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Deep Research Agent

Query this niche via MCPmarket_report({ query: "Deep Research Agent", response_mode: "summary" })
active marketmarket pulse 59/100commercial money present0 new builders in 30d51 listings
basis: all observed monthly plans · commercial-form-v2
Agents · median
$29/mo
$19–$50 middle half · 7 providers · median of every priced plan point, all tiers
MCP servers · median
$61/mo
2 providers · median of every priced plan point, all tiers · thin evidence
2.1×

MCPs cost 2.1× agents across all tiers — median $29 vs $61. Two different markets; a blended figure would mislead either buyer.

All plans — Agents vs MCPs

each dot = one provider · log scale
Agents $29
Firecrawl Agent · $19
Research Master · $19
mirothinker · $19
Gemini Google · $20
Ninjatech Research · $25
Research Master · $29
aegisagent · $50
unforgeapi · $115
Ninjatech Research · $50
Gemini Google · $200
MCP servers $61
roundtable · $59
Fact Check · $61
$25
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AgentsMCP serversshaded = middle half · line = median
What the figures on this page are. This page is Agentery's fixed-niche view of Deep Research Agent (latest observation 2026-10-15T03:43:03.005Z). 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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Full market

15 providers, one sortable view

Dense enough for many listings; progressive disclosure keeps mobile usable.

ProviderTypeFromVs niche medianLiveness
AAAegis Autonomous AI Agent PlatformAutonomously decomposes and executes user-defined goals: web research, content generation, email triage, code review, monitoring, and workflow orchestration
mcp$50from / mo26.6% above88% livemcp26.6% above median88% live
Firecrawl Agent Stackautonomous web research and structured data extraction; builds and deploys custom web research agents using a plan-act loop with parallel sub-agents
agent$19from / mo51.9% below88% liveagent51.9% below median88% live
Gemini Deep Research Agentautonomously plans, executes, and synthesizes multi-step research tasks to produce detailed, cited reports
agentFree tierpaid plans vary—88% liveagent88% live
UnforgeAPI Deep Research APIperforms real-time deep web research and returns structured JSON data for AI agents/LLMs
agent$29from / mo26.6% below100% liveagent26.6% below median100% live
ARI (Advanced Research & Insights)performs professional-grade deep research, analyzing up to 400 sources to produce comprehensive research reports
mcpFree tierpaid plans vary—88% livemcp88% live
Fact CheckFact-check factual claims against independent sources. assess gives a fast multi-model verdict (True → False) with bucketed confidence in ~5–10s; verify runs a…
mcp$8.94from / mo77.4% below88% livemcp77.4% below median88% live
Gemini Deep Researchconducts multi-step research by planning, searching web and Workspace sources, analysing, and synthesizing comprehensive reports
agent$4.99from / mo87.4% below88% liveagent87.4% below median88% live
AI Research Agentbrowses the web and analyzes sources to gather and analyze research, generating quick answers or in-depth reports with citations
mcp$25from / mo36.7% below88% livemcp36.7% below median88% live
RoundtableYour AI Board of Directors. Run multi-model debates where GPT-4o, Claude, Gemini, and more discuss your question, then a moderator synthesizes their perspectiv…
mcp$59from / mo49.4% above88% livemcp49.4% above median88% live
HHyperplexityconducts deep, structured research and creates verified, cited research tables with confidence scores
mcpFreefree to use—88% livemcp88% live
AutosearchOpen-source deep research tool for AI agents. Searches 40 channels (including 10+ Chinese sources) in parallel, self-improves per session, and provides 100% ci…
agentFreefree to use—88% liveagent88% live
Gpt Researcher 2Open-source autonomous AI research agent that produces deep, multi-source research reports with inline citations. Ranked #1 on Carnegie Mellon's DeepResearchGy…
mcpFreefree to use—88% livemcp88% live
Research Ai AgentA managed AI research agent that browses public and authorized sources, builds competitive matrices, market sizings, briefs, and earnings summaries, and delive…
agent$299from / mo657% above88% liveagent657% above median88% live
Research MasterResearch Master is a verified market research tool that turns a product, company, URL, or market question into a cross-checked evidence workspace and research…
mcp$19from / mo51.9% below88% livemcp51.9% below median88% live
WheatStructured research sprint tool for Claude Code that turns architecture decisions into typed claims with evidence grades, compiles them into validated briefs,…
agentFreefree to use—100% liveagent100% live
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.