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Deep is an extended version of a Pro search. Where Pro analyzes up to 20 papers, Deep runs up to 20 searches in parallel, uses multiple Research Agent tools like citation crawl, includes multiple visualizations, and reads anywhere from 50 to 100 papers before it answers. Think of it as a longer, more robust version of a search, not a different product.

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How it works

Deep plans its own steps. A single run can involve 30 or more: parallel searches for the core question, follow-up searches on alternate terms, citation-graph traversal from the strongest results, filters such as minimum citations or study type, and full-text reading of the papers it includes.
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Searches in parallel

Runs up to 20 searches on your question at once, including foundational work, alternate terminology, and counterpoints.
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Chains Research Agent tools

Follows citation connections from the initial results, applies academic filters, and runs more searches to fill gaps it finds along the way.
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Screens the candidates

Narrows millions of retrieved papers to a few thousand eligible ones, then to the set it will read.
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Reads and answers

Reads 50 to 100 papers, full text where available, and writes a citation-backed answer.
The Deep step panel showing 121M retrieved, 2.6K eligible, and 50 included, with the searches and citation-graph step it ran

A Deep run: 121M papers retrieved, 2.6K eligible, 50 included. Parallel searches, a citation-graph step seeded from 50 papers, alternate-term searches, and citation filters, across 31 steps.

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What you get

The answer looks like a Pro answer, only longer and backed by more papers. Its shape follows your prompt: a synthesis, a comparison, a critique, a reading list, an evidence map, or a custom report. Answers include interactive visuals that:
  • Show the consensus among the research
  • Highlight key authors and top contributors
  • Extract key claims and their supporting evidence
  • Reveal potential research gaps
Every statement carries an in-line citation with Citation Grounding. Export with Copy text, Copy with citations (APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard, LaTeX, AMA/Numeric), or Export as PDF. Tables, charts, citations, and headings survive a paste into Word, Docs, Notion, or Obsidian.
The Export menu with Copy text, Copy with citations, and Export as PDF

Export sits at the bottom of every answer.

Deep may read more papers than it directly cites in the final answer.

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How to run one

Click Deep in the search bar and the search runs in Deep mode. That’s it. You can also click it on an existing Pro message to upgrade it.
The Consensus search bar with an arrow pointing to the Deep button

Click Deep, then ask your question.

Deep takes a few minutes. Consensus emails you when the answer is ready. Deep also runs over your Library and Collections. Attach papers and ask for a PICO or SPIDER review, a reading list, a scoping map, or a custom report.

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When to use it

Any search can run in Deep mode, but it earns its keep on questions that need many searches and many papers to answer well. Two examples: A PICO question, where each element deserves its own searches and the answer needs sample sizes and follow-up periods side by side:
Starting from a paper, where Deep crawls the citation graph in both directions and organizes what it finds over time:

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Availability

On the Free plan, a Deep search also uses one of your 10 monthly Pro message credits, because Deep is an upgraded Pro message. Check your usage under Settings › Subscription.
Deep is a web-app feature. It isn’t exposed through the MCP server or API. ChatGPT’s “Deep Research” is a ChatGPT feature that can call Consensus search; it is not the same as Deep in Consensus.

Research Agent

The engine behind Pro and Deep.

Library

Run Deep Search over your own papers.