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Model Context Protocol (MCP)

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MCP eliminates the need to write complex interfaces for each external tool, enabling Alibaba Cloud Model Studio applications to connect to a vast ecosystem of third-party tools.

MCP service integration examples

Route planning agent

Web scraping workflow

  • Large model application: An agent application

  • External tool: The Amap Maps MCP service provides geo-information retrieval.

  • Large model application: A workflow application

  • External tool: The Firecrawl MCP service provides web scraping.

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How to use MCP

Alibaba Cloud Model Studio agent and workflow applications now support two types of MCP services. For detailed instructions, see Official MCP services and Custom MCP services.

  • Official MCP services: Alibaba Cloud Model Studio offers several official MCP services that you can readily connect to your applications.
  • Custom MCP services: You can find MCP services in the MCP marketplace or on the internet and deploy them as custom services on Alibaba Cloud Model Studio.
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Billing

Cloud-deployed MCP services

  • Deployment fee: Free for a limited time.
  • Invocation fee: Some MCP services may incur fees for third-party API calls. These fees are charged by the third-party provider, not by Alibaba Cloud Model Studio.
Web search MCP service
  • Service activation: To activate and use this service, go to Web Search MCP Service.
  • Invocation fee: This service includes a free tier of 2,000 invocations. After the quota is used up, invocations are billed at CNY 29 per 1,000 invocations.
  • Throttling: The throttling limit is 15 QPS, shared between an Alibaba Cloud account and its RAM users.

Custom-deployed MCP services

Alibaba Cloud Model Studio offers the following two billing modes based on service response time:

  • Basic mode:
    • No deployment fee. Billing is based on invocation duration, with no charges when the service is idle.
      • Invocation rate: CNY 0.000156 per second

    • Use cases: Suitable for applications with infrequent calls that are not sensitive to startup latency. The first invocation might experience a cold start delay.

  • High-speed mode:

    • You are billed for the deployment duration. When the service is invoked, you are also billed for the invocation duration.
      • Invocation rate: CNY 0.000156 per second
      • Deployment rate: CNY 0.000036 per second

    • Use cases: Ideal for applications that require high availability and frequent invocations, as it reduces cold start latency.

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