# com.cheapestinference/mcp (remote · api.cheapestinference.com)

Discover unlimited LLM inference pools, get USDC quotes, subscribe on Base, check key status.

- Trust score: 68/100 (medium)
- Change this week: +4
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-08-03

## Components

- remote · `api.cheapestinference.com`: 68/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-cheapestinference-mcp/api.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-cheapestinference-mcp/api)

## Channel facts

- Endpoint: `https://api.cheapestinference.com/mcp`
- Transports: `streamable-http`
- Auth: `none`
- Version: `1.0.0`

## Trust breakdown

How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically against the live server, and we only credit what we can confirm. Scores are 0–100 per category. Scoring method: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring (what has changed: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring/changelog)

Scored 2026-08-03.

- **Endpoint Security**: 63/100
  - The endpoint's TLS certificate is valid, in date, and uses a strong key.
  - Authorisation not fully verified: no authorisation is required to call this server, and 7 tool(s) never declared a destructiveHint. The MCP spec treats an absent hint as destructive by default, so we cannot call this surface safe.
  - HTTPS is enforced; there's no plaintext access path.
  - The HSTS (Strict-Transport-Security) header is present.
  - DNSSEC check failed: this domain isn't protected by DNSSEC.
- **Transport & Reachability**: 100/100
  - Verified streamable-http transport via a live MCP handshake.
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 71/100
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (good).
  - Tool/resource definitions use about 476 tokens (~68/item across 7 items; 7 tools + 0 resources), lean.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 27/100
  - Stability observed for 8 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.
- **Tool Coverage**: 97/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 90% of tool parameters carry a description.
- **Capabilities**: 100/100
  - Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.

## Install

### Claude

```bash
claude mcp add --transport http com-cheapestinference-mcp https://api.cheapestinference.com/mcp
```

### Codex

```toml
[mcp_servers.com-cheapestinference-mcp]
url = "https://api.cheapestinference.com/mcp"
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "com-cheapestinference-mcp": {
      "type": "remote",
      "url": "https://api.cheapestinference.com/mcp",
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add com-cheapestinference-mcp --url https://api.cheapestinference.com/mcp --transport streamable-http
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  com-cheapestinference-mcp:
    url: "https://api.cheapestinference.com/mcp"
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "com-cheapestinference-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.cheapestinference.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

The mcpServers block is a cross-client convention. Remote transports vary, so check your client's docs.

## Changelog

Every change recorded for this component, newest first. Days that predate change tracking, or that we cannot explain, say so: "we were watching and nothing happened" and "we were not watching" are different claims.

### 2026-08-02 (score 68, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 20 to 23. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 6 days of observed history at the previous scan, 7 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-07-31 (score 67, +1)

- [functional] We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server

### 2026-07-30 (score 66, +1)

- [functional] We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server

### 2026-07-29 (score 65, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 7 to 10. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 2 days of observed history at the previous scan, 3 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-07-27 (score 64, +1)

- [functional] We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server

### 2026-07-26 (score 63)

First indexed and scored.

## MCP tools (7)

### `list_pools` (~54 tokens)

List subscription pools

All active Unlimited pools: models served, per-block USDC price for 30 days, coarse availability. Blocks are 8h daily windows (UTC); reserving all blocks = 24/7. No auth required.

### `get_pool` (~41 tokens)

Get pool details

One pool in detail: models, per-block prices, availability, and what the subscription includes.

Input parameters:

- `pool_slug` (string, required): Pool slug from list_pools

### `get_crypto_quote` (~90 tokens)

Get a USDC subscription quote

Quote for subscribing to a pool with USDC on Base: exact amount, payment address, and the claim message you must sign after paying. Crypto subscriptions are one-time 30 days (no auto-renewal).

Input parameters:

- `blocks` (array, required): One or more block names from get_pool (all of them = 24/7)
- `pool_slug` (string, required): Pool slug from list_pools

### `confirm_crypto_subscription` (~130 tokens)

Confirm a USDC payment and receive your API key

After sending the quoted USDC amount on Base, submit the transaction hash plus an EIP-191 signature of the claim message (from get_crypto_quote) made with the paying wallet. Verifies the payment on-chain and returns your API key. Idempotent: safe to retry with the same tx_hash.

Input parameters:

- `blocks` (array, required): Same blocks the quote was for
- `pool_slug` (string, required)
- `signature` (string, required): EIP-191 signature of the claim message by the paying wallet
- `tx_hash` (string, required): Base L2 transaction hash of the USDC transfer

### `get_card_checkout_link` (~57 tokens)

Get a card checkout link

Card payments require a browser (3-D Secure). Returns the dashboard page for the pool where a human can complete checkout. Card subscriptions auto-renew monthly until cancelled.

Input parameters:

- `pool_slug` (string, required): Pool slug from list_pools

### `get_subscription_status` (~42 tokens)

Check a subscription key

Status of a pool subscription key: pool, reserved daily blocks, expiry, renewal semantics.

Input parameters:

- `api_key` (string, required): The pool subscription key (sk-...)

### `get_connection_info` (~62 tokens)

How to connect

OpenAI-compatible and Anthropic base URLs plus ready-to-paste client snippets. Works with or without a key (keyless: explains subscribe and x402 pay-per-request options).

Input parameters:

- `api_key` (string): Optional pool subscription key to embed in the snippets

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: TLS, DNSSEC, Authorisation, Transports. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-cheapestinference-mcp/api#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-08-03: 68
- 2026-08-02: 68
- 2026-08-01: 67
- 2026-07-31: 67
- 2026-07-30: 66
- 2026-07-29: 65
- 2026-07-28: 64
- 2026-07-27: 64
- 2026-07-26: 63

## Links

- Remote endpoint: https://api.cheapestinference.com/mcp
- Website: https://cheapestinference.com/
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-cheapestinference-mcp/api/changelog.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-cheapestinference-mcp/api/changelog.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-cheapestinference-mcp/api