{ "data": { "a": { "slug": "benzinga", "name": "Benzinga", "vendor": "Benzinga", "vendorUrl": "https://www.benzinga.com", "kind": "http-api", "category": "market-data", "summary": "Benzinga is a financial news and data company whose licensed APIs serve news, earnings and ratings calendars, analyst insights, transcripts, SEC filings, fundamentals and options signals over REST, websockets and webhooks, for firms that hold a content licence.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/benzinga", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/benzinga.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/benzinga.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/benzinga.json", "dns": "benzinga.grade.anchorterminal.com", "repo": "https://github.com/Benzinga/benzinga-docs", "transports": [ "http" ], "remoteUrl": "https://api.benzinga.com", "packages": [ { "registry": "pypi", "name": "benzinga" } ], "auth": "api-key", "authNotes": "API token generated in the Benzinga console and sent as the `token` query parameter on every request, which the docs call Bearer authentication. No header option, scopes, rotation or expiry were found in the docs or the OpenAPI specs.", "pricing": "paid", "pricingNotes": "No prices are published. The docs say to email licensing@benzinga.com or call to get started, and the registration page is on www.benzinga.com, which answered 403 to our reader. The FAQ says each subscription carries its own rate limits and that a trial or sandbox is often available, without terms.", "priceSummary": "Paid", "where": "hosted", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 in the docs, llms.txt or the 11 OpenAPI specs (checked 2026-11-03).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": 34, "npmWeekly": null, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-11-03" }, "docsUrl": "https://docs.benzinga.com/", "llmsTxt": "https://docs.benzinga.com/llms.txt", "openapi": "https://github.com/Benzinga/benzinga-docs/tree/main/openapi", "capabilities": [ "market.news", "market.fundamentals", "market.filings", "market.prices", "data.markets", "data.company" ], "tags": [ "official", "hosted", "paid", "sales-led", "openapi", "llms-txt", "status-page", "webhooks", "python", "closed-source" ], "lastRelease": "2026-11-03", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 49.2, "grade": "D", "agentReady": false, "rank": 1043, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 1349, "categoryRank": 7, "methodology": "0.7", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 65, "maintenance": 56, "payments": 0, "reliability": 60, "schema": 71, "security": 36, "transparency": 44 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "low", "date": "2026-11-03" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "Benzinga's news, calendar and transcript APIs are documented from 11 public OpenAPI specs with an llms.txt and a Statuspage. The token travels in the query string, no prices or rate limit numbers are published, the Python client was last released in February 2021, and the vendor's main site refused our reader, so its terms and privacy policy are unread.", "bestFor": "A licensed firm's agent that needs Benzinga's own newswire, calendars, analyst ratings and transcripts as structured data with deltas.", "strengths": [ "11 OpenAPI specs in a public GitHub repository, 80 operations, with enums on the calendar and news parameters and example responses", "llms.txt and a Markdown twin of every docs page at docs.benzinga.com", "`displayOutput` sizes news responses to headline, abstract or full text, and `updatedSince` deltas avoid re-reading history", "Statuspage with seven API components and no incident since 14 September 2023", "security.txt names security@benzinga.com and a disclosure policy" ], "weaknesses": [ "The API token is sent only as the `token` query parameter, with no header option, scopes or rotation found", "No prices, rate limit numbers, 429 guidance or SLA are published; sales is by email or phone", "www.benzinga.com returned 403 on every page, so the terms, privacy policy, registration and pricing were not read", "The Python client's last release is 1.21 from 8 February 2021 and the JavaScript client's last push is from 2023; the docs' SDK page is template text", "The changelog pages are empty, and the error responses in the specs don't match the examples (401 and 404 appear in examples only)" ], "agentNotes": [ "Keep the token out of logs; it can only travel as `?token=`, so strip query strings before recording request URLs", "Page through news with `page` and `pageSize` (max 100) and narrow by `tickers`, `dateFrom` or `channels`; a query can't pass 10,000 items", "Poll with `updatedSince` (news) or `parameters[updated]` (calendar, signals) rather than re-reading history", "An unknown or unentitled news node ID returns 200 with an empty array, not 404; treat empty as not found", "Don't plan on a free key; access starts with licensing@benzinga.com and a contract" ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 0, "avgRating": 0, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "low", "grade": "D", "methodology": "0.7", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 49.2 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 65, "maintenance": 56, "payments": 0, "reliability": 60, "schema": 71, "security": 36, "transparency": 13 }, "provenanceScore": 75, "checked": { "categories": { "ergonomics": "2026-11-03", "maintenance": "2026-11-03", "payments": "2026-11-03", "reliability": "2026-11-03", "schema": "2026-11-03", "security": "2026-11-03", "transparency": "2026-11-03" }, "last": "2026-11-03", "oldest": "2026-11-03", "stale": false, "staleAfterDays": 90 } }, "connect": { "install": "pip install benzinga", "http": "curl -H 'accept: application/json' \"https://api.benzinga.com/api/v2/news?token=$BENZINGA_TOKEN\u0026tickers=AAPL\u0026pageSize=5\"" }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/market.news", "tool": "https://letme.dev/benzinga" }, "area": "domain-data", "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Benzinga", "domain": "benzinga.com", "domainRegistered": "", "endpointOnVendorDomain": true, "terms": "https://www.benzinga.com/terms-and-conditions", "privacy": "https://www.benzinga.com/page/privacy", "statusPage": "https://benzinga1.statuspage.io", "changelog": "https://docs.benzinga.com/changelog/overview", "securityTxt": "expired", "checked": "2026-11-03", "notes": [ "The legal entity's full name was not read. The terms and privacy pages on www.benzinga.com, linked from the docs footer, answered 403 to our reader, as did every other page on that host. The docs name Benzinga and the GitHub organisation is Benzinga.", "www.benzinga.com/robots.txt (version 11 September 2026) allows /apis/ and the terms and privacy paths for all crawlers; the 403 is a bot check, not a robots rule. docs.benzinga.com/robots.txt allows everything except /cdn-cgi/ and /_next/, with Content-Signal ai-train=yes, search=yes, ai-input=yes.", "security.txt at www.benzinga.com/.well-known/security.txt names security@benzinga.com, a policy at /.well-known/security-policy.md and Expires 2025-06-01T00:00:00.000Z, so it is expired.", "The status page is an Atlassian Statuspage at benzinga1.statuspage.io; the docs link it as API Status.", "RDAP for benzinga.com was refused (403 from rdap.org), so the registration date is unchecked.", "No terms clause on automated access could be read." ], "score": 75 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/benzinga.json", "live": { "slug": "benzinga", "probe": { "target": "https://api.benzinga.com", "method": "get", "lastAt": "2026-11-04T20:04:52.74270155Z", "lastOk": true, "lastStatus": 403, "lastMs": 158, "lastNote": "asks for credentials", "authRequired": true, "uptime24h": 100, "uptime30d": 100, "p50ms24h": 122, "p95ms24h": 211, "samples24h": 48, "samples30d": 48, "days": [ { "date": "2026-11-04", "probes": 48, "ok": 48 } ] }, "vendorStatus": { "page": "https://benzinga1.statuspage.io", "indicator": "none", "summary": "All Systems Operational", "checkedAt": "2026-11-04T20:04:41.435494005Z" }, "versions": [ { "registry": "pypi", "name": "benzinga", "version": "1.21", "released": "2021-02-08", "seenAt": "2026-11-04T20:02:17.420788743Z" } ], "githubStars": 2, "pypiWeekly": 5539, "securityTxt": { "url": "https://benzinga.com/.well-known/security.txt", "state": "expired", "expires": "2025-06-01T00:00:00.000Z", "checkedAt": "2026-11-04T15:53:46.560658527Z" }, "updatedAt": "2026-11-04T20:04:52.74270155Z" } }, "answer": "Benzinga scores 49.2 (D) on agent readiness against Tiingo's 46.2 (D), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Tiingo leads on payments \u0026 pricing and transparency \u0026 trust.", "b": { "slug": "tiingo", "name": "Tiingo", "vendor": "Tiingo Inc.", "vendorUrl": "https://www.tiingo.com", "kind": "http-api", "category": "market-data", "summary": "Tiingo is a market data API from Tiingo Inc. for end-of-day and real-time US equity prices, fund fees, fundamentals, dividends and splits, news, crypto and forex, over REST and WebSocket. Agents call api.tiingo.com with an account token.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/tiingo", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/tiingo.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/tiingo.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/tiingo.json", "dns": "tiingo.grade.anchorterminal.com", "transports": [ "http", "websocket" ], "remoteUrl": "https://api.tiingo.com", "packages": [], "auth": "api-key", "authNotes": "One API token of about 75 characters per account, from the account page after a browser signup. The connecting guide accepts it as `?token=` in the URL or as an `Authorization: Token \u003ctoken\u003e` header; WebSocket subscriptions carry it as `authToken` in the subscribe message. The token can be rotated on the account token page (added per the changelog of 12 May 2026). No scopes or expiry found.", "pricing": "freemium", "pricingNotes": "Starter plan free at 50 requests an hour, 1,000 a day, 1 GB a month and 500 unique symbols a month, internal use only; no card requirement stated. Power plan $30 a month at 10,000 requests an hour, 100,000 a day, 40 GB and all 110,424 symbols, also internal use only. Fundamentals are a separate add-on through a third-party provider, priced by email; commercial, redistribution and white-label licences by contact (https://www.tiingo.com/pricing, checked 2026-11-03).", "priceSummary": "$30 / mo", "where": "hosted", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 in the documentation, llms.txt or pricing (checked 2026-11-03). A call without a token returns HTTP 403 with `{\"detail\":\"Please supply a token\"}`.", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": null, "npmWeekly": null, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-11-03" }, "docsUrl": "https://www.tiingo.com/documentation/general/overview", "llmsTxt": "https://www.tiingo.com/llms.txt", "capabilities": [ "market.prices", "market.history", "market.news", "market.fundamentals", "market.crypto", "data.markets" ], "tags": [ "hosted", "freemium", "api-key", "llms-txt", "status-page", "free-tier", "closed-source", "stocks", "crypto", "forex", "streaming", "personal-use" ], "lastRelease": "2026-10-09", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 46.2, "grade": "D", "agentReady": false, "rank": 1118, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 1349, "categoryRank": 9, "methodology": "0.7", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 56, "maintenance": 50, "payments": 30, "reliability": 60, "schema": 39, "security": 32, "transparency": 57 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "low", "date": "2026-11-03" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "A dated changelog since 2017, a one-year support commitment after breaking changes, an Instatus status page and a free token at 1,000 requests a day. The token is documented in the URL, no OpenAPI document, error reference, SDK or MCP server exists, and the terms and privacy policy sit on a host that refused our reader.", "bestFor": "Agents that need clean US end-of-day composites with dividend and split adjustments, fund fees and news on a cheap plan, and anyone who values a long changelog.", "strengths": [ "Changelog dated by entry from 2017 to 9 October 2026, and a stated one-year support window after a breaking change", "Status page on Instatus with 13 components and a notice history", "Limits in requests an hour, a day and bandwidth a month, with no per-second throttle, and token rotation on the account page", "Free Starter token at 1,000 requests a day, and a $30 a month Power plan published without login", "llms.txt and llms-full.txt served for agents, with product routing notes" ], "weaknesses": [ "The connecting guide documents the token as `?token=` in the URL alongside the header", "No OpenAPI document, no documented error responses, no official SDK and no MCP server", "Terms and privacy policy on app.tiingo.com answered 403 to every request, so neither was read", "Both self-serve plans are internal use only; display, redistribution and white-label need a negotiated licence", "Blue Ocean ATS endpoints were down for about 10 hours on 21 October 2026, and the status history starts on 21 September 2026" ], "agentNotes": [ "Send the token as `Authorization: Token \u003ctoken\u003e`, not as `?token=` in the URL", "Ask for `format=csv` on large price pulls; the docs say CSV is 4 to 5 times faster than JSON, and bandwidth counts against the monthly cap", "Count requests an hour and a day, not per second; 50 an hour on Starter, 10,000 on Power, reset on the hour and at midnight ET", "Expect 403 `{\"detail\":\"Please supply a token\"}` without a token; other error shapes are undocumented, so log the body", "Use dashes in share classes (BRK-A), and fetch supported_tickers.zip rather than guessing symbols" ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 0, "avgRating": 0, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "low", "grade": "D", "methodology": "0.7", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 46.2 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 56, "maintenance": 50, "payments": 30, "reliability": 60, "schema": 39, "security": 32, "transparency": 28 }, "provenanceScore": 86, "checked": { "categories": { "ergonomics": "2026-11-03", "maintenance": "2026-11-03", "payments": "2026-11-03", "reliability": "2026-11-03", "schema": "2026-11-03", "security": "2026-11-03", "transparency": "2026-11-03" }, "last": "2026-11-03", "oldest": "2026-11-03", "stale": false, "staleAfterDays": 90 } }, "connect": { "http": "curl -H \"Authorization: Token $TIINGO_TOKEN\" \"https://api.tiingo.com/tiingo/daily/aapl/prices?startDate=2025-11-03\u0026format=csv\"" }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/market.prices", "tool": "https://letme.dev/tiingo" }, "area": "domain-data", "unitPrices": [ { "item": "Power, 10,000 requests an hour", "unit": "month", "usd": 30, "note": "internal use only, 100,000 requests a day, 40 GB a month" } ], "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Tiingo Inc.", "domain": "tiingo.com", "domainRegistered": "2011-03-04", "endpointOnVendorDomain": true, "terms": "https://app.tiingo.com/terms", "privacy": "https://app.tiingo.com/privacy", "statusPage": "https://status.tiingo.com", "changelog": "https://www.tiingo.com/documentation/general/changelog", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-11-03", "notes": [ "Tiingo Inc. appears in the copyright line of the about page, which gives Alexandria, VA. No registration number or address was found on a page we could read.", "www.tiingo.com/privacy redirects to app.tiingo.com/privacy, and app.tiingo.com/terms is the terms address; app.tiingo.com answered 403 to every request from our reader and from curl, so neither document was read.", "www.tiingo.com/robots.txt disallows only /admin. The developer programme page forbids programmatic registration or login and wrapping the login form; nothing read forbids reading the website.", "RDAP gives tiingo.com a registration date of 4 March 2011 at GoDaddy.", "/.well-known/security.txt on www.tiingo.com redirects (301) and api.tiingo.com returns 404, so none.", "The status page is Instatus at status.tiingo.com, named in llms.txt with uptime.tiingo.com as an audited uptime page." ], "score": 86 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/tiingo.json", "live": { "slug": "tiingo", "probe": { "target": "https://api.tiingo.com", "method": "get", "lastAt": "2026-11-04T20:05:30.255404738Z", "lastOk": true, "lastStatus": 200, "lastMs": 523, "authRequired": false, "uptime24h": 100, "uptime30d": 100, "p50ms24h": 494, "p95ms24h": 587, "samples24h": 48, "samples30d": 48, "days": [ { "date": "2026-11-04", "probes": 48, "ok": 48 } ] }, "vendorStatus": { "page": "https://status.tiingo.com", "indicator": "unknown", "summary": "no machine-readable status found", "checkedAt": "2026-11-04T15:32:39.454553229Z" }, "securityTxt": { "url": "https://tiingo.com/.well-known/security.txt", "state": "none", "checkedAt": "2026-11-04T15:54:24.456607715Z" }, "updatedAt": "2026-11-04T20:05:30.255404738Z" } }, "edges": [ { "by": 32, "category": "schema", "leads": "benzinga", "name": "Schema \u0026 documentation", "reasons": { "a": "The docs are generated from 11 OpenAPI 3 specs in the public Benzinga/benzinga-docs repository, 80 operations, and the raw YAML is linked from the welcome page (25). llms.txt and a Markdown twin of every page (10). Operations carry a summary and a sentence or two on scope, with little on when not to use a call (12 of 20). Typed query parameters with enums on the calendar (50) and news (9) specs, and the token as a query parameter (10 of 15). Examples on most operations, but the error responses in the specs are thin, 400, 499 and 500 on news, with the 401 and 404 bodies shown only as examples (9 of 15). Versioned paths (/api/v2) and three changelog pages that are empty templates (5 of 15). Total 71.", "b": "No OpenAPI document or MCP server was found (0 of 25). llms.txt and llms-full.txt are served, with product routing and licence notes (10). Each documentation page states the endpoint's purpose and timing, such as prices after 5.30 pm ET with corrections to 8 pm, with little on when not to use it (12 of 20). Parameters and response fields are tabled with names and meanings, but types, defaults and allowed values are partly in prose (8 of 15). Examples in Python, Node and PHP on every page; no error responses documented (7 of 15). A changelog dated by entry since 2017 and a one-year support commitment after breaking changes, with no version in the path (12 of 15). 0 + 10 + 12 + 8 + 7 + 12 = 39." }, "scores": { "a": 71, "b": 39 } }, { "by": 30, "category": "payments", "leads": "tiingo", "name": "Payments \u0026 pricing", "reasons": { "a": "No x402, MPP or L402 (0). No prices are published anywhere we could read; the docs say to email or call licensing and the APIs page on www.benzinga.com answered 403 (0). The FAQ says a trial or sandbox is often available, with no terms, length or card condition, and the registration page was unread (0). A person registers in a browser or by email (0). Total 0, with pricing and registration recorded as unchecked.", "b": "No x402, MPP or L402 (0). Two plan prices public without login, $0 and $30 a month, sold by requests an hour and a day rather than per call; fundamentals and commercial licences by email (10). A free Starter plan at 1,000 requests a day with no card requirement stated (20). The token comes from a browser signup, and the developer programme forbids programmatic registration (0). 0 + 10 + 20 + 0 = 30." }, "scores": { "a": 0, "b": 30 } }, { "by": 13, "category": "transparency", "leads": "tiingo", "name": "Transparency \u0026 trust", "reasons": { "a": "A closed service whose terms could not be read, since www.benzinga.com answered 403; the docs footer links them (8 of 30). The privacy policy was unread for the same reason, and the docs say nothing about retention (0 of 30, unchecked). No deprecation policy or dated notices; the changelog pages are empty (0 of 20). The architecture page says the platform runs on Amazon Web Services with Kong Gateway, with no subprocessor list or data location statement (5 of 20). Total 13.", "b": "A closed service whose terms sit on app.tiingo.com, which answered 403 to every request, so they were not read; the pricing and documentation pages define internal, commercial and redistribution licences (8 of 30). The privacy policy is on the same host and was not read (0 of 30). The developer programme commits to a year of continued support after a breaking change, with changes posted in the changelog and emailed to registered developers, and the changelog's 9 October 2026 entry describes a changed default for prevClose (16 of 20). Equinix hosting is named on the about page, with no processor list or data location (4 of 20). 8 + 0 + 16 + 4 = 28." }, "scores": { "a": 44, "b": 57 } }, { "by": 9, "category": "ergonomics", "leads": "benzinga", "name": "Agent ergonomics", "reasons": { "a": "`displayOutput` of headline, abstract or full sizes a news response, and `pageSize` runs to 100 (18 of 25). `page` and `pageSize`, ticker, channel, date and `updatedSince` filters, with a 10,000-item cap per query that the docs explain how to work round (18 of 20). Error bodies carry a code, an id and a message in the examples, but an unknown node ID returns 200 with an empty array and the spec's response list doesn't match the examples (10 of 20). Every data call is a read, with no safe-retry guidance; the webhook API registers endpoints (12 of 20). Few required parameters, but the Python client is from 2021, the JavaScript client from 2023 and the docs' SDK page is template text (7 of 15). Total 65.", "b": "`startDate`, `endDate`, `resampleFreq`, `format=csv` and column selection on some endpoints size responses; no field selection on end-of-day prices (15 of 25). Date ranges throughout and limit and offset on news, no cursor (15 of 20). Errors are undocumented; a missing token answered 403 with a JSON `detail` field in our one test call (3 of 20). Every call is a read (16 of 20). Few required parameters, but no official SDK; the docs point to third-party packages (7 of 15). 15 + 15 + 3 + 16 + 7 = 56." }, "scores": { "a": 65, "b": 56 } }, { "by": 6, "category": "maintenance", "leads": "benzinga", "name": "Maintenance \u0026 community", "reasons": { "a": "The docs repository had commits on 2 and 3 November 2026 moving OpenAPI specs from GitLab, and the robots.txt is versioned 11 September 2026 (30). Eight commit days between 23 October and 3 November 2026, all spec transfers, with no dated changelog entry anywhere (12 of 20). Support is licensing@benzinga.com, partners@benzinga.com and a phone line, with a status page; GitHub issue responsiveness was not read (6 of 15). The Python client's last PyPI release is 1.21 of 8 February 2021 and the JavaScript client was last pushed in July 2023, so no current official SDK (5 of 15). The Python client repository was pushed in March 2026 with no release; CI not checked (3 of 10). Total 56.", "b": "Read as a closed service. The changelog's newest entry is 9 October 2026 (30). Entries dated 9 October and 8 September 2026 fall in the last 90 days, with 21 July just outside, and the status page adds a maintenance window on 28 September (12 of 20). A dated changelog, a support address and a blog, with the developer programme promising priority email support (8 of 15). No official SDK (0 of 15). No package to assess (0 of 10). 30 + 12 + 8 + 0 + 0 = 50." }, "scores": { "a": 56, "b": 50 } } ], "facts": [ { "a": "HTTP API", "b": "HTTP API", "name": "Kind" }, { "a": "Benzinga", "b": "Tiingo Inc.", "name": "Vendor" }, { "a": "https://api.benzinga.com", "b": "https://api.tiingo.com", "name": "Hosted endpoint" }, { "a": "HTTP", "b": "HTTP, websocket", "name": "Transports" }, { "a": "API key", "b": "API key", "name": "Auth" }, { "a": "Paid", "b": "Freemium", "name": "Pricing" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "x402" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "Read-only variant documented" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "yes", "name": "llms.txt" }, { "a": "2026-11-03", "b": "2026-10-09", "name": "Last release" }, { "a": "couldn't be read", "b": "couldn't be read", "name": "Terms last updated" }, { "a": "couldn't be read", "b": "2026-02-18", "name": "Privacy policy last updated" }, { "a": "couldn't be read", "b": "couldn't be read", "name": "Customer content may train models" }, { "a": "couldn't be read", "b": "couldn't be read", "name": "Terms restrict automated access" }, { "a": "couldn't be read", "b": "couldn't be read", "name": "Terms restrict benchmarking" }, { "a": "couldn't be read", "b": "couldn't be read", "name": "Terms or service can change without notice" }, { "a": "couldn't be read", "b": "couldn't be read", "name": "Arbitration or class-action waiver" }, { "a": "34 stars", "b": "none", "name": "Popularity" } ], "faq": [ { "answer": "Benzinga scores 49.2 (D) on agent readiness against Tiingo's 46.2 (D), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Tiingo leads on payments \u0026 pricing and transparency \u0026 trust.", "question": "Which is better for AI agents, Benzinga or Tiingo?" }, { "answer": "Both need an API key.", "question": "Do Benzinga and Tiingo need an API key?" }, { "answer": "Yes. Benzinga has a hosted endpoint at https://api.benzinga.com and Tiingo at https://api.tiingo.com.", "question": "Can an agent call Benzinga and Tiingo without installing anything?" } ], "goodFor": [ { "aheadOn": [ "Schema \u0026 documentation, 71 against 39", "Agent ergonomics, 65 against 56", "Maintenance \u0026 community, 56 against 50" ], "also": null, "goodFor": "A licensed firm's agent that needs Benzinga's own newswire, calendars, analyst ratings and transcripts as structured data with deltas.", "slug": "benzinga", "watchFor": "The API token is sent only as the `token` query parameter, with no header option, scopes or rotation found" }, { "aheadOn": [ "Payments \u0026 pricing, 30 against 0", "Transparency \u0026 trust, 57 against 44" ], "also": null, "goodFor": "Agents that need clean US end-of-day composites with dividend and split adjustments, fund fees and news on a cheap plan, and anyone who values a long changelog.", "slug": "tiingo", "watchFor": "The connecting guide 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"tiingo": 39, "weight": 13 }, { "benzinga": 65, "by": 9, "edge": "benzinga", "key": "ergonomics", "name": "Agent ergonomics", "tiingo": 56, "weight": 13 }, { "benzinga": 36, "by": 4, "edge": "benzinga", "key": "security", "name": "Security \u0026 auth", "tiingo": 32, "weight": 14 }, { "benzinga": 0, "by": 30, "edge": "tiingo", "key": "payments", "name": "Payments \u0026 pricing", "tiingo": 30, "weight": 10 }, { "key": "tasks", "name": "Task success", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "benzinga": 56, "by": 6, "edge": "benzinga", "key": "maintenance", "name": "Maintenance \u0026 community", "tiingo": 50, "weight": 7 }, { "benzinga": 44, "by": 13, "edge": "tiingo", "key": "transparency", "name": "Transparency \u0026 trust", "tiingo": 57, "weight": 7 } ], "summary": "Benzinga scores 49.2 (D) on agent readiness against Tiingo's 46.2 (D), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Tiingo leads on payments \u0026 pricing and transparency \u0026 trust. Both do market news.", "tasks": null, "tutorials": [], "verdicts": { "benzinga": "Benzinga's news, calendar and transcript APIs are documented from 11 public OpenAPI specs with an llms.txt and a Statuspage. The token travels in the query string, no prices or rate limit numbers are published, the Python client was last released in February 2021, and the vendor's main site refused our reader, so its terms and privacy policy are unread.", "tiingo": "A dated changelog since 2017, a one-year support commitment after breaking changes, an Instatus status page and a free token at 1,000 requests a day. The token is documented in the URL, no OpenAPI document, error reference, SDK or MCP server exists, and the terms and privacy policy sit on a host that refused our reader." } }, "kind": "anchor.page", "links": { "api": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json", "html": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/benzinga-vs-tiingo", "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/benzinga-vs-tiingo.json", "llms": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt", "markdown": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/benzinga-vs-tiingo.md", "mcp": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp", "slim": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/benzinga-vs-tiingo.min.md" }, "markdown": "Benzinga scores 49.2 (D) on agent readiness against Tiingo's 46.2 (D), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Tiingo leads on payments \u0026 pricing and transparency \u0026 trust. Both do market news.\n\n- Benzinga: grade D, 49.2/100, rank #1043 of 1349. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/benzinga.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/benzinga.json\n- Tiingo: grade D, 46.2/100, rank #1118 of 1349. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/tiingo.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/tiingo.json\n- Best financial market data APIs for AI agents: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/market-data/index.md\n- All 55 markets comparisons: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/market-data/index.md\n\n## Which one, for what\n\n### Benzinga (D)\n\nGood for: A licensed firm's agent that needs Benzinga's own newswire, calendars, analyst ratings and transcripts as structured data with deltas.\n\nAhead on:\n- Schema \u0026 documentation, 71 against 39\n- Agent ergonomics, 65 against 56\n- Maintenance \u0026 community, 56 against 50\n\nWatch for: The API token is sent only as the `token` query parameter, with no header option, scopes or rotation found\n\n### Tiingo (D)\n\nGood for: Agents that need clean US end-of-day composites with dividend and split adjustments, fund fees and news on a cheap plan, and anyone who values a long changelog.\n\nAhead on:\n- Payments \u0026 pricing, 30 against 0\n- Transparency \u0026 trust, 57 against 44\n\nWatch for: The connecting guide documents the token as `?token=` in the URL alongside the header\n\n\n## Why the edge\n\n### Schema \u0026 documentation: Benzinga +32\n\n- Benzinga (71): The docs are generated from 11 OpenAPI 3 specs in the public Benzinga/benzinga-docs repository, 80 operations, and the raw YAML is linked from the welcome page (25). llms.txt and a Markdown twin of every page (10). Operations carry a summary and a sentence or two on scope, with little on when not to use a call (12 of 20). Typed query parameters with enums on the calendar (50) and news (9) specs, and the token as a query parameter (10 of 15). Examples on most operations, but the error responses in the specs are thin, 400, 499 and 500 on news, with the 401 and 404 bodies shown only as examples (9 of 15). Versioned paths (/api/v2) and three changelog pages that are empty templates (5 of 15). Total 71.\n- Tiingo (39): No OpenAPI document or MCP server was found (0 of 25). llms.txt and llms-full.txt are served, with product routing and licence notes (10). Each documentation page states the endpoint's purpose and timing, such as prices after 5.30 pm ET with corrections to 8 pm, with little on when not to use it (12 of 20). Parameters and response fields are tabled with names and meanings, but types, defaults and allowed values are partly in prose (8 of 15). Examples in Python, Node and PHP on every page; no error responses documented (7 of 15). A changelog dated by entry since 2017 and a one-year support commitment after breaking changes, with no version in the path (12 of 15). 0 + 10 + 12 + 8 + 7 + 12 = 39.\n\n### Payments \u0026 pricing: Tiingo +30\n\n- Benzinga (0): No x402, MPP or L402 (0). No prices are published anywhere we could read; the docs say to email or call licensing and the APIs page on www.benzinga.com answered 403 (0). The FAQ says a trial or sandbox is often available, with no terms, length or card condition, and the registration page was unread (0). A person registers in a browser or by email (0). Total 0, with pricing and registration recorded as unchecked.\n- Tiingo (30): No x402, MPP or L402 (0). Two plan prices public without login, $0 and $30 a month, sold by requests an hour and a day rather than per call; fundamentals and commercial licences by email (10). A free Starter plan at 1,000 requests a day with no card requirement stated (20). The token comes from a browser signup, and the developer programme forbids programmatic registration (0). 0 + 10 + 20 + 0 = 30.\n\n### Transparency \u0026 trust: Tiingo +13\n\n- Benzinga (44): A closed service whose terms could not be read, since www.benzinga.com answered 403; the docs footer links them (8 of 30). The privacy policy was unread for the same reason, and the docs say nothing about retention (0 of 30, unchecked). No deprecation policy or dated notices; the changelog pages are empty (0 of 20). The architecture page says the platform runs on Amazon Web Services with Kong Gateway, with no subprocessor list or data location statement (5 of 20). Total 13.\n- Tiingo (57): A closed service whose terms sit on app.tiingo.com, which answered 403 to every request, so they were not read; the pricing and documentation pages define internal, commercial and redistribution licences (8 of 30). The privacy policy is on the same host and was not read (0 of 30). The developer programme commits to a year of continued support after a breaking change, with changes posted in the changelog and emailed to registered developers, and the changelog's 9 October 2026 entry describes a changed default for prevClose (16 of 20). Equinix hosting is named on the about page, with no processor list or data location (4 of 20). 8 + 0 + 16 + 4 = 28.\n\n### Agent ergonomics: Benzinga +9\n\n- Benzinga (65): `displayOutput` of headline, abstract or full sizes a news response, and `pageSize` runs to 100 (18 of 25). `page` and `pageSize`, ticker, channel, date and `updatedSince` filters, with a 10,000-item cap per query that the docs explain how to work round (18 of 20). Error bodies carry a code, an id and a message in the examples, but an unknown node ID returns 200 with an empty array and the spec's response list doesn't match the examples (10 of 20). Every data call is a read, with no safe-retry guidance; the webhook API registers endpoints (12 of 20). Few required parameters, but the Python client is from 2021, the JavaScript client from 2023 and the docs' SDK page is template text (7 of 15). Total 65.\n- Tiingo (56): `startDate`, `endDate`, `resampleFreq`, `format=csv` and column selection on some endpoints size responses; no field selection on end-of-day prices (15 of 25). Date ranges throughout and limit and offset on news, no cursor (15 of 20). Errors are undocumented; a missing token answered 403 with a JSON `detail` field in our one test call (3 of 20). Every call is a read (16 of 20). Few required parameters, but no official SDK; the docs point to third-party packages (7 of 15). 15 + 15 + 3 + 16 + 7 = 56.\n\n### Maintenance \u0026 community: Benzinga +6\n\n- Benzinga (56): The docs repository had commits on 2 and 3 November 2026 moving OpenAPI specs from GitLab, and the robots.txt is versioned 11 September 2026 (30). Eight commit days between 23 October and 3 November 2026, all spec transfers, with no dated changelog entry anywhere (12 of 20). Support is licensing@benzinga.com, partners@benzinga.com and a phone line, with a status page; GitHub issue responsiveness was not read (6 of 15). The Python client's last PyPI release is 1.21 of 8 February 2021 and the JavaScript client was last pushed in July 2023, so no current official SDK (5 of 15). The Python client repository was pushed in March 2026 with no release; CI not checked (3 of 10). Total 56.\n- Tiingo (50): Read as a closed service. The changelog's newest entry is 9 October 2026 (30). Entries dated 9 October and 8 September 2026 fall in the last 90 days, with 21 July just outside, and the status page adds a maintenance window on 28 September (12 of 20). A dated changelog, a support address and a blog, with the developer programme promising priority email support (8 of 15). No official SDK (0 of 15). No package to assess (0 of 10). 30 + 12 + 8 + 0 + 0 = 50.\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Benzinga | Tiingo | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 60 | 60 | even |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 71 | 39 | Benzinga +32 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 65 | 56 | Benzinga +9 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 36 | 32 | Benzinga +4 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 0 | 30 | Tiingo +30 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 56 | 50 | Benzinga +6 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 44 | 57 | Tiingo +13 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **49.2 · D** | **46.2 · D** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Benzinga | Tiingo |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | HTTP API | HTTP API |\n| Vendor | Benzinga | Tiingo Inc. |\n| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.benzinga.com` | `https://api.tiingo.com` |\n| Transports | HTTP | HTTP, websocket |\n| Auth | API key | API key |\n| Pricing | Paid | Freemium |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | no |\n| llms.txt | yes | yes |\n| Last release | 2026-11-03 | 2026-10-09 |\n| Terms last updated | couldn't be read | couldn't be read |\n| Privacy policy last updated | couldn't be read | 2026-02-18 |\n| Customer content may train models | couldn't be read | couldn't be read |\n| Terms restrict automated access | couldn't be read | couldn't be read |\n| Terms restrict benchmarking | couldn't be read | couldn't be read |\n| Terms or service can change without notice | couldn't be read | couldn't be read |\n| Arbitration or class-action waiver | couldn't be read | couldn't be read |\n| Popularity | 34 stars | none |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**Benzinga.** Benzinga's news, calendar and transcript APIs are documented from 11 public OpenAPI specs with an llms.txt and a Statuspage. The token travels in the query string, no prices or rate limit numbers are published, the Python client was last released in February 2021, and the vendor's main site refused our reader, so its terms and privacy policy are unread.\n\n**Tiingo.** A dated changelog since 2017, a one-year support commitment after breaking changes, an Instatus status page and a free token at 1,000 requests a day. The token is documented in the URL, no OpenAPI document, error reference, SDK or MCP server exists, and the terms and privacy policy sit on a host that refused our reader.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### Benzinga\n\n1. Keep the token out of logs; it can only travel as `?token=`, so strip query strings before recording request URLs\n2. Page through news with `page` and `pageSize` (max 100) and narrow by `tickers`, `dateFrom` or `channels`; a query can't pass 10,000 items\n3. Poll with `updatedSince` (news) or `parameters[updated]` (calendar, signals) rather than re-reading history\n4. An unknown or unentitled news node ID returns 200 with an empty array, not 404; treat empty as not found\n5. Don't plan on a free key; access starts with licensing@benzinga.com and a contract\n\n### Tiingo\n\n1. Send the token as `Authorization: Token \u003ctoken\u003e`, not as `?token=` in the URL\n2. Ask for `format=csv` on large price pulls; the docs say CSV is 4 to 5 times faster than JSON, and bandwidth counts against the monthly cap\n3. Count requests an hour and a day, not per second; 50 an hour on Starter, 10,000 on Power, reset on the hour and at midnight ET\n4. Expect 403 `{\"detail\":\"Please supply a token\"}` without a token; other error shapes are undocumented, so log the body\n5. Use dashes in share classes (BRK-A), and fetch supported_tickers.zip rather than guessing symbols\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which is better for AI agents, Benzinga or Tiingo?\n\nBenzinga scores 49.2 (D) on agent readiness against Tiingo's 46.2 (D), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Tiingo leads on payments \u0026 pricing and transparency \u0026 trust.\n\n### Do Benzinga and Tiingo need an API key?\n\nBoth need an API key.\n\n### Can an agent call Benzinga and Tiingo without installing anything?\n\nYes. Benzinga has a hosted endpoint at https://api.benzinga.com and Tiingo at https://api.tiingo.com.\n\n\n## For agents\n\n- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/benzinga-vs-tiingo.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/benzinga-vs-tiingo.min.md\n- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {\"a\": \"benzinga\", \"b\": \"tiingo\"}`. 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