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How Finix’s scores are calculated

The full audit trail, recomputed from the verdict data at build time through the same code that produced the leaderboard: verdict × quality × story weight per cell, cells sum to dimension scores, dimensions blend into the PA Score. Every number on the product page is reproducible from this page alone; for why the formula looks like this, see the methodology.

verdict factors: full ×1.0 · partial ×0.6 · disputed ×0.3 · none ×0.0 · n/a excluded from both sides · cell points = weight × quality × factor · cell max = weight × 10

PA Score20/100

Agent-ready 42.8 × 0.30 = 12.84

API quality 11.4 × 0.20 = 2.28

Openness 14.4 × 0.20 = 2.88

Built-in AI 6.7 × 0.15 = 1.00

Automation 6.9 × 0.15 = 1.03

(12.84 + 2.28 + 2.88 + 1.00 + 1.03) ÷ (0.30 + 0.20 + 0.20 + 0.15 + 0.15) = 20.04 ÷ 1.00 = 20.0

Scores are stored to 1 decimal; the product page’s pills round to whole numbers for display. Each dimension below shows the stories, verdicts, and cited evidence behind its number.

Agent-ready42.8/100×0.30 of the PA blend

Outside-in: can YOUR agent reach and drive this product — API, MCP, CLI, headless runs, agent docs.

Point an agent at llms.txt or agent-oriented docsweight 2

2 (weight) × 9 (quality) × 1.0 (full) = 18.0 of 20 max

  • [probe] https://docs.finix.com/llms.txt“PROBE llms.txt: HTTP 200 at https://docs.finix.com/llms.txt # Finix Docs > Explore our documentation, guides, and APIs to start building your world-class payments experience with”
  • [probe] https://docs.finix.com/additional-resources/developers/mcp-server“official MCP server documented at https://docs.finix.com/additional-resources/developers/mcp-server”
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.finix.com/additional-resources/developers/mcp-server.md“Ask an AI agent questions about the Finix API to get accurate, current answers.”

Run the product headlessly / in CI for automationweight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Plug MCP servers into this product so it can use their toolsweight 3

n/a — not applicable to this product: excluded from numerator and denominator

  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.finix.com/additional-resources/developers/mcp-server.md“Ask an AI agent questions about the Finix API to get accurate, current answers.”
  • [probe] https://docs.finix.com/additional-resources/developers/mcp-server“official MCP server documented at https://docs.finix.com/additional-resources/developers/mcp-server”

Connect an agent via an official MCP serverweight 3

3 (weight) × 7 (quality) × 1.0 (full) = 21.0 of 30 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.finix.com/additional-resources/developers/mcp-server.md“Ask an AI agent questions about the Finix API to get accurate, current answers.”
  • [probe] https://docs.finix.com/additional-resources/developers/mcp-server“official MCP server documented at https://docs.finix.com/additional-resources/developers/mcp-server”

Use an official CLIweight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Drive the product through a documented public APIweight 3

3 (weight) × 8 (quality) × 1.0 (full) = 24.0 of 30 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.finix.com/guides/platform-payments.md“With Finix, you can easily onboard your sellers to start processing their payments and payouts.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.finix.com/guides/platform-payments/onboarding-sellers.md“Use Finix's APIs to build your own custom onboarding experience for your sellers.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.finix.com/guides/platform-payments/seller-payouts.md“You can manage how sellers get paid out using the Finix Dashboard or our API.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.finix.com/additional-resources/developers/webhooks.md“Webhooks let you receive notifications programmatically when your API resources are created or updated.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.finix.com/guides/getting-started/set-up-developer-environment.md“Finix provides separate Sandbox and Live accounts, along with the corresponding API credentials to access the Finix API.”
  • [probe] https://docs.finix.com/llms.txt“PROBE llms.txt: HTTP 200 at https://docs.finix.com/llms.txt # Finix Docs > Explore our documentation, guides, and APIs to start building your world-class payments experience with”

Issue scoped/least-privilege API credentials for an agentweight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.finix.com/guides/getting-started/set-up-developer-environment.md“Finix provides separate Sandbox and Live accounts, along with the corresponding API credentials to access the Finix API.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.finix.com/additional-resources/developers/mcp-server.md“Ask an AI agent questions about the Finix API to get accurate, current answers.”

Build against official SDKsweight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.finix.com/guides/platform-payments.md“With Finix, you can easily onboard your sellers to start processing their payments and payouts.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.finix.com/guides/platform-payments/onboarding-sellers.md“Use Finix's APIs to build your own custom onboarding experience for your sellers.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.finix.com/additional-resources/developers/mcp-server.md“Ask an AI agent questions about the Finix API to get accurate, current answers.”
  • [probe] https://docs.finix.com/additional-resources/developers/mcp-server“official MCP server documented at https://docs.finix.com/additional-resources/developers/mcp-server”

Subscribe to events via webhooksweight 2

2 (weight) × 7 (quality) × 1.0 (full) = 14.0 of 20 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.finix.com/additional-resources/developers/webhooks.md“Webhooks let you receive notifications programmatically when your API resources are created or updated.”

Agent-ready = 77.0 ÷ 180 × 100 = 42.8

API quality11.4/100×0.20 of the PA blend

The programmable surface once an agent is there — machine-readable spec, interactive docs, sandbox, versioning discipline.

Explore an interactive API reference with runnable examplesweight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.finix.com/guides/getting-started/set-up-developer-environment.md“Finix provides separate Sandbox and Live accounts, along with the corresponding API credentials to access the Finix API.”
  • [probe] https://docs.finix.com/llms.txt“PROBE llms.txt: HTTP 200 at https://docs.finix.com/llms.txt # Finix Docs > Explore our documentation, guides, and APIs to start building your world-class payments experience with”

Download a machine-readable API spec (OpenAPI or equivalent)weight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Test against a sandbox environment without touching production dataweight 1

1 (weight) × 8 (quality) × 1.0 (full) = 8.0 of 10 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.finix.com/guides/getting-started/set-up-developer-environment.md“Finix provides separate Sandbox and Live accounts, along with the corresponding API credentials to access the Finix API.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://finix.com“Finix’s test environment allows you to simulate a live payments experience. Test card payments, configure fees schemas, set payout schedules, and more.”

Rely on versioned APIs with a documented deprecation policyweight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

API quality = 8.0 ÷ 70 × 100 = 11.4

Openness14.4/100×0.20 of the PA blend

Can you leave, inspect, or self-host — data export, open source, portability.

Do everything through the API that I can do in the UIweight 2

2 (weight) × 6 (quality) × 0.6 (partial) = 7.2 of 20 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.finix.com“Learn how to onboard your sellers with Finix's APIs.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.finix.com“Make a payout to a recipient's credit or debit card.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.finix.com“Learn how to create payout links on the Finix Dashboard and via API”
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.finix.com/guides/platform-payments/seller-payouts.md“You can manage how sellers get paid out using the Finix Dashboard or our API.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.finix.com/guides/after-the-payment/disputes.md“Monitor and act on Disputes through the Finix Dashboard or API.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.finix.com/additional-resources/developers/webhooks.md“Webhooks let you receive notifications programmatically when your API resources are created or updated.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.finix.com/guides/getting-started/set-up-developer-environment.md“Finix provides separate Sandbox and Live accounts, along with the corresponding API credentials to access the Finix API.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://finix.com/pricing/platforms“Dispute Management Tools”
  • [claimed-docs] https://finix.com“From transactions to disputes and fees, more than 10 report types are automated and available in your personal dashboard”

Export all of my data in open formats and leaveweight 3

3 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 30 max

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Read the product's source under an open licenseweight 2

n/a — not applicable to this product: excluded from numerator and denominator

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Self-host the core productweight 3

n/a — not applicable to this product: excluded from numerator and denominator

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Openness = 7.2 ÷ 50 × 100 = 14.4

Built-in AI6.7/100×0.15 of the PA blend

Inside-out: how agentic the product itself is for its users — built-in assistants, autonomous features.

Get AI-generated insights and suggestions from my data inside the productweight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Set up automations that run autonomously in the backgroundweight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Delegate tasks to a built-in AI assistant inside the productweight 3

3 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 30 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.finix.com/additional-resources/developers/mcp-server.md“Ask an AI agent questions about the Finix API to get accurate, current answers.”
  • [probe] https://docs.finix.com/additional-resources/developers/mcp-server“official MCP server documented at https://docs.finix.com/additional-resources/developers/mcp-server”

Operate the product with natural-language commandsweight 2

2 (weight) × 5 (quality) × 0.6 (partial) = 6.0 of 20 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.finix.com/additional-resources/developers/mcp-server.md“Ask an AI agent questions about the Finix API to get accurate, current answers.”
  • [probe] https://docs.finix.com/additional-resources/developers/mcp-server“official MCP server documented at https://docs.finix.com/additional-resources/developers/mcp-server”

Built-in AI = 6.0 ÷ 90 × 100 = 6.7

Automation6.9/100×0.15 of the PA blend

Depth of automation primitives — rules, scheduling, bulk operations, webhooks.

Perform bulk operations across many items at onceweight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Define rules that trigger actions automatically on eventsweight 3

3 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 30 max

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Schedule recurring jobs or workflowsweight 2

2 (weight) × 4 (quality) × 0.6 (partial) = 4.8 of 20 max

  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.finix.com“Bill your customers and buyers using Finix's Subscriptions.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://finix.com“Finix’s test environment allows you to simulate a live payments experience. Test card payments, configure fees schemas, set payout schedules, and more.”
  • [claimed-docs] https://docs.finix.com/guides/payouts.md“Use Payouts to send funds directly to a recipient's bank account or card in real-time.”

Version, review, and roll back my automationsweight 1

n/a — not applicable to this product: excluded from numerator and denominator

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Automation = 4.8 ÷ 70 × 100 = 6.9