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Updated April 30, 2026 · Independent Analysis

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Capability Overview
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Consensusvs Lindy
4.6/5+0.1 vs Lindy
Only in Consensus
  • Scientific paper search
  • Consensus meter
  • AI summaries
✓ Free planFrom $10/mo(cheaper)1M+ users · est. 2022
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Lindyvs Consensus
4.5/5-0.1 vs Consensus
Only in Lindy
  • Email Management
  • Calendar Management
  • Meeting Scheduling
✓ Free planFrom $49.99/mo(pricier)100k+ users users · est. 2023

Real-World Scenarios: When to Choose Which

The question that matters: “In what situation will I regret choosing A over B after 3 months?”

Consensus Unique Strength
Drug Efficacy Claims Validated Across 200+ Studies in 90 Minutes

Consensus meter assesses evidence strength per claim. Claim extraction surfaces contradictions and gaps without manually reviewing hundreds of abstracts.

→ Choose Consensus if this scenario applies to you. Lindy doesn't offer a comparable solution.
Consensus Unique Strength
Evidence Briefs Built from API-Pulled Research Summaries

Policy teams call the Consensus API to pull LLM paper summaries into structured briefs. Citation export auto-matches required legislative formatting styles.

→ Choose Consensus if this scenario applies to you. Lindy doesn't offer a comparable solution.

Pricing Intelligence

Consensus saves you $39.99/user/movs Lindy
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Consensus Plans

Free tier available

Free0
Free

You get 20 searches/day, Basic summaries, Paper access. What's locked behind the paywall: unlimited searches, gpt-4 summaries, csv export. If those matter, Premium at $10/mo is the next step. Good enough for solo use and evaluation.

PremiumBest Value
$10/mo

$10/mo gets you Unlimited searches, GPT-4 summaries, CSV export. The sweet spot for professionals who've maxed out the free plan and need Unlimited searches, GPT-4 summaries.

Enterprise
Custom

Custom pricing for API access, Team accounts, Custom integrations. Always negotiate - ask for pilot pricing if testing with <50 seats, and push for annual discount commitments. Compare enterprise quotes against Fireflies.ai's equivalent tier.

Full Consensus Pricing Breakdown →
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Lindy Plans

Free tier available

Free0
Free
  • 100 tasks/mo
  • Core agents
  • Email & calendar
ProBest Value
$49.99/mo
  • 5,000 tasks/mo
  • Advanced integrations
  • Custom agents
Business
$199.99/mo
  • 30,000 tasks/mo
  • Team features
  • Priority support
Full Lindy Pricing Breakdown →

Feature Matrix

15 differences found across 35 standardized features

Feature
Consensus
Lindy
API Access
Free Tier
Web Search
Multi-language
Real-time
Enterprise/Team Plans
Task Automation
File Management
Research
Document Creation
Scheduling
API Integration
Multi-step
Memory
Audit Trail
Total (raw)
12
15

Pros & Cons Face-Off

Evaluative strengths and weaknesses — not feature lists

Pros
  • +Free plan available
  • +Large user base (1M+)
Cons
  • AI output quality varies by use case
  • Some advanced features locked behind higher tiers
Pros
  • +Excellent email and calendar automation
  • +AI phone calling feature is unique
  • +Easy no-code setup
  • +Generous free tier
Cons
  • Task limits can be restrictive
  • Less capable than full-code automation
  • Integrations still growing

At a Glance

User Rating
4.6/5vs4.5/5
Consensus
Lindy
Starting Price
$10/movs$49.99/mo
Consensus
Lindy
Feature Count
12 featuresvs15 features
Consensus
Lindy
User Base
1.0Mvs100
Consensus
Lindy

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Authored by Oleh Kem·Reviewed by Oleh KemExpert verified·Updated April 30, 2026·Our methodology