Academic Reference Manager
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market_report({ query: "Academic Reference Manager", response_mode: "summary" })Agents · median
MCP servers · median
$113/mo
All plans — Agents vs MCPs
each dot = one provider · log scaleMCP servers $113
Pho Research Tools · $10
zoteus · $113
$10
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AgentsMCP serversshaded = middle half · line = median
All plans
2 pricedProvidervs its cohort medianMonthly
Pho Research Toolsmcp
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Position is relative to the provider's own delivery-type median at this tier — never a blended one.
What the figures on this page are. This page is Agentery's fixed-niche view of Academic Reference Manager (latest observation 2026-10-25T04:20:53.032Z). The headline medians above are computed from that data per delivery type and buyer-tier tab: on a tier tab, the median of each provider's plan at that tier; on “All”, every priced plan point across tiers pooled. Small cohorts show as “too few” rather than a median. The embedded response below is the broader fixed-niche report: its
by_provider_type.*.median pools all tiers, pricing.byPersona.* is per buyer tier, and the unit cohorts (e.g. Pro flat) are per tier and billing unit — so those blocks legitimately differ from one headline figure. Over MCP today the advertised tools are market_report (a semantic neighbourhood for your query, not this fixed niche) and price_benchmark (query/task); niche_report stays callable as a legacy alias. Their cohorts are defined differently, so their numbers can differ from this page.market_reportprice_benchmark
See the MCP response behind this pagefixed-niche report (legacy niche_report alias, full mode) — broader than the headline figure
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3 providers, one sortable view
Dense enough for many listings; progressive disclosure keeps mobile usable.
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Pho Research ToolsAI assistants invent references that look perfect: real author names, a real journal, a plausible DOI, and no paper behind them. Phở Research Tools lets your a…Showing only providers with a published price or a free plan. $29 = lowest observed monthly · Free = free to use · Free tier = free plan + paid options.