Tokentrust vs Openrouter

A side-by-side look at the Tokentrust and Openrouter MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.

Tokentrust logoTokentrustConversational AI · Local subprocess (stdio)Verifies token/cost savings claimed by AI context-reduction proxies via MCP tools.44FairAuth: not declaredOpenrouter logoOpenrouterConversational AI · Local subprocess (stdio)OpenRouter Models MCP.56GoodAuth: not declared

Verdict: choose Tokentrust for conversational ai work as a local process; choose Openrouter for conversational ai as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.

Which MCP server should you choose?

Tokentrust logoChoose Tokentrust when

  • You need dedicated capabilities in the Conversational AI domain.
  • You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
Explore Tokentrust

Openrouter logoChoose Openrouter when

  • You need dedicated capabilities in the Conversational AI domain.
  • You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
  • You want tools like list_models, get_model, compare_models.
Explore Openrouter

Feature & specification comparison

Rows where the two servers differ are marked.

SpecTokentrust logoTokentrustOpenrouter logoOpenrouter
CategoryConversational AIConversational AI
Quality signal44/100 · Fair56/100 · Good
Install commandConfirmedConfirmed
TransportLocal subprocess (stdio)Local subprocess (stdio)
AuthNot declaredNot declared
PricingNot declaredNot declared
Required env varsNone listedNone listed
Verified ownerCommunity listingCommunity listing
GitHub stars00
Directory activity 4 views 0 installs 0 upvotes 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes
ToolsNot listed3

Tools & capabilities

Tokentrust tools

No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.

Openrouter tools 3

  • list_modelsList LLMs from the OpenRouter catalog (~340 models across all major providers) with normalized $/1M-token pricing, context windows, and modality. Filter by search, free-only, minimum context, or modality (e.g. "image" for vision models). Sorted cheapest-first by completion price. Keyless.
  • get_modelGet full details for one OpenRouter model by id — normalized $/1M pricing (prompt, completion, plus per-request/image/web-search costs), context window, modality, supported parameters, tokenizer, knowledge cutoff. e.g. id "anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5". Keyless.
  • compare_modelsSide-by-side comparison of pricing ($/1M tokens), context window, and modality for 2-5 OpenRouter models. Answers "is claude-sonnet-4.5 cheaper than gpt-4o". Keyless.

Ready-to-paste client configs

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.

Tokentrust

mcpServers (Claude Desktop / Cursor)
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tokentrust": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "tokentrust-cli"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Openrouter

mcpServers (Claude Desktop / Cursor)
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "openrouter": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@pipeworx/mcp-openrouter"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Frequently asked questions

Tokentrust is categorized under Conversational AI and uses a local stdio subprocess. Openrouter belongs to Conversational AI and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick Tokentrust for conversational ai work and Openrouter for conversational ai.

Copy the mcpServers block from the config section on this page into your client's config (for example claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json), then fully restart the client.

Tokentrust has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Openrouter has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. If a server needs environment variables such as API keys, define them under the env key in your client's MCP config.

Yes. MCP clients support multiple servers: add tokentrust and openrouter as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.

On AllMCPs, Tokentrust has a quality signal of 44/100 (Fair) with 4 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars. Openrouter has 56/100 (Good) with 1 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars.