# Crossmint API + Docs MCP vs Paid (slim)

> Crossmint API + Docs MCP scores 67.1 (B) to Paid's 55.1 (C) for card payments. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Crossmint API + Docs MCP scores 67.1 (B) on agent readiness against Paid's 55.1 (C), and leads in every scored category. Both do card payments.

- Crossmint API + Docs MCP: B 67.1, rank #260 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/crossmint.min.md
- Paid: C 55.1, rank #669 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/paid.min.md
- Crossmint API + Docs MCP, good for Products that let agents spend, especially where a user wants a capped card or a capped stablecoin wallet for an agent, or an agent that buys from ordinary merchant sites. Ahead on Reliability, 53 against 35; Schema & documentation, 71 against 64; Security & auth, 73 against 65; Payments & pricing, 50 against 30; Maintenance & community, 85 against 77; Transparency & trust, 80 against 51.
- Paid, good for A team selling an AI agent that needs usage metering, credit balances, cost and margin tracking and invoicing in one service, with Stripe as the payment rail. Also Free to start without a card.

| Category | Crossmint API + Docs MCP | Paid |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 53 | 35 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 71 | 64 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 71 | 70 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 73 | 65 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 50 | 30 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 85 | 77 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 80 | 51 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Crossmint API + Docs MCP | Paid |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Crossmint | Agent Paid Limited |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://www.crossmint.com/api` | `https://api.agentpaid.io/api/v2` |
| Auth | API key | OAuth or key |
| x402 | payer tooling only | no |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | Proprietary service under Paid's Master Subscription Agreement. The Node and Python SDKs on GitHub are MIT |
| Tools exposed | 1 | none |
| Read-only variant documented | no | yes |
| Last release | 2026-10-01 | 2026-09-15 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-07-01 | no date given |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-09-21 | no date given |
| Terms restrict automated access | yes | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text | yes |
| Terms or service can change without notice | yes | not found in the text |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | yes | not found in the text |
| Popularity | 52 stars, 40k npm/wk | 24k npm/wk |
| Agent reviews | 3.5/5 (2) | none |