Answer

Plans for 10,000 searches a month, vendor-hosted remote MCP endpoint, remote MCP sign-in: API key

Every plan checked against these conditions, with the official sentence each verdict rests on. 20 of 62 plans meet every condition.

10,000 searches a month
Vendor-hosted remote MCP endpoint
Remote MCP sign-in: API key

Checked 2026-09-28 – 2026-10-14 · Data version 392e2a978b5e · Change these conditions

Full matches 20

Plan	Monthly cost	Billing	Covers the monthly volume	Vendor-hosted remote MCP endpoint	Remote MCP accepts the authentication	Buy
Pay as you go, Turbo and Fast modeParallel	$5/month	pay as you go	Met	Met	Met	Pricing page
Search API, Fast SearchPerplexity	$10/month	pay as you go	Met	Met	Met	Pricing page
Pay as you goBright Data	$15/month	pay as you go	Met	Met	Met	Pricing page
Developer (Pay as you go), Instant SearchExa	$30/month	pay as you go	Met	Met	Met	Pricing page
Pay as you go, Search (flash, fast and standard depth)Linkup	$30/month	pay as you go	Met	Met	Met	Pricing page
Pay as you go, Advanced and Basic modeParallel	$45/month	pay as you go	Met	Met	Met	Pricing page
Search API, standard web searchPerplexity	$50/month	pay as you go	Met	Met	Met	Pricing page
Pay as you go, Web Search APIYou.com	$50/month	pay as you go	Met	Met	Met	Pricing page
Developer (Pay as you go), Fast / Auto SearchExa	$60/month	pay as you go	Met	Met	Met	Pricing page
ProjectTavily	$78/month	billed monthly	Met	Met	Met	Pricing page

Partial matches 40

A required condition is not stated on the official pages.

Plan	Monthly cost	Billing	Covers the monthly volume	Vendor-hosted remote MCP endpoint	Remote MCP accepts the authentication	Buy
Standard QueueDataForSEO	$6/month	pay as you go	Met	Met	Unknown	Pricing page
Priority QueueDataForSEO	$12/month	pay as you go	Met	Met	Unknown	Pricing page
Live ModeDataForSEO	$20/month	pay as you go	Met	Met	Unknown	Pricing page
Free TierBright Data	at least $0/month	free plan	Unknown	Met	Met	Pricing page
Starter (Free), Instant SearchExa	at least $0/month	free plan	Unknown	Met	Met	Pricing page
Starter (Free), Fast / Auto SearchExa	at least $0/month	free plan	Unknown	Met	Met	Pricing page
FreeSerpApi	at least $0/month	free plan	Unknown	Met	Met	Pricing page
StandardSearchCans	$9/month	prepaid pack	Met	Unknown	Unknown	Pricing page
StarterSerper	$10/month	prepaid pack	Met	Unknown	Unknown	Pricing page
StarterSearchCans	$16.50/month	prepaid pack	Met	Unknown	Unknown	Pricing page

Evidence by plan

62 plans considered · 20 full · 40 partial · 2 ruled out

Full matches 20

Every required condition is met. Showing the first 10.

Parallel · Parallel Search API

Pay as you go, Turbo and Fast mode

pay as you go

$5/month

10,000 searches × 1 = 10,000 requests × $1 per 1,000, minus the $5 monthly credit → $5/month.

Source

Usage price
| Turbo | $1 | $1 | Latency-sensitive, high-volume lookups | ~200ms |
parallel.ai/pricing · checked 2026-10-14
Free usage credit every month
Earn up to $80 at signup + $5 in free credits per month
parallel.ai/pricing · checked 2026-10-14
Usage priceHow the value follows from the source: $1 per 1,000 requests with up to 10 results; additional results $1 per 1,000. Turbo supports English and Japanese queries only.
Free usage credit every monthStated on the page as up to 5,000 requests a month, which is $5 at this price. The signup credit of up to $80 is one-time and not counted.

Met
Covers the monthly volumeNo cap on requests per month (needs at least 10,000 requests per month).
Source
- Usage price
  | Turbo | $1 | $1 | Latency-sensitive, high-volume lookups | ~200ms |
  parallel.ai/pricing · checked 2026-10-14
- Units per search
  By default, the Search API returns 10 page results and their excerpts per request.
  docs.parallel.ai/getting-started/pricing · checked 2026-10-14
- Usage priceHow the value follows from the source: $1 per 1,000 requests with up to 10 results; additional results $1 per 1,000. Turbo supports English and Japanese queries only.
- Units per searchHow the value follows from the source: One request is one search; it includes 10 results.
Met
Vendor-hosted remote MCP endpointRemote: yes (needs remote: yes).
Source
- Official MCP server
  https://search.parallel.ai/mcp — default. Free to use anonymously at lower rate limits. Pass a Parallel API key as a Bearer token ( Authorization: Bearer <key> ) to unlock higher limits.
  docs.parallel.ai/integrations/mcp/search-mcp · checked 2026-10-14
- Official MCP serverTwo hosted endpoints: /mcp accepts anonymous use or an API key as a bearer token; /mcp-oauth requires an API key or the OAuth flow. No local server is described on the page.
Met
Remote MCP accepts the authenticationSigns in with api key (needs one of api key).
Source
- Official MCP server
  https://search.parallel.ai/mcp — default. Free to use anonymously at lower rate limits. Pass a Parallel API key as a Bearer token ( Authorization: Bearer <key> ) to unlock higher limits.
  docs.parallel.ai/integrations/mcp/search-mcp · checked 2026-10-14
- Official MCP serverTwo hosted endpoints: /mcp accepts anonymous use or an API key as a bearer token; /mcp-oauth requires an API key or the OAuth flow. No local server is described on the page.

Perplexity · Perplexity Search API

Search API, Fast Search

pay as you go

$10/month

10,000 searches × 1 = 10,000 requests × $1 per 1,000 → $10/month.

Source

Usage price
The Search API charges $1.00 per 1,000 Fast Search requests instead of $5.00 for standard web search.
docs.perplexity.ai/docs/search/fast-search · checked 2026-10-14

Met
Covers the monthly volumeNo cap on requests per month (needs at least 10,000 requests per month).
Source
- Usage price
  The Search API charges $1.00 per 1,000 Fast Search requests instead of $5.00 for standard web search.
  docs.perplexity.ai/docs/search/fast-search · checked 2026-10-14
- Units per search
  Billing unit: Search API charges for each successful POST /search request, not for each query in the request.
  docs.perplexity.ai/docs/getting-started/pricing · checked 2026-10-14
- Units per searchHow the value follows from the source: The billing unit is one successful request, so one search is one unit. A successful request with an array of up to five queries is one billing unit.
Met
Vendor-hosted remote MCP endpointRemote: yes (needs remote: yes).
Source
- Official MCP server
  Remote MCP server (recommended): hosted by Perplexity at https://api.perplexity.ai/mcp . No installation, nothing to update, works with any client that supports remote MCP servers. Sign in with your Perplexity account or use an API key.
  docs.perplexity.ai/guides/mcp-server · checked 2026-10-14
- Official MCP serverThe documentation page of the provider describes its own MCP server.
Met
Remote MCP accepts the authenticationSigns in with api key (needs one of api key).
Source
- Official MCP server
  Remote MCP server (recommended): hosted by Perplexity at https://api.perplexity.ai/mcp . No installation, nothing to update, works with any client that supports remote MCP servers. Sign in with your Perplexity account or use an API key.
  docs.perplexity.ai/guides/mcp-server · checked 2026-10-14
- Official MCP serverThe documentation page of the provider describes its own MCP server.

Bright Data · Bright Data SERP API

Pay as you go

pay as you go

$15/month

10,000 searches × 1 = 10,000 requests × $1.50 per 1,000 → $15/month.

Source

Usage price
Pay as you go $ 1.5 /1K requests Start free Pay only for success Set monthly spend limits Unlimited concurrency
brightdata.com/pricing/serp · checked 2026-10-14

Met
Covers the monthly volumeNo cap on requests per month (needs at least 10,000 requests per month).
Source
- Usage price
  Pay as you go $ 1.5 /1K requests Start free Pay only for success Set monthly spend limits Unlimited concurrency
  brightdata.com/pricing/serp · checked 2026-10-14
- Units per search
  Pay as you go $ 1.5 /1K requests
  brightdata.com/pricing/serp · checked 2026-10-14
- Units per searchHow the value follows from the source: Priced per request; one search is one request.
Met
Vendor-hosted remote MCP endpointRemote: yes (needs remote: yes).
Source
- Official MCP server
  You can run the server two ways: a fully managed remote server, or a self-hosted local instance.
  docs.brightdata.com/products/mcp-server/overview.md · checked 2026-10-14
- Official MCP serverThe remote server is at mcp.brightdata.com and runs on the Web Unlocker API; it accepts an API key or OAuth 2.1.
Met
Remote MCP accepts the authenticationSigns in with api key (needs one of api key).
Source
- Official MCP server
  so a user signs in through a browser instead of pasting a Bright Data API key into a config file.
  docs.brightdata.com/products/mcp-server/remote/oauth.md · checked 2026-10-14
- Official MCP serverThe remote server is at mcp.brightdata.com and runs on the Web Unlocker API; it accepts an API key or OAuth 2.1.

Exa · Exa Search API

Developer (Pay as you go), Instant Search

pay as you go

$30/month

10,000 searches × 1 = 10,000 requests × $4 per 1,000, minus the $10 monthly credit → $30/month.

Source

Usage price
Endpoint Instant Search Fast / Auto Search Deep Search Deep-Reasoning Search
exa.ai/pricing · checked 2026-10-14
Free usage credit every month
Everything in starter, plus: PAYGO usage-based billing
exa.ai/pricing · checked 2026-10-14
Usage priceHow the value follows from the source: Instant Search, the first endpoint of the table: $4 per 1,000 requests with up to 10 results. Developer includes everything in Starter, which has access to all endpoints.
Free usage credit every monthHow the value follows from the source: Developer includes everything in Starter, including the $10 monthly credit.

Met
Covers the monthly volumeNo cap on requests per month (needs at least 10,000 requests per month).
Source
- Usage price
  Endpoint Instant Search Fast / Auto Search Deep Search Deep-Reasoning Search
  exa.ai/pricing · checked 2026-10-14
- Units per search
  Base price, with up to 10 results (per 1k requests) $4 $7 $12 $15 $1 (per 1k pages) $15 $5
  exa.ai/pricing · checked 2026-10-14
- Usage priceHow the value follows from the source: Instant Search, the first endpoint of the table: $4 per 1,000 requests with up to 10 results. Developer includes everything in Starter, which has access to all endpoints.
- Units per searchHow the value follows from the source: Priced per request; one search is one request with up to 10 results.
Met
Vendor-hosted remote MCP endpointRemote: yes (needs remote: yes).
Source
- Official MCP server
  Exa offers a hosted server that works in any MCP client:
  exa.ai/docs/reference/exa-mcp · checked 2026-10-14
- Official MCP serverThe hosted server works without a key at a rate limit, with OAuth, or with an x-api-key header.
Met
Remote MCP accepts the authenticationSigns in with api key (needs one of api key).
Source
- Official MCP server
  Connect to https://mcp.exa.ai/mcp with the x-api-key header set to your API key
  exa.ai/docs/reference/exa-mcp · checked 2026-10-14
- Official MCP serverThe hosted server works without a key at a rate limit, with OAuth, or with an x-api-key header.

Linkup · Linkup Search API

Pay as you go, Search (flash, fast and standard depth)

pay as you go

$30/month

10,000 searches × 1 = 10,000 requests × $5 per 1,000, minus the $20 monthly credit → $30/month.

Source

Usage price
"flash" / "fast" / "standard" "searchResults" $0.005
docs.linkup.so/pages/documentation/development/pricing · checked 2026-10-14
Free usage credit every month
When you first sign up with a professional email address, your account is automatically credited with $20. We will top up eligible accounts back to $20 each month.
docs.linkup.so/pages/documentation/development/pricing · checked 2026-10-14
Usage priceHow the value follows from the source: $0.005 per call × 1,000, outputType searchResults.
Free usage credit every monthThe pricing page states the same allowance as 4,000 free queries.

Met
Covers the monthly volumeNo cap on requests per month (needs at least 10,000 requests per month).
Source
- Usage price
  "flash" / "fast" / "standard" "searchResults" $0.005
  docs.linkup.so/pages/documentation/development/pricing · checked 2026-10-14
- Units per search
  Each time you make a successful request to our API endpoints, an amount is subtracted from your account.
  docs.linkup.so/pages/documentation/development/pricing · checked 2026-10-14
- Usage priceHow the value follows from the source: $0.005 per call × 1,000, outputType searchResults.
- Units per searchHow the value follows from the source: One call is one search.
Met
Vendor-hosted remote MCP endpointRemote: yes (needs remote: yes).
Source
- Official MCP server
  Linkup’s hosted MCP server works in every major coding agent — one command
  docs.linkup.so/pages/integrations/mcp/mcp · checked 2026-10-14
- Official MCP serverThe page names the API key as the way to connect and lists no other; it does not say that no other way exists, so other ways are not stated.
Met
Remote MCP accepts the authenticationSigns in with api key (needs one of api key).
Source
- Official MCP server
  If your MCP client supports custom HTTP headers, prefer sending your API key as:
  docs.linkup.so/pages/integrations/mcp/mcp · checked 2026-10-14
- Official MCP serverThe page names the API key as the way to connect and lists no other; it does not say that no other way exists, so other ways are not stated.

Parallel · Parallel Search API

Pay as you go, Advanced and Basic mode

pay as you go

$45/month

10,000 searches × 1 = 10,000 requests × $5 per 1,000, minus the $5 monthly credit → $45/month.

Source

Usage price
| Advanced | $5 | $1 | Multi-hop background research agents | ~3s |
parallel.ai/pricing · checked 2026-10-14
Free usage credit every month
Earn up to $80 at signup + $5 in free credits per month
parallel.ai/pricing · checked 2026-10-14
Usage priceHow the value follows from the source: $5 per 1,000 requests with up to 10 results; additional results $1 per 1,000. A request without a mode runs advanced.
Free usage credit every monthThe page also states the allowance as up to 5,000 requests a month, which equals $5 only at the $1 per 1,000 modes. The signup credit of up to $80 is one-time and its conditions are not stated; it is not counted.

Met
Covers the monthly volumeNo cap on requests per month (needs at least 10,000 requests per month).
Source
- Usage price
  | Advanced | $5 | $1 | Multi-hop background research agents | ~3s |
  parallel.ai/pricing · checked 2026-10-14
- Units per search
  By default, the Search API returns 10 page results and their excerpts per request.
  docs.parallel.ai/getting-started/pricing · checked 2026-10-14
- Usage priceHow the value follows from the source: $5 per 1,000 requests with up to 10 results; additional results $1 per 1,000. A request without a mode runs advanced.
- Units per searchHow the value follows from the source: One request is one search; it includes 10 results.
Met
Vendor-hosted remote MCP endpointRemote: yes (needs remote: yes).
Source
- Official MCP server
  https://search.parallel.ai/mcp — default. Free to use anonymously at lower rate limits. Pass a Parallel API key as a Bearer token ( Authorization: Bearer <key> ) to unlock higher limits.
  docs.parallel.ai/integrations/mcp/search-mcp · checked 2026-10-14
- Official MCP serverTwo hosted endpoints: /mcp accepts anonymous use or an API key as a bearer token; /mcp-oauth requires an API key or the OAuth flow. No local server is described on the page.
Met
Remote MCP accepts the authenticationSigns in with api key (needs one of api key).
Source
- Official MCP server
  https://search.parallel.ai/mcp — default. Free to use anonymously at lower rate limits. Pass a Parallel API key as a Bearer token ( Authorization: Bearer <key> ) to unlock higher limits.
  docs.parallel.ai/integrations/mcp/search-mcp · checked 2026-10-14
- Official MCP serverTwo hosted endpoints: /mcp accepts anonymous use or an API key as a bearer token; /mcp-oauth requires an API key or the OAuth flow. No local server is described on the page.

Perplexity · Perplexity Search API

Search API, standard web search

pay as you go

$50/month

10,000 searches × 1 = 10,000 requests × $5 per 1,000 → $50/month.

Source

Usage price
Search API $5.00 Raw web search results with advanced filtering
docs.perplexity.ai/docs/getting-started/pricing · checked 2026-10-14
Usage priceHow the value follows from the source: $5.00 per 1,000 successful requests.

Met
Covers the monthly volumeNo cap on requests per month (needs at least 10,000 requests per month).
Source
- Usage price
  Search API $5.00 Raw web search results with advanced filtering
  docs.perplexity.ai/docs/getting-started/pricing · checked 2026-10-14
- Units per search
  Billing unit: Search API charges for each successful POST /search request, not for each query in the request.
  docs.perplexity.ai/docs/getting-started/pricing · checked 2026-10-14
- Usage priceHow the value follows from the source: $5.00 per 1,000 successful requests.
- Units per searchHow the value follows from the source: The billing unit is one successful request, so one search is one unit. A successful request with an array of up to five queries is one billing unit.
Met
Vendor-hosted remote MCP endpointRemote: yes (needs remote: yes).
Source
- Official MCP server
  Remote MCP server (recommended): hosted by Perplexity at https://api.perplexity.ai/mcp . No installation, nothing to update, works with any client that supports remote MCP servers. Sign in with your Perplexity account or use an API key.
  docs.perplexity.ai/guides/mcp-server · checked 2026-10-14
- Official MCP serverThe documentation page of the provider describes its own MCP server.
Met
Remote MCP accepts the authenticationSigns in with api key (needs one of api key).
Source
- Official MCP server
  Remote MCP server (recommended): hosted by Perplexity at https://api.perplexity.ai/mcp . No installation, nothing to update, works with any client that supports remote MCP servers. Sign in with your Perplexity account or use an API key.
  docs.perplexity.ai/guides/mcp-server · checked 2026-10-14
- Official MCP serverThe documentation page of the provider describes its own MCP server.

You.com · You.com Web Search API

Pay as you go, Web Search API

pay as you go

$50/month

10,000 searches × 1 = 10,000 requests × $5 per 1,000 → $50/month.

Source

Usage price
Web Search API Standard
you.com/pricing · checked 2026-10-14
Usage priceHow the value follows from the source: $5 per 1,000 calls.

Met
Covers the monthly volumeNo cap on requests per month (needs at least 10,000 requests per month).
Source
- Usage price
  Web Search API Standard
  you.com/pricing · checked 2026-10-14
- Units per search
  One request to an endpoint is one billable call, whatever it returns.
  you.com/pricing · checked 2026-10-14
- Usage priceHow the value follows from the source: $5 per 1,000 calls.
- Units per searchHow the value follows from the source: One request is one search.
Met
Vendor-hosted remote MCP endpointRemote: yes (needs remote: yes).
Source
- Official MCP server
  Remote server requires an API key or OAuth 2.1. If the client supports OAuth 2.1, connect without credentials and the authorization flow starts. Otherwise, pass an API key. This URL is bare /mcp:
  you.com/docs/developer-resources/mcp-server · checked 2026-10-14
- Official MCP serverHosted /mcp needs an API key or OAuth 2.1; the same server with ?profile=free needs no key (100 queries a day). A local npm package (@youdotcom-oss/mcp) is also published.
Met
Remote MCP accepts the authenticationSigns in with api key (needs one of api key).
Source
- Official MCP server
  Remote server requires an API key or OAuth 2.1. If the client supports OAuth 2.1, connect without credentials and the authorization flow starts. Otherwise, pass an API key. This URL is bare /mcp:
  you.com/docs/developer-resources/mcp-server · checked 2026-10-14
- Official MCP serverHosted /mcp needs an API key or OAuth 2.1; the same server with ?profile=free needs no key (100 queries a day). A local npm package (@youdotcom-oss/mcp) is also published.

Exa · Exa Search API

Developer (Pay as you go), Fast / Auto Search

pay as you go

$60/month

10,000 searches × 1 = 10,000 requests × $7 per 1,000, minus the $10 monthly credit → $60/month.

Source

Usage price
Endpoint Instant Search Fast / Auto Search Deep Search Deep-Reasoning Search
exa.ai/pricing · checked 2026-10-14
Free usage credit every month
Everything in starter, plus: PAYGO usage-based billing
exa.ai/pricing · checked 2026-10-14
Usage priceHow the value follows from the source: Fast / Auto Search, the second endpoint of the table: $7 per 1,000 requests with up to 10 results.
Free usage credit every monthHow the value follows from the source: Developer includes everything in Starter, including the $10 monthly credit.

Met
Covers the monthly volumeNo cap on requests per month (needs at least 10,000 requests per month).
Source
- Usage price
  Endpoint Instant Search Fast / Auto Search Deep Search Deep-Reasoning Search
  exa.ai/pricing · checked 2026-10-14
- Units per search
  Base price, with up to 10 results (per 1k requests) $4 $7 $12 $15 $1 (per 1k pages) $15 $5
  exa.ai/pricing · checked 2026-10-14
- Usage priceHow the value follows from the source: Fast / Auto Search, the second endpoint of the table: $7 per 1,000 requests with up to 10 results.
- Units per searchHow the value follows from the source: Priced per request; one search is one request with up to 10 results.
Met
Vendor-hosted remote MCP endpointRemote: yes (needs remote: yes).
Source
- Official MCP server
  Exa offers a hosted server that works in any MCP client:
  exa.ai/docs/reference/exa-mcp · checked 2026-10-14
- Official MCP serverThe hosted server works without a key at a rate limit, with OAuth, or with an x-api-key header.
Met
Remote MCP accepts the authenticationSigns in with api key (needs one of api key).
Source
- Official MCP server
  Connect to https://mcp.exa.ai/mcp with the x-api-key header set to your API key
  exa.ai/docs/reference/exa-mcp · checked 2026-10-14
- Official MCP serverThe hosted server works without a key at a rate limit, with OAuth, or with an x-api-key header.

Tavily · Tavily Search API

Project

billed monthly

$78/month

$30/month includes 4,000 credits; 10,000 searches × 1 = 10,000 credits; 6,000 extra credits at $8 per 1,000 = $48 → $78/month.

Source

Monthly price
Project 4,000 $30 $0.0075
docs.tavily.com/documentation/api-credits · checked 2026-10-14

Met
Covers the monthly volumeNo cap on requests per month (needs at least 10,000 requests per month).
Source
- Included per month
  Project 4,000 $30 $0.0075
  docs.tavily.com/documentation/api-credits · checked 2026-10-14
- Extra usage beyond the plan
  Pay-as-you-go : $0.008 per credit (allows you to be charged per credit once your plan’s credit limit is reached).
  docs.tavily.com/documentation/api-credits · checked 2026-10-14
- Units per search
  Basic Search ( basic ): Each request costs 1 API credit .
  docs.tavily.com/documentation/api-credits · checked 2026-10-14
- Extra usage beyond the planHow the value follows from the source: $0.008 per credit × 1,000.
- Units per searchAdvanced search costs 2 credits per request.
Met
Vendor-hosted remote MCP endpointRemote: yes (needs remote: yes).
Source
- Official MCP server
  The easiest way to take advantage of Tavily MCP is by using the remote URL.
  docs.tavily.com/documentation/mcp · checked 2026-10-14
- Official MCP serverThe remote server takes the API key in the URL or signs in with OAuth. An npm package for local use is also listed on the page.
Met
Remote MCP accepts the authenticationSigns in with api key (needs one of api key).
Source
- Official MCP server
  Simply use the remote MCP server URL with your Tavily API key:
  docs.tavily.com/documentation/mcp · checked 2026-10-14
- Official MCP serverThe remote server takes the API key in the URL or signs in with OAuth. An npm package for local use is also listed on the page.

Partial matches 40

Nothing required is known to fail, but at least one required condition is not stated on the official pages. Showing the first 10.

DataForSEO · DataForSEO SERP API

Standard Queue

pay as you go

$6/month

Unknown: remote mcp accepts the authentication

10,000 searches × 1 = 10,000 searches × $0.60 per 1,000 → $6/month.

Source

Usage price
Standard Queue Queue-based system with POST and GET requests TURNAROUND TIME 5 minutes on average* Price per 1 SERP (10 search results) $0.0006 Price per 1K SERPs $0.6
dataforseo.com/apis/serp-api/google-serp-api · checked 2026-10-14

Met
Covers the monthly volumeNo cap on requests per month (needs at least 10,000 requests per month).
Source
- Usage price
  Standard Queue Queue-based system with POST and GET requests TURNAROUND TIME 5 minutes on average* Price per 1 SERP (10 search results) $0.0006 Price per 1K SERPs $0.6
  dataforseo.com/apis/serp-api/google-serp-api · checked 2026-10-14
- Units per search
  Price per 1 SERP (10 search results) $0.0006 Price per 1K SERPs $0.6
  dataforseo.com/apis/serp-api/google-serp-api · checked 2026-10-14
- Units per searchOne SERP is one page of 10 results.
Met
Vendor-hosted remote MCP endpointRemote: yes (needs remote: yes).
Source
- Official MCP server
  Point your MCP-compatible client to the official DataForSEO remote endpoint: https://mcp.dataforseo.com/v3/mcp
  dataforseo.com/model-context-protocol · checked 2026-10-14
- Official MCP serverThe remote endpoint takes a Basic header made from the API login and password, or OAuth. The page does not call the Basic credential an API key, so api_key is not recorded.
Unknown
Remote MCP accepts the authenticationLists oauth; the list is not complete, so the other ways are not stated.
Source
- Official MCP server
  Point your MCP-compatible client to the official DataForSEO remote endpoint: https://mcp.dataforseo.com/v3/mcp
  dataforseo.com/model-context-protocol · checked 2026-10-14
- Official MCP serverThe remote endpoint takes a Basic header made from the API login and password, or OAuth. The page does not call the Basic credential an API key, so api_key is not recorded.

DataForSEO · DataForSEO SERP API

Priority Queue

pay as you go

$12/month

Unknown: remote mcp accepts the authentication

10,000 searches × 1 = 10,000 searches × $1.20 per 1,000 → $12/month.

Source

Usage price
Priority Queue Queue-based system with POST and GET requests TURNAROUND TIME up to 1 minute on average Price per 1 SERP (10 search results) $0.0012 Price per 1K SERPs $1.2
dataforseo.com/apis/serp-api/google-serp-api · checked 2026-10-14

Met
Covers the monthly volumeNo cap on requests per month (needs at least 10,000 requests per month).
Source
- Usage price
  Priority Queue Queue-based system with POST and GET requests TURNAROUND TIME up to 1 minute on average Price per 1 SERP (10 search results) $0.0012 Price per 1K SERPs $1.2
  dataforseo.com/apis/serp-api/google-serp-api · checked 2026-10-14
- Units per search
  Price per 1 SERP (10 search results) $0.0006 Price per 1K SERPs $0.6
  dataforseo.com/apis/serp-api/google-serp-api · checked 2026-10-14
- Units per searchOne SERP is one page of 10 results.
Met
Vendor-hosted remote MCP endpointRemote: yes (needs remote: yes).
Source
- Official MCP server
  Point your MCP-compatible client to the official DataForSEO remote endpoint: https://mcp.dataforseo.com/v3/mcp
  dataforseo.com/model-context-protocol · checked 2026-10-14
- Official MCP serverThe remote endpoint takes a Basic header made from the API login and password, or OAuth. The page does not call the Basic credential an API key, so api_key is not recorded.
Unknown
Remote MCP accepts the authenticationLists oauth; the list is not complete, so the other ways are not stated.
Source
- Official MCP server
  Point your MCP-compatible client to the official DataForSEO remote endpoint: https://mcp.dataforseo.com/v3/mcp
  dataforseo.com/model-context-protocol · checked 2026-10-14
- Official MCP serverThe remote endpoint takes a Basic header made from the API login and password, or OAuth. The page does not call the Basic credential an API key, so api_key is not recorded.

DataForSEO · DataForSEO SERP API

Live Mode

pay as you go

$20/month

Unknown: remote mcp accepts the authentication

10,000 searches × 1 = 10,000 searches × $2 per 1,000 → $20/month.

Source

Usage price
Live Mode Real-time results with a single POST request TURNAROUND TIME up to 6 seconds on average Price per 1 SERP (10 search results) $0.002 Price per 1K SERPs $2
dataforseo.com/apis/serp-api/google-serp-api · checked 2026-10-14

Met
Covers the monthly volumeNo cap on requests per month (needs at least 10,000 requests per month).
Source
- Usage price
  Live Mode Real-time results with a single POST request TURNAROUND TIME up to 6 seconds on average Price per 1 SERP (10 search results) $0.002 Price per 1K SERPs $2
  dataforseo.com/apis/serp-api/google-serp-api · checked 2026-10-14
- Units per search
  Price per 1 SERP (10 search results) $0.0006 Price per 1K SERPs $0.6
  dataforseo.com/apis/serp-api/google-serp-api · checked 2026-10-14
- Units per searchOne SERP is one page of 10 results.
Met
Vendor-hosted remote MCP endpointRemote: yes (needs remote: yes).
Source
- Official MCP server
  Point your MCP-compatible client to the official DataForSEO remote endpoint: https://mcp.dataforseo.com/v3/mcp
  dataforseo.com/model-context-protocol · checked 2026-10-14
- Official MCP serverThe remote endpoint takes a Basic header made from the API login and password, or OAuth. The page does not call the Basic credential an API key, so api_key is not recorded.
Unknown
Remote MCP accepts the authenticationLists oauth; the list is not complete, so the other ways are not stated.
Source
- Official MCP server
  Point your MCP-compatible client to the official DataForSEO remote endpoint: https://mcp.dataforseo.com/v3/mcp
  dataforseo.com/model-context-protocol · checked 2026-10-14
- Official MCP serverThe remote endpoint takes a Basic header made from the API login and password, or OAuth. The page does not call the Basic credential an API key, so api_key is not recorded.

Bright Data · Bright Data SERP API

Free Tier

free plan

at least $0/month

Unknown: covers the monthly volume

Needs 10,000 requests; the plan includes 5,000 and the extra-usage terms are not stated on the official page.

Source

Monthly price
Free Tier 5K requests Start free 5K records per month No credit card required
brightdata.com/pricing/serp · checked 2026-10-14

Unknown
Covers the monthly volumeAt least 5,000 requests per month; needs at least 10,000 requests per month, which holds only at some of these figures. The extra-usage terms are not stated on the official page.
Source
- Included per month
  Free Tier 5K requests Start free 5K records per month No credit card required
  brightdata.com/pricing/serp · checked 2026-10-14
- Units per search
  Pay as you go $ 1.5 /1K requests
  brightdata.com/pricing/serp · checked 2026-10-14
- Extra usage beyond the planWhat happens after the free 5K requests is not stated.
- Units per searchHow the value follows from the source: Priced per request; one search is one request.
Met
Vendor-hosted remote MCP endpointRemote: yes (needs remote: yes).
Source
- Official MCP server
  You can run the server two ways: a fully managed remote server, or a self-hosted local instance.
  docs.brightdata.com/products/mcp-server/overview.md · checked 2026-10-14
- Official MCP serverThe remote server is at mcp.brightdata.com and runs on the Web Unlocker API; it accepts an API key or OAuth 2.1.
Met
Remote MCP accepts the authenticationSigns in with api key (needs one of api key).
Source
- Official MCP server
  so a user signs in through a browser instead of pasting a Bright Data API key into a config file.
  docs.brightdata.com/products/mcp-server/remote/oauth.md · checked 2026-10-14
- Official MCP serverThe remote server is at mcp.brightdata.com and runs on the Web Unlocker API; it accepts an API key or OAuth 2.1.

Exa · Exa Search API

Starter (Free), Instant Search

free plan

at least $0/month

Unknown: covers the monthly volume

The monthly allowance is not recorded.

Source

Monthly price
Starter Free $10 credits every month plus a $10 onboarding bonus. No payment method required
exa.ai/pricing · checked 2026-10-14

Unknown
Covers the monthly volumeCannot be computed from published prices (included units missing).
Source
- Units per search
  Base price, with up to 10 results (per 1k requests) $4 $7 $12 $15 $1 (per 1k pages) $15 $5
  exa.ai/pricing · checked 2026-10-14
- Units per searchHow the value follows from the source: Priced per request; one search is one request with up to 10 results.
Met
Vendor-hosted remote MCP endpointRemote: yes (needs remote: yes).
Source
- Official MCP server
  Exa offers a hosted server that works in any MCP client:
  exa.ai/docs/reference/exa-mcp · checked 2026-10-14
- Official MCP serverThe hosted server works without a key at a rate limit, with OAuth, or with an x-api-key header.
Met
Remote MCP accepts the authenticationSigns in with api key (needs one of api key).
Source
- Official MCP server
  Connect to https://mcp.exa.ai/mcp with the x-api-key header set to your API key
  exa.ai/docs/reference/exa-mcp · checked 2026-10-14
- Official MCP serverThe hosted server works without a key at a rate limit, with OAuth, or with an x-api-key header.

Exa · Exa Search API

Starter (Free), Fast / Auto Search

free plan

at least $0/month

Unknown: covers the monthly volume

The monthly allowance is not recorded.

Source

Monthly price
Starter Free $10 credits every month plus a $10 onboarding bonus. No payment method required
exa.ai/pricing · checked 2026-10-14

Unknown
Covers the monthly volumeCannot be computed from published prices (included units missing).
Source
- Units per search
  Base price, with up to 10 results (per 1k requests) $4 $7 $12 $15 $1 (per 1k pages) $15 $5
  exa.ai/pricing · checked 2026-10-14
- Units per searchHow the value follows from the source: Priced per request; one search is one request with up to 10 results.
Met
Vendor-hosted remote MCP endpointRemote: yes (needs remote: yes).
Source
- Official MCP server
  Exa offers a hosted server that works in any MCP client:
  exa.ai/docs/reference/exa-mcp · checked 2026-10-14
- Official MCP serverThe hosted server works without a key at a rate limit, with OAuth, or with an x-api-key header.
Met
Remote MCP accepts the authenticationSigns in with api key (needs one of api key).
Source
- Official MCP server
  Connect to https://mcp.exa.ai/mcp with the x-api-key header set to your API key
  exa.ai/docs/reference/exa-mcp · checked 2026-10-14
- Official MCP serverThe hosted server works without a key at a rate limit, with OAuth, or with an x-api-key header.

SerpApi · SerpApi

Free

free plan

at least $0/month

Unknown: covers the monthly volume

Needs 10,000 searches; the plan includes 250 and the extra-usage terms are not stated on the official page.

Source

Monthly price
Free $ 0 / month Get Started 250 searches per month 50 throughput per hour
serpapi.com/pricing · checked 2026-10-14

Unknown
Covers the monthly volumeAt least 250 requests per month; needs at least 10,000 requests per month, which holds only at some of these figures. The extra-usage terms are not stated on the official page.
Source
- Included per month
  Free $ 0 / month Get Started 250 searches per month 50 throughput per hour
  serpapi.com/pricing · checked 2026-10-14
- Units per search
  responses with 100 results or empty result sets will both count as 1 search.
  serpapi.com/pricing · checked 2026-10-14
- Extra usage beyond the planWhether early renewal applies to the free plan is not stated.
Met
Vendor-hosted remote MCP endpointRemote: yes (needs remote: yes).
Source
- Official MCP server
  SerpApi MCP Server is available as a hosted service at mcp.serpapi.com . In order to connect to it, you need to provide an API key.
  serpapi.com/mcp · checked 2026-10-14
- Official MCP serverThe hosted server takes the API key as a bearer header or in the URL path. A local MCP bundle is also offered.
Met
Remote MCP accepts the authenticationSigns in with api key (needs one of api key).
Source
- Official MCP server
  SerpApi MCP Server is available as a hosted service at mcp.serpapi.com . In order to connect to it, you need to provide an API key.
  serpapi.com/mcp · checked 2026-10-14
- Official MCP serverThe hosted server takes the API key as a bearer header or in the URL path. A local MCP bundle is also offered.

SearchCans · SearchCans Google & Bing Search API

Standard

prepaid pack

$9/month$18 paid up front

Unknown: vendor-hosted remote mcp endpoint, remote mcp accepts the authentication

10,000 searches × 1 = 10,000 credits per month; each pack of 20,000 credits costs $18, valid 6 months → about 0.5 packs per month = $9/month on average (paid $18 per pack up front).

Source

Prepaid credit pack
Standard $18.00 ... 20K credits $0.90/1K credits Get 20,000 credits 2 Parallel Lanes
searchcans.com/pricing · checked 2026-10-14

Met
Covers the monthly volumeNo cap on requests per month (needs at least 10,000 requests per month).
Source
- Prepaid credit pack
  Standard $18.00 ... 20K credits $0.90/1K credits Get 20,000 credits 2 Parallel Lanes
  searchcans.com/pricing · checked 2026-10-14
- Units per search
  Standard Google and Bing search requests use 1 credit each .
  searchcans.com/pricing · checked 2026-10-14
Unknown
Vendor-hosted remote MCP endpointNot stated on the official pages we checked.
Source
- Official MCP serverNot recorded.
Unknown
Remote MCP accepts the authenticationNot stated on the official pages we checked.
Source
- Official MCP serverNot recorded.

Serper · Serper Google Search API

Starter

prepaid pack

$10/month$50 paid up frontbefore tax

Unknown: vendor-hosted remote mcp endpoint, remote mcp accepts the authentication

10,000 searches × 1 = 10,000 credits per month; each pack of 50,000 credits costs $50, valid 6 months → about 0.2 packs per month = $10/month on average (paid $50 per pack up front).

Source

Prepaid credit pack
Starter $ 50 * 50k credits ($1.00/1k) Submit 50,000 queries 50 queries per second Real-time results Customize query location Credits valid for 6 months
serper.dev · checked 2026-10-14

Met
Covers the monthly volumeNo cap on requests per month (needs at least 10,000 requests per month).
Source
- Prepaid credit pack
  Starter $ 50 * 50k credits ($1.00/1k) Submit 50,000 queries 50 queries per second Real-time results Customize query location Credits valid for 6 months
  serper.dev · checked 2026-10-14
- Units per search
  Starter $ 50 * 50k credits ($1.00/1k) Submit 50,000 queries
  serper.dev · checked 2026-10-14
- Units per searchHow the value follows from the source: 50k credits submit 50,000 queries, so one query costs one credit.
Unknown
Vendor-hosted remote MCP endpointNot stated on the official pages we checked.
Source
- Official MCP serverNot recorded.
Unknown
Remote MCP accepts the authenticationNot stated on the official pages we checked.
Source
- Official MCP serverNot recorded.

SearchCans · SearchCans Google & Bing Search API

Starter

prepaid pack

$16.50/month$99 paid up front

Unknown: vendor-hosted remote mcp endpoint, remote mcp accepts the authentication

10,000 searches × 1 = 10,000 credits per month; each pack of 132,000 credits costs $99, valid 6 months → about 0.08 packs per month = $16.50/month on average (paid $99 per pack up front).

Source

Prepaid credit pack
Starter $99.00 ... 132K credits $0.75/1K credits Get 132,000 credits 5 Parallel Lanes
searchcans.com/pricing · checked 2026-10-14

Met
Covers the monthly volumeNo cap on requests per month (needs at least 10,000 requests per month).
Source
- Prepaid credit pack
  Starter $99.00 ... 132K credits $0.75/1K credits Get 132,000 credits 5 Parallel Lanes
  searchcans.com/pricing · checked 2026-10-14
- Units per search
  Standard Google and Bing search requests use 1 credit each .
  searchcans.com/pricing · checked 2026-10-14
Unknown
Vendor-hosted remote MCP endpointNot stated on the official pages we checked.
Source
- Official MCP serverNot recorded.
Unknown
Remote MCP accepts the authenticationNot stated on the official pages we checked.
Source
- Official MCP serverNot recorded.