Narwhal API
Economics, FX, commodities, calendars and predictions through one hosted endpoint.
Financial data MCP servers for AI agents
Compare official MCP servers for financial and economic data. Narwhal combines economics, FX, commodities, calendars and predictions in one hosted endpoint with more than 50 tools.
Decision
Choose Narwhal for multiple datasets under one key and quota. Use FRED for series research, Trading Economics for forecasts and consensus, or a market-data provider for datasets Narwhal does not offer.
Provider shortlist
Compare data access as well as MCP availability. Narwhal API is owned and operated by Nusantara Ventures, LLC.
FRED
Economic series search, observations, downloads and graphs.
Trading Economics
Macro indicators, forecasts and calendar consensus through hosted MCP.
Alpha Vantage
Market data, US economics, commodities and FX with official MCP.
Financial Modeling Prep
Market data, fundamentals, economic indicators and calendars with official MCP.
Finnhub
Market data and a premium economic calendar with official MCP.
Massive
US market data and inflation through official remote MCP.
EODHD
Market data and paid macro datasets with MCP on every plan.
API Ninjas
A broad API catalogue with an official MCP server.
Compare the options
Best fit is not feature parity. Check the evidence and limitation together.
| Provider | Best for | Evidence checked | Important limitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Narwhal API | Economics, FX, commodities, calendars and predictions through one hosted endpoint. | REST and MCP share one key and quota; listing tools is free. | Free returns the previous day's close for spot prices, FX and prediction odds. |
| FRED | Economic series search, observations, downloads and graphs. | The official connector has five tools and requires a separate free connector account, without a FRED API key. | Commercial use has additional restrictions; international series do not share one normalized schema. |
| Trading Economics | Macro indicators, forecasts and calendar consensus through hosted MCP. | Official ChatGPT and Claude connectors; Standard costs $199/month for 500 requests. | No ongoing free tier; its paid one-week trial is limited to 100 requests. |
| Alpha Vantage | Market data, US economics, commodities and FX with official MCP. | Free allows 25 daily requests; paid access starts at $49.99/month for 75 requests a minute. | Economics is US only, and the inflation series is annual. |
| Financial Modeling Prep | Market data, fundamentals, economic indicators and calendars with official MCP. | Free allows 250 daily calls; Starter costs $29/month. | Indicator plan eligibility is not stated; individual plans are personal use, with separate licensing for display or redistribution. |
| Finnhub | Market data and a premium economic calendar with official MCP. | Free allows 60 calls a minute; listed All-In-One costs $3,500/month billed annually. | Free is personal use; the calendar is premium, while historical events and surprises require Enterprise. |
| Massive | US market data and inflation through official remote MCP. | Stocks Basic is free at five calls a minute; inflation data is included in all plans. | Individual plans are for individual use. |
| EODHD | Market data and paid macro datasets with MCP on every plan. | Economic data and events require Equity Analyst at $59.99/month or All-In-One at $99.99, at personal pricing. | Free sandbox allows 20 daily calls; commercial plans are priced separately. |
| API Ninjas | A broad API catalogue with an official MCP server. | Free allows 3,000 monthly calls; Developer costs $59/month for 100,000 calls and commercial use. | Free excludes commercial use and caching, and requires attribution; inflation endpoints are Premium only. |
Choose by requirement
Check account requirements
Narwhal uses the same key and quota for REST and MCP. FRED's connector requires a separate free account, without a FRED API key.
Check usable data access
Narwhal Free includes 5,000 successful monthly requests; each successful tool call uses one. Basic and Pro are real time. Finnhub's calendar and API Ninjas inflation require paid access.
Match datasets and licences
Choose Trading Economics for forecasts and consensus. Narwhal offers neither. FMP display and redistribution need separate licensing; Massive individual plans are for individual use.
Sources and review date
Each detailed provider page lists the first-party documentation used, its evidence boundaries, and its review date.
Reviewed:
- FRED evidence and sources
- Trading Economics evidence and sources
- API Ninjas evidence and sources
- FRED MCP connector fred.stlouisfed.org
- Trading Economics API pricing tradingeconomics.com
- Trading Economics MCP docs.tradingeconomics.com
- Alpha Vantage documentation alphavantage.co
- Alpha Vantage premium plans alphavantage.co
- Alpha Vantage MCP server mcp.alphavantage.co
- Financial Modeling Prep MCP server site.financialmodelingprep.com
- Financial Modeling Prep plan pricing site.financialmodelingprep.com
- Finnhub MCP server finnhub.io
- Finnhub plan pricing finnhub.io
- Massive inflation documentation massive.com
- Massive stocks plans massive.com
- EODHD plan pricing eodhd.com
- EODHD economic events documentation eodhd.com
- API Ninjas MCP server api-ninjas.com
- API Ninjas plan pricing api-ninjas.com