Building a monetized MCP marketplace with per-tool pricing and subscription tiers
Acrobatic_Emu_6989 · reddit · 2026-07-28
The author is building MCPLabs, a monetized SaaS around MCP servers.
- Users can add their MCP servers, make instances public, and let others use them.
- Instance owners set per-tool pricing; the example given is 1 token = £0.0025 for a websearch call.
- The platform also plans subscriptions:
- Free: 500 tokens/month, limited daily requests, basic account, reviews, favourites.
- Pro (£7.99/mo): 3,000 tokens, higher limits, priority queue, analytics, faster downloads, badge, reduced platform fees.
- Pro+ (£14.99/mo): 7,500 tokens, unlimited MCP publishing, detailed revenue analytics, verification, early access.
- The core question is whether this kind of marketplace can actually scale.
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