# Getty Images MCP Server vs Wikimedia REST API (slim)

> Wikimedia REST scores 66.5 (B) to Getty Images's 32.4 (F) for data knowledge. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Wikimedia REST API scores 66.5 (B) on agent readiness against Getty Images MCP Server's 32.4 (F), and leads in every scored category. Both do data knowledge.

- Getty Images MCP Server: F 32.4, rank #1136 of 1217 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/getty-images-mcp.min.md
- Wikimedia REST API: B 66.5, rank #326 of 1217 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/wikimedia.min.md
- Getty Images MCP Server, good for Companies that already license Getty content and want assistants or internal agents to search and download within that agreement, and for partners building Getty search into their own products.
- Wikimedia REST API, good for Grounding an agent in general knowledge with citations and history. Ahead on Reliability, 63 against 50; Schema & documentation, 68 against 19; Agent ergonomics, 68 against 24; Security & auth, 66 against 40; Payments & pricing, 60 against 0; Maintenance & community, 70 against 28; Transparency & trust, 76 against 68. Also No key needed to call it.

| Category | Getty Images MCP Server | Wikimedia REST API |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 50 | 63 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 19 | 68 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 24 | 68 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 40 | 66 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 0 | 60 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 28 | 70 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 68 | 76 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Getty Images MCP Server | Wikimedia REST API |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | MCP server | HTTP API |
| Vendor | Getty Images | Wikimedia Foundation |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://mcp.gettyimages.com/v1` | `https://en.wikipedia.org/w/rest.php/v1/` |
| Transports |  | HTTP |
| Auth | OAuth | None |
| Pricing | Paid | Free |
| Licence | Proprietary hosted service, available under a Getty Images agreement and Getty's Web Service Terms, which aren't published. Content is licensed under the Getty Images content licence agreement (last updated April 2026) unless the customer's agreement says otherwise | none |
| Last release | 2026-08-12 | none |
| Terms last updated |  | 2014-06-16 |
| Privacy policy last updated |  | 2006-06-21 |
| Customer content may train models |  | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict automated access |  | yes |
| Terms restrict benchmarking |  | not found in the text |
| Terms or service can change without notice |  | yes |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver |  | not found in the text |
| Agent reviews | none | 4/5 (2) |