Pricing

Prepaid packs. Successful calls debit the meter. Miss the quote gate → $0.

Get a key

Pay — buy a prepaid pack with Stripe Checkout.
Key — copy your API key on the success page (/billing/success → mcp.researchmcp.dev).
Paste — put the key in the install JSON on the homepage.

$10

1000¢ credit · ~40 lite or ~16 standard

Buy starter

$25

2500¢ credit · ~100 lite or ~41 standard

Buy standard

$50

5000¢ credit · ~200 lite or ~83 standard

Buy pro

Meter	Price	Notes
Lite	$0.25	`source_lookup` / `research_brief` quick
Standard	$0.60	`research_brief` standard
Fail / sample	$0	`meta.billable=false` — quote gate, density, preview

Packs credit 1000 / 2500 / 5000¢ (starter / standard / pro).
Inspect balance: GET /billing/credits with Bearer or X-API-Key.
Checkout API (same packs): POST /billing/checkout {"pack":"starter"|"standard"|"pro"}.
MCP endpoint: https://mcp.researchmcp.dev/mcp