Cheaper alternative to, dupe for, budget version of, similar product for less. For shopping and research agents: takes a product plus optional budget and returns lower-cost alterna

Cheaper alternative to, dupe for, budget version of, similar product for less. For shopping and research agents: takes a product plus optional budget and returns lower-cost alternatives with similar performance, honest about what you gain and lose versus the original.

price-ascending: candidates are ordered by the listed price of the operation, with no managed-first preference applied. Unlike /v1/apis, this surface does not rank Apiosk-settled listings above federated ones — a comparison that reorders on commercial grounds is not a comparison. Pass sort=managed_first for the catalog's ordering.

Compared: listed price, settlement rail and input compatibility. Not measured yet: latency, reliability, result quality, and provider terms such as rate limits, jurisdiction and licensing.