# Serper alternative: credits that never expire, paid in crypto

> Serper alternative for 2026: Google and Bing results as JSON, credits that never expire instead of 6 months, no KYC, paid in crypto. Dated price table.

- URL: https://serpcrypto.com/alternatives/serper/
- Last updated: 2026-10-22
- Publisher: SerpCrypto (https://serpcrypto.com)

Serper is the usual reference for low-cost Google results, with a free start and fast responses. This page sets its four packs next to ours, shows where each one is the better buy, and explains what changes if you move.

**Quick answer — What is a good Serper alternative that I can pay for in crypto?**

**SerpCrypto** is a Serper alternative that returns Google and Bing results pages as JSON, paid in crypto with no KYC. Its credits never expire, where Serper's prepaid credits are valid for 6 months. On 22 October 2026, Serper sold 50,000 queries for $50 and 12.5 million for $3,750; SerpCrypto sells 100,000 searches for $56.25, down to $0.30/1K searches.

## Serper vs SerpCrypto at a glance

|  | SerpCrypto | Serper |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Billing model | Prepaid packs from a crypto balance | Prepaid packs |
| Credit validity | Never expire | 6 months |
| Smallest paid pack | 10,000 searches for $7.50 | 50,000 queries for $50 |
| Largest self-serve pack | 5,000,000 searches for $1,500 | 12,500,000 queries for $3,750 |
| Free start | None | 2,500 free queries, no credit card |
| What is billed | 1 credit per successful search; failed requests free | Credits deducted for successful responses |
| Engines | Google Search, News, Images, Maps, Shopping, and Bing | Google only: Search, Images, News, Maps, Places, Videos, Shopping, Scholar, Patents, Autocomplete |
| Speed | Not published until measured | "Google search results in 1-2 seconds"; about 0.6–0.7 s median in Proxyway's January 2026 tests |
| Rate limit | Concurrency limit shown in the dashboard | 50 to 300 queries per second, by pack |
| Payment | BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC | Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, PayPal |
| Identity checks | No KYC: no ID, no selfie, no documents | None stated in the terms |
| Refund | Within 72 hours if less than 20% used, to your balance | Within 7 days of first payment if less than 20% used |

*Prices checked on October 22, 2026.*

Serper facts from serper.dev and serper.dev/terms, read on 2026-10-22; speed figure from Proxyway's 2026 report. SerpCrypto prices are the ones on this page, set on 2026-10-22.

## How do the prices compare at each volume?

At the prices on this page, set on 2026-10-22, our rate per 1,000 is below Serper's at every pack size up to 2.5 million, and the two meet at $0.30 per 1,000 on the largest packs. Serper's per-1,000 rate depends on the pack: $1.00, $0.75, $0.50 and $0.30. Its credits last 6 months, so a pack only pays off if you use it within that time.

| Searches you need | Serper pack and rate | SerpCrypto pack and rate |
|---|---|---|
| 10,000 | Starter, $50 for 50,000 ($1.00 per 1,000) | 10,000 searches, $7.50 ($0.75/1K searches) |
| 50,000 | Starter, $50 ($1.00 per 1,000) | 100,000 searches, $56.25 ($0.56/1K searches) covers it twice |
| 500,000 | Standard, $375 ($0.75 per 1,000) | 500,000 searches, $281.25 ($0.56/1K searches) |
| 2,500,000 | Scale, $1,250 ($0.50 per 1,000) | 1,000,000 searches ×2 and 500,000 searches, or 5,000,000 searches ($0.30/1K searches) |
| 12,500,000 | Ultimate, $3,750 ($0.30 per 1,000) | 5,000,000 searches ×2.5 at $0.30/1K searches |

At 12.5 million queries, Serper's Ultimate pack works out at $0.30 per 1,000, the same rate as our 5,000,000 searches pack, in one larger purchase. Below that, compare the rates line by line, and count how many of the credits you will really use within 6 months.

## When is Serper the better choice?

Serper is the better buy in four situations:

- **You want to try before paying.** Serper gives 2,500 free queries and asks for no credit card. SerpCrypto has no free tier.
- **You need Google verticals we do not cover.** Serper lists Places, Videos, Scholar, Patents and Autocomplete endpoints; we cover Search, News, Images, Maps and Shopping.
- **Speed is your first criterion.** Proxyway's report of 4 March 2026, based on tests in January, put Serper among the fastest real-time search APIs, with a median of about 0.6 to 0.7 seconds. We publish no speed figure until we have measured one.
- **You buy more than 5 million searches at once.** Its $3,750 Ultimate pack holds 12.5 million searches at $0.30 per 1,000, the same rate as our largest pack, in a single purchase.

## When is SerpCrypto the better choice?

SerpCrypto fits better when the payment method, the credit validity or Bing matters to you.

- **You pay in crypto.** Top up from $25 in BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC. Serper lists cards and PayPal.
- **You prefer not to share identity documents or a card.** Account-number login; email is optional. No ID, no selfie, no documents.
- **Your usage is irregular.** A pack bought for a research project or an agent that runs in bursts keeps its value: Prepaid search credits never expire: unused searches stay on your account until you use them.
- **You need Bing results too.** `engine=bing` returns `organic_results` with the same key and the same credit price. Serper covers Google only.
- **You want the AI Overview with the web results.** Our Google response holds `ai_overview` with its sources when the page shows one.

## What changes in my code if I move from Serper?

Three things change: the endpoint, the way you send the key and the names of a few response keys. SerpCrypto takes a `GET` request with query parameters such as `q`, `gl`, `hl` and `location`, and the key in an `Authorization: Bearer` header, or `api_key` in the query string.

On the response side, read results from `organic_results`, questions from `people_also_ask` and the map pack from `local_results`. Each result carries a `position`, a `title`, a `link` and a `snippet`. The [response format](https://serpcrypto.com/docs/response/) lists every key, and [the search endpoint](https://serpcrypto.com/docs/search/) lists every parameter. Before you switch a production job, run your 50 most important queries on both services for a day and compare the outputs.

*Python: one Google search on SerpCrypto*

```python
import os

import requests

resp = requests.get(
    "https://serpcrypto.com/api/v1/search",
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer " + os.environ["SERPCRYPTO_API_KEY"]},
    params={"engine": "google", "q": "standing desk", "gl": "us", "hl": "en"},
    timeout=60,
)
resp.raise_for_status()
results = resp.json()
for item in results.get("organic_results", []):
    print(item["position"], item["title"], item["link"])

```

## Which pack replaces my Serper pack?

Pick the pack closest to what you really use in a few months, not what you might use: with no expiry date, a smaller pack bought twice costs only a little more per search than a large one.

| Plan | Quantity | Price | Price per unit |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Test | 10,000 searches | $7.50 | $0.75/1K searches |
| Build | 100,000 searches | $56.25 | $0.56/1K searches |
| Scale | 500,000 searches | $281.25 | $0.56/1K searches |
| Volume | 1,000,000 searches | $375 | $0.38/1K searches |

In every plan: Every engine at 1 credit per search · Failed requests not charged · Credits never expire · Country, language, city and device targeting

**Before you pay**

- Minimum top-up $25. Top up once in crypto, then buy any plan from your balance.
- Unused balance stays on your account and never expires, and it pays for search credits. When a purchase costs less than the minimum top-up, the part added only to reach the minimum is refundable on request to support within 30 days of the payment, in USDT or USDC, as long as it has not been spent. The rest of the balance is not paid back, except where the law requires it.
- Credited once your payment is checked on the blockchain. Typical network confirmation time: BTC ≈ 20 min · USDT TRC-20 ≈ 1 min · USDT ERC-20 ≈ 5 min · USDC ERC-20 ≈ 5 min · ETH ≈ 5 min · SOL ≈ 1 min · LTC ≈ 15 min

## Serper alternative: common questions

### Do Serper credits expire?

Yes. Serper's homepage, read on 22 October 2026, says its prepaid credits are valid for 6 months. SerpCrypto credits never expire: unused searches stay on your account until you use them.

### Can I pay Serper with crypto?

Serper's homepage lists Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover and PayPal, and no crypto option. SerpCrypto accepts BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC only, from a $25 top-up, with no KYC.

### Is SerpCrypto cheaper than Serper?

At the prices on this page, set on 2026-10-22, yes up to 2.5 million searches: for example $0.56/1K searches on our 100,000 searches pack against $0.75 on Serper's 500,000 pack. At the top, Serper's 12.5 million pack and our 5,000,000 searches pack both cost $0.30 per 1,000. Our credits never expire; Serper's last 6 months.

### Does SerpCrypto have Bing results like Serper?

Serper covers Google only. SerpCrypto returns Bing results with `engine=bing`, for the same one credit per search as Google.

### Does SerpCrypto have a free tier like Serper?

No. Serper offers 2,500 free queries without a card. No free tier: test with the smallest pack, paid from the minimum top-up; the part added only to reach the minimum is refundable on request within 30 days, in USDT or USDC, if unspent.

## Sources

1. [Serper: Google Search API](https://serper.dev/) — Serper (read 2026-10-22)
2. [Serper terms of service](https://serper.dev/terms) — Serper (read 2026-10-22)
3. [Search APIs 2026 report](https://proxyway.com/research/search-apis-2026-report) — Proxyway (2026-03-04, read 2026-10-22)

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SerpCrypto: SerpCrypto is a SERP API for developers and AI agents that returns Google and Bing results as JSON, paid in crypto with no ID upload. Prepaid search credits from $0.30/1K searches never expire. No KYC — no ID, no selfie, no documents. Pay in crypto.