Zen vs Agent Cost Hub
Zen is an MCP server published by BeehiveInnovations. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). Agent Cost Hub is an MCP server published by agentcosthub.com. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-11-08. This pair was picked by a reader, not by our comparison rule, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  Zen |  Agent Cost Hub |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:02cbe1d325db Forks (GitHub): 1 037 Pulls (Docker Hub): 35 590 Stars (Docker Hub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 11 829 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.0.1 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | Zen | Agent Cost Hub |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 11 829 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 35 590 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 1 037 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-11-02 |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/zen) | Remote server (agentcosthub.com/mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 18 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 4, secrets among them: 4 | Not published |
| Licence (differs) | NOASSERTION | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/beehiveinnovations/zen-mcp-server | github.com/agentcosthub/agent-cost-hub-mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 4 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-11 | 2026-11-01 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | no remote endpoint we check | Status out of date: last check 2 days ago returned HTTP 405 |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. Where the data itself says which value is better (more marketplaces, a larger figure of the same marketplace, a fresher release, a verified mark on a marketplace that lists both), the better one is also marked green with ▲ and the worse one red with ▼. Where it runs, the transport, the tools, the settings, hooks, the bundle's parts, the licence and the week's changes are marked only as different: more or fewer is not better in itself.
What each says it does
Zen
Bridges multiple AI models and CLIs, enabling orchestrated workflows across Claude Code, Gemini CLI, Codex CLI, and other AI development tools.
Agent Cost Hub
LLM API prices and AI agent cost estimates, verified daily. Read-only cost lookup tools.
How to run each
Zen As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --env "GEMINI_API_KEY=<YOUR_GEMINI_API_KEY>" --env "OPENAI_API_KEY=<YOUR_OPENAI_API_KEY>" --env "OPENROUTER_API_KEY=<YOUR_OPENROUTER_API_KEY>" --env "XAI_API_KEY=<YOUR_XAI_API_KEY>" --transport stdio zen -- docker run -i --rm -e GEMINI_API_KEY -e OPENAI_API_KEY -e OPENROUTER_API_KEY -e XAI_API_KEY mcp/zenRequires: GEMINI_API_KEY (secret), OPENAI_API_KEY (secret), OPENROUTER_API_KEY (secret), XAI_API_KEY (secret)
Agent Cost Hub As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http agent-cost-hub https://agentcosthub.com/mcpCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only Agent Cost Hub has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of Agent Cost Hub publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of Agent Cost Hub publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: Zen · What it can do: Agent Cost Hub · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.