Side-by-Side Model Context Protocol Comparison
Telegram MCP vs Sats4ai MCP Server
In-depth architectural comparison of the Telegram MCP and Sats4ai MCP Server 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.
At a Glance & Executive Verdict
Telegram MCP
Communication · Local stdio
Quality: 56/100 (Good) | Auth: API Key required
Sats4ai MCP Server
Communication · Local stdio
Quality: 57/100 (Good) | Auth: No auth required
Verdict Summary: Choose Telegram MCP if you need specialized Communication tools running via a local process. Choose Sats4ai MCP Server if your workspace requires Communication integration with local subprocess execution. Both servers can be configured concurrently in your client's
mcpServers manifest.Which MCP Server Should You Choose?
Choose Telegram MCP when:
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Communication domain.
- You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
- Your security boundary fits: API Key required (Free / Open Source).
- You have access to required keys:
TG_APP_ID, TG_API_HASH. - Primary tools included: Get current user account info, List dialogs with optional unread filter, Retrieve messages from dialogs.
Choose Sats4ai MCP Server when:
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Communication domain.
- You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
- Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Paid Service).
- Primary tools included: create_payment, check_payment_status, generate_image.
Feature & Specification Comparison
Tools & Capabilities Breakdown
Telegram MCP Tools (5)
Get current user account info
List dialogs with optional unread filter
Retrieve messages from dialogs
Mark dialogs as read
Send draft messages
Sats4ai MCP Server Tools (53)
create_payment
Create a Lightning invoice to pay for one AI service call. Returns JSON: { paymentId, invoice (BOLT11), amount (sats), expiresAt }. Each payment covers exactly one tool call — call this once per operation. Typical flow: list_models → create_payment → check_payment_status → call tool. The invoice expires in 10 minutes. Call list_models first to discover modelId values. modelId is optional — omit it to use the default (best) model. Some tools require extra params at payment time because pricing depends on them: generate_text requires prompt (price = f(char count)); text_to_speech requires text (price = f(char count) by tier); transcribe_audio / transcribe_translate take durationMinutes (10 sats/min — declare your audio length, default 1); send_sms, place_call, ai_call require phoneNumber; generate_video requires duration, mode, generate_audio; animate_image requires duration (100 sats/sec); edit_image requires resolution (1K=200, 2K=300, 4K=450 sats); epub_to_audiobook requires characterCount (total text characters in the book — price is per-character by voice tier, minimum 500 sats). If required params are missing, the response includes an error with the missing field names.
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).
Telegram MCP Configuration
Sats4ai MCP Server Configuration