| Product focus | Multi-platform structured web data APIs, including Google, Bing, and Brave search | AI search API for LLMs and agents (search, extract, crawl, map) |
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| Best for | Structured records from known platforms plus normalized cross-engine SERP JSON | RAG pipelines and AI agents that need web context |
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| Output format | Normalized JSON by endpoint — SERP-style results with positions, titles, URLs, snippets | LLM-ready snippets and an optional synthesized answer with citations |
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| Web search | Google, Bing, and Brave endpoints in one normalized shape | Single AI-ranked search across the open web |
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| Arbitrary-URL content extraction | Not the positioning — Crawlora is built around documented platform endpoints, not generic URL extraction | Yes — extract, crawl, and map any URL to LLM-ready content |
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| Synthesized answer | No built-in answer; returns raw structured data for your own LLM step | Optional answer endpoint with citations |
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| Exact SERP positions | Position-accurate normalized results for rank tracking and monitoring | AI-ranked relevance rather than the literal SERP a user sees |
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| Coverage beyond search | Maps, social, video, audio, podcasts, marketplaces, app stores, reviews, business, and finance | General open-web search and extraction |
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| Agent-native use cases | Structured JSON plus hosted MCP tools for supported endpoints | RAG-native output, LangChain/LlamaIndex integration, and an MCP server |
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| Pricing model | Credit-based, billed on success; 2,000 free credits/month, no card | Credit-based with a free tier (about 1,000 credits/month); advanced search and extraction cost more — check official pricing |
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| Entry price | $9/month Starter (20,000 credits) | $30/month Project (4,000 credits), then $100 Bootstrap, $220 Startup, $500 Growth |
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| Price per credit | About $0.45 per 1,000 credits on Starter and $0.29 on Growth | $0.0075 per credit on Project down to $0.005 on Growth — $7.50 to $5.00 per 1,000 credits — or $0.008 pay-as-you-go |
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| Credits per call | One fixed published weight per endpoint (google/search is 3 credits) | Basic search 1 credit, advanced search 2; extraction is 1 credit per 5 successful URLs (2 advanced); mapping 1 per 10 pages; Research runs 4-110 credits on mini and 15-250 on pro |
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| Cost of 1,000 searches | About $1.35 on the $9 Starter plan and $0.87 on the $29 Growth plan | About $7.50 on Project and $5.00 on Growth for basic search, double that for advanced |
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| Failed requests | Only a successful 2xx response is charged | Also not charged — Tavily states you are never billed for a failed URL extraction or a failed map request |
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| Free tier | 2,000 free credits every month, no card required | 1,000 free credits every month, no card required, and free access for students |
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