{ "data": { "a": { "slug": "clay", "name": "Clay", "vendor": "Clay Labs Inc.", "vendorUrl": "https://www.clay.com", "kind": "http-api", "category": "lead-data", "summary": "Clay is a go-to-market data and automation platform that searches its own database of companies and people and runs enrichment across 150+ data providers. Agents use it through the Public API v0, the clay CLI and a coding-agent plugin.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/clay", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/clay.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/clay.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/clay.json", "repo": "https://github.com/clay-run/agent-plugins", "license": "Proprietary service under the Clay Terms of Service. The agent plugin repository carries no licence file", "transports": [ "http" ], "remoteUrl": "https://api.clay.com/public/v0", "packages": [], "auth": "mixed", "authNotes": "The Public API takes a personal API key in the clay-api-key header, tied to a Clay user and their workspace access, created in the app, with the CLI (clay api-keys create) or by an agent through the plugin. The CLI signs in with OAuth in a browser or with a device code (clay login --device), one workspace per sign-in. Custom functions need API or MCP access switched on per function (https://developers.clay.com/public-api/authentication).", "pricing": "freemium", "pricingNotes": "Free plan with 100 data credits and 500 actions a month. Launch from $167 a month and Growth from $446 a month on the plan cards, while the FAQ on the same page says $185 and $495. Data credits start at $0.05 and actions at under a cent. Failed enrichments aren't charged. The FAQ lists Clay API access under Enterprise, while the developer docs give search limits for Free, Trial and paid plans (https://www.clay.com/pricing, https://developers.clay.com/searches, checked 2026-10-14).", "priceSummary": "$0.05 / credit", "where": "hosted", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 in the developer docs, the OpenAPI spec or the pricing page (checked 2026-10-14).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": null, "npmWeekly": null, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-10-14" }, "docsUrl": "https://developers.clay.com", "llmsTxt": "https://developers.clay.com/llms.txt", "openapi": "https://developers.clay.com/openapi.json", "capabilities": [ "lead.search", "lead.enrichment", "email.finder", "data.company" ], "tags": [ "hosted", "freemium", "api-key", "openapi", "llms-txt", "cli", "closed-source", "lead-search", "enrichment", "soc2", "webhooks" ], "lastRelease": "2026-10-06", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 57.7, "grade": "C", "agentReady": false, "rank": 633, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 1076, "categoryRank": 8, "methodology": "0.4", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 66, "maintenance": 75, "payments": 30, "reliability": 45, "schema": 84, "security": 48, "transparency": 64 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-14" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "A documented Public API with an OpenAPI spec, llms.txt and plan-capped search, plus a JSON-first CLI released several times a fortnight, give agents Clay's people search and multi-provider enrichment. Keys have no scopes, the Claude Code plugin auto-approves most CLI calls, and the privacy policy dates from 2020.", "bestFor": "Agents building prospect lists and enriching contacts or accounts through many providers at once.", "strengths": [ "Public OpenAPI spec, llms.txt and Markdown copies of the docs", "Search and enrichment across Clay's database and 150+ providers through one API", "Failed enrichments use no credits or actions", "CLI with JSON output and typed exit codes, released five times between 25 September and 6 October 2026", "Valid security.txt and SOC 2 Type II listed" ], "weaknesses": [ "API keys carry no scopes and act with the user's workspace access", "The Claude Code plugin auto-approves most clay CLI commands, including ones that spend credits", "No request-rate number published, and error bodies have no stable codes", "Privacy policy dated September 2020 with no retention periods", "Pricing page gives two different prices for Launch and Growth, and says API access is Enterprise" ], "agentNotes": [ "Fetch GET /search/query-mode/reference before writing a search query", "Poll routine results until a terminal 200, since 202 means still running", "Expect HTTP 402 when a plan's search cap is hit, and tell the user the reset date", "Check GET /credits/balance before large batch runs", "Ask the user before enabling the plugin's auto-approve hook in a shared workspace" ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 0, "avgRating": 0, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "C", "methodology": "0.4", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 57.7 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 66, "maintenance": 75, "payments": 30, "reliability": 45, "schema": 84, "security": 48, "transparency": 28 }, "provenanceScore": 99 }, "connect": { "http": "curl https://api.clay.com/public/v0/me \\\n -H \"clay-api-key: $CLAY_PUBLIC_API_KEY\"", "claudeCode": "Set up the Clay plugin by following the steps in https://github.com/clay-run/agent-plugins" }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/lead.search", "tool": "https://letme.dev/clay" }, "area": "web-data", "unitPrices": [ { "item": "Data credit", "unit": "credit", "usd": 0.05, "note": "Starting price per the pricing FAQ. Used when buying data from Clay's providers. Cheaper at volume" }, { "item": "Launch plan", "unit": "month", "usd": 167, "note": "Plan card headline. The FAQ says from $185 a month" } ], "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Clay Labs Inc.", "domain": "clay.com", "domainRegistered": "1992-11-13", "endpointOnVendorDomain": true, "terms": "https://www.clay.com/terms-of-service", "privacy": "https://www.clay.com/privacy", "statusPage": "https://status.clay.com", "changelog": "https://www.clay.com/changelog", "securityTxt": "valid", "checked": "2026-10-14", "notes": [ "The terms (last updated 23 May 2024) name Clay Labs Inc. with New York law. The privacy policy is dated 11 September 2020.", "clay.com/.well-known/security.txt names security@clay.com and trust.clay.com, expiring 2027-07-31.", "status.clay.com answered with a bot check to both curl and WebFetch, so its components and history weren't read.", "The API answers at api.clay.com and the docs at developers.clay.com.", "RDAP gives clay.com a registration date of 1992-11-13." ], "score": 99 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/clay.json", "live": { "slug": "clay", "probe": { "target": "https://api.clay.com/public/v0", "method": "get", "lastAt": "2026-10-14T09:41:46.249843895Z", "lastOk": true, "lastStatus": 401, "lastMs": 152, "lastNote": "asks for credentials", "authRequired": true, "uptime24h": 100, "uptime30d": 100, "p50ms24h": 149, "p95ms24h": 229, "samples24h": 17, "samples30d": 17, "days": [ { "date": "2026-10-14", "probes": 17, "ok": 17 } ] }, "vendorStatus": { "page": "https://status.clay.com", "indicator": "unknown", "summary": "no machine-readable status found", "checkedAt": "2026-10-14T08:52:50.29728454Z" }, "updatedAt": "2026-10-14T09:41:46.249843895Z" } }, "answer": "Clay scores 57.7 (C) on agent readiness against Clearbit's 13.5 (F), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories.", "b": { "slug": "clearbit", "name": "Clearbit", "vendor": "HubSpot, Inc.", "vendorUrl": "https://clearbit.com", "kind": "http-api", "category": "lead-data", "summary": "Clearbit is a B2B data provider for company, contact and IP intelligence, acquired by HubSpot. It still runs enrichment, reveal and prospecting APIs for existing customers, and HubSpot's Breeze Intelligence carries its data for new buyers.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/clearbit", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/clearbit.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/clearbit.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/clearbit.json", "license": "Proprietary service under the Clearbit Terms of Service (30 May 2025), provided by HubSpot, Inc. under the Clearbit brand", "transports": [ "http" ], "packages": [], "auth": "api-key", "authNotes": "API access is for existing Clearbit customers through their dashboard, and dashboard.clearbit.com/docs redirects to a login. The home page links only to a customer login, with no sign-up for new customers (checked 2026-10-14).", "pricing": "paid", "pricingNotes": "No public prices. clearbit.com/pricing redirects to the home page. The free tools (Free Clearbit Platform, Weekly Visitor Report, Clearbit Connect, TAM Calculator and the free Slack integration) were discontinued on 30 April 2025, and the free Logo API was shut down on 8 December 2025 (https://clearbit.com/changelog, checked 2026-10-14).", "priceSummary": "Paid", "where": "local", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 on the public Clearbit pages (checked 2026-10-14).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": null, "npmWeekly": null, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-10-14" }, "capabilities": [ "lead.enrichment", "data.company" ], "tags": [ "hosted", "not-for-agents", "sales-led", "closed-source", "enrichment", "status-page", "soc2" ], "lastRelease": "2025-12-08", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 13.5, "grade": "F", "agentReady": false, "rank": 1056, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 1076, "categoryRank": 19, "methodology": "0.4", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 0, "maintenance": 4, "payments": 0, "reliability": 30, "schema": 0, "security": 8, "transparency": 66 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-14" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "There is no public API or MCP server an outside agent can call today. Clearbit's APIs still run for existing customers behind a login, and its free tools and Logo API were retired in 2025. HubSpot's Breeze Intelligence is the route for new buyers, through HubSpot rather than Clearbit.", "bestFor": "Only for teams that already hold a Clearbit contract.", "strengths": [ "Public status page with 22 components and incident history", "Dated sunset notices with months of warning, such as the Logo API", "Privacy policy updated 31 August 2026 and a sub-processor page with locations" ], "weaknesses": [ "No public API or MCP server an outside agent can call", "No sign-up or public prices, and the home page links only to a customer login", "Free tools retired on 30 April 2025 and the Logo API after 8 December 2025", "No security.txt, and the help centre sits behind a bot check" ], "agentNotes": [ "Don't plan to call Clearbit. Hand the task to a person with an existing Clearbit account, or use HubSpot's Breeze Intelligence through HubSpot", "Replace logo.clearbit.com links, which stopped working after 8 December 2025" ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 0, "avgRating": 0, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "F", "methodology": "0.4", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 13.5 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 0, "maintenance": 4, "payments": 0, "reliability": 30, "schema": 0, "security": 8, "transparency": 61 }, "provenanceScore": 71 }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/lead.enrichment", "tool": "https://letme.dev/clearbit" }, "area": "web-data", "provenance": { "legalEntity": "HubSpot, Inc.", "domain": "clearbit.com", "domainRegistered": "", "endpointOnVendorDomain": true, "terms": "https://clearbit.com/legal", "privacy": "https://clearbit.com/privacy-policy", "statusPage": "https://status.clearbit.com", "changelog": "https://clearbit.com/changelog", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-10-14", "notes": [ "The terms were last updated on 30 May 2025 and the privacy policy on 31 August 2026. Both name HubSpot, Inc. under its Clearbit brand.", "clearbit.com/.well-known/security.txt answers with an HTML page, not a security.txt file.", "help.clearbit.com answered with a Cloudflare bot check, so its article on buying Clearbit wasn't read. A search result quoted it as saying new standalone subscriptions are no longer offered, which we couldn't confirm first-hand.", "status.clearbit.com is an Atlassian Statuspage (clearbit.statuspage.io).", "No RDAP lookup was made for clearbit.com." ], "score": 71 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/clearbit.json", "live": { "slug": "clearbit", "vendorStatus": { "page": "https://status.clearbit.com", "indicator": "none", "summary": "All Systems Operational", "checkedAt": "2026-10-14T09:38:56.324557038Z" }, "updatedAt": "2026-10-14T09:38:56.324557038Z" } }, "facts": [ { "a": "HTTP API", "b": "HTTP API", "name": "Kind" }, { "a": "Clay Labs Inc.", "b": "HubSpot, Inc.", "name": "Vendor" }, { "a": "https://api.clay.com/public/v0", "b": "no (local only)", "name": "Hosted endpoint" }, { "a": "HTTP", "b": "HTTP", "name": "Transports" }, { "a": "OAuth or key", "b": "API key", "name": "Auth" }, { "a": "Freemium", "b": "Paid", "name": "Pricing" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "x402" }, { "a": "Proprietary service under the Clay Terms of Service. The agent plugin repository carries no licence file", "b": "Proprietary service under the Clearbit Terms of Service (30 May 2025), provided by HubSpot, Inc. under the Clearbit brand", "name": "Licence" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "Read-only variant documented" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "no", "name": "llms.txt" }, { "a": "2026-10-06", "b": "2025-12-08", "name": "Last release" }, { "a": "2024-05-23", "b": "2025-05-30", "name": "Terms last updated" }, { "a": "2020-09-11", "b": "2026-08-31", "name": "Privacy policy last updated" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "yes", "name": "Customer content may train models" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "not found in the text", "name": "Terms restrict automated access" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "not found in the text", "name": "Terms restrict benchmarking" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "not found in the text", "name": "Terms or service can change without notice" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "not found in the text", "name": "Arbitration or class-action waiver" } ], "faq": [ { "answer": "Clay scores 57.7 (C) on agent readiness against Clearbit's 13.5 (F), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories.", "question": "Which is better for AI agents, Clay or Clearbit?" }, { "answer": "Clay takes an API key or an OAuth sign-in. Clearbit needs an API key.", "question": "Do Clay and Clearbit need an API key?" }, { "answer": "Clay has a hosted endpoint at https://api.clay.com/public/v0. No hosted endpoint is listed for Clearbit.", "question": "Can an agent call Clay and Clearbit without installing anything?" } ], "goodFor": [ { "aheadOn": [ "Reliability, 45 against 30", "Schema \u0026 documentation, 84 against 0", "Agent ergonomics, 66 against 0", "Security \u0026 auth, 48 against 8", "Payments \u0026 pricing, 30 against 0", "Maintenance \u0026 community, 75 against 4" ], "also": [ "A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install" ], "goodFor": "Agents building prospect lists and enriching contacts or accounts through many providers at once.", "slug": "clay", "watchFor": "API keys carry no scopes and act with the user's workspace access" }, { "aheadOn": null, "also": null, "goodFor": "Only for teams that already hold a Clearbit contract.", "slug": "clearbit", "watchFor": "No public API or MCP server an outside agent can call" } ], "job": { "capability": "lead.enrichment", "name": "Lead enrichment" }, "others": [ { "json": 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"https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/clearbit-vs-gojiberry.json", "title": "Clearbit vs Gojiberry", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/clearbit-vs-gojiberry" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/clearbit-vs-hunter.json", "title": "Clearbit vs Hunter API + MCP", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/clearbit-vs-hunter" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/clearbit-vs-leadmagic.json", "title": "Clearbit vs LeadMagic API + MCP", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/clearbit-vs-leadmagic" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/clearbit-vs-lusha.json", "title": "Clearbit vs Lusha API + MCP", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/clearbit-vs-lusha" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/clearbit-vs-people-data-labs.json", "title": "Clearbit vs People Data Labs", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/clearbit-vs-people-data-labs" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/clearbit-vs-prospeo.json", "title": "Clearbit vs Prospeo API + MCP", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/clearbit-vs-prospeo" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/clearbit-vs-rocketreach.json", "title": "Clearbit vs RocketReach API", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/clearbit-vs-rocketreach" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/clearbit-vs-zoominfo.json", "title": "Clearbit vs ZoomInfo API + MCP", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/clearbit-vs-zoominfo" } ], "scores": [ { "by": 15, "clay": 45, "clearbit": 30, "edge": "clay", "key": "reliability", "name": "Reliability", "weight": 16 }, { "key": "performance", "name": "Performance", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 84, "clay": 84, "clearbit": 0, "edge": "clay", "key": "schema", "name": "Schema \u0026 documentation", "weight": 13 }, { "by": 66, "clay": 66, "clearbit": 0, "edge": "clay", "key": "ergonomics", "name": "Agent ergonomics", "weight": 13 }, { "by": 40, "clay": 48, "clearbit": 8, "edge": "clay", "key": "security", "name": "Security \u0026 auth", "weight": 14 }, { "by": 30, "clay": 30, "clearbit": 0, "edge": "clay", "key": "payments", "name": "Payments \u0026 pricing", "weight": 10 }, { "key": "tasks", "name": "Task success", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 71, "clay": 75, "clearbit": 4, "edge": "clay", "key": "maintenance", "name": "Maintenance \u0026 community", "weight": 7 }, { "by": 2, "clay": 64, "clearbit": 66, "edge": "clearbit", "key": "transparency", "name": "Transparency \u0026 trust", "weight": 7 } ], "summary": "Clay scores 57.7 (C) on agent readiness against Clearbit's 13.5 (F), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Both do lead enrichment.", "verdicts": { "clay": "A documented Public API with an OpenAPI spec, llms.txt and plan-capped search, plus a JSON-first CLI released several times a fortnight, give agents Clay's people search and multi-provider enrichment. Keys have no scopes, the Claude Code plugin auto-approves most CLI calls, and the privacy policy dates from 2020.", "clearbit": "There is no public API or MCP server an outside agent can call today. Clearbit's APIs still run for existing customers behind a login, and its free tools and Logo API were retired in 2025. HubSpot's Breeze Intelligence is the route for new buyers, through HubSpot rather than Clearbit." } }, "kind": "anchor.page", "links": { "api": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json", "html": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/clay-vs-clearbit", "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/clay-vs-clearbit.json", "llms": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt", "markdown": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/clay-vs-clearbit.md", "slim": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/clay-vs-clearbit.min.md" }, "markdown": "Clay scores 57.7 (C) on agent readiness against Clearbit's 13.5 (F), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Both do lead enrichment.\n\n- Clay: grade C, 57.7/100, rank #633 of 1076. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/clay.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/clay.json\n- Clearbit: grade F, 13.5/100, rank #1056 of 1076. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/clearbit.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/clearbit.json\n- Best lead, contact and company data APIs for AI agents: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/lead-data/index.md\n- All 171 leads comparisons: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lead-data/index.md\n\n## Which one, for what\n\n### Clay (C)\n\nGood for: Agents building prospect lists and enriching contacts or accounts through many providers at once.\n\nAhead on:\n- Reliability, 45 against 30\n- Schema \u0026 documentation, 84 against 0\n- Agent ergonomics, 66 against 0\n- Security \u0026 auth, 48 against 8\n- Payments \u0026 pricing, 30 against 0\n- Maintenance \u0026 community, 75 against 4\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install\n\nWatch for: API keys carry no scopes and act with the user's workspace access\n\n### Clearbit (F)\n\nGood for: Only for teams that already hold a Clearbit contract.\n\nWatch for: No public API or MCP server an outside agent can call\n\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Clay | Clearbit | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 45 | 30 | Clay +15 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 84 | 0 | Clay +84 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 66 | 0 | Clay +66 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 48 | 8 | Clay +40 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 30 | 0 | Clay +30 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 75 | 4 | Clay +71 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 64 | 66 | Clearbit +2 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **57.7 · C** | **13.5 · F** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Clay | Clearbit |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | HTTP API | HTTP API |\n| Vendor | Clay Labs Inc. | HubSpot, Inc. |\n| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.clay.com/public/v0` | no (local only) |\n| Transports | HTTP | HTTP |\n| Auth | OAuth or key | API key |\n| Pricing | Freemium | Paid |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | Proprietary service under the Clay Terms of Service. The agent plugin repository carries no licence file | Proprietary service under the Clearbit Terms of Service (30 May 2025), provided by HubSpot, Inc. under the Clearbit brand |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | no |\n| llms.txt | yes | no |\n| Last release | 2026-10-06 | 2025-12-08 |\n| Terms last updated | 2024-05-23 | 2025-05-30 |\n| Privacy policy last updated | 2020-09-11 | 2026-08-31 |\n| Customer content may train models | not found in the text | yes |\n| Terms restrict automated access | not found in the text | not found in the text |\n| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text | not found in the text |\n| Terms or service can change without notice | not found in the text | not found in the text |\n| Arbitration or class-action waiver | yes | not found in the text |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**Clay.** A documented Public API with an OpenAPI spec, llms.txt and plan-capped search, plus a JSON-first CLI released several times a fortnight, give agents Clay's people search and multi-provider enrichment. Keys have no scopes, the Claude Code plugin auto-approves most CLI calls, and the privacy policy dates from 2020.\n\n**Clearbit.** There is no public API or MCP server an outside agent can call today. Clearbit's APIs still run for existing customers behind a login, and its free tools and Logo API were retired in 2025. HubSpot's Breeze Intelligence is the route for new buyers, through HubSpot rather than Clearbit.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### Clay\n\n1. Fetch GET /search/query-mode/reference before writing a search query\n2. Poll routine results until a terminal 200, since 202 means still running\n3. Expect HTTP 402 when a plan's search cap is hit, and tell the user the reset date\n4. Check GET /credits/balance before large batch runs\n5. Ask the user before enabling the plugin's auto-approve hook in a shared workspace\n\n### Clearbit\n\n1. Don't plan to call Clearbit. Hand the task to a person with an existing Clearbit account, or use HubSpot's Breeze Intelligence through HubSpot\n2. Replace logo.clearbit.com links, which stopped working after 8 December 2025\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which is better for AI agents, Clay or Clearbit?\n\nClay scores 57.7 (C) on agent readiness against Clearbit's 13.5 (F), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories.\n\n### Do Clay and Clearbit need an API key?\n\nClay takes an API key or an OAuth sign-in. Clearbit needs an API key.\n\n### Can an agent call Clay and Clearbit without installing anything?\n\nClay has a hosted endpoint at https://api.clay.com/public/v0. No hosted endpoint is listed for Clearbit.\n\n\n## For agents\n\n- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/clay-vs-clearbit.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/clay-vs-clearbit.min.md\n- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {\"a\": \"clay\", \"b\": \"clearbit\"}`. 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