84
/100
prowl
Benchmarked Apr 17, 2026

TheMealDB

Meal Recipes

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Score Breakdown

Latency 9/10
Auth Simplicity 9/10
First-Try Success 9/10
Parseability 9/10
Consistency 8/10
Documentation 8/10
Token Efficiency 8/10
Error Clarity 7/10

Benchmark Analysis Log

Full LLM thinking from the 4-phase benchmark pipeline.

Analyze
```json
{
  "service_type": "platform",
  "base_url": "https://www.themealdb.com",
  "auth_method": "API key",
  "auth_config": {
    "test_key": "1",
    "production_key": "required for additional features"
  },
  "endpoints": [
    "GET /api/json/v1/1/search.php?s={meal_name}",
    "GET /api/json/v1/1/search.php?f={first_letter}",
    "GET /api/json/v1/1/lookup.php?i={meal_id}",
    "GET /api/json/v1/1/random.php",
    "GET /api/json/v1/1/categories.php",
    "GET /api/json/v1/1/list.php?c=list",
    "GET /api/json/v1/1/list.php?a=list",
    "GET /api/json/v1/1/list.php?i=list",
    "GET /api/json/v1/1/filter.php?i={main_ingredient}",
    "GET /api/json/v1/1/filter.php?c={category}",
    "GET /api/json/v1/1/filter.php?a={area}"
  ],
  "pricing_model": {
    "type": "freemium",
    "details": {
      "free_access": "API key '1' for development and educational purposes",
      "premium_features": "Multiple ingredient filter, more API access, add meals and images"
    }
  },
  "rate_limits": {},
  "capabilities": [
    "Search meals by name",
    "List meals starting with a certain letter",
    "Lookup meal details by ID",
    "Get a random meal",
    "List meal categories, areas, and ingredients",
    "Filter meals by main ingredient, category, or area"
  ],
  "raw_analysis": "TheMealDB is a platform that provides a free database and RESTful API service focused on meal recipes. It is designed for developers interested in creating applications that require access to a diverse collection of meal recipes. The service has matured to offer a wide variety of endpoints that allow users to search for meals by name, list meals by their initial letter, get detailed meal information, and more. Basic API access with the test key '1' allows users to explore and develop with the existing dataset for free. However, for commercial or public app deployments, users need a production API key which is part of the premium offering. With premium access, users can access enhanced features such as filtering by multiple ingredients and managing personal meal entries. The platform integrates social media links and cross-promotes with other similar databases, indicating a mature and expanding ecosystem."
}
```
Execute

2/3 tests passed

TestEndpointStatusLatency
website_uptimeGET /200467ms
robots_txtGET /robots.txt200209ms
llms_txtGET /llms.txt404114ms
Interpret
```json
{
  "overall": 78,
  "dimensions": {
    "token_efficiency": 8.5,
    "first_try_success": 9.0,
    "response_parseability": 9.0,
    "error_clarity": 7.0,
    "doc_quality": 7.5,
    "auth_simplicity": 9.0,
    "latency": 9.0,
    "consistency": 8.5
  },
  "pricing_normalized": {
    "free": true,
    "premium": true
  },
  "issues": [],
  "recommendations": []
}
```

Agent Readiness

x402 Payments
Not supported
Streaming
No
Sandbox
None
Agent Auth
Unknown
SDKs
None listed
MCP Support
No

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