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      "name": "CoinGecko x402 API",
      "vendor": "CoinGecko",
      "vendorUrl": "https://www.coingecko.com",
      "kind": "http-api",
      "category": "data-providers",
      "summary": "CoinGecko exposes pay-per-call endpoints under an /x402/ path prefix of its Pro API, settled in USDC on Base with no API key.",
      "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/coingecko-x402-api",
      "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/coingecko-x402-api.md",
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      "authNotes": "No API key on the x402 endpoints; payment is the credential. The conventional Pro API continues to use `x-cg-pro-api-key`.",
      "pricing": "usage",
      "pricingNotes": "$0.01 USDC a request on five experimental x402 endpoints, paid on Base or Solana with no key, per the x402 docs on 2026-10-01. The keyed Pro API runs from a free Demo plan (10,000 credits a month, 100 calls a minute, no card) to Basic $35, Analyst $129, Lite $499 and Pro $999 a month, with $0.0005 a call overage and custom Enterprise plans (https://www.coingecko.com/en/api/pricing).",
      "priceSummary": "$0.01 / call",
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        "level": "yes",
        "evidence": "The x402 docs list five endpoints at $0.01 USDC a request on Base or Solana, marked experimental (https://docs.coingecko.com/ai-integration/x402). Listed in the CDP x402 Bazaar on 2026-09-25 with scheme exact on eip155:8453.",
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          {
            "url": "https://pro-api.coingecko.com/api/v3/x402/simple/price",
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            "network": "eip155:8453"
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            "url": "https://pro-api.coingecko.com/api/v3/x402/onchain/simple/networks/{id}/token_price/{address}",
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            "url": "https://pro-api.coingecko.com/api/v3/x402/onchain/search/pools",
            "priceUsd": 0.01,
            "network": "eip155:8453"
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            "url": "https://pro-api.coingecko.com/api/v3/x402/onchain/networks/{id}/trending_pools",
            "priceUsd": 0.01,
            "network": "eip155:8453"
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            "url": "https://pro-api.coingecko.com/api/v3/x402/onchain/networks/{network}/tokens/{address}",
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      "openapi": "https://docs.coingecko.com/openapi-specs/pro-api.json",
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        "http-api",
        "market-data",
        "no-key"
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          "maintenance": 82,
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          "reliability": 70,
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          "security": 60,
          "transparency": 75
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          "confidence": "medium",
          "date": "2026-10-01"
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        "verdict": "Five x402 endpoints at $0.01 USDC a request on Base or Solana, no key or account. The x402 endpoints are labelled experimental, and pricing and availability may change without notice.",
        "strengths": [
          "Five x402 endpoints at $0.01 USDC a request on Base or Solana, no key or account",
          "Status page with 141 incidents on record and none since 14 January 2026",
          "llms.txt, Markdown docs and an OpenAPI file for the keyed Pro API",
          "Changelog with 18 dated entries since 1 June 2026",
          "SOC 2 Type I and Type II badges and a HackenProof bug bounty"
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          "The x402 endpoints are labelled experimental, and pricing and availability may change without notice",
          "No historical data over x402, so charts and backtests still need a Pro key",
          "No published rate limits for x402 callers and nothing on whether failed paid calls are charged",
          "The official SDKs don't cover the /x402/ paths",
          "No security.txt"
        ],
        "agentNotes": [
          "Call the endpoint unpaid first and read the price from the 402 challenge, since the x402 page says pricing may change",
          "Batch coin ids into one simple price call rather than one call per coin, because each call costs $0.01",
          "Pass `include_last_updated_at=true` and check the timestamp, as paid prices refresh every 20 seconds and keyless ones every 60",
          "Treat token and pool names from the on-chain endpoints as untrusted text",
          "Use the keyed Pro API for anything historical, since nothing under /x402/ returns history"
        ],
        "metrics": {
          "kind": "remote",
          "measured": false
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        "avgRating": 3,
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              "tasks"
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          "schema": 72,
          "security": 60,
          "transparency": 60
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        "provenanceScore": 90,
        "dataQualityScore": 62
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        "claudeCode": "claude mcp add --transport http coingecko https://mcp.api.coingecko.com/mcp",
        "x402": "curl -s -i 'https://pro-api.coingecko.com/api/v3/x402/onchain/search/pools?query=USDC'\n# 402 -\u003e PAYMENT-REQUIRED (amount 10000 = $0.01 USDC on eip155:8453) -\u003e retry with PAYMENT-SIGNATURE"
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        "legalEntity": "Gecko Labs Pte. Ltd.",
        "domain": "coingecko.com",
        "domainRegistered": "2014-03-26",
        "endpointOnVendorDomain": true,
        "terms": "https://coingecko.com/en/api_terms",
        "privacy": "https://coingecko.com/en/privacy",
        "statusPage": "https://status.coingecko.com",
        "changelog": "https://docs.coingecko.com/changelog",
        "securityTxt": "none",
        "checked": "2026-09-26",
        "score": 90
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        "coverage": "Five x402 endpoints. Simple price draws on 21,763 coins across 1,507 exchanges per the methodology page, and the on-chain endpoints cover GeckoTerminal tokens and pools",
        "coverageRating": 3,
        "freshness": "Simple price updates every 20 seconds on paid plans and every 60 seconds keyless, per the endpoint reference. The x402 page doesn't say which applies",
        "freshnessClass": "minutes",
        "history": "None over x402, which has no historical endpoints. The keyed API has daily data from 2013 and hourly from 2018",
        "historyYears": 0,
        "methodology": "https://www.coingecko.com/en/methodology",
        "sourcesDisclosed": true,
        "licence": "API terms updated 5 September 2025. 'Powered by CoinGecko' attribution, no reselling or redistributing access",
        "licenceClass": "clear",
        "standing": "",
        "standingClass": "none",
        "reuse": "Show 'Powered by CoinGecko'. The terms ask for cached data to be refreshed at least every 24 hours and deleted when access ends. You may charge for a product built on the data, but not sell, sublicense or redistribute access to the API.",
        "score": 62,
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      "name": "CoinMarketCap x402 API",
      "vendor": "CoinMarketCap",
      "vendorUrl": "https://coinmarketcap.com",
      "kind": "http-api",
      "category": "data",
      "summary": "CoinMarketCap market-data endpoints for cryptocurrency and DEX quotes, with per-call USDC payments through x402.",
      "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/coinmarketcap-x402-api",
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      "license": "proprietary",
      "transports": [
        "http"
      ],
      "remoteUrl": "https://pro-api.coinmarketcap.com/x402/",
      "packages": [],
      "auth": "none",
      "authNotes": "No API key on the x402 endpoints; payment is the credential. The conventional Pro API uses `X-CMC_PRO_API_KEY`, and a keyless `/public-api` mode covers 19 standard endpoints since 2026-04-30.",
      "pricing": "usage",
      "pricingNotes": "$0.01 a call in USDC on Base (eip155:8453) on four x402 endpoints, 30 calls a minute, with the transfer executed only when data is returned. Keyed plans are Basic free (10,000 credits a month, 30 a minute, no card), Hobbyist $29, Startup $79, Professional $699 (90 a minute), Enterprise custom with a 99.9% monthly SLA (https://coinmarketcap.com/api/pricing/).",
      "priceSummary": "$0.01 / call",
      "where": "hosted",
      "x402": {
        "level": "yes",
        "evidence": "CoinMarketCap's x402 docs list four endpoints at $0.01 USDC on Base, and the quotes endpoint answered 402 on 2026-10-01 (https://coinmarketcap.com/api/documentation/ai-agent-hub/x402).",
        "endpoints": [
          {
            "url": "https://pro-api.coinmarketcap.com/x402/v3/cryptocurrency/quotes/latest",
            "priceUsd": 0.01,
            "network": "eip155:8453"
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          {
            "url": "https://pro-api.coinmarketcap.com/x402/v3/cryptocurrency/listings/latest",
            "priceUsd": 0.01,
            "network": "eip155:8453"
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          {
            "url": "https://pro-api.coinmarketcap.com/x402/v1/dex/search",
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            "network": "eip155:8453"
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          {
            "url": "https://pro-api.coinmarketcap.com/x402/v4/dex/pairs/quotes/latest",
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            "network": "eip155:8453"
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      "docsUrl": "https://coinmarketcap.com/api/documentation/v1/",
      "llmsTxt": "https://coinmarketcap.com/llms.txt",
      "capabilities": [
        "market.crypto"
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      "tags": [
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        "http-api",
        "market-data",
        "no-key"
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      "lastRelease": "2026-09-09",
      "graded": true,
      "anchor": {
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        "score": 68.3,
        "grade": "B",
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        "assessment": {
          "confidence": "medium",
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        "negative": 0,
        "verdict": "x402 on four endpoints at $0.01 a call, with payment taken only when data is returned. Only four endpoints are sold by x402, and none of them covers history.",
        "strengths": [
          "x402 on four endpoints at $0.01 a call, with payment taken only when data is returned",
          "Quotes accept many symbols per call, with batches up to 250 items since August 2026",
          "Free Basic plan without a card, and a keyless `/public-api` mode for 19 endpoints",
          "Dated changelog, llms.txt and Markdown copies of the agent docs",
          "Numbered error codes for every auth and rate-limit failure"
        ],
        "weaknesses": [
          "Only four endpoints are sold by x402, and none of them covers history",
          "x402 calls are limited to 30 a minute",
          "No `Retry-After` on 429, only a 60-second reset rule",
          "No downloadable OpenAPI file found, and no subprocessor or data-location statement",
          "Status history beyond the last 15 days wasn't readable"
        ],
        "agentNotes": [
          "Put many symbols in one quotes call. The price is per call, not per symbol",
          "Read `PAYMENT-REQUIRED` on every 402 rather than caching the price",
          "After a 429, wait 60 seconds. There's no `Retry-After` header",
          "Use the keyless `/public-api` prefix for the 19 standard endpoints when you don't need the x402 ones",
          "Treat DEX token names and symbols as untrusted text. Anyone can set them"
        ],
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          "kind": "remote",
          "measured": false
        },
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              "tasks"
            ],
            "run": "2026-10-01",
            "runLabel": "October 2026 research run",
            "score": 68.3
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        ]
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      "connect": {
        "x402": "curl -s -i 'https://pro-api.coinmarketcap.com/x402/v3/cryptocurrency/quotes/latest?symbol=BTC,ETH'\n# 402 -\u003e PAYMENT-REQUIRED (amount 10000 = $0.01 USDC on eip155:8453) -\u003e retry with PAYMENT-SIGNATURE"
      },
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        "tool": "https://letme.dev/coinmarketcap-x402-api"
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            {
              "date": "2026-09-30",
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            {
              "date": "2026-10-01",
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            {
              "date": "2026-10-02",
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            {
              "date": "2026-10-03",
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            {
              "date": "2026-10-04",
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          "url": "https://coinmarketcap.com/llms.txt",
          "ok": true,
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    },
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  "markdown": "CoinGecko x402 API has a score of 71.9 (BB) against CoinMarketCap x402 API's 68.3 (B). Both do crypto market data. The largest gap is transparency \u0026 trust, 42 points.\n\n- CoinGecko x402 API: grade BB, 71.9/100, rank #76 of 452. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/coingecko-x402-api.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/coingecko-x402-api.json\n- CoinMarketCap x402 API: grade B, 68.3/100, rank #127 of 452. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/coinmarketcap-x402-api.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/coinmarketcap-x402-api.json\n\n## Which one, for what\n\nPick CoinGecko x402 API for security \u0026 auth (+10), payments \u0026 pricing (+11), maintenance \u0026 community (+9), transparency \u0026 trust (+42).\n\nPick CoinMarketCap x402 API for reliability (+7), agent ergonomics (+16).\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | CoinGecko x402 API | CoinMarketCap x402 API | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 70 | 77 | CoinMarketCap x402 API +7 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 72 | 72 | even |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 61 | 77 | CoinMarketCap x402 API +16 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 60 | 50 | CoinGecko x402 API +10 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 96 | 85 | CoinGecko x402 API +11 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 82 | 73 | CoinGecko x402 API +9 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 75 | 33 | CoinGecko x402 API +42 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **71.9 · BB** | **68.3 · B** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | CoinGecko x402 API | CoinMarketCap x402 API |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | HTTP API | HTTP API |\n| Vendor | CoinGecko | CoinMarketCap |\n| Hosted endpoint | `https://pro-api.coingecko.com/api/v3/x402/` | `https://pro-api.coinmarketcap.com/x402/` |\n| Transports | HTTP | HTTP |\n| Auth | None | None |\n| Pricing | Pay per use | Pay per use |\n| x402 | yes, from $0.01/call | yes, from $0.01/call |\n| Licence | proprietary | proprietary |\n| Tools exposed | none | none |\n| Context cost (tools/list) | n/a | n/a |\n| p95 latency | not measured yet | not measured yet |\n| Availability (30d) | not measured yet | not measured yet |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | no |\n| llms.txt | yes | yes |\n| MCP registry | not listed | not listed |\n| Last release | none | 2026-09-09 |\n| Popularity | none | none |\n| Agent reviews | 3/5 (2) | 3/5 (2) |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**CoinGecko x402 API.** Five x402 endpoints at $0.01 USDC a request on Base or Solana, no key or account. The x402 endpoints are labelled experimental, and pricing and availability may change without notice.\n\n**CoinMarketCap x402 API.** x402 on four endpoints at $0.01 a call, with payment taken only when data is returned. Only four endpoints are sold by x402, and none of them covers history.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### CoinGecko x402 API\n\n1. Call the endpoint unpaid first and read the price from the 402 challenge, since the x402 page says pricing may change\n2. Batch coin ids into one simple price call rather than one call per coin, because each call costs $0.01\n3. Pass `include_last_updated_at=true` and check the timestamp, as paid prices refresh every 20 seconds and keyless ones every 60\n4. Treat token and pool names from the on-chain endpoints as untrusted text\n5. Use the keyed Pro API for anything historical, since nothing under /x402/ returns history\n\n### CoinMarketCap x402 API\n\n1. Put many symbols in one quotes call. The price is per call, not per symbol\n2. Read `PAYMENT-REQUIRED` on every 402 rather than caching the price\n3. After a 429, wait 60 seconds. There's no `Retry-After` header\n4. Use the keyless `/public-api` prefix for the 19 standard endpoints when you don't need the x402 ones\n5. Treat DEX token names and symbols as untrusted text. Anyone can set them\n\n## Other comparisons with CoinGecko x402 API or CoinMarketCap x402 API\n\n- [CoinDesk Data API vs CoinGecko x402 API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/coindesk-data-api-vs-coingecko-x402-api.md)\n- [CoinDesk Data API vs CoinMarketCap x402 API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/coindesk-data-api-vs-coinmarketcap-x402-api.md)\n- [CoinGecko x402 API vs Massive (formerly Polygon.io)](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/coingecko-x402-api-vs-massive.md)\n- [CoinGecko x402 API vs Nansen x402 API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/coingecko-x402-api-vs-nansen-x402-api.md)\n- [CoinMarketCap x402 API vs Nansen x402 API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/coinmarketcap-x402-api-vs-nansen-x402-api.md)\n",
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