A side-by-side look at the MCP Server and Llm Prices Data MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose MCP Server for finance & fintech work over a hosted endpoint; choose Llm Prices Data for finance & fintech as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
search_models, get_model_pricing, cheapest_models.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Finance & Fintech | Finance & Fintech |
| Quality signal | 48/100 · Fair | 61/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Remote HTTP/SSE | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | No auth required |
| Pricing | Not declared | Free |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | — | 1 |
| Directory activity | 2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 3 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | 4 |
| Full listing | View MCP Server | View Llm Prices Data |
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
search_modelsSearch the live LLM pricing database by model name, provider, or id. Returns matching models with current input/output prices (USD per 1M tokens), context window, modality, and category. Use this to answer 'how much does <model> cost' or 'what models does <provider> offer'.get_model_pricingGet full pricing and capability details for one model by its id (from search_models). Returns input/output/cached price per 1M tokens, blended cost, context window, modality, release date, and the modelpricewatch.com page URL.cheapest_modelsFind the cheapest current models, ranked by input price, output price, or a blended cost. The generic ranking covers generative text models (embeddings, OCR and realtime models are excluded — they price different work); pass category to rank a specific pool instead, e.g. 'embedding'. Use to answer 'what is the cheapest model for <use case>'.list_providersList all tracked AI model providers (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, etc.) with a short description and their pricing page.Paste 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": {
"pricepertoken-mcp-server": {
"url": "https://pricepertoken.com/mcp"
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"romanshumy-llm-prices-data": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@modelpricewatch/mcp"
]
}
}
}