Search the open web by meaning or keyword API compare
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20 providers can complete this task: TinyFish, treg, Crawl4AI, Perplexity, Search1API, Serper, Spider, Diffbot, Context.dev, Keenable, Octen, Parallel, You.com, Exa, Firecrawl, Olostep, Valyu, Tavily, Linkup, ScrapeGraphAI
| Input requirements | Actions | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TinyFish | — | free | 87.8% | — | 1.7 s | ViewTry onlineComing soon |
| treg | Send everything you know about the subject — treg derives the rest (full_name ⇄ … | free | 99.5% | — | — | ViewTry onlineComing soon |
| Crawl4AI | For follow-up questions, related queries, an entity card, videos and news, use c… | $0.00015/call | 83.3% | — | 1.8 s | ViewTry onlineComing soon |
| Perplexity | Use standard Search for rare, difficult or ambiguous questions. Fast Search has … | $0.001/call | 94.2% | — | 266 ms | ViewTry onlineComing soon |
| Search1API | Single search only. Full-page result crawling uses the BYOK tool because its suc… | $0.001/success | 39.5% | — | 3.2 s | ViewTry onlineComing soon |
| Serper | Answers arrive primarily in organic. A successful HTTP 200 costs one credit even… | $0.001/call | 90.6% | — | 1.4 s | ViewTry onlineComing soon |
| Spider | Spider charged ten API credits for live listing searches, including an effective… | $0.001/success | 37.7% | — | 2.3 s | ViewTry onlineComing soon |
| Diffbot | llm.diffbot.com requires Bearer authorization instead of Diffbot's usual query t… | $0.001196/call | 73.3% | — | 237 ms | ViewTry onlineComing soon |
| Context.dev | Inline Markdown, query fanout and larger searches are excluded because they chan… | $0.002534/success | 99.6% | — | 1.6 s | ViewTry onlineComing soon |
| Keenable | Results include title, URL, description, snippet, and optional published/acquire… | $0.004/call | 99.7% | — | 765 ms | ViewTry onlineComing soon |
| Octen | — | $0.005/call | 92.3% | — | 287 ms | ViewTry onlineComing soon |
| Parallel | Results carry url, title, publish_date and markdown excerpts; usage lists the bi… | $0.005/call | 93.1% | — | 2.9 s | ViewTry onlineComing soon |
| You.com | Cache-only extraction has no per-page add-on. Live and blended full-page extract… | $0.005/call | 99.4% | — | 818 ms | ViewTry onlineComing soon |
| Exa | results carry url, title, publishedDate, author, score and any requested content… | $0.007/call | 99.4% | — | 1.6 s | ViewTry onlineComing soon |
| Firecrawl | The ten-result cap fixes the base cost at two credits. scrapeOptions and other a… | $0.01/success | 99.9% | — | 718 ms | ViewTry onlineComing soon |
| Olostep | The five-credit base search is exposed. scrape_options is deliberately excluded … | $0.01/call | 99.4% | — | 1.8 s | ViewTry onlineComing soon |
| Valyu | The selected Valyu sources are fixed for shared-key calls; use a Valyu own tool … | $0.015/call | —No success rate data | — | — | ViewTry onlineComing soon |
| Tavily | Results are ranked web pages with title, URL, content, score and optional raw co… | $0.016/call | 98.2% | — | 2.3 s | ViewTry onlineComing soon |
| Linkup | Depth and output type determine price. The structured output schema is a JSON-en… | $0.055/success | 100% | — | 1.7 s | ViewTry onlineComing soon |
| ScrapeGraphAI | This non-AI search excludes prompt/schema, custom fetch options and PDF processi… | $0.16/success | 100% | — | 11 s | ViewTry onlineComing soon |
How to choose
- Cheapest: TinyFish
- Highest success rate: Linkup
- Fastest: Diffbot
Performance
A higher success rate is better, while a lower p50 latency is better. Charts show roughly the last 30 days of treg.to daily snapshots. The comparison table shows the current point, which may differ slightly from the final chart point.
No performance history is available yet.
Source: treg.to daily snapshots.
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FAQ
- How much does Search the open web by meaning or keyword cost with TinyFish?
- TinyFish lists free for Search the open web by meaning or keyword. Prices are per call and may change.
- Which provider is best for Search the open web by meaning or keyword?
- Cheapest: TinyFish Highest success rate: Linkup Fastest: Diffbot
- Do I need an account with each provider?
- Usually, you do not need a separate account with each provider. Use a Toolswitch Key to access available tools.
- Can an AI Agent use Search the open web by meaning or keyword?
- Yes. An Agent can use Search the open web by meaning or keyword through the Toolswitch API with a Toolswitch Key.