Research
Numbers we measure ourselves, on a schedule: what AI tools charge, which MCP servers work, and how much of the web an AI agent can act on. Each study is dated, free to cite and comes with its data.
Weekly, Wednesdays
MCP Leaderboard
Vendors' own MCP servers ranked by our score, beside a week of daily checks.
Latest, Oct 19 – 25, 2026: SMB Compare leads our MCP board with 100 of 100; we check 8,211 servers every dayWeekly, Thursdays
AI apps by usage
Which AI apps use the most model tokens through OpenRouter, who grew fastest in the week and which models carry the traffic.
Latest, Oct 19 – 25, 2026: ZCode: 219% more tokens in a week, the fastest growth of 312 AI apps on OpenRouterMonthly
Agent readiness census
How many websites an AI agent can act on, not just read: MCP servers, platform entrances, commerce profiles, booking partners.
5% of 1,682 sites have an entrance for AI agents (an MCP server). Readings from 2026-10, 2026-11.
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