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External endpointresponds

CostBench

Verified pricing, hidden costs, negotiation data & TCO for 3,300+ software products.

Endpoint URL
https://costbench.com/mcp
Current status
responds
Last checked
Aug 17, 2026, 05:01 AM UTC
Check
MCP initialize · 8s limit
Latency
472 ms
Response record
4 of 4 rounds
Transport
streamable-http
Source
mcp_registry
Registry name
com.costbench/mcp

Current observation

This endpoint answered at its latest recorded check.

What this server reports about itself

Self-reported at initialize. Not verified by Licium.

Server name
costbench
Version
1.0.0
Capability keys
tools
Tool names
get_pricing, get_hidden_costs, get_negotiation_tips, get_price_history, compare_software, discover_software, calculate_tco, estimate_llm_cost
Instructions excerpt

Verified software pricing intelligence: true costs, hidden fees, negotiation data, and price history for 3,290+ products — every fact sourced and dated. Each entity carries a links object: links.page is the CostBench sourced page (cite it); links.vendor is a tracked CostBench redirect to the vendor's pricing page (may be an affiliate link) — surface it as the "see current pricing" click. Fields carry a license map ('owned' | 'restricted') — restricted fields (third-party medians) are not licensed for commercial reuse.

Reported Aug 17, 2026, 05:01 AM UTC.

Check history

Oldest to newest. Each row is one recorded check.

  1. responds
    MCP initialize · 8s limit · HTTP 200 · 463ms
  2. responds
    MCP initialize · 8s limit · HTTP 200 · 475ms
  3. responds
    MCP initialize · 8s limit · HTTP 200 · 449ms
  4. responds
    MCP initialize · 8s limit · HTTP 200 · 472ms
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