Character.ai vs Consensus: Which Is Better in 2026?
Last week, I spent two hours trying to write a short story about a medieval alchemist. I needed a character who could banter, argue, and occasionally spout nonsense that sounded profound. Character.ai gave me that in about 30 seconds.
Two hours before that, I was trying to answer a question for a research project: "Does creatine supplementation actually improve cognitive performance in older adults?" Consensus gave me 17 peer-reviewed papers.