Consensus is now available as a ChatGPT App, so you can search the Consensus database of over 220 million research papers directly inside your ChatGPT conversations.
With the Consensus ChatGPT App, you can ask research questions, find peer-reviewed papers, generate cited summaries, build research briefs, and bring scientific evidence into your existing ChatGPT workflows.
The Consensus ChatGPT App is available on all ChatGPT plans and works with Consensus’s free plan.
How to connect Consensus to ChatGPT
Open ChatGPT.
Go to the ChatGPT App Store or app directory from the sidebar.
Search for “Consensus.”
Click to add or connect the app.
Sign in with your Consensus account when prompted.
Make sure Consensus is toggled on in ChatGPT.
Once connected, you can ask ChatGPT to use Consensus in a conversation.
What you can do with Consensus in ChatGPT
Use Consensus in ChatGPT to:
Ask research questions and get answers grounded in scientific literature
Find peer-reviewed papers on a topic
Generate cited summaries, briefs, and literature reviews
Find supporting citations for your own writing
Explore a research direction through conversation
Compare findings across studies
Identify open questions or gaps in the literature
Using Consensus with Deep Research in ChatGPT
You can also use Consensus as part of ChatGPT’s Deep Research workflow. This lets ChatGPT search Consensus’s database of research papers while building a more detailed report or analysis.
Deep Research in ChatGPT is helpful for larger research tasks, such as:
Building a literature review
Creating a detailed research brief
Comparing evidence across studies
Finding open questions or gaps in a field
Summarizing the current state of research on a topic
To use Consensus with Deep Research in ChatGPT:
Open ChatGPT
Start a Deep Research task
Click 'Apps' and toggle on Consensus to make it a source
Ask ChatGPT to use Consensus in the research task
For example:
“Use Consensus in Deep Research to build a literature review on the relationship between sleep quality and cognitive performance. Include key findings, limitations, and citations.”
Please note: Deep Research in ChatGPT is different from Deep Review in Consensus. Deep Review is a Consensus feature available directly on the Consensus website, while Deep Research is a ChatGPT workflow that can use connected apps like Consensus.
How to focus on specific papers from your ChatGPT results
After Consensus returns papers in ChatGPT, you can ask follow-up questions about specific papers from the results. This helps ChatGPT focus on the papers most relevant to your task instead of running a new general search.
For example, you can ask:
“Focus on the first two papers and compare their methods.”
“Summarize the paper by [author name] in more detail.”
“Use papers 2, 4, and 5 to support this paragraph.”
“Which of these papers has the strongest evidence?”
“Pull out the sample size, methods, and limitations from [specific paper].”
You can also paste a Consensus paper link directly into ChatGPT and ask questions about that specific paper.
Example Prompts
Here are a few ways to use Consensus in ChatGPT.
Ask a research question
“What are the cognitive benefits of creatine? Use recent peer-reviewed research and cite your sources.”
Generate a custom research report
“Build me a detailed brief on the current state of CRISPR base editing for sickle cell disease. Include a methods comparison table, a timeline of clinical trial milestones, and a section on open questions. Cite every claim.”
Find supporting citations for your writing
“Find peer-reviewed papers that support each claim I’m making here. Flag any claims that are weakly supported or contradicted by recent literature.”
Explore a research direction
“I’m interested in gut microbiome and depression, but I’m not sure where to focus. Pull the recent literature, then walk me through the 3–4 most active sub-questions in the field.”
Draft research-backed content
“Write a short evidence-based explanation of how mindfulness meditation affects stress. Use citations from real studies.”
Tips for better results
For best results, be specific about what you want Consensus to find or create. Include details such as:
The research topic or question
Whether you want recent studies only
The type of output you want, such as a table, brief, summary, or literature review
Whether you want Consensus to support, challenge, or compare claims
Any population, intervention, field, or study type you care about
For example:
“Use Consensus to find recent human studies on creatine and cognitive performance. Summarize the strongest evidence, note limitations, and include citations.”
Usage limits
Usage limits of Consensus in ChatGPT depend on your Consensus plan:
Consensus plan | Results per search | Monthly search limit |
Free | 10 results | 30 searches per month |
Pro & Deep | 20 results | 1,000 searches per month |
These limits apply during the beta period and may change over time.
FAQs
Can I use Consensus in ChatGPT for free?
Yes, the Consensus ChatGPT App works on all ChatGPT plans and is available on the free Consensus tier.
What happened to the Consensus GPT plugin?
Previously, Consensus was available in ChatGPT as a plugin. Plugins have now been replaced by Apps in ChatGPT. The new Consensus ChatGPT App lets you connect your Consensus account to ChatGPT and use Consensus directly in your conversations. Once connected and toggled on, ChatGPT can use Consensus to search real academic papers and cite the research it finds.
Having trouble connecting?
Make sure:
You’re signed in to ChatGPT.
You’ve added the Consensus app from the ChatGPT App Store
You’ve connected your Consensus account.
The Consensus app is toggled on in your ChatGPT conversation.