OpenOddsAPI

OpticOdds alternative

The OpticOdds alternative
built for AI agents

Enterprise aggregation at enterprise prices. Form-gated, six figures a year.

Start free — 1,000 requests Read the docs

Switch in minutes, not hours

Three ways in, from least work to most control. Most people are done before the coffee is.

Fastest

Let your agent do it

Add the MCP server, then ask in plain language. Claude Code and Cursor discover every endpoint as a tool — you write no client code at all.

terminal
claude mcp add openoddsapi -e OPENODDSAPI_KEY=$KEY -- npx -y @openoddsapi/mcp-server
then paste this prompt
Migrate this project from OpticOdds to OpenOddsAPI. Base URL becomes
https://api.openoddsapi.com/v1, the key moves from a query parameter to an
X-API-Key header, and responses now carry a per-bookmaker last_update and a
stale flag. Find every call site, update them, then make one real request and
print the result.
No code changes

Drop in the compatibility shim

Patch fetch once. Existing OpticOdds-shaped calls keep working, served by us.

npm
npm install @openoddsapi/compat
Full control

Change two lines by hand

Swap the base URL and move the key into a header. The response shape is compatible, so parsing code is untouched.

- https://api.the-odds-api.com/v4
+ https://api.openoddsapi.com/v1

- ?apiKey=KEY
+ header: X-API-Key: KEY

Full migration guide →

Watch it happen

Your agent does the migration

One prompt. It connects to the MCP server, finds every call site, rewrites them, and proves the result with a live request — while you read this sentence.

claude code

› Migrate this project from OpticOdds to OpenOddsAPI.

Connecting to openoddsapi MCP server…

Connected. Discovered 6 tools.

Scanning repo for call sites…

Found 3 files using the odds client.

Rewriting base URL and auth header…

src/odds.ts, src/lib/books.ts, workers/sync.ts updated.

Verifying with a live request…

200 OK — 43 bouts across 7 books, all fresh.

Migration complete.

OpticOdds vs OpenOddsAPI

OpticOddsOpenOddsAPI
Books aggregated200+7 independent sources
Reported entry price~$5,000/mo$15/mo
Public pricingNo — form required Yes
Minimum contractEnterprise termsCancel anytime
MCP server for AI agents No Yes
Built forSportsbook operatorsDevelopers and AI agents

OpticOdds pricing: Reported from ~$5,000/mo; no public pricing, form-gated — public sources, verified August 2026.

Straight answer

Where OpticOdds is the better choice

OpticOdds aggregates 200+ sportsbooks with latency we do not match, and serves regulated operators with obligations we are not built for. If you are running a sportsbook, buy OpticOdds.

Why teams switch

Nobody asks your company size

There is no form standing between you and a key.

Two orders of magnitude cheaper

for the narrow slice of data most side projects and tools actually need.

Sharp reference line included

Pinnacle is in the free tier, not an enterprise add-on.

Try it in two minutes

1,000 requests a month free. No card, no sales call, no onboarding form.

Get an API key Read the docs

Compare with others

The Odds APIThe incumbent. Broad coverage, no agent tooling, no freshness signal. OddsJamBuilt for bettors first. The API is an enterprise upsell behind a sales call. OddsBlazeReal-time data costs $249/mo. Their $29 tier is delayed by about two minutes. SportsGameOddsObject-based billing that makes cost hard to predict.

Comparisons reflect publicly available information as of August 2026. Product names and trademarks belong to their respective owners; OpenOddsAPI is not affiliated with OpticOdds.