MCP cost

The calculator uses the numbers you enter. With 12 connectors, 800 calls, 0.02 USD/call, 180 fixed USD, 15 burst % the result is $400.80 | $220.80. This is not an Anthropic invoice.

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Results

Enter data and click Calculate.

How it works

MCP cost in this calculator is connectors × calls × rate + catalog. With 12 connectors, 800 calls, 0.02 USD/call, 180 fixed USD, 15 burst % the result is $400.80 | $220.80.

variable = connectors × calls × rate × (1 + burst%). tot = variable + fixed. The formula uses connectors and calls.

$400.80 | $220.80 is not an Anthropic invoice. Another set of numbers gives $128.88 | $38.88, and a further set gives $1,425.00 | $1,125.00. Empty scenario fields do not change the result.

Burst vs commit answers a different question. Tool-call unit economics does too. Here 12 connectors, 800 calls, 0.02 USD/call, 180 fixed USD, 15 burst % leave $400.80 | $220.80.

Type 12 connectors, 800 calls, 0.02 USD/call, 180 fixed USD, 15 burst % and click Calculate. Two more ready sets sit under the form: $128.88 | $38.88 and $1,425.00 | $1,125.00.

Other numbers on the same labels move the result. The first example gives $400.80 | $220.80.

Formula

variable = connectors × calls × rate × (1 + burst%). tot = variable + fixed.

How to use

Type 12 connectors, 800 calls, 0.02 USD/call, 180 fixed USD, 15 burst %.
Leave the scenario fields empty if you do not have those numbers.
Click Calculate. This set shows $400.80 | $220.80.
The second example under the result is $128.88 | $38.88, the third $1,425.00 | $1,125.00.
This is not an Anthropic invoice.

MCP cost = $400.80 | $220.80

With 12 connectors, 800 calls, 0.02 USD/call, 180 fixed USD, 15 burst % the result is $400.80 | $220.80. This is not an Anthropic invoice.

MCP cost: MCP cost is this calculator's result. The first example is $400.80 | $220.80.
connectors: The formula includes connectors. The second example gives $128.88 | $38.88.
calls: The formula includes calls. The second example gives $128.88 | $38.88.

Examples

Example 1

12 connectors
800 calls
0.02 USD/call
180 fixed USD
15 burst %

$400.80 | $220.80

With 12 connectors, 800 calls, 0.02 USD/call, 180 fixed USD, 15 burst % the result is $400.80 | $220.80. This is not an Anthropic invoice.

Example 2

6 connectors
400 calls
0.015 USD/call
90 fixed USD
8 burst %

$128.88 | $38.88

With 6 connectors, 400 calls, 0.015 USD/call, 90 fixed USD, 8 burst % the result is $128.88 | $38.88.

Example 3

20 connectors
1500 calls
0.03 USD/call
300 fixed USD
25 burst %

$1,425.00 | $1,125.00

With 20 connectors, 1500 calls, 0.03 USD/call, 300 fixed USD, 25 burst % the result is $1,425.00 | $1,125.00.

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Common questions

What do you get from 12 connectors, 800 calls, 0.02 USD/call, 180 fixed USD, 15 burst %?

The result is $400.80 | $220.80. This is not an Anthropic invoice.

What about the second example?

The result is $128.88 | $38.88.

What about the third example?

The result is $1,425.00 | $1,125.00.

Is $400.80 | $220.80 an Anthropic invoice?

No. It is the result from the numbers you enter.

Do empty fields change $400.80 | $220.80?

No. Empty scenario fields do not change the result.

How is this different from Burst vs commit?

That calculator answers another question. Here MCP cost stays at $400.80 | $220.80.

Does a comma in the number work?

Yes. A comma and a dot mean the same in a number field.

Why is there a currency in $400.80 | $220.80?

The header label is usually USD. Another currency changes the label, not the amount.

Do 6 connectors, 400 calls, 0.015 USD/call, 90 fixed USD, 8 burst % give $128.88 | $38.88?

Yes. That is the second example under the form.

Knowledge sources

Agent cost is a sketch from your rates. Below are EU, OECD and NIST AI frames, not a contract quote.

Page updated in 2026.