Agents → web search APIs
What do 1,000 web searches cost for your AI agent?
20 search APIs from 14 providers, from $0.60 to $58.67 per 1,000 searches: a 98× spread for the same job. Enter your monthly volume below.
- Cheapest$0.60 / 1,000 searchesDeep search · APISerpent
- Typical$5.00 / 1,000 searchesSearch · Google Custom Search JSON API
- Most expensive$58.67 / 1,000 searchesSearch deep · Linkup
Standard list prices from each provider's pricing page, checked daily. Last price change Oct 21, 2026. How we compare.
Ranked for your volume
Monthly cost by provider
| Endpoint | Estimated / month | Per 1,000 searches |
|---|---|---|
1 APISerpentDeep search - lowest for your volumePricing page | $6.00 | $0.60 |
2 APISerpentSearchPricing page | $6.00 | $0.60 |
3 DeepSeekSearchPricing page | $7.50 | $0.75 |
4 ParallelSearch fastPricing page | $10.00 | $1.00 |
5 ParallelSearch turboPricing page | $10.00 | $1.00 |
6 SerperSearch (Starter plan rate)Pricing page | $10.00 | $1.00 |
7 FirecrawlSearchPricing page | $16.60 | $1.66 |
8 DataForSEOSearchPricing page | $30.00 | $3.00 |
9 ExaSearchPricing page | $50.00 | $5.00 |
10 Google Custom Search JSON APISearchPricing page | $50.00 | $5.00 |
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Before you pick
Prices are for one query with up to 10 results. Full-page content extraction, crawling and deep-research modes are billed differently or on top.
Pay-as-you-go list prices unless a row is marked as a plan rate (some providers only list prices per subscription plan); free tiers and credits are not deducted.
Search APIs differ in index, freshness and output (links or extracted page content). Run your own agent queries before switching.
At the default volume (10,000 searches a month) the cheapest endpoint costs $6.00 and the most expensive $586.70.
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