Consensus vs Gemini
Gemini uniquely has 23 features · Consensus uniquely has 13 features.
| Consensus | Gemini | |
|---|---|---|
| Company | ||
| Founded | 2021 | 2023 |
| HQ | San Francisco, USA | Mountain View, USA |
| AI model | Proprietary (GPT-4 based) | Gemini 3.6 Flash, Gemini 3.1 Pro |
| User base | 10M+ | 100M+ |
| Platforms | Web, Chrome Extension | Web, iOS, Android, Chrome Extension |
| Languages | English primarily | 40+ |
| Pricing | ||
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | No | No |
| Starting price | $20/mo | $4.99/mo |
| Enterprise | Custom pricing | Custom — Google Workspace add-on pricing |
| Refund policy | — | Pro-rated refund via Google Play / Google account billing policies |
| All plans | Pro$20/moDeep$65/moTeams$30/seat/moEnterpriseCustom | Google AI Plus$4.99/monthGoogle AI Pro$19.99/monthGoogle AI Ultra$99.99/month |
| Positioning | ||
| Best for | Researchers, clinicians, students, and faculty conducting literature reviews | Everyday productivity, creative work, and AI assistance at work, school, or home |
| Differentiator | AI-powered search and analysis of 250M+ peer-reviewed papers with cited AI responses and Deep Literature Reviews | Tiered access with up to 20x higher usage limits, Google Flow creative studio credits, and first access to advanced features like Deep Think and Gemini Spark |
| Competitors | Elicit, Semantic Scholar, Perplexity AI, Research Rabbit, Scite.ai | ChatGPT, Claude, Microsoft Copilot |
| Features | ||
| Canvas | — | ✓ |
| Citation Graph | ✓ | — |
| Deep Literature Reviews | ✓ | — |
| Deep Research | — | ✓ |
| Gemini Live | — | ✓ |
| Google Flow Credits | — | ✓ |
| Image Generation | — | ✓ |
| In Product Support Chat | ✓ | — |
| Multiple Citation Formats | ✓ | — |
| Ris/Csv Export | ✓ | — |
| Video Generation | — | ✓ |
| Zotero Integration | ✓ | — |
| Academic Search | ✓ | — |
| AI Assistant | — | ✓ |
| AI Summarization | ✓ | — |
| Browser Extension | ✓ | ✓ |
| Calendar Integration | — | ✓ |
| Citation Generation | ✓ | — |
| Document Creation | — | ✓ |
| Email Management | — | ✓ |
| Fact Checking | ✓ | — |
| Follow Up Questions | ✓ | — |
| Meeting Summary | — | ✓ |
| Mobile App | ✕ | ✓ |
| Multi Source Synthesis | ✓ | — |
| Note Taking | — | ✓ |
| Offline Mode | — | ✕ |
| Presentation Builder | — | ✓ |
| Project Management | — | ✓ |
| Research Assistant | — | ✓ |
| Spreadsheet AI | — | ✓ |
| Task Automation | — | ✓ |
| Team Collaboration | ✓ | ✓ |
| Web Search | ✓ | — |
| Integrations | ||
| API Access | — | ✓ |
| Browser Extension | ✓ | ✓ |
| Google Calendar | — | ✓ |
| Google Drive | — | ✓ |
| Key Integrations | Chrome Extension, University Library systems, Organization licensing | Gmail, Google Docs, Google Sheets, Google Slides, Google Drive, Google Meet, Google Calendar, YouTube, Google Search, Zapier, Google AI Studio API |
| Microsoft 365 | — | ✕ |
| Slack Integration | — | ✓ |
| Zapier | — | ✓ |

