# Serper Google Search API plans, limits and prices

Google search results API sold as prepaid credit packs.

Checked 2026-11-11. Verdict for Serper at 10,000 searches a month: https://plans.intoperson.com/api/v1/search?monthly_searches=10000&product_types=serp_api&providers=serper&r=plan

- Provider: Serper
- Kinds: SERP API
- Plans recorded: 4
- Checked: 2026-11-11
- Page for people: https://plans.intoperson.com/p/serper-search

## Cheapest across all providers in this field

The same check across every provider we track, not only Serper. A single provider's pricing page cannot answer this.

| Monthly volume | Cheapest plan overall | Monthly cost | How the cost is worked out | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,000 searches | Bright Data Free Tier | $0/month | Free plan includes 5,000 requests; 5,000 searches × 1 = 5,000 requests; within the 5,000 requests included → $0/month. | [full verdict](https://plans.intoperson.com/api/v1/search?monthly_searches=5000&product_types=serp_api&r=page) |
| 20,000 searches | DataForSEO Standard Queue | $12/month | 20,000 searches × 1 = 20,000 searches × $0.60 per 1,000 → $12/month. | [full verdict](https://plans.intoperson.com/api/v1/search?monthly_searches=20000&product_types=serp_api&r=page) |
| 100,000 searches | DataForSEO Standard Queue | $60/month | 100,000 searches × 1 = 100,000 searches × $0.60 per 1,000 → $60/month. | [full verdict](https://plans.intoperson.com/api/v1/search?monthly_searches=100000&product_types=serp_api&r=page) |
| 500,000 searches | Scrapingdog Pro | $166.67/month | $166.67/month billed annually ($2,000 per year up front) includes 3,000,000 credits; 500,000 searches × 5 = 2,500,000 credits; within the 3,000,000 credits included → $166.67/month. | [full verdict](https://plans.intoperson.com/api/v1/search?monthly_searches=500000&product_types=serp_api&r=page) |

## Verdict: which Serper plan fits your monthly volume

Computed by API Plan Finder from Serper's official pricing page, checked 2026-11-11. Cost includes extra-usage charges at that volume. Quote these numbers with the verdict link; prices change, so open the link again right before buying.

| Monthly volume | Cheapest Serper plan that meets it | Monthly cost | How the cost is worked out | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,000 searches | Serper Starter | $8.33/month | 5,000 searches × 1 = 5,000 credits per month; each pack of 50,000 credits costs $50, valid 6 months → about 0.1 packs per month = $8.33/month on average (paid $50 per pack up front). | [full verdict](https://plans.intoperson.com/api/v1/search?monthly_searches=5000&product_types=serp_api&providers=serper&r=page) |
| 20,000 searches | Serper Starter | $20/month | 20,000 searches × 1 = 20,000 credits per month; each pack of 50,000 credits costs $50, valid 6 months → about 0.4 packs per month = $20/month on average (paid $50 per pack up front). | [full verdict](https://plans.intoperson.com/api/v1/search?monthly_searches=20000&product_types=serp_api&providers=serper&r=page) |
| 100,000 searches | Serper Standard | $75/month | 100,000 searches × 1 = 100,000 credits per month; each pack of 500,000 credits costs $375, valid 6 months → about 0.2 packs per month = $75/month on average (paid $375 per pack up front). | [full verdict](https://plans.intoperson.com/api/v1/search?monthly_searches=100000&product_types=serp_api&providers=serper&r=page) |
| 500,000 searches | Serper Scale | $250/month | 500,000 searches × 1 = 500,000 credits per month; each pack of 2,500,000 credits costs $1,250, valid 6 months → about 0.2 packs per month = $250/month on average (paid $1,250 per pack up front). | [full verdict](https://plans.intoperson.com/api/v1/search?monthly_searches=500000&product_types=serp_api&providers=serper&r=page) |

Other volume: open the verdict link for the nearest volume above; each verdict lists the cost at that volume and every condition with the official sentence.

## Plans

Values that apply to one plan. "Not stated" means the official pages do not say; it is not an estimate.

### Starter

Plan id: `serper-starter` · Prepaid pack

- Price: $50 for 50,000 credits, valid 6 months [1]
- Price: No mention found on the 1 official page checked (word search, 2026-10-22)
- Included: Not recorded
- Extra usage: Not recorded
- Extra usage: Not stated on the 1 official page checked (2026-10-22)
- Concurrency: Not recorded
- Concurrency: Not stated on the 1 official page checked (2026-10-22)
- Rate limit: 50 per second [1]
- Visit: [Pricing page](https://plans.intoperson.com/go/serper-starter) (choose the plan on the page)

### Standard

Plan id: `serper-standard` · Prepaid pack

- Price: $375 for 500,000 credits, valid 6 months [2]
- Price: No mention found on the 1 official page checked (word search, 2026-10-22)
- Included: Not recorded
- Extra usage: Not recorded
- Extra usage: Not stated on the 1 official page checked (2026-10-22)
- Concurrency: Not recorded
- Concurrency: Not stated on the 1 official page checked (2026-10-22)
- Rate limit: 100 per second [2]
- Visit: [Pricing page](https://plans.intoperson.com/go/serper-standard) (choose the plan on the page)

### Scale

Plan id: `serper-scale` · Prepaid pack

- Price: $1,250 for 2,500,000 credits, valid 6 months [3]
- Price: No mention found on the 1 official page checked (word search, 2026-10-22)
- Included: Not recorded
- Extra usage: Not recorded
- Extra usage: Not stated on the 1 official page checked (2026-10-22)
- Concurrency: Not recorded
- Concurrency: Not stated on the 1 official page checked (2026-10-22)
- Rate limit: 200 per second [3]
- Visit: [Pricing page](https://plans.intoperson.com/go/serper-scale) (choose the plan on the page)

### Ultimate

Plan id: `serper-ultimate` · Prepaid pack

- Price: $3,750 for 12,500,000 credits, valid 6 months [4]
- Price: No mention found on the 1 official page checked (word search, 2026-10-22)
- Included: Not recorded
- Extra usage: Not recorded
- Extra usage: Not stated on the 1 official page checked (2026-10-22)
- Concurrency: Not recorded
- Concurrency: Not stated on the 1 official page checked (2026-10-22)
- Rate limit: 300 per second [4]
- Visit: [Pricing page](https://plans.intoperson.com/go/serper-ultimate) (choose the plan on the page)

## Applies to every plan

Recorded for the product or the provider; a plan-level value or a listed exception replaces it.

- Units per search: 1 credit [5][6]
- Billing of failed requests: Failed requests not billed; target errors: not stated [7]
- Search engines: Google [8][9]
- Search response mode: Real time, about 2 s [10][11]
- Search results by country: Country setting offered; countries not listed [12][13]
- Parsed search result types: Parsed: organic, knowledge graph, people also ask, related searches, images, news, videos, shopping [14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23]
- Free allowance: Not stated [24][25]
- Listed prices exclude tax (all products): Yes [26]

## Appears in comparisons

- [SERP APIs for 100,000 searches a month](https://plans.intoperson.com/compare/serp-apis-100k-searches-per-month.md)
- [Real-time SERP APIs for 1,000,000 searches a month](https://plans.intoperson.com/compare/real-time-serp-apis-1m-searches-per-month.md)

## Collection notes

Top-up credit packs, no subscription; credits are valid for 6 months.

## Sources and notes

Each number points to the provider's own sentence, as it appears on the page on the date shown.

1. [serper.dev](https://serper.dev/) · official pricing · read 2026-09-29

> 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

2. [serper.dev](https://serper.dev/) · official pricing · read 2026-09-29

> Standard $ 375 * 500k credits ($0.75/1k) Submit 500,000 queries 100 queries per second Real-time results Customize query location Credits valid for 6 months

3. [serper.dev](https://serper.dev/) · official pricing · read 2026-09-29

> Scale $ 1250 * 2.5M credits ($0.50/1k) Submit 2,500,000 queries 200 queries per second Real-time results Customize query location Credits valid for 6 months

4. [serper.dev](https://serper.dev/) · official pricing · read 2026-09-29

> Ultimate $ 3750 * 12.5M credits ($0.30/1k) Submit 12,500,000 queries 300 queries per second Real-time results Customize query location Credits valid for 6 months

5. [serper.dev](https://serper.dev/) · official pricing · read 2026-09-29

> Starter $ 50 * 50k credits ($1.00/1k) Submit 50,000 queries

6. How the value follows from the source: 50k credits submit 50,000 queries, so one query costs one credit.

7. [serper.dev](https://serper.dev/) · official pricing · read 2026-09-29

> Every time you receive successful responses to queries, we will deduct credits from your account balance.

8. [serper.dev](https://serper.dev/) · official pricing · read 2026-09-29

> Serper - The World's Fastest and Cheapest Google Search API

9. The provider describes the product as a Google Search API; the site offers no other engine.

10. [serper.dev](https://serper.dev/) · official pricing · read 2026-09-29

> Real-time results Customize query location

11. [serper.dev](https://serper.dev/) · official pricing · read 2026-09-29

> In general, all queries are returned in 1 to 2 seconds.

12. [serper.dev](https://serper.dev/) · official pricing · read 2026-09-29

> Can I customize the search query location? Yes, you are able to set the search location by specifying the country and language.

13. No list of countries is published on the site.

14. [serper.dev](https://serper.dev/) · official pricing · read 2026-09-29

> Search { "knowledgeGraph" : { "title" : "Google Search" , "type" : "Website"

15. [serper.dev](https://serper.dev/) · official pricing · read 2026-09-29

> "organic" : [ { "title" : "Google" , "link" : "https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl"

16. [serper.dev](https://serper.dev/) · official pricing · read 2026-09-29

> "peopleAlsoAsk" : [ { "question" : "How do I get Google to search?"

17. [serper.dev](https://serper.dev/) · official pricing · read 2026-09-29

> "relatedSearches" : [ { "query" : "Google Search Console login" }

18. [serper.dev](https://serper.dev/) · official pricing · read 2026-09-29

> Get 2,500 free queries No credit card required 🔎 Search 📷 Images 🗞 News 🗺 Maps 📍 Places 🎥 Videos 🛍 Shopping

19. [serper.dev](https://serper.dev/) · official pricing · read 2026-09-29

> "images" : [ { "title" : "Lion - Wikipedia"

20. [serper.dev](https://serper.dev/) · official pricing · read 2026-09-29

> "news" : [ { "title" : "ALAR: Alarum Technologies

21. [serper.dev](https://serper.dev/) · official pricing · read 2026-09-29

> "videos" : [ { "title" : "SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches Starlink 6-55"

22. [serper.dev](https://serper.dev/) · official pricing · read 2026-09-29

> "shopping" : [ { "title" : "Nike Air Max 97 GS

23. Keys of the example responses on the home page; no documentation page is public. Images, news, videos and shopping come from their own endpoints, a query each.

24. [serper.dev](https://serper.dev/) · official pricing · read 2026-09-29

> Get 2,500 free queries No credit card required

25. The page offers 2,500 free queries; it does not say whether they come once or every month.

26. [serper.dev](https://serper.dev/) · official pricing · read 2026-09-29

> * Excluding sales tax/VAT/GST

Check these plans against a workload: https://plans.intoperson.com/guide.md describes the inputs; the REST form is GET https://plans.intoperson.com/api/v1/products/serper-search.