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        {
            "slug": "ai-planter",
            "name": "AI Planter",
            "kind": "web",
            "website": "https://aiplanter.online/",
            "page": "https://listme.name/software/ai-planter",
            "tagline": "Houseplant identification and care from a photo, in the browser",
            "summary": "AI Planter identifies houseplants from a photo, flags common leaf diseases and builds care plans. The analyzer runs in the browser through WebAssembly, so photos stay on the device. It covers more than 280 houseplants and is an independent project by Yunus Emre Vurgun.",
            "developer": "Yunus Emre Vurgun",
            "platforms": [
                "web"
            ],
            "pricing": "freemium",
            "price_note": "Free with no ads or trackers; a $12 toolkit and $4.99 ebook are optional",
            "free_to_use": true,
            "open_source": false,
            "strengths": [
                "Photos are analyzed on the device and never uploaded",
                "No account is needed to identify a plant",
                "Encyclopedia lists toxicity data, useful for households with pets",
                "Free calculators for soil mixes, fertilizer and pot size"
            ],
            "limits": [
                "The site reports 31.4% on real field photos, against 99.35% in the lab",
                "Coverage is limited to about 283 houseplants",
                "Identification needs clear leaf photos taken in decent light"
            ],
            "checked": "2026-10-10",
            "connected_to_publisher": true,
            "overview": "The About page says the analyzer runs a MobileNetV2 image model with visual profiles and k-nearest-neighbor matching in a WebAssembly engine. The site also has a 283-plant encyclopedia with watering, light, humidity, temperature, soil, fertilizer, problem and toxicity data, and 63 practical guides.\n\nFree calculators cover watering intervals, soil mixes, fertilizer dilution, pot sizing and pet-toxicity checks. The site carries no ads and no trackers. It says it is sustained by optional products, including a $12 Plant Rescue and Care Toolkit and a $4.99 ebook."
        },
        {
            "slug": "seek-by-inaturalist",
            "name": "Seek by iNaturalist",
            "kind": "app",
            "website": "https://www.inaturalist.org/pages/seek_app",
            "page": "https://listme.name/software/seek-by-inaturalist",
            "tagline": "Free nonprofit camera app that identifies plants, animals and fungi",
            "summary": "Seek by iNaturalist is a free camera app from the iNaturalist nonprofit that identifies plants, animals and fungi from a photo. It draws on community observations from iNaturalist and awards badges for species seen. The app runs on iOS and Android.",
            "developer": "iNaturalist",
            "platforms": [
                "ios",
                "android"
            ],
            "pricing": "free",
            "price_note": "Free, nonprofit and community-powered",
            "free_to_use": true,
            "open_source": false,
            "strengths": [
                "Free and nonprofit",
                "Covers plants, animals and fungi",
                "Badges and challenges for species seen"
            ],
            "limits": [
                "Little plant care advice",
                "Results depend on community observations"
            ],
            "checked": "2026-10-10",
            "connected_to_publisher": false,
            "overview": "Seek points the camera at living things and suggests what they are, with lists of commonly recorded species nearby. Its results draw on millions of wildlife observations contributed to iNaturalist. Users earn badges for seeing different types of plants, birds, fungi and other groups, and can take part in challenges.\n\nSeek is free and nonprofit, and its identification covers animals and fungi as well as plants, which makes it broader than the plant-only apps in this list. The iNaturalist site says its observations are open and freely available to researchers. Seek gives less plant care advice than PictureThis or PlantSnap."
        }
    ],
    "differences": [
        "Only Seek by iNaturalist runs on iOS.",
        "Only Seek by iNaturalist runs on Android.",
        "Only AI Planter runs on Web.",
        "AI Planter: free plan, paid upgrades. Seek by iNaturalist: free."
    ],
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                {
                    "product": "ai-planter",
                    "rank": 3,
                    "score": 84.5,
                    "verdict": "Runs in the browser on about 283 houseplants, with leaf disease checks, care plans, calculators and no ads. Its own site reports 31.4% on real field photos against 99.35% in the lab, so expect less reliability on outdoor or unclear photos.",
                    "best_for": "Houseplant ID and care in the browser",
                    "spec": {
                        "coverage": "About 283 houseplants",
                        "care": "Care plans and calculators",
                        "disease": "Leaf disease detection"
                    }
                },
                {
                    "product": "seek-by-inaturalist",
                    "rank": 4,
                    "score": 87,
                    "verdict": "A free, non-profit camera app for plants, animals and fungi, with badges and challenges for species seen. It shares observations openly and gives little plant care advice, so it suits identification and nature logging.",
                    "best_for": "Free identification of plants, animals and fungi",
                    "spec": {
                        "coverage": "Plants, animals and fungi",
                        "care": "Not described",
                        "disease": "Not described"
                    }
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
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    "page": "https://listme.name/compare/ai-planter-vs-seek-by-inaturalist",
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    "notes": [
        "Scores are editorial and only comparable inside one list. Products with connected_to_publisher true receive a disclosed ranking lift: https://listme.name/methodology"
    ],
    "source": "https://listme.name",
    "license": "Free to read and cite with attribution to listme.name.",
    "docs": "https://listme.name/developers"
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