--- title: "academic-research-skills vs tutor-gpt" type: "comparison" canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/compare/imbad0202-academic-research-skills-vs-plastic-labs-tutor-gpt" tools: ["imbad0202-academic-research-skills", "plastic-labs-tutor-gpt"] --- # academic-research-skills vs tutor-gpt *GraphCanon updated Jul 11, 2026* ## Verdict Pick academic-research-skills when academic-research-skills is primarily Python; tutor-gpt is TypeScript; pick tutor-gpt when tutor-gpt is primarily TypeScript; academic-research-skills is Python. [academic-research-skills](https://buymeacoffee.com/crucify020v) reports 37k GitHub stars, 3.0k forks, and 9 open issues, last pushed Jul 11, 2026. [tutor-gpt](https://discord.gg/plasticlabs) has 912 stars, 97 forks, and 4 open issues, last pushed Feb 20, 2026. Figures are from public GitHub metadata via [academic-research-skills's repository](https://github.com/Imbad0202/academic-research-skills) and [tutor-gpt's repository](https://github.com/plastic-labs/tutor-gpt). | | [academic-research-skills](/tools/imbad0202-academic-research-skills.md) | [tutor-gpt](/tools/plastic-labs-tutor-gpt.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Tagline | Academic Research Skills for Claude Code: research → write → review → revise → finalize | AI tutor powered by Theory-of-Mind reasoning | | Stars | 37,300 | 912 | | Forks | 3,043 | 97 | | Open issues | 9 | 4 | | Language | Python | TypeScript | | Adopt for | - | - | | Persona | - | - | | Runtime | - | - | | License | Other | GPL-3.0 | | Categories | LLM Frameworks, Data & Retrieval | LLM Frameworks, Computer Vision | ## Trust and health _Sourced signals - not a safety guarantee. No winner column._ | | [academic-research-skills](/tools/imbad0202-academic-research-skills.md) | [tutor-gpt](/tools/plastic-labs-tutor-gpt.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Maintenance | Very active (96%) | Slowing (36%) | | Days since push | 0d | 141d | | Open issues (now) | 9 | 4 | | Owner type | User | Organization | | Full report | [trust report](/tools/imbad0202-academic-research-skills/trust.md) | [trust report](/tools/plastic-labs-tutor-gpt/trust.md) | ## Choose when ### Choose academic-research-skills if… - academic-research-skills is primarily Python; tutor-gpt is TypeScript. - License: academic-research-skills is Other, tutor-gpt is GPL-3.0. - Tags unique to academic-research-skills: peer-review, academic-writing, ai-research, claude. - Also covers Data & Retrieval. ### Choose tutor-gpt if… - tutor-gpt is primarily TypeScript; academic-research-skills is Python. - License: tutor-gpt is GPL-3.0, academic-research-skills is Other. - Tags unique to tutor-gpt: ai, reasoning, o1, machine-learning. - Also covers Computer Vision. - tutor-gpt ships Docker support for self-hosted deployment. ## When NOT to use academic-research-skills - LLM Frameworks: Avoid a framework for a single prompt-and-retrieve call; the abstraction can cost more than it saves. - Data & Retrieval: Skip a heavy ingestion framework when your corpus is small and static; a script plus the embedding API is enough. ## When NOT to use tutor-gpt - Last GitHub push was 142 days ago (slowing maintenance, Feb 20, 2026). Validate activity before betting a new project on tutor-gpt. - LLM Frameworks: Avoid a framework for a single prompt-and-retrieve call; the abstraction can cost more than it saves. ## Common questions ### What is the difference between academic-research-skills and tutor-gpt? academic-research-skills: Academic Research Skills for Claude Code: research → write → review → revise → finalize. tutor-gpt: AI tutor powered by Theory-of-Mind reasoning. See the comparison table for live GitHub stats and shared categories. ### When should I choose academic-research-skills over tutor-gpt? Choose academic-research-skills over tutor-gpt when academic-research-skills is primarily Python; tutor-gpt is TypeScript; License: academic-research-skills is Other, tutor-gpt is GPL-3.0; Tags unique to academic-research-skills: peer-review, academic-writing, ai-research, claude; Also covers Data & Retrieval. ### When should I choose tutor-gpt over academic-research-skills? Choose tutor-gpt over academic-research-skills when tutor-gpt is primarily TypeScript; academic-research-skills is Python; License: tutor-gpt is GPL-3.0, academic-research-skills is Other; Tags unique to tutor-gpt: ai, reasoning, o1, machine-learning; Also covers Computer Vision; tutor-gpt ships Docker support for self-hosted deployment. ### When should I avoid academic-research-skills? LLM Frameworks: Avoid a framework for a single prompt-and-retrieve call; the abstraction can cost more than it saves. Data & Retrieval: Skip a heavy ingestion framework when your corpus is small and static; a script plus the embedding API is enough. ### When should I avoid tutor-gpt? Last GitHub push was 142 days ago (slowing maintenance, Feb 20, 2026). Validate activity before betting a new project on tutor-gpt. LLM Frameworks: Avoid a framework for a single prompt-and-retrieve call; the abstraction can cost more than it saves. ### Is academic-research-skills or tutor-gpt more popular on GitHub? academic-research-skills has more GitHub stars (37,300 vs 912). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints. ### Are academic-research-skills and tutor-gpt open source? Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub (academic-research-skills: Other, tutor-gpt: GPL-3.0). ### Where can I find alternatives to academic-research-skills or tutor-gpt? GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at [academic-research-skills alternatives](/tools/imbad0202-academic-research-skills/alternatives) and [tutor-gpt alternatives](/tools/plastic-labs-tutor-gpt/alternatives) ([academic-research-skills markdown twin](/tools/imbad0202-academic-research-skills/alternatives.md), [tutor-gpt markdown twin](/tools/plastic-labs-tutor-gpt/alternatives.md)), ranked by typed relationship edges rather than popularity votes. ### Is there a machine-readable version of this comparison? Yes. The markdown twin at [this comparison](/compare/imbad0202-academic-research-skills-vs-plastic-labs-tutor-gpt.md) mirrors this page for agents and LLM crawlers, with the same stats table and FAQ answers. ### Which is better maintained, academic-research-skills or tutor-gpt? academic-research-skills: Very active. tutor-gpt: Slowing. Compare maintenance labels, days since push, and release cadence in the trust section below - stars alone do not measure maintenance. ### Where are the full trust reports for academic-research-skills and tutor-gpt? GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: [academic-research-skills trust report](/tools/imbad0202-academic-research-skills/trust); [tutor-gpt trust report](/tools/plastic-labs-tutor-gpt/trust). --- **Machine-readable endpoints** - JSON: [`/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=imbad0202-academic-research-skills`](/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=imbad0202-academic-research-skills) - LLM index: [/llms.txt](/llms.txt) - Full corpus: [/llms-full.txt](/llms-full.txt) _GraphCanon - The knowledge graph for AI development. https://www.graphcanon.com/_