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Brave Search API Lowest estimate
Search
$45.00/ month equivalent
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.
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Your workload
Monthly usage. Adjust the assumptions to match your product.
per month
One ordinary search request; Tavily depth is fixed to basic.
Maximum 1,000,000,000 per monthEstimates are in USD before taxes. Your usage stays in this URL.
| Decision guideOne shared workload. Different trade-offs. | ||
|---|---|---|
| Monthly equivalentUSD · before tax | $72.00Pay as you go | $45.00Lowest in your shortlistSearch |
| Payment commitment | Monthly | Monthly |
| Fits this workload? | Within modeled limits | Within modeled limits |
| What to know | Basic search fixed at one credit per request; advanced searches, extraction and research are excluded. PAYG overages must be enabled. | $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. | Taxes, promotions, prorations, negotiated contracts and optional add-ons. Answers API and token charges. |
| Evidence | Official pricing ↗Checked 2026-10-06 | Official pricing ↗Checked 2026-10-06 |
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Vary search requests. Keep all other inputs fixed.
Brave Search APITavily
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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. Lines connect sampled estimates; prices between those points can change in steps or at plan limits.
| Search requests | Brave Search API | Tavily |
|---|---|---|
| 1,000 per month | $0 | $0 |
| 1,001 per month | $0.01 | $0.01 |
| 4,000 per month | $15.00 | $24.00 |
| 4,500 per month | $17.50 | $28.00 |
| 10,000 per month | $45.00 | $72.00 |
| 11,500 per month | $52.50 | $84.00 |
| 12,751 per month | $58.76 | $94.01 |
| 13,501 per month | $62.51 | $100.00 |
| 15,001 per month | $70.01 | $100.01 |
| 18,500 per month | $87.50 | $128.00 |
| 25,500 per month | $122.50 | $184.00 |
| 27,751 per month | $133.76 | $202.01 |
| 28,501 per month | $137.51 | $208.01 |
| 30,000 per month | $145.00 | $220.00 |
| 32,500 per month | $157.50 | $220.00 |
| 36,000 per month | $175.00 | $220.00 |
| 38,001 per month | $185.01 | $220.01 |
| 43,000 per month | $210.00 | $260.00 |
| 50,000 per month | $245.00 | $316.00 |
| 57,000 per month | $280.00 | $372.00 |
| 62,750 per month | $308.75 | $418.00 |
| 63,500 per month | $312.50 | $424.00 |
| 63,501 per month | $312.51 | $424.01 |
| 65,000 per month | $320.00 | $436.00 |
| 67,500 per month | $332.50 | $456.00 |
| 73,000 per month | $360.00 | $500.00 |
| 74,500 per month | $367.50 | $500.00 |
| 81,500 per month | $402.50 | $500.00 |
| 85,000 per month | $420.00 | $500.00 |
| 92,000 per month | $455.00 | $500.00 |
| 99,000 per month | $490.00 | $500.00 |
| 100,001 per month | $495.01 | $500.01 |
| 106,000 per month | $525.00 | $548.00 |
| 113,000 per month | $560.00 | $604.00 |
| 120,000 per month | $595.00 | $660.00 |
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