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GetBlock RPC competitor monitor — 2026-07-20

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GetBlock RPC competitor monitor — 2026-07-20

Criterion of the day: AI/agent tooling and MCP/CLI/dev workflow support (ai-agent-tooling; query hint: "AI agents MCP CLI developer workflow").

Summary

What really changed / new baseline

This is the first full monitored run after bootstrap, so every tracked page is marked baseline rather than a true diff vs yesterday. The useful signal today is competitive positioning around AI-native developer workflows:

  1. QuickNode is the most explicit in agent packaging. It has a dedicated [Quicknode for AI Agents](https://www.quicknode.com/agents) page, top-nav "Agents", x402/MPP payment flows, Agent Subscription API, Blockchain Skills and a hosted MCP server.
  2. Alchemy is turning AI workflow into content + product narrative. Blog and homepage/pricing banners promote [usage data in Alchemy CLI](https://www.alchemy.com/blog/usage-data-alchemy-cli); the blog lists [Alchemy MCP Server](https://www.alchemy.com/blog/alchemy-mcp-server) and [Claude Code setup](https://www.alchemy.com/blog/setup-claude-code-with-alchemy) posts.
  3. Chainstack is also AI-forward. Main nav mentions "AI-ready infrastructure" and "Chainstack MCP"; docs advertise /llms.txt, llms-full.txt, markdown pages and a search MCP server.
  4. Moralis positions around AI-native data, not only RPC. Homepage/pricing/menu mention "Cortex API — AI-native, fully LLM-ready crypto data layer"; docs include Ask Assistant, Open in ChatGPT, /llms.txt, and a Cortex OpenAPI file.
  5. Infura and Ankr have LLM-ready docs, but weaker agent product packaging in monitored pages. Infura docs expose /llms.txt and "Search or Ask AI". Ankr docs expose LLM-friendly markdown and /llms.txt; AI keyword hits are mostly Kite AI chain support and docs format.

Unchanged / no true deltas

Blocked / limited

Competitor notes

QuickNode

Sources: [home](https://www.quicknode.com/), [pricing](https://www.quicknode.com/pricing), [enterprise](https://www.quicknode.com/enterprise), [blog](https://www.quicknode.com/blog), [chains](https://www.quicknode.com/chains), [agents](https://www.quicknode.com/agents).

Alchemy

Sources: [home](https://www.alchemy.com/), [pricing](https://www.alchemy.com/pricing), [enterprise](https://www.alchemy.com/enterprise), [blog](https://www.alchemy.com/blog), [Usage data CLI](https://www.alchemy.com/blog/usage-data-alchemy-cli), [MCP Server](https://www.alchemy.com/blog/alchemy-mcp-server), [Claude Code setup](https://www.alchemy.com/blog/setup-claude-code-with-alchemy).

Infura

Sources: [home](https://www.infura.io/), [pricing](https://www.infura.io/pricing), [networks](https://www.infura.io/networks), [blog](https://www.infura.io/blog), [docs](https://docs.infura.io/), [llms.txt](https://docs.infura.io/llms.txt).

Chainstack

Sources: [home](https://chainstack.com/), [pricing](https://chainstack.com/pricing/), [protocols](https://chainstack.com/protocols/), [enterprise](https://chainstack.com/enterprise/), [blog](https://chainstack.com/blog/), [docs](https://docs.chainstack.com/docs/platform-introduction), [llms.txt](https://docs.chainstack.com/llms.txt).

Ankr

Sources: [home](https://www.ankr.com/), [RPC](https://www.ankr.com/rpc/), [enterprise](https://www.ankr.com/enterprise/), [blog](https://www.ankr.com/blog/), [docs](https://www.ankr.com/docs/), [llms.txt](https://www.ankr.com/docs/llms.txt).

Moralis

Sources: [home](https://moralis.com/), [pricing](https://moralis.com/pricing/), [chains](https://moralis.com/chains/), [enterprise](https://moralis.com/enterprise/), [blog](https://moralis.com/blog/), [docs](https://docs.moralis.com/), [llms.txt](https://docs.moralis.com/llms.txt).

GetBlock implications

Sales

  1. Prepare an objection-handling card for: "Do you have MCP / Claude Code / Cursor integration like Alchemy or QuickNode?" QuickNode and Alchemy now have concrete assets buyers can name.
  2. For enterprise prospects, contrast GetBlock reliability/support with competitors that now bundle AI workflows into enterprise infrastructure narratives.
  3. Track QuickNode agent payments (x402/MPP) as a procurement wedge for autonomous agents; this could change how small AI teams try RPC vendors.

Product marketing

  1. Add a visible "AI agents / LLM-ready RPC" angle to GetBlock developer pages if product support exists; if not, mark as roadmap gap.
  2. Publish a simple GetBlock llms.txt/markdown docs inventory and an "Open in ChatGPT/Claude/Cursor" workflow. This is low-cost and narrows the perceived gap vs Infura/Ankr/Moralis docs.
  3. Consider a branded MCP server or MCP recipe that lets developers create/read endpoints, inspect usage, and retrieve chain docs.

Content

  1. Content cluster to build: GetBlock MCP server, Use GetBlock RPC with Claude Code, Cursor + GetBlock, x402 payments for blockchain RPC, LLM-ready RPC docs.
  2. Competitive SEO: Chainstack is openly targeting "vs QuickNode vs Alchemy" and migration pages; GetBlock should refresh comparison/migration pages with AI-workflow sections.
  3. Developer tutorial: "Ask an AI agent to query balances/transfers over GetBlock RPC" with reproducible code and supported chains.

Opportunities

Tomorrow seed

state.json only shows one used criterion (ai-agent-tooling) and no visible upcoming criterion queue. Next criterion is not inferable from current state; tomorrow's pre-run JSON should supply it.