Consensus AI allows uploading PDFs to My Library for analysis with Ask Paper. Each document supports up to 500,000 words and you can upload up to 20 files at once. Compress large PDFs here for faster, more reliable processing.
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About this tool
Consensus AI has no published per-file byte limit, but each document is capped at 500,000 words. Scanned PDFs and image-heavy research papers are larger than text-based PDFs and may process more slowly. Compressing before upload reduces file size and improves Ask Paper response quality.
How to use this tool
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💡 Good to know
→Consensus AI allows uploading up to 20 PDF files at a time to My Library.Consensus ↗
→Each document uploaded to Consensus AI My Library can contain up to 500,000 words.Consensus ↗
→Uploaded PDFs can be selected as a data source in the Consensus AI search bar dropdown to interact directly with the text using Ask Paper.Consensus ↗
→Compressing PDFs before uploading to AI research tools reduces processing time and improves the accuracy of AI-generated responses.
No specific per-file byte limit has been published. The main constraint is 500,000 words per document and a batch upload limit of 20 files at a time.Source: Consensus ↗
What is the word limit for PDFs in Consensus AI?+
Each document uploaded to Consensus AI My Library can contain up to 500,000 words.Source: Consensus ↗
How many PDFs can I upload to Consensus AI at once?+
Up to 20 PDF files can be uploaded at a time to My Library.Source: Consensus ↗
Why should I compress PDFs before uploading to Consensus AI?+
Smaller PDFs upload faster and are processed more reliably by Consensus AI's Ask Paper feature. Very large scanned PDFs can slow down analysis and reduce response quality.Source: Consensus ↗
How do I use uploaded PDFs in Consensus AI?+
After uploading to My Library (bookmark icon in the left sidebar), select your documents as a data source in the search bar dropdown to interact with them using Ask Paper.Source: Consensus ↗
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