Brave Search API
brave.com
MCP
Independent web search API with AI-optimized results and answers
- Free tier
- Yes
- Per month
- Free – Usage
- MCP
- Yes
Why it's here
Independent index, cited answers and documented retention controls; free credits require a card.
Free tier
$5 API credits renew monthly across API plans
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#5 of 24Independent index, cited answers and documented retention controls; free credits require a card.
| per month | Free Credit TierFree$5 credit/mo included | Base Pay As You GoUsage$5.00 per 1k searches | EnterpriseCustomCustom billing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free credits | |||
| AI use rights | |||
| Page contents | |||
| Cited answers | |||
| Deep research | |||
| Extract / crawl | |||
| Own index | |||
| Zero retention | |||
| Predictable bill | |||
| Rate limit | 1 requests/sec | 50 requests/sec | 100 requests/sec |