Consensus vs Liner
A side-by-side comparison of Consensus and Liner, drawn from Ignaite's continuously-verified listings.
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At a glance
| Attribute | Consensus | Liner |
|---|---|---|
| Category (differs) | Research | Search |
| Pricing | FREEMIUM | FREEMIUM |
| License | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Deployment (differs) | Cloud | — |
| Platforms (differs) | Web, iOS | Web, iOS, Android, macOS, Windows, Browser extension |
| Model support | Multi-model | Multi-model |
| Vendor (differs) | Consensus | Liner |
The honest brief
Consensus
Consensus Meter aggregates whether papers agree or disagree on a question, beyond surfacing individual citations.
- 200M+ peer-reviewed corpus
- Copilot drafts literature reviews
- Inline citations on answers
- Best answers behind paid tier
- Coverage skews to indexed journals
- Not for non-academic questions
Liner
Cited AI search with dedicated academic (Scholar) and writing modes, grown from a popular web-highlighter.
- Cited, fact-checked answers
- Academic + writing modes
- Broad platform + extension coverage
- Multi-model on Pro
- Best features behind Pro
- Jack-of-trades vs focused tools
- Less depth than specialist research apps