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title: "Consensus vs Semantic Scholar: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Consensus or Semantic Scholar? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the AI research assistants set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time."
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# Consensus vs Semantic Scholar: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Consensus or Semantic Scholar? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the AI research assistants set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.

## Key facts

- **Compared**: Consensus and Semantic Scholar
- **Competitive set**: AI research assistants
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Consensus Share of Search**: 3%
- **Semantic Scholar Share of Search**: 1.7%

## Which is more popular in search, Consensus or Semantic Scholar?

- In August 2026, Consensus had more branded searches than Semantic Scholar among AI research assistants worldwide. Consensus was estimated to have 368K branded searches compared to Semantic Scholar’s 201K, and held a 3% Share of Search versus Semantic Scholar’s 1.7%.
- Consensus was ahead of Semantic Scholar in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Consensus’ estimated Share of Search among AI research assistants worldwide moved from 0.77% to 3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 301K to 368K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Semantic Scholar’s estimated Share of Search among AI research assistants worldwide moved from 0.77% to 1.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 301K to 201K.

## How did search popularity change for AI research assistants worldwide in August 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Consensus worldwide rose 22.3% over 11 measured months, from 301K to 368K in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Semantic Scholar worldwide fell 33.2% over 11 measured months, from 301K to 201K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Consensus estimated searches | Consensus Share of Search | Consensus rank | Semantic Scholar estimated searches | Semantic Scholar Share of Search | Semantic Scholar rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 301K | 0.77% | 3 | 301K | 0.77% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 368K | 1.2% | 3 | 246K | 0.8% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 301K | 1.4% | 3 | 201K | 0.92% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 301K | 1.5% | 3 | 201K | 1% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 368K | 1.9% | 3 | 246K | 1.3% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 450K | 2.2% | 3 | 368K | 1.8% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 450K | 2.2% | 3 | 301K | 1.5% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 450K | 2.7% | 2 | 246K | 1.5% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 450K | 3.2% | 2 | 165K | 1.2% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 368K | 3% | 2 | 201K | 1.7% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 368K | 3% | 2 | 201K | 1.7% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Consensus’ and Semantic Scholar’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- **Consensus**: Measured on the search term “consensus ai”.
- **Semantic Scholar**: Measured on the search term “semantic scholar”.

- [Consensus profile](/demand/global-en/brands/consensus)
- [Semantic Scholar profile](/demand/global-en/brands/semantic-scholar)
- [All AI research assistants worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/ai-research-assistants): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is more popular in search, Consensus or Semantic Scholar?

In August 2026, Consensus had more branded searches than Semantic Scholar among AI research assistants worldwide. Consensus was estimated to have 368K branded searches compared to Semantic Scholar’s 201K, and held a 3% Share of Search versus Semantic Scholar’s 1.7%.

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