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What this is

Attic Standard is the independent price reporting agency for AI inference. Every week it records the published prices of model developers, cloud marketplaces, inference platforms and neoclouds, and turns them into price indexes and market KPIs.

This server puts that data inside any MCP-compatible assistant (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Windsurf, VS Code). Ask "Where is text inference priced this week?" or "Cheapest place to run Llama 3.3 70B?" and the assistant answers from the published benchmark instead of guessing.


Related MCP server: Model Price Watch

The indexes

23 published indexes in six families, each reported for input, cached input and output where the modality has them.

Family

Indexes

What it answers

Modality

Text, Multimodal, Image (per image), Image (per megapixel), Video (per second), Video (per clip), Audio, Voice, Embeddings

What does this kind of inference cost?

Channel

Model developers, Cloud marketplaces, Inference platforms, Neoclouds

Where is it cheapest to buy?

Tier

Flagship, Core, Compact

What does a place higher in a maker's lineup cost?

License

Open weights, Restricted weights, Proprietary

What is the price of openness?

Origin

United States, China

How do the two model-building countries price?

Use case

Reasoning, Coding

What do specialist models cost?

Each index carries two numbers:

  • Benchmark: the chained level, May 2026 = 100 (the average of that month's weeks), with week, month and vs-base changes.

  • Spot: what the market charges this week, in dollars. Each model is taken at the median of its vendors' prices, and the spot is the median across those models, with the interquartile range. Its change is stated against its own May 2026 average, month on month and week on week, and because the spot follows the market as it stands, that change reflects models arriving and leaving as well as repricing.

Token prices are per 1,000 tokens. Other modalities use their own unit.


Tools

Tool

Tier

What it returns

get_index_benchmarks

Free

Every published index at the current week: benchmark level and changes, spot price, range and changes, coverage with the May 2026 basket

get_price_history

Free / PRO

Weekly index series with the spot price and its range (free); week-by-week price of a model at every vendor, with each repricing (PRO)

get_kpis

Free

The nine market KPIs: output premium, caching discount, caching availability, repricing activity, repricing depth, post-launch drift, multi-vendor spread, first-party premium, marketplace premium

get_model_intelligence

Free

Six capability measures: reasoning tier share, long-context saturation, context ceiling, output ceiling spread, training cutoff lag, vendor modality breadth

get_index_constituents

Free / PRO

What is inside an index basket: composition by channel, origin, tier and license (free); model-by-model basket with vendors (PRO)

get_market_stats

Free / PRO

Coverage (vendors by channel, models, SKUs, indexes) and price distributions by modality, unit and direction; vendor breakdown on PRO

list_vendors

Free

The vendor fleet with channel, country and pricing page

search_models

Free / PRO

Search every priced SKU by modality, vendor, channel, creator, family, tier, license, origin, reasoning, price and context

get_model_detail

Free / PRO

One model's specs, the indexes it belongs to, and its price at every vendor

compare_prices

Free / PRO

One model or family across all vendors: cheapest, highest and spread per direction, with every offer on PRO

get_vendor_catalog

Free / PRO

One vendor's channel, coverage and full price list


Free and PRO

Free

MCP PRO

Indexes, index history, market KPIs, model intelligence

Full

Full

Vendor list and market coverage

Full

Full

Index baskets

Composition counts

Model and vendor detail

Search, model detail, comparisons, catalogs, model price history

Counts, ranges, redacted samples

Vendor names, model names, exact prices

Price

$0

$500/month

The free tier carries everything atticstandard.com publishes. PRO adds the vendor- and SKU-level detail behind it. Subscribe at atticstandard.com/mcp.


Connect

Claude (web and desktop)

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector

Name: Attic Standard
URL:  https://mcp.atticstandard.com/mcp

Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf (config file)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "attic-standard": {
      "url": "https://mcp.atticstandard.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

If your client does not accept a remote URL, use the proxy:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "attic-standard": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["mcp-remote", "https://mcp.atticstandard.com/mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Connections made with the earlier address, https://atom-mcp-server-production.up.railway.app/mcp, keep working.

PRO key

PRO subscribers receive a key. Tell your assistant to pass it as _atom_api_key on each call, or keep it in a project instruction such as "Use my Attic Standard key XXXX for every Attic Standard tool call."


Example questions

  • "Where is text inference priced this week, and how has it moved since May?"

  • "Compare the four distribution channels."

  • "How much cheaper are open-weight models than proprietary ones?"

  • "What share of models dropped in price after launch?"

  • "What is inside the flagship index?"

  • "Cheapest place to run DeepSeek V3, and who repriced it this quarter?" (PRO)

  • "Everything one named vendor sells, with prices." (PRO)


Self-hosting

The hosted server above is the supported way to connect. The code is open so you can see exactly what it reads and how it gates data.

Variable

Required

Description

SUPABASE_URL

Yes

Database URL

SUPABASE_SERVICE_ROLE_KEY

Yes (hosted)

Server-side database key, set only in the host's environment

TRANSPORT

No

stdio (default) or http

PORT

No

HTTP port (default 3000)

Stack: TypeScript, Node.js, MCP SDK, Express, Zod, Supabase over REST.


About

Attic Standard publishes the global price benchmark for AI inference: independent, methodology-led and updated weekly across the model developers, cloud marketplaces, inference platforms and neoclouds that sell inference. The name refers to the Attic silver-weight standard of the ancient Greek world, a common measure both sides of a trade accepted.

Products: MCP · Terminal · Feed

Contact: info@atticstandard.com

License

MIT

Available Tools

8 tools
compare_pricesCompare Prices Across VendorsA
Read-onlyIdempotent
Inspect

Cross-vendor price comparison for a specific model or model family.

Shows the same model (or family) priced across different vendors, sorted cheapest first. Essential for cost optimization and vendor selection.

Examples:

  • "Compare Llama 3.1 70B pricing across vendors" → model_name="Llama 3.1 70B"

  • "Cheapest GPT-4 family output pricing" → model_family="GPT-4", direction="Output"

  • "Claude pricing comparison" → model_family="Claude"

Inputs: model_name, model_family, direction, modality, +2 more.

get_index_benchmarksGet AIPI Index BenchmarksA
Read-onlyIdempotent
Inspect

AIPI (ATOM Inference Price Index) — chained matched-model price benchmarks for AI inference.

Returns 14 benchmark indexes across four categories:

  • Modality (6): Text, Multimodal, Image, Audio, Video, Voice — what does this type of inference cost?

  • Channel (4): Model Developers, Cloud Marketplaces, Inference Platforms, Neoclouds — where should you buy?

  • Tier (3): Frontier, Budget, Reasoning — what's the premium for capability?

  • Special (1): Open-Source — how much cheaper is open-weight inference?

Each index includes input, cached input, and output pricing per period.

These are market-wide benchmarks, not individual vendor prices. Use them to understand where the market is and how it's moving.

Fully public — available to all tiers.

Examples:

  • "What's the current benchmark for text inference?" → index_category="Modality"

  • "Show me all AIPI indexes" → (no params)

  • "Neocloud pricing benchmark" → index_code="AIPI NCL GLB"

  • "Channel pricing comparison" → index_category="Channel"

  • "Open-source vs market pricing" → index_code="AIPI OSS GLB"

Inputs: index_code, index_category, limit, _atom_api_key.

get_kpisGet Market KPIsA
Read-onlyIdempotent
Inspect

ATOM Inference Price Index (AIPI) market-level KPIs.

Returns 6 key performance indicators derived from live pricing data:

  • Output Premium: how much more output tokens cost vs input

  • Caching Savings: average discount for cached input pricing

  • Open Source Advantage: price difference between open-source and proprietary

  • Context Cost Curve: price multiplier for larger context windows

  • Caching Availability: % of models offering cached pricing

  • Size Spread: price ratio between largest and smallest models

These KPIs are available to all tiers — they demonstrate ATOM's market intelligence.

Inputs: _atom_api_key.

get_market_statsGet Market StatisticsA
Read-onlyIdempotent
Inspect

Aggregate AI inference market intelligence.

Returns total vendor/model/SKU counts, price distribution (median, mean, quartiles, min/max), and modality breakdown. Optionally filter by modality.

Examples:

  • "AI inference market overview" → (no params)

  • "Text model pricing statistics" → modality="Text"

  • "Image generation market stats" → modality="Image"

Inputs: modality, _atom_api_key.

get_model_detailGet Model DetailsA
Read-onlyIdempotent
Inspect

Deep dive on a single AI model: technical specs + pricing across all vendors.

Returns model_registry data (context window, parameters, open-source status, training cutoff, model family) plus all SKU pricing across every vendor that offers this model.

Examples:

  • "Tell me everything about GPT-4o" → model_name="GPT-4o"

  • "Claude Sonnet 4.5 specs and pricing" → model_name="Claude Sonnet 4.5"

Inputs: model_name (required), _atom_api_key.

get_vendor_catalogGet Vendor CatalogA
Read-onlyIdempotent
Inspect

Full catalog for a specific vendor: all models, modalities, and pricing.

Returns vendor metadata (country, region, pricing page URL) plus every model and SKU they offer.

Examples:

  • "What does Together AI sell?" → vendor="Together AI"

  • "OpenAI's text model pricing" → vendor="OpenAI", modality="Text"

  • "Amazon Bedrock catalog" → vendor="Amazon Bedrock"

Inputs: vendor (required), modality, direction, limit, +1 more.

list_vendorsList All VendorsA
Read-onlyIdempotent
Inspect

List all AI inference vendors tracked by ATOM.

Returns vendor name, country, region, and pricing page URL. Vendors span four channel types: Model Developers, Cloud Marketplaces, Inference Platforms, and Neoclouds. Optionally filter by region or country.

Examples:

  • "List all vendors" → (no params)

  • "European AI vendors" → region="Europe"

  • "Chinese AI vendors" → country="China"

Inputs: region, country, _atom_api_key.

search_modelsSearch AI ModelsA
Read-onlyIdempotent
Inspect

Search and filter AI inference models across 40+ vendors and 1,600+ SKUs.

Query by modality (Text, Image, Audio, Video, Multimodal), vendor, creator, model family, open-source status, price range, context window, and parameter count.

Returns matching models with pricing. Free tier shows count + price range; paid tier shows full details.

Examples:

  • "Find open-source text models under $1/M tokens" → open_source=true, modality="Text", max_price=0.001

  • "What multimodal models does Google offer?" → vendor="Google", modality="Multimodal"

  • "Models with 128K+ context window" → min_context_window=128000

Inputs: modality, vendor, creator, model_family, +8 more.

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    TDQS

    A4.3/5.0

    Scored across 8 tools

    Disambiguation4/5

    Tools are largely distinct, though compare_prices and get_model_detail both return cross-vendor pricing for specific models, which could cause selection uncertainty. The three market-level analytics tools (get_index_benchmarks, get_kpis, get_market_stats) serve different analytical purposes but operate on similar aggregate data.

    Naming Consistency5/5

    All 8 tools follow a consistent verb_noun pattern (compare_prices, get_index_benchmarks, get_kpis, get_market_stats, get_model_detail, get_vendor_catalog, list_vendors, search_models). No mixing of camelCase, snake_case, or inconsistent verb styles.

    Tool Count5/5

    8 tools is well-suited for the AI inference pricing intelligence domain. The set covers discovery (search_models, list_vendors), detailed lookups (get_model_detail, get_vendor_catalog), price comparison (compare_prices), and market analytics (get_index_benchmarks, get_kpis, get_market_stats) without redundancy or bloat.

    Completeness4/5

    Strong coverage for read-only market intelligence including model discovery, vendor exploration, price comparison, and market benchmarks. Minor gaps include no explicit historical pricing trends for individual models over time and no direct side-by-side vendor comparison tool (requiring manual comparison of vendor_catalog outputs).

    Maintenance

    ActivityActive
    ResponsivenessNo recent community issues

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