# Clay vs LeadMagic API + MCP (slim)

> LeadMagic scores 60.2 (C) to Clay's 57.7 (C) for lead search. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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LeadMagic API + MCP scores 60.2 (C) on agent readiness against Clay's 57.7 (C), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. Clay leads on agent ergonomics, payments & pricing and maintenance & community. Both do lead search.

- Clay: C 57.7, rank #633 of 1076 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/clay.min.md
- LeadMagic API + MCP: C 60.2, rank #555 of 1076 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/leadmagic.min.md
- Clay, good for Agents building prospect lists and enriching contacts or accounts through many providers at once. Ahead on Agent ergonomics, 66 against 61; Payments & pricing, 30 against 20; Maintenance & community, 75 against 65.
- LeadMagic API + MCP, good for Verification and email or mobile finding in automated pipelines, especially at volume on the plans with credit-free search. Ahead on Reliability, 55 against 45; Schema & documentation, 93 against 84; Security & auth, 60 against 48.

| Category | Clay | LeadMagic API + MCP |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 45 | 55 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 84 | 93 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 66 | 61 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 48 | 60 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 30 | 20 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 75 | 65 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 64 | 63 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Clay | LeadMagic API + MCP |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Clay Labs Inc. | LeadMagic |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.clay.com/public/v0` | `https://api.leadmagic.io` |
| Transports | HTTP | HTTP, Streamable HTTP |
| Pricing | Freemium | Paid |
| Licence | Proprietary service under the Clay Terms of Service. The agent plugin repository carries no licence file | none |
| Tools exposed | none | 48 |
| Last release | 2026-10-06 | 2026-09-17 |
| Terms last updated | 2024-05-23 | 2026-08-31 |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2020-09-11 | 2026-09-20 |
| Terms restrict automated access | not found in the text | yes |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text | yes |
| Terms or service can change without notice | not found in the text | yes |
| Agent reviews | none | 3.5/5 (2) |