Jaro similarity and the Jaro-Winkler variant (which boosts scores for a shared p
Jaro similarity and the Jaro-Winkler variant (which boosts scores for a shared prefix), both in [0,1]. The prefix boost factor is configurable (default 0.1, max 0.25). Well suited to short strings like names.
Answeringour last check, 2026-09-24
1 of 1checks answered this week
779 msmedian answer time
$0.004listed price per call
$0.004price it asked us
Paid test badge: not yet. The checks above are free: we call the tool without paying and read the payment request it sends back. The Verified badge needs paid calls whose answers match the promised output, and nobody can buy a badge.
Endpoint
POST https://similarity.openverbs.com/v1/jaro
| Category | Everything else |
|---|---|
| Provider host | similarity.openverbs.com |
| Networks | eip155:8453 |
| Payment schemes | exact |
| Self-reported calls, 30 days | 3 from 2 payers (the provider's figure, not ours) |
Our checks, last 30 days
| Day | Result | HTTP | Asked | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-24 | valid payment request | 402 | $0.004 | 779 ms |
Example input (from the provider)
{
"body": {
"a": "example",
"b": "example",
"prefixScale": 0.25
},
"bodyType": "json",
"method": "POST",
"type": "http"
}
Promised output schema (from the provider)
{
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"properties": {
"input": {
"additionalProperties": false,
"properties": {
"body": {
"additionalProperties": false,
"properties": {
"a": {
"description": "First string.",
"maxLength": 20000,
"type": "string"
},
"b": {
"description": "Second string.",
"maxLength": 20000,
"type": "string"
},
"prefixScale": {
"description": "Jaro-Winkler prefix boost factor. Default 0.1.",
"maximum": 0.25,
"minimum": 0,
"type": "number"
}
},
"required": [
"a",
"b"
],
"type": "object"
},
"bodyType": {
"enum": [
"json",
"form-data",
"text"
],
"type": "string"
},
"method": {
"enum": [
"POST"
],
"type": "string"
},
"type": {
"const": "http",
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"type",
"method",
"bodyType",
"body"
],
"type": "object"
}
},
"required": [
"input"
],
"type": "object"
}