AI Price Index vs Apiany MCP

In-depth architectural comparison of the AI Price Index and Apiany MCP MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

Choose AI Price Index when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Finance & Fintech domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: current_price, price_on, compare.

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Choose Apiany MCP when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Finance & Fintech domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: list_models, search_models, get_model.

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	AI Price Index Finance & Fintech	Apiany MCP Finance & Fintech
Summary	Read-only, zero-key MCP server for point-in-time AI model API prices. Open data, CC BY 4.0.	APIAny MCP server for model discovery, pricing, docs, and integration examples.
Category & Scope	Finance & Fintech	Finance & Fintech
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Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations

Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ai-price-index": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "ai-price-index-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apiany-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@apiany-ai/mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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