SERP API pricing
SearchApi pricing: volume lowers the rate, speed can change the decision
SearchApi charges for successful searches, with four public Regular plans from 10,000 to 250,000 searches a month. The plan finder picks the smallest published tier for your workload. It does not guess the separate Enhanced Speed price.
Joonas Rotko
Pricing checked 29 September 2026
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Pricing at a glance
| Plan | Monthly price | Annual / billing note | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Developer | $40/mo | — | For early production API workloads. |
| Production(best fit) | $100/mo | — | For an established API integration. |
| BigData | $250/mo | — | For larger recurring data collection. |
| Scale | $500/mo | — | For high-throughput public plan volume. |
Prices and billing terms above reflect the stated check date. Confirm the checkout total, tax and renewal terms before buying.
Buddy's take
SearchApi's public ladder is unusually easy to model. The important caveat is throughput: a lower per-search price does not help if the hourly credit limit or speed mode blocks the job you need to run.
Find your cost
Enter successful searches expected in a month. This finder selects the smallest published Regular plan that covers the volume. SearchApi says failed requests are not billed.
Your estimated public tier
Production
Team management and legal protection guarantee. The public page also has an Enhanced Speed option, but its price was not shown in the regular-tier summary.
Check SearchApi pricing →Which plan fits your workload?
| If you need | Choose | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Up to 10,000 successful searches | Developer | Developer is the $40 public entry tier and includes the 99.9% SLA. |
| A normal production integration with team access | Production | Production brings 35,000 searches plus team management and the public legal-protection language. |
| 100,000 or 250,000 searches per month | BigData or Scale | The effective per-search rate falls to $2.50 and $2 respectively, but validate the hourly 20% credit limit against your processing schedule. |
| More than 250,000 searches or Enhanced Speed | Ask for a quote | The public Regular tier list ends at Scale, and Enhanced Speed is a separate option. |
Developer
- ✓10,000 searches
- ✓$4 per 1,000 searches
- ✓99.9% SLA
- ✓Regular speed
Production
- ✓35,000 searches
- ✓Team management
- ✓Legal protection guarantee
- ✓99.9% SLA
BigData
- ✓100,000 searches
- ✓$2.50 per 1,000 searches
- ✓Medium throughput
- ✓SearchApi team tools
Scale
- ✓250,000 searches
- ✓$2 per 1,000 searches
- ✓High throughput
- ✓Search analytics
Billing, extra costs and terms
The published subscription price is not necessarily the total cost. Check the terms that affect your actual workload, expansion and cancellation before you migrate.
SearchApi's public page checked on 29 September 2026 showed Developer at $40 for 10,000 searches, Production at $100 for 35,000, BigData at $250 for 100,000 and Scale at $500 for 250,000.
SearchApi says failed requests are not billed. Only successful searches with a 200 status code consume the plan allowance.
The vendor says a customer can use up to 20% of a plan's credits each hour. Plan a batch workflow around that ceiling, not only the monthly search total.
Each public plan has Regular and Enhanced Speed choices. The current public summary made the Regular plan prices clear but did not show a standalone Enhanced Speed price.
SearchApi advertises 100 free requests, no card requirement, no commitment and cancellation from the dashboard. Confirm the current terms before a production rollout.
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Full product context
Need the product trade-offs too?
The pricing page focuses on plan selection and cost. The review covers product fit, limitations, alternatives, AI capabilities and the buying risks that a plan table leaves out.
Read: SearchApi reviewFrequently asked questions
The public Regular plans checked on 29 September 2026 were $40 monthly for 10,000 searches, $100 for 35,000, $250 for 100,000 and $500 for 250,000.
SearchApi says failed requests are not billed. Successful searches with a 200 status code consume the plan allowance.
The vendor says customers can use up to 20% of their plan credits each hour. Check whether that permits your intended batch and reporting schedule.
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