documentation lists setup guides for tools including Cursor, Claude Code, Codex CLI, VS Code, and JetBrains IDEs. |
Consensus plans
- Free TierFree
- Pro$20 a month
- Deep$65 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
- TeamsPriced on request
You.com plans
- FreeFree
- Contents API$1, paid once
- Answer API$5, paid once
- Web Search API$5, paid once
- Research API$12, paid once
- Finance Research API$110, paid once
Pick Consensus if…
Consensus is aimed at researchers, students, and clinicians. Team plans are available for research groups, labs, and academic departments.
Pick You.com if…
It suits developers building AI agents, RAG systems, knowledge bases, or data-driven applications that use web content. Finance Research is aimed at financial questions, while the other APIs cover search, extraction, and general research.