# aadilr/CostBench MCP Server

Source: https://glimind.com/server/glama%2Faadilr%2Fcostbench-mcp-server
Registry id: `glama/aadilr/costbench-mcp-server`
Status: unknown

## Tools (9)

- `calculate_tco`: Total cost of ownership for a product and team size: sourced line items, year-one + multi-year totals, effective per-seat cost.
- `compare_software`: Side-by-side pricing for 2–4 products (starting price, median annual cost, free tier, ratings).
- `discover_software`: Find products by category, maxPrice, hasFreeTier. Returns matching slugs to look up.
- `estimate_llm_cost`: Cost of an LLM/API workload (input + output tokens) for a usage-priced provider, from its real rate card.
- `get_hidden_costs`: The documented hidden / implementation / add-on costs (uplifts, onboarding fees, overages), each with a sourced quote + date.
- `get_negotiation_tips`: Sourced negotiation tactics with success-likelihood.
- `get_price_changes`: Recent pricing changes CostBench detected against vendor pricing pages — dated, before/after bands, source link.
- `get_price_history`: Per-quarter price snapshots + trend — has the price changed?
- `get_pricing`: Full sourced pricing record for a product: tiers, hidden costs, contract terms, market data, sentiment, negotiation tips, TCO scenarios, and price history — eac

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