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APIs that return live web results, as links, excerpts or full text.
8 tools. Prices on each tool’s page are in $ per 1,000 requests.
| Tool | Type | Pricing model | Free tier | Authentication |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brave Search API | Hosted API | Prepaid credits, no subscription | $5 in free credits every month | API key in the X-Subscription-Token header |
| Exa | Hosted API | Pay as you go, prepaid credit; no subscription | $10 credit a month, no card | API key; OAuth or keyless for the MCP server |
| Linkup | Hosted API | Pay as you go, prepaid credit balance | $20 credit on sign-up with a professional email, topped up to $20 monthly | API key as Bearer token; x402 payment with USDC needs no account |
| Parallel | Hosted API | Pay as you go, per request | Up to 5,000 requests a month free | API key in x-api-key header; OAuth or no key for the MCP server |
| Perplexity Search API | Hosted API | Prepaid credits; 5.00 USD per 1,000 successful requests (1.00 USD with fast) | Not published | API key as bearer token; OAuth for the remote MCP server |
| SerpApi | Hosted API | Monthly subscription by search count; cancel anytime | 250 searches per month | API key (api_key parameter; Authorization: Bearer header for the MCP server) |
| Tavily | Hosted API | Credits; $0.008 per credit pay as you go, plans down to $0.005 | 1,000 credits a month, no card | API key (bearer); OAuth for the MCP server; keyless for search and extract |
| You.com API | Hosted API | Pay as you go, prepaid credits; keyless pay-per-call by x402 or MPP | $10 credit on sign-up plus $90 after account verification, no card; 100 keyless MCP searches a day | API key in X-API-Key header; OAuth 2.1 for the MCP server; keyless via x402/MPP payment |
