21 kinds of question, all in plain words.

You never pick a skill by name. Ask, and Claude uses the one that fits. These are the questions it answers, grouped by what you're trying to do, with what a typical answer costs. Figures are at Bronze, Apify's paid-plan price; lower on Silver and Gold. From 7 November 2026, reads through the data providers cost about twice as much on Apify's free plan (TikTok Shop product rows, store-technology lookups and AliExpress product pages about one and a half times), and Claude quotes both prices when they differ.

You never pick a skill by name: ask, and Claude uses the one that fits. Typical costs are at Apify's Bronze prices; from 7 November 2026, data-provider reads cost about twice as much on the free plan.

Decide what to sell

Ideas selling now, a verdict on one of yours, the market for a keyword, and what it would cost to source.

Welcome and guided first session

A welcome with seven jobs and "What brings you here?", your answer routed to its job, and for finding something to sell a guided first session checked for the market and for you.

nothing; no paid run starts from it · The welcome · once, when you ask

What you get, limits and every cost →

Try asking

  • What can MarketMage do?
  • I'm new, help me find something to sell
  • /marketmage:start

Find products

Product ideas selling now in a niche, from the sources your channel acts on, with the sources that back each idea named.

about $0.15 · Ideas in one niche (US) · once, when you ask

What you get, limits and every cost →

Try asking

  • What kitchen products are selling well right now?
  • Find trending pet products under $30
  • Give me product ideas in skincare for the UK

Validate an idea

A verdict on one product (Strong, Promising or Not this version), with demand, competition and margin behind it.

about $0.14 · One idea, the standard check (US) · once, when you ask

What you get, limits and every cost →

Try asking

  • Is a cordless pet grooming vacuum worth selling?
  • Am I too late for silicone stretch lids on Amazon?
  • A TikTok guy says these do 50k a month. Is that real?
  • What's my margin if I sell on Amazon at $34.99?

Complaint brief

What buyers complain about in the leading listings, turned into a product brief a factory can quote on.

about $0.20 · One product idea, 3 leaders read on Amazon UK and Germany, plus factory offers · once, when you ask

What you get, limits and every cost →

Try asking

  • What do buyers complain about in women's hiking hip packs?
  • What would I improve on the top dog nail grinders?
  • How do I beat the top listing for silicone stretch lids?

Launch plan

After a promising verdict: suppliers at your quantity, the leaders' complaints, a listing draft, first-order maths and a stop rule.

about $0.06 · Launch plan after a verdict · once, or as a watch

What you get, limits and every cost →

Try asking

  • I want to go ahead with heated eye masks
  • Help me launch this
  • What would a first order look like?

Supplier prices

What a product costs to source: unit prices, minimum orders and price breaks.

about $0.025 · One product idea, 10 Made-in-China offers · once, when you ask

What you get, limits and every cost →

Try asking

  • Can you check what silicone baking mats cost on Alibaba?
  • I got 3 quotes for cotton tote bags. Is any of them out of line?
  • What do these DHgate listings cost landed in the US?

Market scan

A keyword's market on Amazon, eBay, Etsy, Walmart, Target, Best Buy, Home Depot and Lowe's: price band, sellers, reviews.

about $0.017 · One Amazon US keyword, summary (the default) · once, or as a watch

What you get, limits and every cost →

Try asking

  • What do yoga mats sell for on Amazon US and UK?
  • How crowded is 'insulated water bottle' on Amazon?
  • Tell me weekly when new sellers enter the top results for my keywords

Read a competitor

A rival's catalogue, prices, promotions and ads, and how your range compares with theirs.

Spy on a store

A competitor store's catalogue, prices, best sellers, promotions and tech stack.

about $0.08 · Profile with the Shopify catalogue, 100 products · once, when you ask

What you get, limits and every cost →

Try asking

  • What does colourpop.com sell and how do they price it?
  • What apps does allbirds.com run on Shopify?
  • Show me ruffwear.com's newest products

Catalogue gaps

Products you and a rival both sell, the price gap on each, and what each is missing.

about $0.90, reads included · Your 250 Shopify products against 2 rivals' · once, when you ask

What you get, limits and every cost →

Try asking

  • Which of my products does rival.com also sell, and at what price?
  • What brands does this competitor carry that I don't?
  • Am I cheaper or dearer than these two stores overall?

Promotions and launches

Competitors' sales, codes, free-shipping thresholds, markdowns and new launches.

about $0.02 · One store, once · once, or as a watch

What you get, limits and every cost →

Try asking

  • What promotions is colourpop.com running right now?
  • What free-shipping thresholds do my 5 competitors have?
  • Tell me when these stores start or end a sale

Competitor ads

The ads competitors run on Google, Meta and TikTok, with new and stopped ads.

about $0.15 (Google) to $0.18 (TikTok); about $0.05 at 30 ads · One brand on one platform, up to 100 ads · once, or as a watch

What you get, limits and every cost →

Try asking

  • What ads is Allbirds running on Google?
  • Show me Gymshark's newest Facebook and Instagram ads in the US
  • Tell me each day when these 3 brands launch new ads

Watch prices, ranks and reviews

Check once, or save a watch that tells you only what changed.

Price check

Every store's price for a barcode, product page or Amazon listing, right now.

about $0.015 · Per barcode · once, when you ask

What you get, limits and every cost →

Try asking

  • Is this headphone deal really the cheapest?
  • What do these three product pages cost today?
  • Who's winning the sale on my Amazon listing?

Price watch

A scheduled digest of price, sale and stock changes across stores, and who wins the sale on Amazon.

about $0.03 a run, $0.83 a month (first run about $0.08) · 20 store pages and 10 Amazon listings, daily · once, or as a watch

What you get, limits and every cost →

Try asking

  • Watch these 10 competitor products and tell me when prices change
  • Monitor allbirds.com for new products and price drops every morning
  • Tell me daily who's winning the sale on my Amazon listings

Minimum price watch

Sellers below your minimum advertised price, by barcode, once or on a schedule.

about $0.015 · Per barcode, once · once, or as a watch

What you get, limits and every cost →

Try asking

  • Who's selling my product below my minimum price?
  • Check my 20 products against my minimum price every Monday
  • Which stores sell below my minimum price?

Rank watch

Where your Amazon listings rank on Amazon for each keyword, and who outranks you.

about $0.01 · One keyword, 2 Amazon listings · once, or as a watch

What you get, limits and every cost →

Try asking

  • Where does my listing rank for 'yoga mat'?
  • Track my 2 listings on 10 keywords daily
  • Who outranks me for 'yoga mat' on page 1?

Reviews

Ratings, newest reviews and complaint and praise themes, once or as a watchlist.

about $0.013 · A shop product with 20 reviews · once, or as a watch

What you get, limits and every cost →

Try asking

  • What do customers complain about on this product?
  • Compare the reviews of my product and these two competitors'
  • Tell me every morning about new reviews on my products, and flag anything under 3 stars

Fix, export and manage

Audit product pages, send results to Sheets, and manage what you watch.

Listing audit

A 0 to 100 score and a fix list for product pages and Amazon listings.

$0.005 · Per page · once, or as a watch

What you get, limits and every cost →

Try asking

  • Why doesn't Google show my product with price and stars?
  • Audit my Amazon listing
  • How does my product page compare with my competitor's?

Export to Google Sheets

Results to a Google Sheet: append, replace, or keep in sync by a key.

$0.10 · Per 1,000 rows · once, or as a watch

What you get, limits and every cost →

Try asking

  • Put these results in my Google Sheet
  • Keep a sheet updated from my price watchlist
  • Export the store's catalogue to Sheets by product code

Watchlists

List, read, pause, change or stop what you watch.

no data tool runs · Reading and managing watchlists · once, when you ask

What you get, limits and every cost →

Try asking

  • What am I watching?
  • What changed in my competitor watch today?
  • Pause my rank watch and tell me what it costs

Briefing

What your watches found since your last visit, plus your notebook, as at most five decisions.

free · Reading your digests · once, when you ask

What you get, limits and every cost →

Try asking

  • Good morning, catch me up
  • What's new?
  • Anything I should know this week?

Notebook

Optional memory across chats, in your own Apify account: ideas, verdicts, decisions and your profile as bands.

a fraction of a cent · A save or a read · once, when you ask

What you get, limits and every cost →

Try asking

  • Keep a notebook for me
  • What ideas did I check last month?
  • Delete my notebook

Any question can become a watch.

Ask for the same thing on a schedule and Claude saves it as a watchlist in your Apify account, shows the monthly cost first, and your briefing tells you only what changed, when you ask or every Monday. Alerts narrow it to what matters: reviews under N stars, price drops of N% or more, rank milestones.

Ask for the same thing on a schedule and Claude saves it as a watch in your Apify account, shows the monthly cost first, and your briefing tells you only what changed, when you ask or every Monday.

How watches and digests work · what they cost

Said plainly.

Market scans cover Amazon, eBay, Etsy, Walmart, Target, Best Buy, Home Depot and Lowe's (Home Depot and Lowe's: up to 24 results a keyword, one-off scans only). TikTok Shop sales are for the US shop only. Amazon's full review list needs a sign-in: amazon.com (US) gives the rating and the share per star only; other Amazon sites also give their 8 to 13 top reviews. Every limit, by source, is on the coverage page.

  • Market scans cover Amazon, eBay, Etsy, Walmart, Target, Best Buy, Home Depot and Lowe's (the last two one-off only).
  • TikTok Shop sales are for the US shop only.
  • Amazon reviews: on amazon.com, the rating and the share per star only; on other Amazon sites, also the 8 to 13 top reviews.

Every limit, by source: the coverage page.

Questions sellers ask.

I make what I sell. Is it fair to other makers?

Yes. Reading shops' public search pages is what any shopper browsing sees, and pricing your own work at a price that sustains it is fair, not a price war. Copying another maker's design, photos or listing words isn't fair, and MarketMage never copies designs or photos: it doesn't download or analyse photos (results may include image links), and it works from prices, counts and titles. For makers, Claude compares you only with listings like yours, and works the margin on your own making cost, never a factory price.

Does it work if I sell outside the US?

Yes. It reads 22 Amazon marketplaces and Google Trends for your country, and some reads cover the US sites only; Claude says which before you agree to the cost. See selling in Europe.

Can I use it for my clients?

Yes. Client research and client reports are allowed. A team works in an Apify Organization account, Apify's own way for several people to work in one account, or each person uses their own Apify account. See teams and agencies.

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