Before you cancel Brave Search API
A general offboarding checklist with your modeled costs and alternatives. Account-specific cancellation steps, retention and refunds must be confirmed with Brave Search API.
What this comparison covers
Basic search results only. No answer generation, model tokens, extraction, scraping or deep research. Rate limits and index quality need separate assessment.
Evaluating 1 products from 2 published in this category. USD monthly equivalents, before tax. Features and service compatibility need separate evaluation.
- Search requests
- 10,000 per month
Brave Search API
Web search with a recurring monthly credit.
$45.00 / month
Search
Official pricing · Checked 2026-10-06
Cost breakdown and exclusions
- Monthly subscription: $0
- Search requests: $50.00
- Included monthly usage credit: -$5.00
- $5 recurring monthly credit assumes no other eligible endpoint consumes it. Published capacity is 50 queries per second.
- Taxes, promotions, prorations, negotiated contracts and optional add-ons.
- Answers API and token charges.
Protect what you need to keep
Export support and formats vary by provider and plan. Follow official documentation and verify the exported data before cancellation; this assessment does not provide a tested vendor-specific export procedure.
Confirm the terms for your account
- Cancellation, refunds, notice periods and data deletion depend on your agreement and provider policy. No universal retention or refund period is assumed.
Questions before you decide
Will cancelling Brave Search API immediately stop charges or delete data?
That depends on your contract and the provider's current process. Confirm the effective cancellation date, pending charges and data-retention policy directly before proceeding.