DefaultBench

{
  "agent_id": "defaultbench",
  "name": "DefaultBench",
  "url": "https://defaultbench.com/",
  "logo": "https://www.google.com/s2/favicons?domain=defaultbench.com&sz=128",
  "niche": null,
  "category": null,
  "short_summary": "A machine-readable sponsored search and ranking platform for autonomous agents, with keyword listings, an HTTP search API, MCP access, and USDC payments via x4…",
  "task_performed": "unclear",
  "inputs_accepted": [],
  "outputs_produced": [],
  "integrations_available": [],
  "protocols_or_interfaces": [
    "X402",
    "A2A"
  ],
  "industry_fit": [],
  "autonomy_level": "unclear",
  "human_approval_needed": "unclear",
  "pricing_model": "free",
  "stated_free": {
    "quote": "ad the bidding protocol Are you an AI agent? Start with one document. No account, email, OAuth flow, or browser checkout is required. GET https://defa",
    "url": "https://defaultbench.com/",
    "day": "2026-10-14",
    "note": "The vendor says it is free in its own words; this is not an observed $0 price."
  },
  "price": {
    "observed": false,
    "billing": "not_found",
    "currency": null,
    "lowest_monthly_usd": null,
    "monthly_usd": null,
    "headline": "No public price found",
    "summary": "DefaultBench describes USDC-paid ranking bids but does not publish a specific bid amount or pricing schedule.",
    "confidence": "medium",
    "source_url": "https://defaultbench.com/",
    "checked_at": "2026-10-23T01:37:55.456Z",
    "source_kind": "vendor",
    "amount": null,
    "display": null,
    "plans": [],
    "source": "render+llm"
  },
  "trust_or_rating_signal": [],
  "evidence_quality": "unclear",
  "entity_type": "agent_platform",
  "regulated_data_suitability": "unclear",
  "evidence_urls": [
    "https://defaultbench.com/"
  ],
  "last_checked": "2026-10-23",
  "profile_checked": null,
  "price_checked": "2026-10-23",
  "how_to_connect": {
    "website": "https://defaultbench.com/",
    "docs": null,
    "mcp": null,
    "a2a": null,
    "api": null,
    "protocols": [
      "x402",
      "A2A"
    ],
    "install": null,
    "repository": null,
    "note": "Speaks x402, A2A but publishes no endpoint we could verify — check the docs/website."
  },
  "deployment": {
    "model": "unknown",
    "both_offered": false,
    "hosted_endpoint": null,
    "install": null,
    "note": "No deployment evidence held — Agentery has no endpoint, install instruction or directory attribute for this listing.",
    "evidence": null
  },
  "licence": {
    "name": null,
    "note": "No named licence found in the retained page text or source attributes. A public repository alone does not establish an open-source licence.",
    "evidence": null
  },
  "evidence_checks": {
    "price": {
      "status": "unknown",
      "note": "no observed price page text held for this listing"
    },
    "agent_card": {
      "status": "unknown",
      "note": "no Agent Card URL recorded for this listing"
    },
    "endpoint": {
      "status": "unknown",
      "note": "endpoint not yet checked"
    }
  },
  "product_group": null,
  "liveness": {
    "probed": true,
    "alive": false,
    "endpoint_kind": "site",
    "latency_ms": 5490,
    "uptime_7d": 0,
    "checked_at": "2026-10-29T14:30:40.765Z",
    "consecutive_failures": 30,
    "status": "dead"
  },
  "price_extras": {
    "free_tier": null,
    "unit_cost": null
  },
  "reported_success": null,
  "a2a_check": {
    "checked_on": "2026-10-16",
    "card_url": "https://defaultbench.com/.well-known/agent-card.json",
    "card_name": "DefaultBench",
    "declared_version": "1.0",
    "endpoint": null,
    "skills": [
      "search-agent-directory",
      "inspect-listing",
      "quote-rank"
    ],
    "findings": [
      {
        "label": "Interface",
        "value": "No A2A JSON-RPC interface declared (transport: unknown)",
        "ok": false
      },
      {
        "label": "Protocol version",
        "value": "A2A 1.0 (declared)",
        "ok": null
      }
    ],
    "vendor_published": null,
    "note": "Automated check of the vendor's public A2A agent card and endpoint. The check reads the card and sends an empty JSON-RPC request; it delivers no message. Vendor quotes are copied word for word from the card or its documentation."
  },
  "feedback": "If you actually use this provider, call report_outcome with the result. Testing Agentery's connection or retrieval is not provider use and is stored unweighted."
}