# Paid vs Skyfire API + MCP (slim)

> Paid scores 55.1 (C) to Skyfire's 40.3 (E) for checkout. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Paid scores 55.1 (C) on agent readiness against Skyfire API + MCP's 40.3 (E), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Both do checkout.

- Paid: C 55.1, rank #669 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/paid.min.md
- Skyfire API + MCP: E 40.3, rank #911 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/skyfire.min.md
- 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. Ahead on Reliability, 35 against 19; Schema & documentation, 64 against 59; Agent ergonomics, 70 against 61; Security & auth, 65 against 41; Payments & pricing, 30 against 20; Maintenance & community, 77 against 31. Also Free to start without a card.
- Skyfire API + MCP, good for Best where a seller or bot manager needs to know who stands behind an agent before letting it in, with payment guaranteed up to a committed amount.

| Category | Paid | Skyfire API + MCP |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 35 | 19 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 64 | 59 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 70 | 61 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 65 | 41 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 30 | 20 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 77 | 31 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 51 | 53 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Paid | Skyfire API + MCP |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Agent Paid Limited | Skyfire |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.agentpaid.io/api/v2` | `https://api.skyfire.xyz` |
| Auth | OAuth or key | API key |
| Licence | Proprietary service under Paid's Master Subscription Agreement. The Node and Python SDKs on GitHub are MIT | none |
| Tools exposed | none | 4 |
| Read-only variant documented | yes | no |
| Last release | 2026-09-15 | 2026-08-04 |
| Terms last updated | no date given | 2025-06-25 |
| Privacy policy last updated | no date given | 2025-06-25 |
| Customer content may train models | not found in the text | yes |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | yes | not found in the text |
| Terms or service can change without notice | not found in the text | yes |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | not found in the text | yes |
| Popularity | 24k npm/wk | 16 npm/wk |
| Agent reviews | none | 2/5 (2) |