# DropWatchHQ AI API Radar

> Use this tool when you need to track and compare live pricing and operational status of LLM APIs across multiple providers. It solves problems related to budget planning, vendor evaluation, and cost optimization by providing real-time monitoring and historical records of price changes. The API Radar takes in provider and model data as input and outputs current and historical pricing information, making it ideal for use cases involving API cost management and vendor selection.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/ai-api-radar  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/ai-api-radar

## Description

DropWatchHQ AI API Radar tracks live pricing and operational status for LLM APIs across 11 major providers, maintaining a public historical record of per-model price changes. The server enables agents and tools to compare current API costs, monitor provider status in real time, and audit historical pricing trends for budget planning and vendor evaluation.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.30
- **Verification tier:** unverified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-08-30

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** ai-ml
- **Updated:** 2026-08-30

## Source

- **Source listing:** [PulseMCP](https://www.pulsemcp.com/servers/ai-api-radar)

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "ai-api-radar"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/ai-api-radar` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/ai-api-radar/pull`

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