Humata vs Consensus (2026)
We compared both. Here is the honest comparison.
Humata
73/100
Free
GoodVS
Consensus
72/100
Free / $9.99/mo
GoodScore Breakdown
Category
Humata
Consensus
Output Quality
74
▼ Loses76
▲ WinsSpeed
72
Tie72
TieEase of Use
76
▲ Wins74
▼ Losesfeatures
68
▲ Wins64
▼ LosesOverall
73
72
Pricing
Starting Price
Free
Free / $9.99/mo
Real Price
Free / $9.99/mo
$9.99/mo
Price Note
Free: 3 PDFs; Student: $9.99/mo unlimited
Premium — unlimited searches
Humata
Best For
✓ Researchers
✓ Students
✓ Legal professionals reviewing contracts
✓ Anyone drowning in PDF reports
Not For
✗ General web research
✗ Real-time information
Consensus
Best For
✓ Health and wellness content creators
✓ Science journalists
✓ Fact-checking health claims
✓ Academic bloggers
Not For
✗ Business research
✗ Tech news
✗ General web search
Pros & Cons
Humata
+ Upload any PDF and ask questions in plain English
+ Cites specific page numbers for every answer
+ Summarize 200-page reports in 60 seconds
+ Compare multiple documents simultaneously
− 3 PDF limit on free tier is very restrictive
− Struggles with scanned PDFs (not text-based)
− Cannot access external URLs — PDF upload only
Consensus
+ Searches 200M+ peer-reviewed papers only
+ Consensus Meter shows percentage of papers supporting a claim
+ Copilot mode answers health/science questions with citations
+ GPT-4 powered summaries of complex papers
+ Filters by study type, population, year
− Only useful for science/health/academic questions
− No business or market research capability
− Premium needed for more than 3 searches/day