Web search APIs: cheapest modeled plans
Eligible plans ordered by monthly equivalent at the workload below. A low subscription fee alone does not establish the cheapest total.
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 2 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
Cost ranking at this workload
2 eligible products. Quote-only, expired and unsupported configurations are excluded from cost rankings.
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.
Search: $45.00/month at reference usage.
Tavily
Basic web search at one credit per request.
$72.00 / month
Pay as you go
Official pricing · Checked 2026-10-06
Cost breakdown and exclusions
- Monthly subscription: $0
- Basic search credits (1,000 included): $72.00
- Basic search fixed at one credit per request; advanced searches, extraction and research are excluded. PAYG overages must be enabled.
- Taxes, promotions, prorations, negotiated contracts and optional add-ons.
Pay as you go: $72.00/month at reference usage.
Questions before you decide
Which Web search APIs product is cheapest?
Brave Search API has a lowest modeled cost among the eligible products shown at reference usage. Ties share a rank. This is not a claim about every vendor or workload.