An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that gives Claude and other LLM clients direct access to the Semantic Scholar Academic Graph API. Search millions of research papers, retrieve full metadata, follow citation graphs, look up author profiles, and fetch open-access PDF links —
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semanticscholar · Pro
No Pro plan
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Pro-MCP server median
$74
across 2 priced MCP servers
vs Pro MCP servers
No comparison
semanticscholar doesn't sell Pro
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Market density
5th pctile
2 strong substitutes
Price momentum · 30d
+29.2%
Agents · Pro median
$10.83/mo
1 priced · $10.83–$10.83 mid 50%
MCP servers · Pro median
$74/mo
2 priced · $61.5–$86.5 mid 50%
Platforms · Pro median
$28/mo
3 priced · $24–$47 mid 50%
Agents cost 0.1× MCP servers at the Pro tier.
Price spectrum · Pro plans · 3 of 8 providers priced · log scale · $10.83 → $49/mo
Agents MCP servers Platforms◻ shaded = middle 50% · line = median (all types)semanticscholar has no comparable Pro price — not plotted
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