Search (SERP) API prices: distribution over 69 tracked plans
Beta: statistics over the plans Plan Finder tracks and has checked, not the whole market. At 50,000 searches a month, checked 2026-11-11 against the official pages.
What is tracked
17 providers, 17 products and 69 plans. 53 of 69 plans state a monthly cost at this volume; 5 cannot serve it and 11 give no cost for it; neither group is counted as cheap or expensive.
Monthly cost at 50,000 searches
| Min | 25th percentile | Median | 75th percentile | Max | Plans costed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $30.00 | $100.00 | $332.50 | $600.00 | $3,599.00 | 53 of 69 |
min and max are the lowest and highest; p25, median and p75 are linear interpolation between the closest ranks (type 7), in USD rounded to cents.
| Min | 25th percentile | Median | 75th percentile | Max | Plans costed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0.60 | $2.00 | $6.65 | $12.00 | $71.98 | 53 of 69 |
min and max are the lowest and highest; p25, median and p75 are linear interpolation between the closest ranks (type 7), in USD rounded to cents.
The 3 cheapest plans
- DataForSEO Standard Queue: $30.00 a month
- SearchCans Starter: $37.50 a month
- Parallel Pay as you go, Turbo and Fast mode: $45.00 a month
Free tier
14 of 69 plans have a free allowance that repeats every month; 8 do not; 47 are not stated on the official pages.
Conditions across 69 plans
| Condition | Yes | No | Not stated (unknown) | Of plans |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The search response carries the result pages' text | 18 | 0 | 51 | 69 |
| Results come back in real time | 47 | 2 | 20 | 69 |
| Zero data retention is usable on the plan | 6 | 15 | 48 | 69 |
| The provider holds a SOC 2 report | 34 | 0 | 35 | 69 |
| The provider hosts a remote MCP endpoint | 33 | 0 | 36 | 69 |
| Only successful requests are billed | 42 | 0 | 27 | 69 |
Unknown means the official pages do not say; it is not counted as no. Computed by code from the catalog with no model: each plan cost is the engine's monthly cost at the volume (search, no budget); condition counts are the engine's verdicts per plan (yes = met, no = not met, unknown = the official pages do not say); a provider counts as yes, no or unknown only when all its plans do, else mixed. The same input gives the same output.