Bench test · AI Search
Kagi vs Consensus
Same rack, same rubric, four independent agents. Here's how they measure up — and which we'd pick.
| Kagi | Consensus | |
|---|---|---|
| consensus | score7.5/10 | score7.5/10 |
| agents won | 2 / 4 | 2 / 4 |
| from | $5/mo ▲ | Free |
| free tier | no | yes ▲ |
| category | AI Search | AI Search |
Agent panel — head to head
| Anthropic | 7.1 | 7.2 ▲ |
| OpenAI | 8.1 ▲ | 7.1 |
| Gemini | 7.0 | 8.2 ▲ |
| Grok | 7.8 ▲ | 7.3 |
Kagi
- ✓High-quality, relevant results
- ✓Strong privacy protections
- ✓Clean, distraction-free interface
- —Requires paid subscription
- —Smaller search index than Google
- —Less developed ecosystem of integrations
AI-powered answer generationPersonalized search resultsPrivacy-focused (no tracking)Ad-free experienceCustomizable search settingsDocument and website analysis
Consensus
- ✓Saves time by synthesizing multiple papers automatically
- ✓Provides evidence-backed answers with transparent sources
- ✓Accessible summaries make research understandable to non-experts
- —Limited to peer-reviewed literature only
- —AI summaries may oversimplify complex findings
- —Requires subscription for premium features
AI extraction of key findings from research papersConsensus identification across multiple studiesPeer-reviewed source verificationCitation tracking and source linkingStudy methodology and sample size analysisPlain-language summaries of complex research
$5/mo
Try Kagi ▸Free · free tier
Try Consensus ▸Verdict
Dead heat — both land at 7.5. Pick on price and fit.