AICostBudget AI API Pricing

Name: AICostBudget AI API Pricing
Author: aicostbudget

by aicostbudgetversion 0.1.1i★ –iRuns on your computer

Registry nameio.github.aicostbudget/ai-api-pricing-mcp

Install

Overview

Description from the maker (original English)

Read-only source-linked AI API prices, comparisons, cost estimates, and price changes.

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UsageiVery new↓ 103/wk · ★ –

What you can do with it

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Connection: Runs on your computer
Transport: stdio
Category: Other

Install

Pick the AI app you use, then copy the settings.

Before you install

Basic checks: 1 of 1 passed
Runs on your computer with your user’s permissions (files, network, apps).
The registry lists no key to fill in.

You need

npmNode.js installed (for the npx command)

Which app do you use?

ClaudeClaude CodeCursorVS CodeChatGPT

Pick your app above. We remember it, so next time the button says “Install in …”.

Open Claude Desktop → Settings → Developer → Edit Config, and paste this into claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ai-api-pricing": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "ai-api-pricing-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Run this in your terminal

claude mcp add ai-api-pricing -- npx -y ai-api-pricing-mcp

Open in Cursor

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ai-api-pricing": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "ai-api-pricing-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

Open in VS Code

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .vscode/mcp.json in your project

{
  "servers": {
    "ai-api-pricing": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "ai-api-pricing-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

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These settings are generated from the maker’s registry entry. If the README says otherwise, follow the README.

What it can do

Runs on your computer; the tool list appears in your AI app after you install it.

Basic checksi

We check information anyone can see; we have not read the code. Checks that do not apply are left out of the count. · Checked Nov 9, 2026

✓ Pass
Maker matches the repo
The registry name was verified with the GitHub account aicostbudget, which owns the repo
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Still maintained
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Has a licence
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Endpoint responds
This one runs on your computer; there is no internet endpoint
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No hidden instructions in tool descriptions
Runs on your computer; we can only read tool lists from internet endpoints

Compared with others in Otheri

More stars than 0% of the other 18728 servers in this category
Published to the registry more recently than 80% of the other 18728 servers in this category
Basic checks equal to or better than 100% of the other 18728 servers in this category

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Common questions

Is AICostBudget AI API Pricing safe?

It passed 1 of 1 applicable basic checks. We have not read the code. Before adding a key or token, see what access the server asks for and use a key with only the permissions you need.

What keys or codes does it need?

The registry does not list a required key, though some servers ask you to sign in on first use.

Does it run on my computer or in the cloud?

It runs on your computer. Your AI app starts it when needed, and data does not pass through the maker’s servers (unless it calls an online service itself).

Is it still maintained?

The GitHub repo last changed –, and the latest version (0.1.1) reached the registry 10 days ago.

Which apps can use it?

Apps that support MCP, such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code. You also need Node.js on your computer.

What can I use instead?

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README from the maker

Open the README

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ai-api-pricing-mcp

Read-only MCP server for the source-linked AICostBudget AI API Pricing Dataset. It exposes model prices, filtered model lists, monthly cost estimates, comparisons, and price-change events. Every successful result includes official provider source URL(s), a verification date, and an AICostBudget page link.

Data, history and issue tracker: aicostbudget/ai-api-pricing-data on GitHub. Spot a wrong price? Open an issue with the official source link.

The server writes no files, collects no telemetry, and uses only these public endpoints at runtime:

https://aicostbudget.github.io/ai-api-pricing-data/api/v1/prices.json
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/aicostbudget/ai-api-pricing-data/main/data/price-change-events/events.jsonl
https://aicostbudget.com/sitemap.xml

If live pricing or price-change loading fails, the response explicitly reports that the bundled fallback was used. Model-page links are emitted only when present in the sitemap; otherwise the server links to https://aicostbudget.com/en/models.

Run

Node.js 18 or newer is required.

npx -y ai-api-pricing-mcp

Claude Desktop

Add this entry under mcpServers in claude_desktop_config.json:

"mcpServers": { "ai-api-pricing": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "ai-api-pricing-mcp"] } } }

Restart Claude Desktop after saving the file.

Install in Claude Desktop (MCPB)

The maintainer creates the GitHub Release and attaches ai-api-pricing-mcp- .mcpb. Download the bundle from GitHub Releases, then double-click it or drag it into Claude Desktop → Settings → Extensions to install it.

Claude Code

claude mcp add ai-api-pricing -- npx -y ai-api-pricing-mcp

Cursor

Create .cursor/mcp.json in a project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json for global use:

"mcpServers": { "ai-api-pricing": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "ai-api-pricing-mcp"] } } }

VS Code

Create .vscode/mcp.json:

"servers": { "ai-api-pricing": { "type": "stdio", "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "ai-api-pricing-mcp"] } } }

Tools

get_model_price({ model })
list_models({ provider?, max_input_price?, max_output_price? })
estimate_monthly_cost({ model, input_tokens_per_request, output_tokens_per_request, requests_per_month, cached_input_ratio?, use_batch? })
compare_models({ models, input_tokens_per_request, output_tokens_per_request, requests_per_month })
price_changes({ since?, provider? })

Model matching accepts exact IDs and display names. A fuzzy query that matches multiple models returns an explicit “Did you mean” list instead of silently choosing one. Cost estimates refuse missing required prices; they never substitute a standard, cache, or batch rate.

Demo transcript

User: Get the price of gpt-4.1.

Assistant → get_model_price: GPT-4.1; input 2, cached input 0.5, output 8 USD per 1M tokens; official source and verified date included.

User: List OpenAI models with input price at most $2 per million tokens. Assistant → list_models: Matching model IDs and source-linked rates.

User: Estimate 1,000 monthly requests with 1,000 input and 100 output tokens on gpt-4.1. Assistant → estimate_monthly_cost: $2.80 before taxes, contracts, credits, or provider rounding.

User: Compare gpt-4.1 and claude-haiku-5-5 for that workload. Assistant → compare_models: Results sorted from lowest to highest estimated total.

User: Show OpenAI price changes since 2026-01-01. Assistant → price_changes: Up to 20 newest matching events with source URLs and the price monitor link.

Troubleshooting

Client cannot start `npx`: install Node.js 18+ and ensure node and npx are on the client application's PATH.
First launch is slow: npx may need to download the package once. Corporate proxies must allow the npm registry and the three documented runtime URLs.
Bundled fallback appears: the live URL timed out, returned a non-2xx response, or failed validation. The response remains usable but may be older; inspect its verification date.
Missing-price error: the requested cache, batch, input, or output rate is not present. Change the workload only if that matches the real provider billing mode; the server will not guess.
A model links to `/en/models`: the model-specific URL was absent from the current sitemap and the index link is intentional.

AICostBudget AI API Pricing

Overview

PopNx MCP’s three pillars

What you can do with it

Install

Before you install

What it can do

Basic checksi

Maker matches the repo

Still maintained

Has a licence

Endpoint responds

Sign-in with OAuth

No hidden instructions in tool descriptions

Compared with others in Otheri

Common questions

Alternatives

Spec Driven Development

Remote Desktop Commander

Systemdox

README from the maker

ai-api-pricing-mcp

Run

Claude Desktop

Install in Claude Desktop (MCPB)

Claude Code

Cursor

VS Code

Tools

Demo transcript

Troubleshooting