Web Data API Plan Finder
Prices and limits match the providers' official pagesChecked 2026-10-14

Answer

Plans for 2,000 searches a month, preferred: free every month

Every plan checked against these conditions, with the official sentence each verdict rests on. 56 of 62 plans meet every condition.

Checked 2026-09-29 – 2026-10-14 · Data version 392e2a978b5e · Change these conditions

Full matches 56

PlanMonthly costBillingCovers the monthly volumeBuy
Free TierBright Data$0/monthfree planMetPricing page
Developer (Pay as you go), Instant SearchExa$0/monthpay as you goMetPricing page
Pay as you go, Search (flash, fast and standard depth)Linkup$0/monthpay as you goMetPricing page
Pay as you go, Turbo and Fast modeParallel$0/monthpay as you goMetPricing page
Standard QueueDataForSEO$1.20/monthpay as you goMetPricing page
Search API, Fast SearchPerplexity$2/monthpay as you goMetPricing page
Priority QueueDataForSEO$2.40/monthpay as you goMetPricing page
Pay as you goBright Data$3/monthpay as you goMetPricing page
StandardSearchCans$3/monthprepaid packMetPricing page
Developer (Pay as you go), Fast / Auto SearchExa$4/monthpay as you goMetPricing page

Partial matches 4

A required condition is not stated on the official pages.

PlanMonthly costBillingCovers the monthly volumeBuy
Starter (Free), Instant SearchExaat least $0/monthfree planUnknownPricing page
Starter (Free), Fast / Auto SearchExaat least $0/monthfree planUnknownPricing page
FreeSerpApiat least $0/monthfree planUnknownPricing page
FreeScrapingdogat least $0/monthfree planUnknownPricing page

Evidence by plan

62 plans considered · 56 full · 4 partial · 2 ruled out

Full matches 56

Every required condition is met. Showing the first 10.

Bright Data · Bright Data SERP API

Free Tier

free plan

$0/month

Free plan includes 5,000 requests; 2,000 searches × 1 = 2,000 requests; within the 5,000 requests included → $0/month.

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
  • Met
    Covers the monthly volumeAt least 5,000 requests per month (needs at least 2,000 requests per month).
    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
    • Units per searchHow the value follows from the source: Priced per request; one search is one request.
  • Met
    Recurring monthly free tier (preferred)Monthly (needs monthly).
    Source
    • Free allowance
      Free Tier 5K requests Start free 5K records per month No credit card required
      brightdata.com/pricing/serp · checked 2026-10-14
Pricing pageOpens the provider's pricing page; choose this plan there or after signing up.Checked 2026-10-14

Exa · Exa Search API

Developer (Pay as you go), Instant Search

pay as you go

$0/month

2,000 searches × 1 = 2,000 requests × $4 per 1,000, minus the $10 monthly credit → $0/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 2,000 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
    Recurring monthly free tier (preferred)Monthly (needs monthly). Filled from another recorded fact: a plan that gives a monthly usage credit repeats its free allowance every month.
    Source
    • Free usage credit every month
      Everything in starter, plus: PAYGO usage-based billing
      exa.ai/pricing · checked 2026-10-14
    • Free usage credit every monthHow the value follows from the source: Developer includes everything in Starter, including the $10 monthly credit.
Pricing pageOpens the provider's pricing page; choose this plan there or after signing up.Checked 2026-10-14

Linkup · Linkup Search API

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

pay as you go

$0/month

2,000 searches × 1 = 2,000 requests × $5 per 1,000, minus the $20 monthly credit → $0/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 2,000 requests per month).
    Source
  • Met
    Recurring monthly free tier (preferred)Monthly (needs monthly). Filled from another recorded fact: a plan that gives a monthly usage credit repeats its free allowance every month. Holds when the account was opened with a professional email address (eligible accounts): "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.".
    Source
    • 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
    • Free usage credit every monthThe pricing page states the same allowance as 4,000 free queries.
Pricing pageOpens the provider's pricing page; choose this plan there or after signing up.Checked 2026-10-14

Parallel · Parallel Search API

Pay as you go, Turbo and Fast mode

pay as you go

$0/month

2,000 searches × 1 = 2,000 requests × $1 per 1,000, minus the $5 monthly credit → $0/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 2,000 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
    Recurring monthly free tier (preferred)Monthly (needs monthly). Filled from another recorded fact: a plan that gives a monthly usage credit repeats its free allowance every month.
    Source
    • Free usage credit every month
      Earn up to $80 at signup + $5 in free credits per month
      parallel.ai/pricing · checked 2026-10-14
    • 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.
Pricing pageOpens the provider's pricing page; choose this plan there or after signing up.Checked 2026-10-14

DataForSEO · DataForSEO SERP API

Standard Queue

pay as you go

$1.20/month

2,000 searches × 1 = 2,000 searches × $0.60 per 1,000 → $1.20/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 2,000 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.
  • Unknown
    Recurring monthly free tier (preferred)Not stated on the official pages we checked.
    Source
    • Free allowanceNot recorded.
Pricing pageOpens the provider's pricing page; choose this plan there or after signing up.Checked 2026-10-14

Perplexity · Perplexity Search API

Search API, Fast Search

pay as you go

$2/month

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

Source
  • Met
    Covers the monthly volumeNo cap on requests per month (needs at least 2,000 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.
  • Unknown
    Recurring monthly free tier (preferred)Not stated on the official pages we checked.
    Source
    • Free allowanceNot recorded.
Pricing pageOpens the provider's pricing page; choose this plan there or after signing up.Checked 2026-10-14

DataForSEO · DataForSEO SERP API

Priority Queue

pay as you go

$2.40/month

2,000 searches × 1 = 2,000 searches × $1.20 per 1,000 → $2.40/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 2,000 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.
  • Unknown
    Recurring monthly free tier (preferred)Not stated on the official pages we checked.
    Source
    • Free allowanceNot recorded.
Pricing pageOpens the provider's pricing page; choose this plan there or after signing up.Checked 2026-10-14

Bright Data · Bright Data SERP API

Pay as you go

pay as you go

$3/month

2,000 searches × 1 = 2,000 requests × $1.50 per 1,000 → $3/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 2,000 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.
  • Unknown
    Recurring monthly free tier (preferred)Not stated on the official pages we checked.
    Source
    • Free allowanceNot recorded.
Pricing pageOpens the provider's pricing page; choose this plan there or after signing up.Checked 2026-10-14

SearchCans · SearchCans Google & Bing Search API

Standard

prepaid pack

$3/month$18 paid up front

2,000 searches × 1 = 2,000 credits per month; each pack of 20,000 credits costs $18, valid 6 months → about 0.1 packs per month = $3/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 2,000 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
  • Not met
    Recurring monthly free tier (preferred)One time; needs monthly.
    Source
    • Free allowance
      100 free credits after registration · Current credit packs do not renew automatically
      searchcans.com/pricing · checked 2026-10-14
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Exa · Exa Search API

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

pay as you go

$4/month

2,000 searches × 1 = 2,000 requests × $7 per 1,000, minus the $10 monthly credit → $4/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 2,000 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
    Recurring monthly free tier (preferred)Monthly (needs monthly). Filled from another recorded fact: a plan that gives a monthly usage credit repeats its free allowance every month.
    Source
    • Free usage credit every month
      Everything in starter, plus: PAYGO usage-based billing
      exa.ai/pricing · checked 2026-10-14
    • Free usage credit every monthHow the value follows from the source: Developer includes everything in Starter, including the $10 monthly credit.
Pricing pageOpens the provider's pricing page; choose this plan there or after signing up.Checked 2026-10-14

Partial matches 4

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

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
    Recurring monthly free tier (preferred)Monthly (needs monthly).
    Source
    • Free allowance
      Starter Free $10 credits every month plus a $10 onboarding bonus. No payment method required
      exa.ai/pricing · checked 2026-10-14
    • Free allowanceThe $10 onboarding bonus is one-time and not counted.
Pricing pageOpens the provider's pricing page; choose this plan there or after signing up.Checked 2026-10-14

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
    Recurring monthly free tier (preferred)Monthly (needs monthly).
    Source
    • Free allowance
      Starter Free $10 credits every month plus a $10 onboarding bonus. No payment method required
      exa.ai/pricing · checked 2026-10-14
    • Free allowanceThe $10 onboarding bonus is one-time and not counted.
Pricing pageOpens the provider's pricing page; choose this plan there or after signing up.Checked 2026-10-14

SerpApi · SerpApi

Free

free plan

at least $0/month

Unknown: covers the monthly volume

Needs 2,000 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 2,000 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
    Recurring monthly free tier (preferred)Monthly (needs monthly).
    Source
    • Free allowance
      Free $ 0 / month Get Started 250 searches per month 50 throughput per hour
      serpapi.com/pricing · checked 2026-10-14
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Scrapingdog · Scrapingdog API

Free

free plan

at least $0/month

Unknown: covers the monthly volume

Needs 10,000 credits; the plan includes 100 and the extra-usage terms are not stated on the official page.

Source
  • Monthly price
    FREE $0 forever 100 Requests Credits 1 Concurrency Access To All APIs No Credit Card Required
    scrapingdog.com/pricing/ · checked 2026-10-14
  • Unknown
    Covers the monthly volumeAt least 20 requests per month; needs at least 2,000 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 forever 100 Requests Credits 1 Concurrency Access To All APIs No Credit Card Required
      scrapingdog.com/pricing/ · checked 2026-10-14
    • Units per search
      Google APIs Google SERP Light API 5 credits / req
      scrapingdog.com/pricing/ · checked 2026-10-14
    • Extra usage beyond the planBuying extra credits within a month is not described.
    • Units per searchGoogle SERP Light API; the Advance API costs 10 credits.
  • Unknown
    Recurring monthly free tier (preferred)Whether the 100 credits renew monthly is not stated.
    Source
    • Free allowance
      FREE $0 forever 100 Requests Credits 1 Concurrency Access To All APIs No Credit Card Required
      scrapingdog.com/pricing/ · checked 2026-10-14
    • Free allowanceWhether the 100 credits renew monthly is not stated.
Pricing pageOpens the provider's pricing page; choose this plan there or after signing up.Checked 2026-09-29