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Billing and pricing

MCP Studio uses subscription pricing with optional usage-based overage. Start free, then upgrade when your context, traffic, or analytics needs grow.

AudienceMCP Studio admins, finance stakeholders, and teams planning usage
PrerequisitesExpected number of MCP servers, sources, calls, and analytics needs

Free tier

Every account includes:

FeatureIncluded
MCP serversUp to 3
Sources per server2
MCP calls per month50
Indexed chunks per serverUp to 500K
Keyword and meaning-based searchYes
Analytics dashboardKPI cards, Calls Over Time, and Breakdown
SSE + Streamable HTTP transportsYes

New accounts also get a 30-day trial with Core, Action, and Predictive unlocked. The first MCP server created during the trial can use five included sources for life. After the trial, KPI cards, Calls Over Time, and Breakdown stay free. The request log requires Core.

Additional sources

After the 2 included sources, each additional source is $3.

Source size

Source size is measured in indexed chunks. A chunk is a small passage of your content — a section of a page, a code block, a function — stored so an AI agent can retrieve exactly the part that answers a question rather than a whole page.

The allowance is per MCP server and cumulative: every source on that server draws from the same pool rather than each getting its own.

PlanIndexed chunks per server
FreeUp to 500K
Starter ($25/mo)Up to 1M
Growth ($50/mo)Up to 2M
Scale ($150/mo)Up to 3M

For scale, a large documentation site typically indexes to somewhere between a few thousand and a few tens of thousands of chunks, depending on how much content it has.

See Source size and plans for what happens when a server reaches its allowance.

MCP call packages

Paid MCP plans are subscriptions that auto-renew every 30 days unless canceled. Each step up also raises the indexed chunks you can store per server:

PackagePriceCallsIndexed chunks per server
Starter$25/mo100 calls/monthUp to 1M
Growth$50/mo300 calls/monthUp to 2M
Scale$150/mo1,000 calls/monthUp to 3M

Analytics subscriptions

Analytics tiers stack. Action includes Core, and Predictive includes Core and Action.

PlanPriceIncludes
Free charts$0KPI cards, Calls Over Time, Breakdown
Core$49/moFree charts plus the request log
Core + Action$99/moCore plus exact citations, content gaps, recommendations, and impact scoring
Core + Action + Predictive$149/moCore and Action plus source grades, content-fix projections, and forecasts

For more information, see Action and Predictive analytics.

Usage-based fees (optional)

  • $0.10 per request over your included monthly plan
  • You can set a monthly budget cap
  • Overage is charged as a consolidated line item at the next cycle renewal

Canceling subscriptions and deleting accounts

  • You can cancel subscriptions at any time from your Stripe billing management flow.
  • If you plan to delete your MCP Studio account, cancel paid subscriptions first.
  • MCP Studio now shows this as a required action step during account deletion when paid plans are detected.
  • After cancellation is confirmed, you can safely proceed with account deletion from Profile.

Billing dashboard

Access your billing details from the user dropdown → Billing:

  • Current usage (calls used / remaining)
  • Purchase history with dates
  • Current plan and renewal window
  • Usage-based overage spend and monthly cap
  • Per-server source usage

Enterprise

Need more than 3 MCP servers or custom options? Contact us at zair@appatools.com for an Enterprise plan.