Tavily
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AI-optimized search engine API designed specifically for LLMs and agents.
- Free tier
- Yes
- Per month
- Free – Usage
- MCP
- No
Why it's here
Agent-first search plus extraction and research, with a useful recurring free allowance and MCP.
Free tier
1,000 API credits per month.
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AI Search
#2 of 24Agent-first search plus extraction and research, with a useful recurring free allowance and MCP.
| per month | ResearcherFree1,000 API credits/mo | Project$304,000 API credits/mo | Pay As You GoUsage$0.008 per API credit | EnterpriseCustom |
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| Free credits | ||||
| AI use rights | ||||
| Page contents | ||||
| Cited answers | ||||
| Deep research | ||||
| Extract / crawl | ||||
| Own index | ||||
| Zero retention | ||||
| Predictable bill | ||||
| Rate limit | 5 requests/sec | 20 requests/sec | 100 requests/sec |
Browser & Scraping
#16 of 25Useful agent search API with MCP and 1,000 free monthly credits; not a general-purpose browser scraper.
| per month | ResearcherFree1,000 credits/month | Project$304,000 credits/month | Pay as you goUsage$0.008/credit | EnterpriseCustom |
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| Visual builder | ||||
| Proxy rotation | ||||
| Scheduled runs | ||||
| CAPTCHA solver | ||||
| Saved logins | ||||
| AI extraction | ||||
| REST API | ||||
| Zapier/Make | ||||
| Cloud runs |