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Benchmarks

Dated, reproducible reports on AI-in-markets tooling. Methodology is published up front; sources are linked inline; the underlying data lives in the linked tools. One release so far.

Q2 release live

State of AI Market Data 2026

The 2026 baseline for how retail and small-team AI operators source, use, and pay for market data across Databento, Polygon, Alpaca, Tiingo, FMP, and Alpha Vantage — plus MCP coverage by vendor and LLM-task price/performance.

  • 6 vendors benchmarked
  • 5 LLM models scored on finance extraction
  • MCP coverage audit
  • Downloadable CSV + JSON
Read the report

Standards

Every benchmark follows the same rules

  • Methodology first

    Every benchmark publishes its full methodology before the report.

  • Raw data shipped

    CSV + JSON downloads for independent verification on every report page.

  • Editorially independent

    No sponsors, affiliate links, or paid placements in any benchmark as of today.

  • Public corrections

    All corrections logged at /corrections/ with dated entries.

  • Frozen at publication

    Reports are dated at publication. Revisions ship as a new report.

Planning estimates only — not financial, tax, or investment advice.