RefereeAhead vs CardGrade

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RefereeAhead compared with CardGrade
Detail	RefereeAhead	CardGrade
What it does	AI pre-submission peer review for life-science manuscripts	AI card grading that predicts PSA, BGS, and CGC outcomes in 60 seconds
Stage	Not given	Not given
Founded	Not given	Not given
Based in	Not given	US
Pricing model	Paid	Freemium
Pricing	Free readiness scan. Full report $29 per manuscript. Revision pack 3 reports for $69 ($23 per report). Lab pack 5 reports for $99 ($19.80 per report). Credits never expire.	Hobby $4.99/month (10 credits), Starter $9.99/month (25 credits), Pro $24.99/month (80 credits), Business $74.99/month (300 credits). Annual plans: Hobby $47.99/year, Starter $95.99/year, Pro $239.99/year, Business $719.99/year. One-time credit packs from $9.99 (20 credits) to $99.99 (285 credits).
Key features	Two independent review passes merged for higher accuracy Free readiness scan in 3 minutes Full report ready in about 30 minutes Manuscripts deleted after 30 days and never used for training Track issues across revisions Major and minor concerns ranked by severity PDF export and 7-day share link for reports	16 inspection zones covering corners, edges, centering, and surface 60-second grade predictions PSA, BGS, and CGC grade predictions with confidence scores Forensic Capture macro close-up analysis on Pro and Business plans Bulk grading for 10-50 cards at once Chrome extension for grading cards while browsing iOS and Android mobile apps Smart capture guide with real-time lighting and angle feedback Market value estimates for graded cards API access with webhooks on Pro and Business plans
What makes it different	Publishes accuracy metrics on real peer reviewer data from eLife Includes reference verification that general chatbots cannot provide Credits never expire and work on any manuscript Refund guarantee for reports with fewer than three substantive issues	Photo-based pre-screening avoids months-long mail-in turnaround times Trained on thousands of card images across all major trading card types 2-grade credit-back guarantee if predictions miss Detailed per-pillar subgrades showing exactly where cards lose points Works across all major trading card categories including Pokémon, sports, and TCG
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	Not checked yet no change since last check	33 +1 (up) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	0	9
Citation Flow (Majestic)	0	36
Referring domains (Majestic)	0	125

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