COMPARE / WEB SEARCH APIS

Web search APIs, with the math.

Ordinary web search requests.

Basic search results only. No answer generation, model tokens, extraction, scraping or deep research. Rate limits and index quality need separate assessment.

YOUR COMPARISON, YOUR CALL

Bring your shortlist.

1 / 4 selected

Choose up to four products for a closer look. The full cost ranking stays below.

Showing 2 of 2 supported products. Find products for this comparison

Your workload

Monthly usage. Adjust the assumptions to match your product.

Search requests

per month

One ordinary search request; Tavily depth is fixed to basic.

Estimates are in USD before taxes. Your usage stays in this URL.

Decision guideOne shared workload. Different trade-offs.	Brave Search API Plan for Brave Search API
Monthly equivalentUSD · before tax	$45.00Lowest in your shortlistSearch
Payment commitment	Monthly
Fits this workload?	Within modeled limits
What to know	$5 recurring monthly credit assumes no other eligible endpoint consumes it. Published capacity is 50 queries per second.
Outside the estimate	Taxes, promotions, prorations, negotiated contracts and optional add-ons. Answers API and token charges.
Evidence	Official pricing ↗Checked 2026-10-06

Look ahead, before you commit.

Vary search requests. Keep all other inputs fixed.

Growth simulation

Brave Search API

View exact values and assumptions

Each point follows your selected plan. Automatic choices use the lowest eligible supported plan per product. Missing values mean no supported plan fits. This varies one input, not all costs with customer count.

Search requests	Brave Search API
2,500 per month	$7.50
5,000 per month	$20.00
10,000 per month	$45.00
20,000 per month	$95.00
50,000 per month	$245.00
100,000 per month	$495.00

Your monthly comparison

2 eligible products in this loaded set · Lowest modeled cost first

USD / month equivalent

Brave Search API Lowest estimate

$45.00/ month equivalent

Tavily

Pay as you go

$72.00/ month equivalent

Prices reflect dated, supported plans. Matching a category does not mean matching features. How estimates work

1 products on your board · Same workload, clearer trade-offs.