A side-by-side look at the Inferenceindexer MCP and Apipriceindex MCP MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Inferenceindexer MCP for conversational ai work as a local process; choose Apipriceindex MCP for conversational ai as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
II_API_BASE, II_API_KEY, II_SSR_SECRET.search_models, get_model, get_model_history.search_models, get_price, estimate_cost.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Conversational AI | Conversational AI |
| Quality signal | 49/100 · Fair | 48/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | Not declared |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | II_API_BASEII_API_KEYII_SSR_SECRET | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 8 | 3 |
| Full listing | View Inferenceindexer MCP | View Apipriceindex MCP |
search_modelsSearch/list models with current pricing (by text, tier, sort)get_modelFull detail + current price for one modelget_model_historyHistorical** price trends for one model (the differentiator)list_providersAll providers with model counts + price statsget_providerDetail for one provider (models, tiers, price range)get_composite_latestCurrent SIT-Composite index value + tier breakdownget_composite_historySIT-Composite index history / trendcompare_providersPrice of one model across all providers that host itsearch_modelsFind model ids by name/provider, filter by context window or open weightsget_priceVerified price of one model: input/output/cached input USD per Mtok, `verified_at`, `confidence`, sourceestimate_costMonthly bill of a workload; ranks chosen models — or the whole catalog — cheapest firstPaste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
{
"mcpServers": {
"inferenceindexer-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"inferenceindexer-mcp"
],
"env": {
"II_API_BASE": "YOUR_II_API_BASE_HERE",
"II_API_KEY": "YOUR_II_API_KEY_HERE",
"II_SSR_SECRET": "YOUR_II_SSR_SECRET_HERE"
}
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-281": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"apipriceindex-mcp"
]
}
}
}