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Stateless MCP vs. REST: Performance comparison reveals subtle differences

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A recent analysis compared the stateless Model Context Protocol (MCP) with REST APIs, running 180 tests to determine if MCP is effectively just REST with extra steps. The experiment involved exposing a backend service through both MCP and REST interfaces to an AI model, using Claude Haiku 4.5 on Amazon Bedrock. Initial findings suggest that for a small set of tools, both protocols perform comparably in terms of correctness, token usage, and latency. AI

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Stateless MCP vs. REST: Performance comparison reveals subtle differences

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  1. dev.to — MCP tag TIER_1 English(EN) · Edoardo Dusi ·

    Is stateless MCP just REST? I ran 180 tests to find out

    <p>In July 2026 the Model Context Protocol <a href="https://blog.modelcontextprotocol.io/posts/2026-07-28/" rel="noopener noreferrer">dropped sessions</a>. The handshake is gone, the <code>Mcp-Session-Id</code> header is gone, and every request now stands on its own. Within a wee…

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