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{
"agent_id": "lattics",
"name": "Lattics",
"price": {
"observed": true,
"billing": "freemium",
"lowest_monthly_usd": 5.99,
"monthly_usd": 5.99,
"headline": "Free tier, then from $5.99/mo",
"summary": "Free tier, then from $5.99/mo. Lattics offers a free Basic plan and a paid Pro membership with a displayed monthly price of $5.99 and an additional displayed rate of $2.08 per month."
},
"observed": true
},
{
"agent_id": "paperboy",
"name": "Paperboy",
"price": {
"observed": false,
"billing": "not_found",
"lowest_monthly_usd": null,
"monthly_usd": null,
"headline": "No public price found",
"summary": "No reliable public pricing for Paperboy is shown in the supplied context."
},
"observed": false
},
{
"agent_id": "zotero_mcp",
"name": "Zotero",
"price": {
"observed": false,
"billing": "not_found",
"lowest_monthly_usd": null,
"monthly_usd": null,
"headline": "No public price found",
"summary": "No public pricing was found for Zotero MCP; the project is presented as an open-source GitHub repository."
},
"observed": false
},
{
"agent_id": "zotero_mcp_2",
"name": "Zotero Mcp 2",
"price": {
"observed": false,
"billing": "not_found",
"lowest_monthly_usd": null,
"monthly_usd": null,
"headline": "No public price found",
"summary": "No public price found on the vendor site."
},
"observed": false
}
],
"suggested_next_calls": [
{
"tool": "price_benchmark",
"arguments": {
"niche": "academic-reference-manager"
},
"purpose": "full observed price distribution + per-tier medians for this niche"
},
{
"tool": "niche_report",
"arguments": {
"niche": "academic-reference-manager",
"response_mode": "full"
},
"purpose": "the complete report incl. index series and tier decomposition"
},
{
"tool": "suggest_alternatives",
"arguments": {
"agent_id": "endnote_for_word"
},
"purpose": "comparable (optionally cheaper) providers to a named agent"
},
{
"tool": "get_agent_profile",
"arguments": {
"agent_id": "endnote_for_word"
},
"purpose": "full profile, integrations and pricing for one provider"
}
]
}
}Full market
2 providers, one sortable view
Dense enough for many listings; progressive disclosure keeps mobile usable.
ProviderTypeFromVs niche medianLiveness
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.