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Consensus GPT
VerifiedAsk an empirical question and get an answer backed by real, verifiable citations
Conversation starters
- What does the research say about intermittent fasting and weight loss?
- Find studies on the effect of remote work on productivity
- What is the evidence for vitamin D supplementation in winter?
- Summarize the latest research on large language model hallucination
"Real citations from 200 million papers. Consensus is the only GPT I trust for evidence questions."
What is the Consensus GPT?
Consensus is a GPT backed by the Consensus academic search engine, covering over 200 million peer-reviewed papers. It sits in the search and retrieval category: ask an empirical question, it finds the relevant studies, synthesizes the findings, and returns an answer with real citations, not generated ones.
How does it work?
The GPT queries the Consensus search index in real time via a plugin action. Results are ranked by relevance and consensus strength, meaning how consistently the studies agree with each other. The GPT then synthesizes the top findings into a structured answer: a direct response, a summary of the evidence, and a list of cited papers with DOIs or links. Follow-up questions let you drill into specific studies or explore conflicting findings.
For research projects that combine literature evidence with your own dataset, pair Consensus with the Data Analyst GPT: find the relevant studies first, then analyze your data against what the literature shows.
When should you use it?
Use the Consensus GPT when you need to answer an empirical question and want to cite real research rather than rely on model training data. It’s particularly useful for healthcare decisions, academic literature reviews, and policy research, anywhere “what does the evidence say?” matters more than “what does the model think?”
Frequently asked questions
How current is the research database that Consensus searches?
Consensus indexes over 200 million papers from sources including PubMed, Semantic Scholar, and major publisher repositories. Indexing typically lags publication by a few months. For very recent preprints not yet in the index, check arXiv or bioRxiv directly.
Does Consensus GPT generate citations or find real papers?
It finds real papers and surfaces actual citations, including DOIs and author names, from the Consensus search index. It does not fabricate references. Each answer links to the source papers, which you can verify independently. Generic ChatGPT may hallucinate citations; Consensus does not.
Can I use Consensus for non-scientific research, like business or legal questions?
Consensus is built for empirical research in medicine, psychology, economics, and social sciences. Business strategy questions may return thin results if the topic has limited peer-reviewed coverage. For legal research, use a specialized legal database.