SearchApi
Search APIsSearchApi sells Google search results as data for your code. It bills only for searches that work.
The verdict
SearchApi is the cheap pick when you need Google results as data and nothing else. At 30,000 searches a month, Production is $100 against SerpApi Big Data at $275.
You can use only 20% of your plan's searches in one hour, so spread a big job across the day.
Best for
Teams that only need Google results as data and want the lowest price per search.
Not for
Skip it if you also need the text of each page. Use Firecrawl for that job.
Pricing truth
From $40 a month. Developer is $40 for 10,000 searches. Production is $100 for 35,000. Plans are monthly only. You can use only 20% of your plan's searches in one hour. Checked October 12, 2026.
When we use it
- Pull Google titles and links into a daily news check on target accounts.
- Run keyword or company-name searches when you only need the result list, not the page text.
- Keep a mid-volume job under $100 a month on Production (35,000 searches).
- Test with 100 free searches before you pick a paid plan.
How to wire it
- Start with the 100 free searches and confirm the fields you need come back clean.
- Size the plan to a normal month. There is no yearly discount.
- Spread a big job across the day so you stay under the 20% hourly cap.
- If you also need page text, switch to Firecrawl instead of stacking a second bill.
Margin notes
- The math: Production is $100 ÷ 35 = about $2.86 per 1,000 searches.
- A job that fires every search at 9am will hit the hourly cap and stall.
- Failed searches do not count against the plan.
- Legal protection up to $2M starts on Production.
- Self-serve plans go up to 5,000,000 searches a month for $5,000.