Pay per call, not per market
The Odds API spends credits for each market and region a call returns, so adding spreads and totals multiplies the cost. OddsLink counts the call. Ask for every market on a sport and it is still one request.
Odds API comparison
OddsLink vs The Odds API
Both return odds from many books as JSON. The difference is what a call costs. On OddsLink one call is one request, whatever comes back, and every plan sees all 46 books.
Where OddsLink is different
Exchanges and prediction markets built in
Betfair and the other exchanges, plus Kalshi and Polymarket, arrive in the same shape as a sportsbook line, with size typed as a posted limit, resting depth or a contract count.
Push and AI agents included
Stream changes over WebSocket from Growth, and let Claude, Cursor or Codex read odds through a hosted MCP server. The Odds API's own pages describe REST polling and list no MCP server.
Side by side
- Yes
- Partly
- No
- Not published
FeatureOddsLinkThe Odds API
Books46 books: 37 sportsbooks, 6 exchanges, 3 prediction markets100+ bookmakers across 100+ sports
Free plan1,000 requests a month, all 46 books, no time limit500 credits a month
Billing unitOne call that returns prices is one request, whatever comes backCredits per market and region returned
API keyX-API-Key headerQuery string parameter
Price timestampslast_update on every pricelast_update at book and market level
HistoryOpeners, closing lines and series: the last 2 years on Scale, everything recorded on BusinessSeparate product from June 2020, billed at 10x credits
Free discovery callsSports, books and markets lists never countSports and events free, market list costs a credit
Push feedWebSocket add-on from Growth, included on BusinessREST polling
MCP serverHosted or local MCP server, 7 toolsNone on their own site
When The Odds API may suit you better
- You need sports beyond the nine we carry. They list over 100.
Not sure yet? Run a real request without an account, or see which markets each book carries.
Every book on every plan
Plans differ in how much you can ask for, never in which books you see.
- Free$01,000 requests a month
- Starter$2420,000 requests a month
- Growth$49100,000 requests a month
- Scale$99500,000 requests a month
- Business$1995,000,000 requests a month
- EnterpriseFrom $499By contract
Questions
Is OddsLink an alternative to The Odds API?
Yes. Both serve odds from many books as JSON over REST. OddsLink also carries exchanges and prediction markets in the same shape, streams over WebSocket, ships an MCP server, and bills one request per call.
How do the free plans compare?
OddsLink Free gives 1,000 requests a month with all 46 books. The Odds API Starter plan gives 500 credits a month, and one call can spend several credits depending on the markets and regions you ask for.
Does OddsLink carry Pinnacle?
Yes. Pinnacle is one of the 46 books, on every plan including Free, with moneylines, spreads, totals, alternate lines and period markets.
Can I build arbitrage, +EV or middles tools on OddsLink?
Yes. Every book comes back in one JSON shape on one fixture id, so comparing prices across sportsbooks, exchanges and prediction markets takes one request per sport. The free calculators at /tools/ cover no-vig prices and middles.
Try all 46 books free
The Free plan gives you 1,000 requests a month across every book.
Facts about The Odds API come from The Odds API's public pages, checked 28 Sep 2026.