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routewise-mcp

A model routing advisor for autonomous agents — get cost-optimised LLM recommendations via MCP.

whichmodel.dev tracks pricing and capabilities across 100+ LLM models, updated every 4 hours. This MCP server exposes that data so AI agents can pick the right model at the best price for every task.

MCP Endpoint

https://whichmodel.dev/mcp

Transport: Streamable HTTP (MCP spec 2025-03-26)

Quick Start

Add to your MCP client config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "whichmodel": {
      "url": "https://whichmodel.dev/mcp"
    }
  }
}

No API key required. No installation needed.

Tools

recommend_model

Get a cost-optimised model recommendation for a specific task type, complexity, and budget.

Parameter

Type

Description

task_type

enum (required)

chat, code_generation, code_review, summarisation, translation, data_extraction, tool_calling, creative_writing, research, classification, embedding, vision, reasoning

complexity

low | medium | high

Task complexity (default: medium)

estimated_input_tokens

number

Expected input size in tokens

estimated_output_tokens

number

Expected output size in tokens

budget_per_call

number

Maximum spend in USD per call

requirements

object

Capability requirements: tool_calling, json_output, streaming, context_window_min, providers_include, providers_exclude

Returns: recommended model, alternative, budget option, cost estimate, and reasoning.


compare_models

Head-to-head comparison of 2–5 models with optional volume cost projections.

Parameter

Type

Description

models

string[] (required)

Model IDs, e.g. [anthropic/claude-sonnet-4, openai/gpt-4.1]

task_type

enum

Context for comparison

volume

object

calls_per_day, avg_input_tokens, avg_output_tokens for daily/monthly cost projections

Returns: pricing, capabilities, quality tiers, and projected costs per model.


get_pricing

Raw pricing data lookup with filters by model, provider, price ceiling, and capabilities.

Parameter

Type

Description

model_id

string

Specific model ID

provider

string

Filter by provider, e.g. anthropic

max_input_price

number

Max input price per million tokens (USD)

capabilities

string[]

Required capabilities: tool_calling, json_output, streaming, vision

min_context_window

number

Minimum context window in tokens

limit

number

Max results (1–100, default 20)


check_price_changes

See what model pricing has changed since a given date.

Parameter

Type

Description

since

string (required)

ISO date, e.g. 2026-04-01

model_id

string

Filter to a specific model

provider

string

Filter to a specific provider

Returns: price increases, decreases, new models, and deprecations.

Data Freshness

Pricing data is refreshed every 4 hours from OpenRouter. Each response includes a data_freshness timestamp so you know how current the data is.

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