Benchmark

Code analysis performance: with MCP vs without MCP

December 19, 2025

Performance Summary

45%

Fewer LLM Calls

46%

Fewer Tokens

41%

Cost Reduction

51%

Faster Execution

Total Cost Comparison

With MCP

$0.55

Without MCP

$0.92

With MCP
Without MCP

Detailed Metrics

LLM Calls per Scenario

Tokens per Scenario

Cost per Scenario ($)

Execution Time (seconds)

Scenario Breakdown

Test Configuration

Target

Quarkus/Kotlin Backend

Runs with MCP

3 iterations

Runs without MCP

3 iterations