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Consensus vs SciSpace Copilot
Consensus or SciSpace Copilot? Their plans monthly and yearly, the capabilities their makers state, security and latest updates, side by side — read from the makers' own pages.
In inglese
In short
- Both: Searches papers, Cites sources, Summaries
- Only Consensus states: Extracts data, API
- Only SciSpace Copilot states: Reads PDFs, Tutoring, Many languages
Consensus
Consensus searches scientific literature and uses AI to summarize, compare, and cite research papers.
Plans
Free
Free
- Basic paper search
- 10 Pro messages per month
- Dynamic AI-powered search and analysis
- Up to 3 Deep reviews per month
Pro
- $12/mo
- $144 annually
- $20/mo
- Everything in Free
- Unlimited Pro messages
- Dynamic AI-powered search and analysis
- 15 Deep reviews per month
- Unlimited access to every research tool
- 500 API & MCP uses included per month
Deep
- $45/mo
- $540 annually
- $65/mo
- Everything in Pro
- Unlimited Pro messages
- Dynamic AI-powered search and analysis
- 200 Deep reviews per month
- Unlimited access to every research tool
- 2,000 API & MCP uses included per month
Prices checked 2026-09-25 on the maker’s page.
Capabilities
- Searches papers — “Consensus searches across a database of over 220 million peer-reviewed research papers.” source
- Cites sources — “Every AI-generated synthesis includes citations so you can trace claims back to the research used.” source
- Summaries — “Summarize findings across multiple papers” source
- Extracts data — “Extract details such as methods, sample size, and results” source
- API — “The Consensus API is now open to everyone.” source
Latest updates
- September 18th, 2026 - Full text now available in the Consensus API
The Consensus API can now return relevant full-text passages from open-access papers, including methods, results, doses, and more.
- September 15th, 2026 - Consensus is now available in Microsoft 365 Copilot
Consensus is now an official app in the Microsoft Marketplace, making it possible to search Consensus’s database of 220M+ peer-reviewed papers directly inside Microsoft…
- August 26th, 2026 - Consensus API now available to everyone
The Consensus API is now self-serve and available to everyone. Developers can bring Consensus search directly into their own apps, tools, and workflows.
SciSpace Copilot
SciSpace Copilot explains, summarizes, and answers questions about research papers and web content, now presented as Chat with PDF.
Plans
Basic
Free
- 100 monthly credits
- Limited features (citation generations, topic searches, etc.)
- No exports
Premium
- $12 /month billed annually
- $20 /month billed monthly
- 1,200 monthly Credits
- Pro Model Access
- Unlimited File Downloads
- Deep Research Access
- Unlimited Literature Reviews
- Unlimited Chat with PDF
Advanced
- $70 /month billed annually
- $90 /month billed monthly
- 10,000 monthly Credits
- Everything in Premium
- Pro & Expert Model Access
- Generate Verified Report
- Up to 8 Parallel Agent Chats
Max
- $160 /month billed annually
- $200 /month billed monthly
- Unlimited agent use
- Everything in Advanced
- Up to 16 Parallel Agent Chats
- Priority support & early feature access
SciSpace Enterprise
Price on request
- All Advanced features
- Admin-managed access, shared credit pools
- SSO/SCIM, consolidated billing
- Dedicated support, customizable integrations & limits
Prices checked 2026-09-25 by web search.
Capabilities
- Searches papers — “you can simply search for the paper or topic you want to look up to get started.” source
- Cites sources — “Get answers backed by citations from specific sections of the PDF” source
- Reads PDFs — “Upload any PDF to SciSpace Chat PDF, ask a question, and get concise, citation-linked answers, summaries, and follow-ups in seconds” source
- Summaries — “Get detailed section-wise summary for your PDF file” source
- Tutoring — “Whenever you need help, the AI research assistant is there to explain the paper, answer your queries, and provide you with the context you need within the same page.” source
- Many languages — “Supports 75+ languages, making it accessible for users worldwide” source