AI Model Research vs searchit model catalog
AI Model Research is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑11‑07.
AI Model Research is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by danielrosehill. No marketplace we read lists it any more. searchit model catalog is an MCP server published by searchit-agent.ai. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-11-07. A plugin in this pair is no longer listed on any marketplace we read, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  searchit model catalog | |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace danielrosehill/claude-code-plugins | Removed on 2026-11-07 Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.0.0 No figure published Not marked · First seen |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | AI Model Researchno longer listed · | searchit model catalog |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 0 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 0 | No figure on GitHub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 0 | No figure on GitHub |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (model-scout-mcp) | Remote server (models.searchit-agent.ai/mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 12 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/danielrosehill/claude-ai-model-research-plugin | Not stated |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 2 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-15 | 2026-10-17 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | no remote endpoint we check | Status out of date: last check 39 h ago returned HTTP 401 |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. No value is marked better or worse: a plugin no marketplace lists any more is shown with its last known data, which we do not rank against current figures.
What to use instead of AI Model Research
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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llm-advisor io.github.Daichi-Kudo/llm-advisor
Real-time LLM/VLM benchmarks, pricing, and recommendations. 300+ models, 5 sources.
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AI API cost calculator, recommender & MCP server. 29 models across text/image/video/audio.
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Hosted MCP server for LLM cost estimation, model comparison, and budget-aware routing.
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Compare text LLMs across OpenRouter, Bedrock, Vertex AI and Foundry with automated grading.
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Compare LLM API prices, search models and providers, and access reviewed benchmark results.
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Intelligent LLM routing proxy — 60-90% cost savings by auto-selecting the cheapest model
What each says it does
AI Model Research
Research, discover, compare, and evaluate AI models on OpenRouter — backed by the bundled Model-Scout MCP server for live catalog data with caching. Subsumes the standalone open-router-model-research plugin and the Model-Scout-MCP server. 11 skills cover lookup, capability filtering (tools, vision, audio), recommendation, head-to-head comparison, deep evaluation, workload cost projection, and finding cheaper alternatives.
searchit model catalog
AI model prices, providers, EU hosting and benchmarks: find, compare, save and watch offers.
How to run each
AI Model Research
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
searchit model catalog As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http models-catalog https://models.searchit-agent.ai/mcpCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only searchit model catalog has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.
Settings each asks for
Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.
What it can do: AI Model Research · What it can do: searchit model catalog · Compare two other plugins
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