SerpApi — pricing, limits & comparison
Generated 2026-11-03 03:53 UTC · JSON
SerpApi scores 26.5 for web search for agents / rag (Web search APIs). Agent-friction 90/100.
Pricing
| Plan | Base / mo | Included | Overage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pay-as-you-go | $0 | 250 searches | $0.01/1 searches |
Cost at scale — Web search APIs
| 1k searches/mo | 10k searches/mo | 100k searches/mo |
|---|---|---|
| $11.25 | $146.25 | $1496.25 |
Agent-friction breakdown — 90/100
| Check | Points | Pass |
|---|---|---|
| Test credentials without a credit card | 20 | ✓ |
| Sandbox or test mode | 15 | ✓ |
| Setup with no human-only steps | 15 | ✓ |
| Official CLI | 10 | × |
| Official MCP server | 10 | ✓ |
| Markdown docs, current with the SDK | 10 | ✓ |
| Typed SDK for main languages | 10 | ✓ |
| Error messages that name the fix | 10 | ✓ |
Official SDKs
TypeScript (serpapi) · Python (google-search-results) · Ruby (google_search_results) · PHP (serpapi/google-search-results-php)
Health & reliability — 75/100
| Incidents (90 days) | 0 · status page |
| Changelog entries (90 days) | 0 |
| Deprecations (90 days) | 0 |
| Downloads trend | -22.2% (serpapi on npm) |
| Last release | 2025-07-25 |
| Ownership events (90 days) | 0 |
Sources: www.npmjs.com · status.serpapi.com. Captured 2026-11-02.