Consensus alternatives

Closest first: ordered by how many of Consensus's tasks each tool shares, then by popularity.

1. 1P

   PerplexityFree tier

   An AI search assistant that answers questions with cited web sources and supports multi-step deep research reports.

   Also does:Searching the web with AIResearching a topic

   Web · iOS · Android · Browser extension

2. 2

   Microsoft CopilotVerifiedFree tier · from $9.99/mo

   An AI assistant for everyday and work tasks, with chat, search, drafting and image creation.

   Also does:Searching the web with AIResearching a topic

   Web · Windows · Mac · iOS · Android

3. 3L

   LinerFree tier

   AI search built for students and researchers.

   Also does:Searching the web with AIResearching a topic

4. 4S

   SciteFree trial

   An academic research platform that classifies citations as supporting or contrasting, showing the evidential weight behind published claims.

   Also does:Researching a topicSearching the web with AI

   Web · Browser extension

5. 5S

   SciSpacePaid

   An AI tool for reading research papers with inline concept explanations, full-paper Q&A and related literature discovery.

   Also does:Researching a topicSearching the web with AI

   Web · Browser extension

6. 6C

   ChatGPTFree tier · from $8/mo

   OpenAI's AI assistant for questions, writing, coding and research, with a free tier and paid plans for more capable models.

   Also does:Researching a topic

   Web · iOS · Android · API

7. 7C

   ClaudeFree tier · from $20/mo

   Anthropic's AI assistant with a long context window, nuanced reasoning and strong performance on writing and analysis.

   Also does:Researching a topic

   Web · iOS · Android · API

8. 8G

   Google GeminiFree tier · from $9.99/mo

   Google's multimodal AI assistant with live web search and deep integration with Gmail, Docs and Drive.

   Also does:Researching a topic

   Web · iOS · Android

9. 9N

   NotebookLMFree tier · from $9.99/mo

   Google's AI notebook that grounds every answer in your uploaded documents, PDFs and audio files with source citations.

   Also does:Researching a topic

   Web · iOS · Android

10. 10G

    GrokFree tier · from $30/mo

    xAI's AI assistant with access to real-time posts from X, image generation and conversational question answering.

    Also does:Searching the web with AI

    Web · iOS · Android

11. 11

    NotionVerifiedFree tier · from $10/mo

    A connected workspace for team notes, projects, and knowledge, with AI and agents built in.

    Also does:Searching the web with AI

    API

12. 12

    ManusVerifiedFree tier

    An autonomous AI agent for teams and individuals that completes tasks and builds web apps from prompts.

    Also does:Researching a topic

    Web · API

13. 13K

    KimiFree tier

    Long-context assistant that reads huge documents.

    Also does:Researching a topic

14. 14L

    Le ChatFree tier · from $14.99/mo

    Mistral AI's consumer chat product with fast models, web search, image generation and document upload.

    Also does:Researching a topic

    Web · iOS · Android

15. 15G

    GensparkFree tier

    AI super agent that gets work done.

    Also does:Searching the web with AI