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Consensus vs Mini.Course vs OpenSEO

All three are research tools. Here is what separates them.

	Consensus	Mini.Course	OpenSEO
What it is	Answers a yes-or-no research question by aggregating what the papers actually found.	The complete AI Course Creator and intuitive eLearning Authoring are combined in perfect harmony. Turn course ideas into reality faster.	OpenSEO is the open source alternative to Ahrefs and Semrush. Keyword research, backlinks, rank tracking, and site audits, billed by usage instead of a $100-plus monthly subscription. Self-host it free, or connect it to your AI agents over MCP.
Category	Research	Research	Research
Pricing	Freemium · Free · from $8.99/mo	Free · Free	Freemium
How it bills	Flat monthly	Free	Not published
Free tier	Yes	Yes	Yes
Rating	Not yet rated	Not yet rated	Not yet rated
Features	Evidence-based answers from papers Consensus meter across studies Study quality indicators Citation export Filters by study type	—	—
What works	Shows disagreement rather than hiding it Every answer traces to papers Good free tier	Has a free tier, so it can be tried before paying Free to use Sits in Research, one of the better-covered categories here — easy to compare	—
What does not	Only covers questions research has addressed Consensus meter oversimplifies Field coverage is uneven	44 other tools in this catalogue claim to do the same job	—