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Developer: Consensus ASI Inc.
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Quick Answer — What are AI agents for finance?Consensus is an AI-powered academic search engine indexing over 200 million peer-reviewed research papers. It provides cited, evidence-based answers with confidence signals — ideal for investment thesis validation, risk research, and due diligence. Not a real-time news tool; designed for evidence-backed research validation.
AI-powered academic search engine that indexes over 200 million research papers. Extracts and synthesizes cited findings from peer-reviewed studies — purpose-built for evidence-based financial research, not general web search.
Pricing Model: Free tier + per-user subscription; Enterprise custom pricing
Consensus is an AI-powered academic search engine that indexes over 200 million peer-reviewed research papers and provides cited, evidence-based answers to research questions. Unlike general-purpose AI search tools, Consensus exclusively surfaces findings from academic sources — making it uniquely valuable for finance professionals who need cited evidence to support investment theses, valuation assumptions, risk models, and regulatory analysis. Consensus extracts key findings from papers and presents them with direct citations, confidence signals (sample size, study design), and links to the full paper. Users can ask yes/no questions and see a consensus meter showing the balance of evidence across multiple studies. The platform includes GPT-4 summaries for every paper, Copilot for deeper analysis with citation extraction, and reference management integrations. Consensus is available globally via web and browser extension, making it accessible wherever research happens. Academic research is inherently slower to update than real-time financial news — Consensus is best used for evidence-backed research validation rather than breaking market analysis. Best suited for investment analysts, quantitative researchers, due diligence teams, and finance professionals who need peer-reviewed evidence to support financial decisions.
Key Use Cases
Investment thesis validation — search peer-reviewed studies to support or challenge valuation assumptions and investment hypotheses with cited evidenceRisk factor research — find academic research on specific risk factors, correlations, and market anomalies with confidence indicatorsDue diligence support — research company fundamentals, industry dynamics, and competitive moats from academic literatureAsset pricing and valuation — access research on discount rates, beta estimation, DCF methodology, and alternative valuation approachesRegulatory and policy research — find peer-reviewed analysis of regulatory changes, policy impacts, and compliance best practicesESG and sustainability analysis — research ESG metrics, carbon pricing, sustainability disclosures, and their financial impacts from academic sourcesMacroeconomic research — access cited evidence on inflation drivers, interest rate effects, monetary policy transmission, and economic indicatorsQuant strategy development — research factor performance, statistical arbitrage, market microstructure, and behavioral finance patterns
Data Connectors
200M+ peer-reviewed research papersAcademic journal databasesPubMedSemantic ScholarSSRN (Social Science Research Network)Copilot API (enterprise)
Best For
Investment AnalystQuantitative ResearcherDue Diligence AnalystPortfolio ManagerRisk AnalystFinancial EconomistValuation Analyst
Integrations
Zotero (reference manager)EndNote (reference manager)PubMed (source database)Semantic Scholar (source database)SSRN (source database)Copilot API (developer)
AI Model: GPT-4 for summaries and Copilot analysis; proprietary consensus engine for evidence synthesis across multiple papersDeployment: cloudEnterprise Clients: