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    "a": {
      "slug": "dynapictures",
      "name": "DynaPictures",
      "vendor": "DynaPictures GmbH",
      "vendorUrl": "https://dynapictures.com",
      "kind": "http-api",
      "category": "design-assets",
      "summary": "DynaPictures, from DynaPictures GmbH in Freiburg, fills templates made in its no-code editor with data to produce images, multi-page PDFs, countdown timer GIFs and AI images, through a REST API, image URLs, forms and a remote MCP server.",
      "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/dynapictures",
      "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/dynapictures.md",
      "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/dynapictures.min.md",
      "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/dynapictures.json",
      "dns": "dynapictures.grade.anchorterminal.com",
      "license": "Closed service under the DynaPictures terms of use (revision 2/2026)",
      "transports": [
        "http",
        "streamable-http"
      ],
      "remoteUrl": "https://api.dynapictures.com",
      "packages": [],
      "auth": "api-key",
      "authNotes": "One API key per user, copied from the account page and sent as `Authorization: Bearer`, for both the REST API and the MCP server at mcp.dynapictures.com/mcp. The key carries the user's full access, with no workspace or action limits, and a new key is requested by email. No OAuth.",
      "pricing": "freemium",
      "pricingNotes": "Free plan, and a 14-day trial with 30 API credits, neither needing a card. Lite from 250 images a month and Pro from 2,000, priced through a FastSpring checkout whose amounts are drawn by script. One credit per image or PDF page. AI credit packs from $20 for 1,000 credits (about 250 images), which never expire.",
      "priceSummary": "$0.02 / credit",
      "where": "hosted",
      "x402": {
        "level": "no",
        "evidence": "Subscriptions and credit packs through FastSpring. No x402, MPP or L402 in the OpenAPI, llms.txt, auth.md or the agent skill (checked 2026-11-06). A spent quota returns 403 and missing AI credits 402, with no payment requirements.",
        "endpoints": []
      },
      "toolCount": null,
      "popularity": {
        "githubStars": null,
        "npmWeekly": null,
        "pypiWeekly": null,
        "asOf": "2026-11-06"
      },
      "docsUrl": "https://dynapictures.com/docs/",
      "llmsTxt": "https://dynapictures.com/llms.txt",
      "openapi": "https://dynapictures.com/openapi.json",
      "capabilities": [
        "design.templates",
        "design.render",
        "pdf.generate",
        "image.generate"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "hosted",
        "openapi",
        "llms-txt",
        "mcp",
        "remote-mcp",
        "api-key",
        "freemium",
        "free-tier",
        "no-card",
        "sla",
        "eu"
      ],
      "graded": true,
      "anchor": {
        "graded": true,
        "score": 43.2,
        "grade": "E",
        "agentReady": false,
        "rank": 1257,
        "ranked": true,
        "rankOf": 1510,
        "categoryRank": 13,
        "methodology": "0.7",
        "run": "2026-10-01",
        "scores": {
          "ergonomics": 45,
          "maintenance": 4,
          "payments": 30,
          "reliability": 42,
          "schema": 82,
          "security": 26,
          "transparency": 63
        },
        "pending": [
          "performance",
          "tasks"
        ],
        "assessment": {
          "confidence": "medium",
          "date": "2026-11-06"
        },
        "negative": 0,
        "verdict": "An OpenAPI 3.1 file, an agent skill and a six-month removal notice with Sunset headers make DynaPictures' template rendering easy to plan around, with a free plan and no-card trial. The single API key opens the whole account, requests aren't idempotent, and no changelog, status page or dated release was found.",
        "bestFor": "Personalised images and PDFs per record, image URLs in emails and pages, and email countdown timers, for marketing teams in the EU.",
        "strengths": [
          "OpenAPI 3.1 with 20 paths, llms.txt, auth.md and an agent skill written for agents",
          "Removals announced six months ahead with Deprecation and Sunset headers",
          "Free plan and a 14-day trial with 30 API credits, no card",
          "Identical image URLs return a cached image without using another credit",
          "Terms guarantee 94 per cent annual availability; AI sub-processors named in the privacy policy"
        ],
        "weaknesses": [
          "One API key per user with full account access and no scopes; a new key needs an email to support",
          "Generation requests aren't idempotent, so a retry can spend a second credit",
          "No changelog, status page or dated release found",
          "The docs' Errors section is unedited template text",
          "Not in the official MCP registry, and plan prices are drawn by script"
        ],
        "agentNotes": [
          "Use `GET /templates` to find a template UID and its layer names before generating",
          "Check whether an image exists before retrying a timed-out `POST /designs/{UID}`; retries can be charged",
          "Treat 403 as a spent quota or expired trial and stop; wait for `Retry-After` only on 503",
          "Poll `GET /ai/generate/{jobUid}` about every 2 seconds and download the result, since the URL may expire",
          "Keep the API key out of image URLs; use signed or public links for embedding"
        ],
        "metrics": {
          "kind": "remote",
          "measured": false
        },
        "reviewCount": 0,
        "avgRating": 0,
        "history": [
          {
            "basis": "public evidence",
            "confidence": "medium",
            "grade": "E",
            "methodology": "0.7",
            "pending": [
              "performance",
              "tasks"
            ],
            "run": "2026-10-01",
            "runLabel": "October 2026 research run",
            "score": 43.2
          }
        ],
        "editorialScores": {
          "ergonomics": 45,
          "maintenance": 4,
          "payments": 30,
          "reliability": 42,
          "schema": 82,
          "security": 26,
          "transparency": 63
        },
        "provenanceScore": 63,
        "checked": {
          "categories": {
            "ergonomics": "2026-11-06",
            "maintenance": "2026-11-06",
            "payments": "2026-11-06",
            "reliability": "2026-11-06",
            "schema": "2026-11-06",
            "security": "2026-11-06",
            "transparency": "2026-11-06"
          },
          "last": "2026-11-06",
          "oldest": "2026-11-06",
          "stale": false,
          "staleAfterDays": 90
        }
      },
      "connect": {
        "http": "curl https://api.dynapictures.com/workspaces -H \"Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY\"",
        "config": {
          "mcpServers": {
            "dynapictures": {
              "headers": {
                "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
              },
              "url": "https://mcp.dynapictures.com/mcp"
            }
          }
        }
      },
      "letme": {
        "capability": "https://letme.dev/design.templates",
        "tool": "https://letme.dev/dynapictures"
      },
      "area": "design-diagrams",
      "unitPrices": [
        {
          "item": "AI credit pack",
          "unit": "credit",
          "usd": 0.02,
          "note": "$20 for 1,000 AI credits, about 250 AI images; packs never expire"
        }
      ],
      "provenance": {
        "legalEntity": "DynaPictures GmbH",
        "domain": "dynapictures.com",
        "domainRegistered": "2021-03-14",
        "endpointOnVendorDomain": true,
        "terms": "https://dynapictures.com/p/terms",
        "privacy": "https://dynapictures.com/p/privacy-policy",
        "statusPage": "",
        "changelog": "",
        "securityTxt": "none",
        "checked": "2026-11-06",
        "notes": [
          "The terms (revision 2/2026) and privacy policy name DynaPictures GmbH, Zasiusstr. 6a, 79102 Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany. The terms apply to business customers only and guarantee 94 per cent annual availability.",
          "No clause on automated access to the website was found in the terms.",
          "dynapictures.com/robots.txt disallows only the /tools/r/ paths. api.dynapictures.com/robots.txt answers 401.",
          "RDAP gives dynapictures.com a registration date of 14 March 2021.",
          "/.well-known/security.txt returns 404. No status page or changelog found."
        ],
        "score": 63
      },
      "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/dynapictures.json",
      "live": {
        "slug": "dynapictures",
        "probe": {
          "target": "https://api.dynapictures.com",
          "method": "get",
          "lastAt": "2026-11-07T19:22:04.384664691Z",
          "lastOk": true,
          "lastStatus": 200,
          "lastMs": 356,
          "authRequired": false,
          "uptime24h": 100,
          "uptime30d": 100,
          "p50ms24h": 221,
          "p95ms24h": 339,
          "samples24h": 210,
          "samples30d": 210,
          "days": [
            {
              "date": "2026-11-06",
              "probes": 13,
              "ok": 13
            },
            {
              "date": "2026-11-07",
              "probes": 197,
              "ok": 197
            }
          ]
        },
        "securityTxt": {
          "url": "https://dynapictures.com/.well-known/security.txt",
          "state": "none",
          "checkedAt": "2026-11-07T16:01:15.164343855Z"
        },
        "llmsTxt": {
          "url": "https://dynapictures.com/llms.txt",
          "ok": true,
          "status": 200,
          "checkedAt": "2026-11-07T15:32:20.007030228Z"
        },
        "pages": [
          {
            "url": "https://dynapictures.com/p/privacy-policy",
            "kind": "privacy",
            "status": 200,
            "checkedAt": "2026-11-07T14:09:06.124953966Z",
            "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z",
            "fingerprint": "ef81a0377c7a"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://dynapictures.com/p/terms",
            "kind": "terms",
            "status": 200,
            "checkedAt": "2026-11-07T14:09:08.231434531Z",
            "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z",
            "fingerprint": "6e15c5e4788d"
          }
        ],
        "mcpTools": {
          "url": "https://mcp.dynapictures.com/mcp",
          "checkedAt": "2026-11-07T01:43:58.466398541Z",
          "status": "error",
          "note": "Post \"https://mcp.dynapictures.com/mcp\": dial tcp: lookup mcp.dynapictures.com on 192.168.1.1:53: no such host",
          "changedAt": "2026-11-07T01:43:58.466398541Z"
        },
        "updatedAt": "2026-11-07T19:22:04.384664691Z"
      }
    },
    "answer": "DynaPictures scores 43.2 (E) on agent readiness against Pixelixe's 37.3 (F), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. Pixelixe leads on security \u0026 auth and maintenance \u0026 community.",
    "b": {
      "slug": "pixelixe",
      "name": "Pixelixe",
      "vendor": "Pixelixe",
      "vendorUrl": "https://pixelixe.com",
      "kind": "http-api",
      "category": "design-assets",
      "summary": "Pixelixe is a template-based graphic platform with a design studio, an Image Automation API that fills saved templates into PNG, JPEG, PDF or HTML, a JSON-to-graphic API, image filters, a white-label editor and a remote MCP server.",
      "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/pixelixe",
      "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/pixelixe.md",
      "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/pixelixe.min.md",
      "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/pixelixe.json",
      "dns": "pixelixe.grade.anchorterminal.com",
      "license": "Closed service under the Pixelixe terms of service (last modified 19 March 2026)",
      "transports": [
        "http",
        "streamable-http"
      ],
      "remoteUrl": "https://studio.pixelixe.com/api",
      "packages": [],
      "auth": "mixed",
      "authNotes": "REST calls send the account's API key as `Authorization: Bearer`, from the account after signup; a separate public key is for embedding the editor in a web page. The remote MCP server at studio.pixelixe.com/api/mcp/v1 takes the API key or an OAuth access token from studio.pixelixe.com/oauth/mcp, with one `pixelixe.mcp` scope. No key scopes or rotation documented.",
      "pricing": "paid",
      "pricingNotes": "API access starts with Automate at $59 a month (20,000 automated documents, 140 AI actions). Scale $119 (60,000), Enterprise from $299 (300,000 and up). Create at $12 a month has no API. 10-day trial with no card. No per-image price.",
      "priceSummary": "$59 / mo",
      "where": "hosted",
      "x402": {
        "level": "no",
        "evidence": "Monthly plans. No x402, MPP or L402 in the OpenAPI, the v2 docs, the MCP docs or llms.txt (checked 2026-11-06). Exhausted credits return 400 with a message.",
        "endpoints": []
      },
      "toolCount": 7,
      "popularity": {
        "githubStars": null,
        "npmWeekly": null,
        "pypiWeekly": null,
        "asOf": "2026-11-06"
      },
      "docsUrl": "https://pixelixe.com/docs/v2/",
      "llmsTxt": "https://pixelixe.com/llms.txt",
      "openapi": "https://pixelixe.com/pixelixe-openapi.json",
      "registryName": "com.pixelixe/pixelixe-mcp",
      "capabilities": [
        "design.templates",
        "design.render",
        "image.edit",
        "pdf.generate"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "hosted",
        "openapi",
        "llms-txt",
        "mcp",
        "remote-mcp",
        "mcp-registry",
        "oauth",
        "api-key",
        "white-label",
        "trial",
        "no-card",
        "eu"
      ],
      "lastRelease": "2026-03-26",
      "graded": true,
      "anchor": {
        "graded": true,
        "score": 37.3,
        "grade": "F",
        "agentReady": false,
        "rank": 1377,
        "ranked": true,
        "rankOf": 1510,
        "categoryRank": 15,
        "methodology": "0.7",
        "run": "2026-10-01",
        "scores": {
          "ergonomics": 49,
          "maintenance": 19,
          "payments": 30,
          "reliability": 15,
          "schema": 66,
          "security": 38,
          "transparency": 41
        },
        "pending": [
          "performance",
          "tasks"
        ],
        "assessment": {
          "confidence": "medium",
          "date": "2026-11-06"
        },
        "negative": 0,
        "verdict": "Pixelixe's seven MCP tools and their LLM-oriented reference make template fills and JSON-to-graphic creation simple to call, with an OpenAPI file for the core endpoints. Every error comes back as a 400 with a message, there are no published rate limits, status page or changelog, and API access starts at $59 a month.",
        "bestFor": "Template fills and white-label editing for marketing and SaaS teams, with a JSON-to-graphic route for agents.",
        "strengths": [
          "Seven compact MCP tools with a reference that states the canonical fields and common LLM mistakes",
          "OpenAPI 3.1 for the authentication, search, automation and photo effect endpoints",
          "Creates editable graphics from a single JSON document, returned as HTML or saved for reuse",
          "Remote MCP server with OAuth, in the official registry under a domain-verified namespace",
          "10-day trial without a card"
        ],
        "weaknesses": [
          "Every error is HTTP 400 with a free-text message, including wrong keys and exhausted credits",
          "No rate limits, status page, SLA or changelog found",
          "API access starts at $59 a month; the $12 plan has none",
          "The OpenAPI file covers four endpoints, not the JSON-to-graphic or image processing APIs",
          "The terms and privacy policy name no company, and no processors are listed"
        ],
        "agentNotes": [
          "Call `pixelixe_search_documents` first to find the `document_uid` of the template to reuse",
          "Use `pixelixe_generate_graphic_variant` to fill an existing template; it can't change the layout",
          "Read the error `message` text, since every failure is a 400",
          "Stop and tell the user on 'Not enough Credits'; retrying won't help",
          "For a batch, use `pixelixe_create_multiple_images` and summarise counts rather than inlining every image"
        ],
        "metrics": {
          "kind": "remote",
          "measured": false
        },
        "reviewCount": 0,
        "avgRating": 0,
        "history": [
          {
            "basis": "public evidence",
            "confidence": "medium",
            "grade": "F",
            "methodology": "0.7",
            "pending": [
              "performance",
              "tasks"
            ],
            "run": "2026-10-01",
            "runLabel": "October 2026 research run",
            "score": 37.3
          }
        ],
        "editorialScores": {
          "ergonomics": 49,
          "maintenance": 19,
          "payments": 30,
          "reliability": 15,
          "schema": 66,
          "security": 38,
          "transparency": 32
        },
        "provenanceScore": 49,
        "checked": {
          "categories": {
            "ergonomics": "2026-11-06",
            "maintenance": "2026-11-06",
            "payments": "2026-11-06",
            "reliability": "2026-11-06",
            "schema": "2026-11-06",
            "security": "2026-11-06",
            "transparency": "2026-11-06"
          },
          "last": "2026-11-06",
          "oldest": "2026-11-06",
          "stale": false,
          "staleAfterDays": 90
        }
      },
      "connect": {
        "http": "curl -X POST https://studio.pixelixe.com/api/authentication/v2 -H \"Authorization: Bearer $PIXELIXE_API_KEY\"",
        "claudeCode": "claude mcp add --transport http pixelixe https://studio.pixelixe.com/api/mcp/v1",
        "config": {
          "mcpServers": {
            "pixelixe": {
              "url": "https://studio.pixelixe.com/api/mcp/v1"
            }
          }
        }
      },
      "letme": {
        "capability": "https://letme.dev/design.templates",
        "tool": "https://letme.dev/pixelixe"
      },
      "area": "design-diagrams",
      "unitPrices": [
        {
          "item": "Automate plan",
          "unit": "month",
          "usd": 59,
          "note": "20,000 automated documents and 140 AI actions a month"
        },
        {
          "item": "Scale plan",
          "unit": "month",
          "usd": 119,
          "note": "60,000 automated documents and 280 AI actions a month"
        }
      ],
      "provenance": {
        "legalEntity": "",
        "domain": "pixelixe.com",
        "domainRegistered": "2018-09-17",
        "endpointOnVendorDomain": true,
        "terms": "https://pixelixe.com/terms.html",
        "privacy": "https://pixelixe.com/privacy-policy.html",
        "statusPage": "",
        "changelog": "",
        "securityTxt": "none",
        "checked": "2026-11-06",
        "notes": [
          "The terms (last modified 19 March 2026) and privacy policy (effective 7 April 2026) name the operator only as Pixelixe and choose French law and the courts of Paris.",
          "The terms forbid scraping or copying the Service. Public pages were read as data.",
          "pixelixe.com/robots.txt allows the docs and names ClaudeBot as allowed; it disallows /studio/, /docs/v1/ and some demo pages. studio.pixelixe.com/robots.txt disallows the app pages, /assets and /js/ but not /api/ or /.well-known/.",
          "RDAP gives pixelixe.com a registration date of 17 September 2018.",
          "/.well-known/security.txt returns 404. No status page or changelog found."
        ],
        "score": 49
      },
      "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/pixelixe.json",
      "live": {
        "slug": "pixelixe",
        "probe": {
          "target": "https://studio.pixelixe.com/api",
          "method": "get",
          "lastAt": "2026-11-07T19:22:26.523715438Z",
          "lastOk": true,
          "lastStatus": 404,
          "lastMs": 67,
          "authRequired": false,
          "uptime24h": 100,
          "uptime30d": 100,
          "p50ms24h": 33,
          "p95ms24h": 121,
          "samples24h": 210,
          "samples30d": 210,
          "days": [
            {
              "date": "2026-11-06",
              "probes": 13,
              "ok": 13
            },
            {
              "date": "2026-11-07",
              "probes": 197,
              "ok": 197
            }
          ]
        },
        "versions": [
          {
            "registry": "mcp-registry",
            "name": "com.pixelixe/pixelixe-mcp",
            "version": "1.0.2",
            "seenAt": "2026-11-07T18:16:28.95801333Z"
          }
        ],
        "securityTxt": {
          "url": "https://pixelixe.com/.well-known/security.txt",
          "state": "none",
          "checkedAt": "2026-11-07T16:01:00.920272687Z"
        },
        "llmsTxt": {
          "url": "https://pixelixe.com/llms.txt",
          "ok": true,
          "status": 200,
          "checkedAt": "2026-11-07T15:33:38.090224197Z"
        },
        "pages": [
          {
            "url": "https://pixelixe.com/privacy-policy.html",
            "kind": "privacy",
            "status": 200,
            "checkedAt": "2026-11-07T14:16:29.788755256Z",
            "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z",
            "fingerprint": "832cb532d5ba"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://pixelixe.com/terms.html",
            "kind": "terms",
            "status": 200,
            "checkedAt": "2026-11-07T14:16:31.916703951Z",
            "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z",
            "fingerprint": "764ac1d560a1"
          }
        ],
        "mcpTools": {
          "url": "https://studio.pixelixe.com/api/mcp/v1",
          "checkedAt": "2026-11-07T01:46:51.581135972Z",
          "status": "auth",
          "note": "asks for credentials before listing its tools",
          "changedAt": "2026-11-07T01:46:51.581135972Z"
        },
        "updatedAt": "2026-11-07T19:22:26.523715438Z"
      }
    },
    "edges": [
      {
        "by": 27,
        "category": "reliability",
        "leads": "dynapictures",
        "name": "Reliability",
        "reasons": {
          "a": "Hosted lines. No status page found in the docs, llms.txt or footer (0). No readable incident history (5). The monthly image quota is reported in RateLimit headers on generation, but no per-second or per-minute limit is published (5 of 15). The agent skill gives a status table with what to do for each, GET /links sends Retry-After on 503, and the docs warn that generation isn't idempotent and to check before retrying a 504 (12 of 15). The terms guarantee 94 per cent annual availability, a low figure but a published SLA (10). Nothing is labelled beta (10). 0 + 5 + 5 + 12 + 10 + 10 = 42.",
          "b": "Hosted lines. No status page found on the site or in the docs (0). No readable incident history (5). No rate limit is published; the terms only forbid circumventing them (0). No 429, Retry-After or backoff guidance. Every error, a wrong key and exhausted credits included, is a 400 with a message (0). No SLA found; the terms supply the service as is (0). API v2 is current and not labelled beta (10). 0 + 5 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 10 = 15."
        },
        "scores": {
          "a": 42,
          "b": 15
        }
      },
      {
        "by": 22,
        "category": "transparency",
        "leads": "dynapictures",
        "name": "Transparency \u0026 trust",
        "reasons": {
          "a": "Closed service under terms (revision 2/2026) from DynaPictures GmbH in Freiburg, for business customers (15). The privacy policy names the controller, keeps generated images as long as needed or until deleted, gives plan image retention (3 months on Lite), and says the named AI providers don't train on API inputs under their API terms; other periods follow bookkeeping law (20 of 30). The OpenAPI file commits to six months' notice before removing an endpoint or field, with Deprecation and Sunset headers (16 of 20). AI sub-processors named with addresses (OpenAI, Google, Black Forest Labs, Replicate) and FastSpring for payments, while hosting providers aren't named (12 of 20). 15 + 20 + 16 + 12 = 63.",
          "b": "Closed service under terms of 19 March 2026 that choose French law but name no company (12 of 30). The privacy policy of 7 April 2026 keeps account data while the account is active and 'as long as reasonably necessary' after, with no periods, and says nothing about AI processing or training (10 of 30). V1 is marked deprecated in the docs with no dates or notice period (5 of 20). Processors are described only by category, with Google Analytics named, and data processed in France, the EEA and other vendor countries (5 of 20). 12 + 10 + 5 + 5 = 32."
        },
        "scores": {
          "a": 63,
          "b": 41
        }
      },
      {
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        "leads": "dynapictures",
        "name": "Schema \u0026 documentation",
        "reasons": {
          "a": "OpenAPI 3.1 at dynapictures.com/openapi.json with 20 paths (25). llms.txt, auth.md and an agent skill in Markdown (10). llms.txt says when to use the product and when it's a poor fit, and the skill gives call order for each job (17 of 20). Enums for formats and options, with layer overrides keyed by layer name (12 of 15). Request examples throughout and a status table in the skill, but the API reference's Errors section is unedited Slate template text about kittens (9 of 15). No URL version, additive changes, removals announced six months ahead with Deprecation and Sunset headers, and no changelog (9 of 15). 25 + 10 + 17 + 12 + 9 + 9 = 82.",
          "b": "OpenAPI 3.1 (version 2.0.0) at pixelixe.com/pixelixe-openapi.json, but it covers four endpoints, authentication, document search, graphic automation and photo effects, and leaves out the JSON-to-graphic and image processing APIs (18 of 25). llms.txt exists but routes readers to marketing pages; the MCP reference is written for LLMs (7 of 10). The MCP reference says what each of the seven tools maps to, that `pixelixe_generate_graphic_variant` 'is not a free-form layout API', lists common mistakes and how to present outputs (17 of 20). The MCP layer documents canonical field names and refuses legacy aliases; the REST modifications are open structures keyed by element name (10 of 15). Request examples throughout, but errors are one table of message strings all returning 400 (8 of 15). /v2 paths and a deprecated V1, with no changelog (6 of 15). 18 + 7 + 17 + 10 + 8 + 6 = 66."
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          "b": "No dated release or API change was found. The newest dated items are the MCP registry entry of 26 March 2026 and the privacy policy of 7 April 2026, more than 180 days before this check (0). No three dated changes since 8 August (0). No changelog. Support by email at inquiries@pixelixe.com, not tested (4 of 15). com.pixelixe/pixelixe-mcp is in the official MCP registry under a domain-verified namespace; there are no official SDKs (15). No public package or repository (0). 0 + 0 + 4 + 15 + 0 = 19."
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          "b": "A bearer API key per account, plus a public key for the embedded editor. The MCP server accepts the key or an OAuth token from studio.pixelixe.com/oauth/mcp with one `pixelixe.mcp` scope. No key scopes, rotation or revocation documented (18 of 30). No read-only mode, though the MCP tools can't delete or change account settings (10 of 20). Tools return the account's own templates and renders (10 of 15). No audit log or per-call record documented (0). No security.txt, disclosure policy, bug bounty or certification found (0). 18 + 10 + 10 + 0 + 0 = 38."
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        "name": "Pricing"
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        "a": "no",
        "b": "no",
        "name": "x402"
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        "a": "Closed service under the DynaPictures terms of use (revision 2/2026)",
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        "name": "Licence"
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        "a": "none",
        "b": "7",
        "name": "Tools exposed"
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        "a": "no",
        "b": "no",
        "name": "Read-only variant documented"
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        "a": "yes",
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        "a": "none",
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        "name": "Last release"
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        "a": "no date given",
        "b": "2026-03-19",
        "name": "Terms last updated"
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        "a": "no date given",
        "b": "2026-04-07",
        "name": "Privacy policy last updated"
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        "a": "not found in the text",
        "b": "not found in the text",
        "name": "Customer content may train models"
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        "a": "not found in the text",
        "b": "yes",
        "name": "Terms restrict automated access"
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      {
        "a": "not found in the text",
        "b": "not found in the text",
        "name": "Terms restrict benchmarking"
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        "a": "not found in the text",
        "b": "not found in the text",
        "name": "Terms or service can change without notice"
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      {
        "a": "not found in the text",
        "b": "not found in the text",
        "name": "Arbitration or class-action waiver"
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        "question": "Which is better for AI agents, DynaPictures or Pixelixe?"
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  "markdown": "DynaPictures scores 43.2 (E) on agent readiness against Pixelixe's 37.3 (F), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. Pixelixe leads on security \u0026 auth and maintenance \u0026 community. Both do design templates.\n\n- DynaPictures: grade E, 43.2/100, rank #1257 of 1510. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/dynapictures.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/dynapictures.json\n- Pixelixe: grade F, 37.3/100, rank #1377 of 1510. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/pixelixe.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/pixelixe.json\n- Best programmatic image and design asset APIs for AI agents: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/design-assets/index.md\n- All 153 assets comparisons: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/design-assets/index.md\n\n## Which one, for what\n\n### DynaPictures (E)\n\nGood for: Personalised images and PDFs per record, image URLs in emails and pages, and email countdown timers, for marketing teams in the EU.\n\nAhead on:\n- Reliability, 42 against 15\n- Schema \u0026 documentation, 82 against 66\n- Transparency \u0026 trust, 63 against 41\n\nWatch for: One API key per user with full account access and no scopes; a new key needs an email to support\n\n### Pixelixe (F)\n\nGood for: Template fills and white-label editing for marketing and SaaS teams, with a JSON-to-graphic route for agents.\n\nAhead on:\n- Security \u0026 auth, 38 against 26\n- Maintenance \u0026 community, 19 against 4\n\nWatch for: Every error is HTTP 400 with a free-text message, including wrong keys and exhausted credits\n\n\n## Why the edge\n\n### Reliability: DynaPictures +27\n\n- DynaPictures (42): Hosted lines. No status page found in the docs, llms.txt or footer (0). No readable incident history (5). The monthly image quota is reported in RateLimit headers on generation, but no per-second or per-minute limit is published (5 of 15). The agent skill gives a status table with what to do for each, GET /links sends Retry-After on 503, and the docs warn that generation isn't idempotent and to check before retrying a 504 (12 of 15). The terms guarantee 94 per cent annual availability, a low figure but a published SLA (10). Nothing is labelled beta (10). 0 + 5 + 5 + 12 + 10 + 10 = 42.\n- Pixelixe (15): Hosted lines. No status page found on the site or in the docs (0). No readable incident history (5). No rate limit is published; the terms only forbid circumventing them (0). No 429, Retry-After or backoff guidance. Every error, a wrong key and exhausted credits included, is a 400 with a message (0). No SLA found; the terms supply the service as is (0). API v2 is current and not labelled beta (10). 0 + 5 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 10 = 15.\n\n### Transparency \u0026 trust: DynaPictures +22\n\n- DynaPictures (63): Closed service under terms (revision 2/2026) from DynaPictures GmbH in Freiburg, for business customers (15). The privacy policy names the controller, keeps generated images as long as needed or until deleted, gives plan image retention (3 months on Lite), and says the named AI providers don't train on API inputs under their API terms; other periods follow bookkeeping law (20 of 30). The OpenAPI file commits to six months' notice before removing an endpoint or field, with Deprecation and Sunset headers (16 of 20). AI sub-processors named with addresses (OpenAI, Google, Black Forest Labs, Replicate) and FastSpring for payments, while hosting providers aren't named (12 of 20). 15 + 20 + 16 + 12 = 63.\n- Pixelixe (41): Closed service under terms of 19 March 2026 that choose French law but name no company (12 of 30). The privacy policy of 7 April 2026 keeps account data while the account is active and 'as long as reasonably necessary' after, with no periods, and says nothing about AI processing or training (10 of 30). V1 is marked deprecated in the docs with no dates or notice period (5 of 20). Processors are described only by category, with Google Analytics named, and data processed in France, the EEA and other vendor countries (5 of 20). 12 + 10 + 5 + 5 = 32.\n\n### Schema \u0026 documentation: DynaPictures +16\n\n- DynaPictures (82): OpenAPI 3.1 at dynapictures.com/openapi.json with 20 paths (25). llms.txt, auth.md and an agent skill in Markdown (10). llms.txt says when to use the product and when it's a poor fit, and the skill gives call order for each job (17 of 20). Enums for formats and options, with layer overrides keyed by layer name (12 of 15). Request examples throughout and a status table in the skill, but the API reference's Errors section is unedited Slate template text about kittens (9 of 15). No URL version, additive changes, removals announced six months ahead with Deprecation and Sunset headers, and no changelog (9 of 15). 25 + 10 + 17 + 12 + 9 + 9 = 82.\n- Pixelixe (66): OpenAPI 3.1 (version 2.0.0) at pixelixe.com/pixelixe-openapi.json, but it covers four endpoints, authentication, document search, graphic automation and photo effects, and leaves out the JSON-to-graphic and image processing APIs (18 of 25). llms.txt exists but routes readers to marketing pages; the MCP reference is written for LLMs (7 of 10). The MCP reference says what each of the seven tools maps to, that `pixelixe_generate_graphic_variant` 'is not a free-form layout API', lists common mistakes and how to present outputs (17 of 20). The MCP layer documents canonical field names and refuses legacy aliases; the REST modifications are open structures keyed by element name (10 of 15). Request examples throughout, but errors are one table of message strings all returning 400 (8 of 15). /v2 paths and a deprecated V1, with no changelog (6 of 15). 18 + 7 + 17 + 10 + 8 + 6 = 66.\n\n### Maintenance \u0026 community: Pixelixe +15\n\n- DynaPictures (4): No changelog, release notes or dated API change was found, and the MCP server card gives version 1.0.0 with no date (0). No dated changes since 8 August (0). Support by email and contact form, not tested (4 of 15). Not in the official MCP registry and no API SDKs (0). No public package or repository (0). 0 + 0 + 4 + 0 + 0 = 4.\n- Pixelixe (19): No dated release or API change was found. The newest dated items are the MCP registry entry of 26 March 2026 and the privacy policy of 7 April 2026, more than 180 days before this check (0). No three dated changes since 8 August (0). No changelog. Support by email at inquiries@pixelixe.com, not tested (4 of 15). com.pixelixe/pixelixe-mcp is in the official MCP registry under a domain-verified namespace; there are no official SDKs (15). No public package or repository (0). 0 + 0 + 4 + 15 + 0 = 19.\n\n### Security \u0026 auth: Pixelixe +12\n\n- DynaPictures (26): One API key per user with the user's full access, not limited to workspaces or actions; a new key is requested by email to support, with no rotation in the account (10 of 30). No read-only mode, and the MCP server can author and change designs (3 of 20). Tools return the account's own templates and renders; image layers accept outside URLs (10 of 15). A list of generated images, with no audit log documented (3 of 15). No security.txt, disclosure policy, bug bounty or certification found (0). 10 + 3 + 10 + 3 + 0 = 26.\n- Pixelixe (38): A bearer API key per account, plus a public key for the embedded editor. The MCP server accepts the key or an OAuth token from studio.pixelixe.com/oauth/mcp with one `pixelixe.mcp` scope. No key scopes, rotation or revocation documented (18 of 30). No read-only mode, though the MCP tools can't delete or change account settings (10 of 20). Tools return the account's own templates and renders (10 of 15). No audit log or per-call record documented (0). No security.txt, disclosure policy, bug bounty or certification found (0). 18 + 10 + 10 + 0 + 0 = 38.\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | DynaPictures | Pixelixe | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 42 | 15 | DynaPictures +27 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 82 | 66 | DynaPictures +16 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 45 | 49 | Pixelixe +4 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 26 | 38 | Pixelixe +12 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 30 | 30 | even |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 4 | 19 | Pixelixe +15 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 63 | 41 | DynaPictures +22 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **43.2 · E** | **37.3 · F** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | DynaPictures | Pixelixe |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | HTTP API | HTTP API |\n| Vendor | DynaPictures GmbH | Pixelixe |\n| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.dynapictures.com` | `https://studio.pixelixe.com/api` |\n| Transports | HTTP, Streamable HTTP | HTTP, Streamable HTTP |\n| Auth | API key | OAuth or key |\n| Pricing | Freemium | Paid |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | Closed service under the DynaPictures terms of use (revision 2/2026) | Closed service under the Pixelixe terms of service (last modified 19 March 2026) |\n| Tools exposed | none | 7 |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | no |\n| llms.txt | yes | yes |\n| MCP registry | not listed | `com.pixelixe/pixelixe-mcp` |\n| Last release | none | 2026-03-26 |\n| Terms last updated | no date given | 2026-03-19 |\n| Privacy policy last updated | no date given | 2026-04-07 |\n| Customer content may train models | not found in the text | not found in the text |\n| Terms restrict automated access | not found in the text | yes |\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 | not found in the text | not found in the text |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**DynaPictures.** An OpenAPI 3.1 file, an agent skill and a six-month removal notice with Sunset headers make DynaPictures' template rendering easy to plan around, with a free plan and no-card trial. The single API key opens the whole account, requests aren't idempotent, and no changelog, status page or dated release was found.\n\n**Pixelixe.** Pixelixe's seven MCP tools and their LLM-oriented reference make template fills and JSON-to-graphic creation simple to call, with an OpenAPI file for the core endpoints. Every error comes back as a 400 with a message, there are no published rate limits, status page or changelog, and API access starts at $59 a month.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### DynaPictures\n\n1. Use `GET /templates` to find a template UID and its layer names before generating\n2. Check whether an image exists before retrying a timed-out `POST /designs/{UID}`; retries can be charged\n3. Treat 403 as a spent quota or expired trial and stop; wait for `Retry-After` only on 503\n4. Poll `GET /ai/generate/{jobUid}` about every 2 seconds and download the result, since the URL may expire\n5. Keep the API key out of image URLs; use signed or public links for embedding\n\n### Pixelixe\n\n1. Call `pixelixe_search_documents` first to find the `document_uid` of the template to reuse\n2. Use `pixelixe_generate_graphic_variant` to fill an existing template; it can't change the layout\n3. Read the error `message` text, since every failure is a 400\n4. Stop and tell the user on 'Not enough Credits'; retrying won't help\n5. For a batch, use `pixelixe_create_multiple_images` and summarise counts rather than inlining every image\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which is better for AI agents, DynaPictures or Pixelixe?\n\nDynaPictures scores 43.2 (E) on agent readiness against Pixelixe's 37.3 (F), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. Pixelixe leads on security \u0026 auth and maintenance \u0026 community.\n\n### Do DynaPictures and Pixelixe need an API key?\n\nDynaPictures needs an API key. Pixelixe takes an API key or an OAuth sign-in.\n\n### Can an agent call DynaPictures and Pixelixe without installing anything?\n\nYes. DynaPictures has a hosted endpoint at https://api.dynapictures.com and Pixelixe at https://studio.pixelixe.com/api.\n\n\n## For agents\n\n- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/dynapictures-vs-pixelixe.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/dynapictures-vs-pixelixe.min.md\n- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {\"a\": \"dynapictures\", \"b\": \"pixelixe\"}`. 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