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Parallel

Web search API that takes an objective and keyword queries and returns ranked pages with LLM-oriented excerpts.

At a glance

Provider
Parallel Web Systems
Category
Search the web
Type
Hosted API
Pricing model
Pay as you go, per request1
Free tier
Up to 5,000 requests a month free1
Authentication
API key in x-api-key header; OAuth or no key for the MCP server8
Connect via
REST API, MCP server, Python and TypeScript SDKs4
Read from the provider's pages
2026-11-04
Pricing
  • Pricing model: Pay as you go, per request
  • Free tier: Up to 5,000 requests a month free
  • Card required for free tier: Not published
Pricing in full →Tools
  • Official MCP server: Yes, remote
  • Address or package: https://mcp.parallel.ai/mcp
  • tools/list count without credentials: 3
Tools in full →Authentication
  • Who creates the account: A person signs up on Platform; the MCP server works without an account
  • Where to get a key: platform.parallel.ai
  • Other requirements: Not published
Authentication in full →Setup
  • REST API: https://api.parallel.ai/v1/search
  • MCP server: https://mcp.parallel.ai/mcp
  • OpenAPI spec: https://docs.parallel.ai/public-openapi.json
Setup in full →Limits
  • Search: 600 requests per minute
  • Higher limits: Request from support
  • MCP without a key: Free at lower rate limits; number not stated
Limits in full →Privacy
  • Data location: US data centers by default; EU endpoint under enterprise agreement
  • Retention: Not published
  • Retention (EU endpoint): Request and response content not retained
Privacy in full →

Read from Parallel Web Systems’s own pages on 2026-11-04. Every number links to the page a value came from. For agents, the same facts as markdown: /tools/search-the-web/parallel.md