Referee.chat vs FinishUP

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Referee.chat compared with FinishUP
Detail	Referee.chat	FinishUP
What it does	An AI panel debates your goal; a referee rules on re-checkable evidence	Agents start, FinishUP checks
Stage	Not given	Not given
Founded	Not given	Not given
Based in	Not given	Not given
Pricing model	Freemium	Open source
Pricing	Free: $1.00 starting credit once. Credit plans from $10 top-up with no expiration. Your own key: 5% infrastructure fee after the first $5.00 of usage.	Free
Key features	Panel of up to six AI models from different vendors Referee rules on re-checkable evidence only Searches academic databases: arXiv, OpenAlex, Crossref, Europe PMC Executes Python code to verify claims Customizable acceptance standards Matches pause and resume without losing work Shared ledger prevents re-derivation Spending limit per match	Records and checks work evidence Identifies remaining open tasks Local checks on your computer Optional AI-powered review Compatible with Codex, Claude Code, and Cursor
What makes it different	Referee decides on evidence, not argument quality Panel from different vendors fails in different directions Stuck is a targeted question, not model thrashing Cost grows with ledger, not round count Published matches become research record	Open source with no licensing costs Local verification without sending data to external services Prevents AI agents from drifting or forgetting task progress
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	2 no change since last check	Not checked yet no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	0	0
Citation Flow (Majestic)	13	0
Referring domains (Majestic)	31	0

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