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Consensus vs Findsight

Two fact sheets from our own research, side by side — pricing, platforms, API access and status re-checked by us rather than quoted from the vendors. Both have a free tier.

ConsensusSearch over peer-reviewed papers with claim summariesFindsightSearch across claims pulled from thousands of non-fiction books and compare what different sources argue

Side by side

FactConsensusFindsight
CategoryAcademic Search & Literature ReviewAI Search & Answer Engines
Pricing modelFreemiumFree
Public APINoNo
PlatformsWeb, iOS, AndroidWeb
CompanyConsensusSummarity
Launched2021—
Last verifiedSep 6, 2026Sep 6, 2026

What our research says

Consensus

Useful when you want to know what a body of literature actually concludes rather than reading one paper at a time, but it orients you, it does not replace reading them.

Pros

  • Every answer is tied to specific papers with study design and sample size
  • Free tier is a standing plan rather than a time-limited trial
  • The yes-or-no consensus meter is a fast orientation device
  • Covers a very large index of peer-reviewed literature

Cons

  • Summaries can flatten real disagreement between studies into false consensus
  • Coverage skews to indexed English-language biomedical work
  • Pricing cannot be verified from outside; the site blocks automated access
  • Free allowance of the deeper analyses runs out quickly in real use

Findsight

A genuinely different search shape: you get the claims themselves side by side instead of a ranked list of books, which is what you actually want when checking whether authors agree. It is a one-person side project, so treat the index as a starting point and expect no support.

Pros

  • Indexes individual claims rather than whole works, so results are comparable
  • Random exploration mode is a real discovery path, not a gimmick
  • Free with a usable 50-searches-a-day allowance
  • Every claim traces back to the source it came from

Cons

  • Run by one person as a side project, with no support channel
  • Coverage is limited to non-fiction trade books, not journals or papers
  • No API, export or integration of any kind
  • 50 AI searches a day is a hard ceiling for heavy research sessions

Which one fits

Choose Consensus if you need

  • Checking whether a specific claim has support across published studies
  • Clinicians and students orienting quickly in an unfamiliar literature
  • Anyone who wants citations attached to every summarised claim

Choose Findsight if you need

  • Comparing how different non-fiction authors argue the same point
  • Finding sources for an idea you half-remember from a book
  • Browsing adjacent ideas when you do not have a specific query

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