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Alchemy vs Helius: AI Search & MCP Readiness
Category: Multi-Chain vs Solana RPC Infrastructure · Measured UTC via aso-live-probe
Measured verdict: Alchemy leads Helius by 7 points (68/100 B vs 61/100 C+) across ASO Studio’s 47-check HTTP, 29-crawler robots.txt, Markdown (/llms.txt, /pricing.md), MCP, OpenAPI, and Schema.org JSON-LD benchmark. Full individual grade-cards: alchemy.com (68/100) · helius.dev (61/100).
Scope & limits: Side-by-side HTTP status codes and HTML structured data captured 2026-11-14 UTC; independent audit not affiliated with Alchemy or Helius. Technical readiness does not guarantee AI citations or sales.
1. Side-by-Side HTTP & Agent Discovery Telemetry
| Signal / Endpoint | alchemy.com | helius.dev |
|---|---|---|
| ASO Score & Grade | 68/100 (B) | 61/100 (C+) |
| Cohort Rank | #19 | #26 |
| Edge TTFB · HTML | 108ms · 254 KB (25 scripts) | 95ms · 254 KB (8 scripts) |
/robots.txt (29 Bots) | 200 · 29/29 (0 explicit) | 200 · 28/29 (21 explicit) |
/sitemap.xml | 200 | 200 |
/llms.txt | 200 | 200 |
/llms-full.txt | 200 | 200 |
/pricing.md | 404 | 200 |
/.well-known/ai.txt | 404 | 404 |
/ai/summary.json | 404 | 404 |
/.well-known/mcp.json | 404 | 404 |
/.well-known/agent-card.json | 404 | 200 |
/.well-known/openapi.json | 404 | 404 |
JSON-LD @types | Organization, ImageObject, Person, PostalAddress, WebSite | Organization, ImageObject, WebSite, WebPage, SpeakableSpecification, BreadcrumbList, ListItem, SoftwareApplication, Product, AggregateOffer, Offer |
2. Where Alchemy Leads vs Where Helius Leads
Where Alchemy (alchemy.com) leads:
- Overall 47-check readiness score (68/100 B vs 61/100 C+)
Where Helius (helius.dev) leads:
- Serves live
/pricing.md(HTTP 200vsHTTP 404) - Serves live
/.well-known/agent-card.json(HTTP 200vsHTTP 404) - Richer root Schema.org JSON-LD (11 types vs 5)
- Explicitly allowlists 21 AI crawlers in
/robots.txt(vs 0)
Shared discovery gaps: Both alchemy.com and helius.dev currently return non-200 responses on /.well-known/ai.txt (404/404), /.well-known/mcp.json (404/404), /.well-known/openapi.json (404/404).
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