Search API pricing
Based on the 107 providers in this tag whose pricing pages we have read. Providers can belong to several. Pricing data as of 2026-10-30.
$22.5/momedian entry price, from 26 developer APIs
$16–$71.5middle half of entry prices
64%state a model other than negotiated
How they charge
82 of 107 providers state a pricing model. Shares are of those that do.
Per call 34% · 28 Tiered subscription 29% · 24 Negotiated 16% · 13 Other usage-based 15% · 12 Per seat 2% · 2 Free 2% · 2 Flat platform fee 1% · 1What you pay for
Quoted or calculated from quotes, per unit. Calculated figures assume the plan's quota is fully used. Units are never averaged together, credits get no price because each vendor defines its own, and units with fewer than 5 providers show a count only.
| Billing unit | Providers | Median price per unit |
|---|---|---|
| credit | 11 | — |
| request | 11 | $0.005 |
| token | 1 | — |
Lowest entry prices
The cheapest paid plan is a floor on getting started, not what real usage will cost. Excludes take-rate providers and add-ons.
| Provider | Entry plan | Charges by | Per month |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perigon | Commercial | Tiered subscription | $2 |
| CrustAPI | Free monthly credit | Per call | $6 |
| Crawl4AI | Starter | Per call | $8.33 |
| ioconnex-dev | Pro | Per call | $9 |
| Qequals | Pro | Tiered subscription | $9 |
| MCP360 | Starter | Tiered subscription | $16 |
| Airweave | Pro | Tiered subscription | $16 |
| TweetAPI | Pro | Per call | $17 |
| Geekflare | Starter | Per call | $19 |
| Search1API | Basic | Tiered subscription | $19 |
| Moz | Starter Medium | Other usage-based | $20 |
| Meilisearch | Cloud | Tiered subscription | $20 |
| Arcmira | Pro | Per seat | $20 |
| Browserless | Prototyping | Tiered subscription | $25 |
| cloro | Lite | Tiered subscription | $30 |