APITube is a horizontal news API with an actual AI-news landing page and an MCP server bundled into every paid plan, but it still returns raw articles across every industry, not deduplicated, typed events scoped to AI. Scoopkit returns the latter, for AI industry news specifically, and also ships its own MCP server, free tier included.
Pricing checked directly against APITube's pricing page on 2026-08-28; MCP status re-verified 2026-08-30.
Facts
| APITube | Scoopkit | |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier | 100 req/day, 12-hour delay | 100 req/day, real-time |
| Cheapest paid plan | $29/mo, 10,000 req | $49/mo, 10,000 req/day |
| Returns | Raw articles | Deduplicated events, typed |
| MCP server | Included on all paid plans | Included on every tier, free included |
| AI chat assistant | "Ask News AI Assistant" on all paid plans | None |
| Coverage | All industries, with an AI-news landing page | AI industry only |
A real AI-news page, without AI-industry structure
APITube runs a dedicated /solutions/ai-news-api page with real FAQ content, the kind of thing most horizontal news APIs don't bother building. That page answers questions like how to track specific AI companies, but the underlying API still returns individual articles rather than events, so tracking a company still means deduplicating its coverage yourself.
Scoopkit's taxonomy, covered in how Scoopkit deduplicates AI news headlines, does that merging automatically, at the cost of being scoped to AI industry news only rather than every industry APITube covers.
MCP on both sides now, with one real gap
APITube bundles an MCP server and an "Ask News AI Assistant" chat feature into every paid plan starting at $29/mo. Scoopkit's MCP server, added 2026-08-30, ships on every tier including free, exposing event lookup, search, taxonomy, and free-tier signup as tools. The real difference left: APITube's chat assistant has no Scoopkit equivalent, and its MCP access requires a paid plan where Scoopkit's doesn't.
Choose one of these if
- APITube, if you want a lower-cost general news API with a built-in chat assistant, and don't need AI-industry-specific event structure.
- Scoopkit, if you want AI industry news pre-deduplicated into typed events, with MCP access on the free tier. Get a free key.
FAQ
Does APITube deduplicate articles about the same story?
Not by default. It returns matching articles as separate raw results.
Does APITube have real-time data on the free tier?
No. The free tier has a 12-hour delay; real-time access starts on paid plans.
Does Scoopkit have an MCP server?
Yes, added 2026-08-30, at api.scoopkit.dev/mcp, available on every tier including free.