Search the web
Tavily
Web search API for AI agents that returns ranked results with snippets or full page content, plus extract, crawl and research endpoints.
Billing
- Pricing model
- Credit-based: free monthly credits, pay as you go, or monthly plans1
- Free tier
- 1,000 credits a month (1,000 basic searches)1
- Card required for free tier
- No1
- Minimum spend
- None for free or pay as you go; the cheapest monthly plan is $302
- Billing period
- Monthly; credits reset on the first day of each month2
Prices
1 credit per basic search, 2 per advanced search. $ per 1,000 requests = credits x 1,000 x price per credit: pay as you go 1 x 1,000 x $0.008 = $8; Growth 1 x 1,000 x $0.005 = $5. Advanced is double.
| Search depth | Credits per request | $ per 1,000 requests, pay as you go | $ per 1,000 requests, Growth plan |
|---|---|---|---|
basic, fast, ultra-fast | 1 | $8.00 | $5.00 |
advanced | 2 | $16.00 | $10.00 |
Source4Search API reference
Plans
| Plan | Credits per month | Monthly price | Price per credit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 1,000 | Free | - |
| Project | 4,000 | $30 | $0.0075 |
| Bootstrap | 15,000 | $100 | $0.0067 |
| Startup | 38,000 | $220 | $0.0058 |
| Growth | 100,000 | $500 | $0.005 |
| Pay as you go | Per usage | $0.008 per credit | $0.008 |
| Enterprise | Custom | Custom | Custom |
Source1Credits & Pricing
Other charges
Read from Tavily’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/tavily.md