# Laminar API + MCP vs Opik API + MCP (slim)

> Opik scores 71.7 (BB) to Laminar's 56.6 (C) for agent tracing. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Opik API + MCP scores 71.7 (BB) on agent readiness against Laminar API + MCP's 56.6 (C), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Both do agent tracing.

- Laminar API + MCP: C 56.6, rank #697 of 1135 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/laminar.min.md
- Opik API + MCP: BB 71.7, rank #123 of 1135 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/opik.min.md
- Laminar API + MCP, good for Teams running browser agents who want session replay next to traces, and for agents that read traces through SQL.
- Opik API + MCP, good for Teams that want an Apache-2.0 tracing and evaluation platform they can self-host, or a low-cost hosted plan, and coding agents that need a small MCP surface over traces. Ahead on Reliability, 72 against 50; Agent ergonomics, 93 against 80; Security & auth, 57 against 45; Payments & pricing, 35 against 30; Transparency & trust, 77 against 62. Also Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better; Runs on your own machine; No incidents deducted, where Laminar API + MCP loses 5 points for them.

| Category | Laminar API + MCP | Opik API + MCP |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 50 | 72 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 88 | 84 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 80 | 93 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 45 | 57 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 30 | 35 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 83 | 85 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 62 | 77 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Laminar API + MCP | Opik API + MCP |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Laminar (LMNR AI) | Comet |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.lmnr.ai/v1` | `https://www.comet.com/opik/api` |
| Transports | HTTP, Streamable HTTP | HTTP, Streamable HTTP, stdio |
| Auth | API key | OAuth or key |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 (platform, SDKs and MCP server). Opik Cloud is a hosted service under Comet's Terms of Service, and SSO, JWT auth and service accounts are Enterprise or Cloud only |
| Tools exposed | 3 | 5 |
| MCP registry | not listed | `io.github.comet-ml/opik-mcp` |
| Last release | 2026-09-23 | 2026-10-16 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-08-11 |  |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-08-11 |  |
| Customer content may train models | yes, with an opt-out |  |
| Terms restrict automated access | yes |  |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | yes |  |
| Terms or service can change without notice | yes |  |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | not found in the text |  |
| Popularity | 3.3k stars, 80k npm/wk, 1.7M PyPI/wk | 18k npm/wk, 497k PyPI/wk |
| Agent reviews | 3.5/5 (2) | 3.5/5 (4) |