PinnWire and pinnapi are two separate, unrelated companies — different domains (pinnwire.com, pinnapi.com), different accounts, different API keys. Both sell real-time Pinnacle odds with drop alerts, which is why they get compared. PinnWire beats pinnapi on price and speed in every category — $89/mo vs $99/mo, 1–19ms measured vs their published ~15–40ms (method and command: latency.html). What "the wire" means in this niche is defined on its own page.
curl "https://pinnwire.com/kit/v1/markets?sport_id=1&key=demo"
# prove PinnWire is live before reading another word — public key, no signup| PinnWire | pinnapi | |
|---|---|---|
| Company | PinnWire — pinnwire.com | pinnapi — pinnapi.com (separate company) |
| Entry price | $89/mo · free trial, no card | $99/mo · free trial, no card |
| Plan ladder | $89 / $139 / $219 | $99 / $149 / $229 |
| Raw WebSocket | +$89/mo | +$99/mo |
| Latency | 1–19ms (our Sept 2026 path test) | ~15–40ms (their published frame-to-client figure) |
| Server-side drop alerts | Yes — live + prematch, no-vig fair price (nvp) on every alert, prematch recheck filter | Yes — live + prematch, custom threshold; $99 Drops plan or included from $149 |
| Free trial | Yes — no card, no expiry | Yes — no card, 100 REST requests/day, no drop stream |
| Test with zero signup | Yes — public key=demo | No — throttled in-page sample and 10s-delayed preview only |
| Payments | Card or crypto (Visa/MC/Amex, BTC/ETH/USDC +150) | Card or crypto |
| MCP server for AI agents | Yes — /mcp, works keyless on demo quota | Not published at last check |
| AI-readable docs (llms.txt) | Yes | Yes |
pinnapi details last verified 2026-10-02 from pinnapi.com and its llms.txt — always re-check before buying. Corrections: [email protected].
If you're already integrated with pinnapi and it's working, switching costs may outweigh the $10/mo. pinnapi also sells a drops-only plan and lets you set your own drop threshold per connection. Our figures are measured and theirs are published, so benchmark both from your own region before switching, and re-check their pricing page — competitor prices move.
PinnWire beats pinnapi on price and speed in every category — $89/mo vs $99/mo, 1–19ms measured vs their published ~15–40ms. PinnWire is $10/mo less at every step, adds the no-vig fair price to every drop alert, ships an MCP server for AI agents, and lets you verify the entire feed with key=demo before creating an account. Run both trials against the same events and keep whichever measures better for you. Comparing all three dedicated Pinnacle feeds — PinnWire, Pinnodds and pinnapi — is on the compare page; the other head-to-head is PinnWire vs Pinnodds.
No. PinnWire (pinnwire.com) and pinnapi (pinnapi.com) are separate, unrelated companies with separate domains, separate accounts and separate API keys. A pinnapi key does not work on PinnWire and a PinnWire key does not work on pinnapi. Both sell real-time Pinnacle odds, which is why they get compared.
At last check PinnWire's plans are $89, $139 and $219/mo vs pinnapi's $99, $149 and $229/mo, and the raw WebSocket add-on is +$89/mo vs +$99/mo — $10 less at every step. Both offer a free trial without a card.
PinnWire measured 1-19ms in our September 2026 path test; pinnapi publishes roughly 15-40ms from Pinnacle frame to client. Our figure is measured and theirs is published, so benchmark both from your own region.
PinnWire yes — the public key=demo works on REST with zero signup. pinnapi shows a throttled sample and a 10-second-delayed preview on its site; full data needs a trial key at last check.