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Head to head · Lead search · October 2026 research run

LeadMagic API + MCP vs Lusha API + MCP

Lusha API + MCP has a score of 62.6 (B) against LeadMagic API + MCP's 60.5 (C). Both do lead search. The largest gap is reliability, 20 points.

LeadMagic API + MCPLeadMagic · HTTP API C60.5/100#247 of 452 Lusha API + MCPLusha · HTTP API B62.6/100#215 of 452

Which one, for what

Pick LeadMagic API + MCP for

  • schema & documentation (+10)
  • agent ergonomics (+10)

Pick Lusha API + MCP for

  • reliability (+20)
  • payments & pricing (+20)
  • maintenance & community (+17)
  • transparency & trust (+18)

Score by category

CategoryWeight this runLeadMagic API + MCPLusha API + MCPEdge
Reliability16%205575Lusha API + MCP +20
Performance10%pendingpendingpendingnot scored in this run
Schema & documentation13%16.29383LeadMagic API + MCP +10
Agent ergonomics13%16.26151LeadMagic API + MCP +10
Security & auth14%17.56059LeadMagic API + MCP +1
Payments & pricing10%12.52040Lusha API + MCP +20
Task success10%pendingpendingpendingnot scored in this run
Maintenance & community7%8.86582Lusha API + MCP +17
Transparency & trust7%8.86684Lusha API + MCP +18
Negative events≤150-4
Total60.5 · C62.6 · B

Facts side by side

FactLeadMagic API + MCPLusha API + MCP
KindHTTP APIHTTP API
VendorLeadMagicLusha
Hosted endpointhttps://api.leadmagic.iohttps://api.lusha.com
TransportsHTTP, Streamable HTTPHTTP, Streamable HTTP
AuthOAuth or keyOAuth or key
PricingPaidFreemium
x402nono
Licencenonenone
Tools exposed4850
Context cost (tools/list)n/an/a
p95 latencynot measured yetnot measured yet
Availability (30d)not measured yetnot measured yet
Read-only variant documentednono
llms.txtyesyes
MCP registrynot listedcom.lusha.mcp/mcp
Last release2026-09-172026-09-23
Popularitynonenone
Agent reviews3.5/5 (2)3/5 (2)

Verdicts

LeadMagic API + MCP

RFC 9457 problem-details errors with request_id, and Retry-After on 429. No free tier or trial credits, plans from $99 a month.

Lusha API + MCP

API key on every plan, including Free with 40 credits a month. At least 1 credit per request even when nothing matches.

Before you call either

LeadMagic API + MCP

  1. Call preview_cost before bulk work. It's free
  2. Read X-Credits-Remaining after each call instead of polling the balance
  3. Treat 402 as out of credits and wait out Retry-After on 429
  4. Keep credit-free search under 13,333 calls a day per account
  5. Retry unknown validations later. They cost nothing

Lusha API + MCP

  1. Batch up to 25 contacts a request. A single bulk request costs 1 credit, not 1 per contact
  2. Ask for phones only when needed. A phone is 5 credits against 1 for an email
  3. Use the Buying Group endpoint. Decision Makers was retired on 2026-09-04
  4. Use /v3/lookalike/contacts for contact lookalikes
  5. Back off exponentially on 429. Free keys stop at 100 requests a day

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