Job search MCP and job data API pricing compared (2026)
Job feed API pricing and job search MCP server prices in 2026 run from $9 to $49 a month for a starter plan, and Find your role first is the cheapest paid option at $9 a month, with agent access over MCP included. It's also the fastest we've found: the median role was in our feed 16 minutes after the company posted it, where the company publishes an exact time.
Below is every paid plan we compared, with each price taken from the vendor's own pricing page as of October 2026.
How much does a job search MCP server cost?
| Tool | Starter price | What you get | Stated freshness | MCP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Find your role first | $9 a month | 3,000 new roles a month, up to 1,000 a day | 16 minutes median, measured | Yes, Claude, ChatGPT, Claude Code, Codex, any MCP client |
| Visualping | $14 a month (Personal) | 10 pages you choose | Checks every 15 minutes | Yes, every plan |
| Jobstrack | $19.99 a month ($13.99 with a promo code) | Job matches, 1 week trial | "New matches every hour", "0-3 hours" | Not stated |
| JobsPipe | $19.60 (Seeker, 10,000 credits) | Credits for job data | "Within 6 hours" on $49 and $149 plans, "within 1 hour" only on $348 and $525 | Hosted MCP |
| LoopCV | $19.99 a month (Standard) | 20 searches, 100 applications a month | "Job collection every hour" only on Done For You at $89.99 | Not stated |
| FoundRole | $20 a month (Pro) | Alerts | "Same day" | Limited ChatGPT and Claude app preview on the free tier |
| TheirStack | $49 for 1,500 API credits | About 1,500 jobs | Not stated | Yes, uses the same credits |
| Coresignal | From $49 (2,500 credits) | Credits for data | Not stated | Yes |
All competitor prices and claims are as of October 2026, from the linked pages.
Why is Find your role first the cheapest?
Because $9 covers the whole job seeker use case. You get 3,000 new roles a month, up to 1,000 on any one day. Re-reading a role you already saw that month is free, so asking your agent to double check something doesn't burn your allowance. Cancel anytime, with a refund within 3 days.
Credit plans work differently. TheirStack's $49 buys about 1,500 jobs, and its MCP spends the same credits. Coresignal and JobsPipe also sell credits. That makes sense for a sales team pulling bulk company data. It's a lot of money for one person checking new roles each morning.
What's the real price of fast data?
Freshness is where the price gaps get wide. JobsPipe promises refresh "within 1 hour" only on its $348 and $525 plans, as of October 2026. LoopCV collects jobs every hour only on its $89.99 Done For You plan. Jobstrack says "0-3 hours". FoundRole Pro says "same day".
Our number is measured. For roles first seen October 4 to 17, 2026, where the company publishes an exact posting time, the median role was in the feed 16 minutes after it was posted. 79% arrived within 1 hour and 95% within 3 hours. The full method is in the job freshness study.
So for $9 you get speed that other vendors either don't state or charge $89.99 to $525 for.
What's in each result?
Each role comes with its title, company, location, publication date, discovery date, the original posting link and the apply link. There's no description text. Your agent opens the posting when it needs the details, which keeps every answer tied to the company's own page.
The agent gets four read only tools: search jobs, get one job, get what changed since the last check, and get usage. It never applies to jobs for you. LoopCV is the one tool in the table that auto-applies.
Is there a free plan?
Yes. The free web console gives you 200 roles in your first 30 days, then 100 a month, no card. The public new jobs pages are free with no sign in at all. Visualping has a free plan for 5 pages checked hourly, and FoundRole has a free tier with a limited app preview, both as of October 2026. For the full list of free options, read free job search MCP servers and job APIs.
How do I connect it?
Sign up at /account, then follow /connect. In the Claude app it's Settings, Connectors, Add custom connector, and paste the address. Claude Code, Codex and ChatGPT each take about a minute. More detail is in the job search MCP server guide.
Questions
What's the cheapest job search MCP server?
Find your role first at $9 a month is the cheapest paid job feed with AI agent access we found, as of October 2026. Most other paid plans start between $13.99 and $49.
How much does a job postings API cost?
Starter plans in our comparison range from $9 a month to $49 for a credit pack. Fast refresh can cost much more: JobsPipe's "within 1 hour" tier starts at $348, as of October 2026.
Do I pay again to re-read a job?
Not on Find your role first. Re-reading a role you've already seen that month is free.
Does any of these apply to jobs for me?
LoopCV auto-applies, as of October 2026. Find your role first is read only and never applies to jobs.
Try it in your agent
$9 a month. Sign in with Google, subscribe, then paste one line into Claude Code or Codex. Cancel anytime, refund within 3 days.
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