Test
10,000 searches
$7.50
$0.75/1K searches
- Try every engine on your real queries
- Same API as the biggest pack
- Credits never expire
Quick answer
How do SERP API prices compare in 2026?
On 2026-10-22, live Google results cost about $1.00 per 1,000 searches at 10,000 a month (Serper, Scrapeless), $0.75 at 100,000 (Serper, Serply) and $0.35 to $0.50 at 1 million (Scrapingdog's 5-credit Light search, Serper, Decodo). SerpApi's monthly plans cost $15.00 to $3.75 per 1,000 at those volumes. SerpCrypto charges $7.50, $56.25 and $375 for the same volumes, paid in crypto with no KYC.
What does a month of Google searches cost at each provider?
Monthly bill for 10,000, 100,000 and 1,000,000 Google searches (one results page each), using the least expensive self-serve plan, pack or pay-as-you-go rate that covers the volume. Prepaid packs are spread over the months they stay valid.
| Provider | 10,000 a month | 100,000 a month | 1,000,000 a month | Unused credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SerpCrypto | $7.50 | $56.25 | $375 | Prepaid, never expires |
| Serper | $10.00 | $75.00 | $500.00 | 6 months after purchase |
| DataForSEO (Live) | $20.00 | $200.00 | $2,000 | Never |
| DataForSEO (Standard queue) | $6.00 | $60.00 | $600.00 | Never |
| Scrapingdog | $40.00 | $90.00 | $350.00 | Lite: end of cycle; Standard and up roll over |
| Decodo Web Data API | $19.00 | $99.00 | $500.00 | Not stated |
| Scrapeless | $10.00 | $100.00 | $1,000 | Unused monthly minimum not kept |
| Serply | $15.00 | $75.00 | $750.00 | Purchased credits never expire |
| Bright Data SERP API | $15.00 | $150.00 | $1,310 | Not stated |
| Oxylabs Web Scraper API | $30.00 | $100.00 | — | Not stated |
| Zenserp | $50.00 | $150.00 | $900.00 | Not stated |
| SearchApi | $40.00 | $250.00 | $1,500 | Not stated |
| ScrapingBee | $49.00 | $99.00 | $1,000 | No rollover |
| HasData | $49.00 | $99.00 | — | End of period |
| SerpApi | $150.00 | $725.00 | $3,750 | Monthly reset |
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List prices in USD, read on 2026-10-22. "—" = no self-serve option at that volume. DataForSEO's standard queue returns results after a short delay; every other line is live. Full method and 19 providers: SERP API price index 2026.
Which SERP API costs least at my volume?
The answer changes with volume and with how fast you need results. These are the list prices on 2026-10-22:
- Under 10,000 searches a month: DataForSEO's standard queue lists $0.60 per 1,000, with a $50 minimum payment and funds that never expire. For live results, Serper and Scrapeless list $1.00; Bright Data's recurring free tier of 5,000 requests a month covers very small needs.
- Around 100,000 a month: Serper and Serply list $0.75 per 1,000 for live results, Scrapingdog $0.90, and Decodo, ScrapingBee and HasData $0.99.
- Around 1 million a month: Scrapingdog lists $0.35 per 1,000 for its 5-credit Light search, and Serper and Decodo list about $0.50.
SerpCrypto is in the first row of the table: $0.75/1K searches on 10,000 searches, $0.56/1K searches on 100,000 searches and $0.38/1K searches on 1,000,000 searches, prices set on 2026-10-22. We do not claim to be the cheapest at every volume.
Which costs do pricing pages hide?
Check six things before you compare two headline prices.
- Credits per Google search. Several general scraping APIs charge many credits per search: 5 or 10 at Scrapingdog, 10 at ScrapingBee and SerpHouse, 25 at ScraperAPI.
- Expiry. Monthly plans reset unused searches at renewal. Serper's packs last six months. Serply, DataForSEO and SerpCrypto keep purchased credits with no end date.
- Minimum plan size. A $25 plan for 1,000 searches costs $25 per 1,000 however few you use.
- Rendering surcharges. Oxylabs lists $1.00 per 1,000 without JavaScript rendering and $1.35 with it on its Starter plan.
- Depth. Since September 2025, Google serves about 10 results per page, so a top-100 check costs 10 searches everywhere.
- Failed requests. SerpApi does not count errored or failed searches, and neither does SerpCrypto. Check the policy of any API you shortlist.
Which SERP APIs take crypto, and which ask for ID?
Payment and identity rules stated on the providers' own pages. "Not mentioned" means the pages we read did not say.
| Provider | Crypto payment | Identity checks |
|---|---|---|
| SerpCrypto | BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC | None: no ID, no selfie, no documents |
| Decodo Web Data API | Yes, self-serve (coins not stated) | Email verification |
| Scrapeless | Yes (coins not stated) | None for basic packages |
| DataForSEO | Bitcoin on request via support | None stated |
| Bright Data SERP API | No | Not stated for the SERP API |
| Oxylabs Web Scraper API | No | KYC questionnaire for every customer |
| Serper | Not mentioned | None stated |
| SerpApi | Not mentioned | None stated |
| Scrapingdog | Not mentioned | None stated |
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Is a SERP API cheaper than an AI search API?
Usually, per request. AI search APIs such as Brave, Perplexity, Linkup and You.com list about $5.00 per 1,000 queries, and Tavily $7.50 at entry and $5.00 at 100,000. They answer from their own index or retrieval system and return content prepared for a language model.
A SERP API returns the results page of Google or Bing itself: the ranking, the ads, People Also Ask, the AI Overview and local results. Choose by output, then by price. The AI agents guide explains when raw Google results are the better input.
What does SerpCrypto cost?
Prepaid packs, one credit per successful search on any engine, credits that never expire. Prices set on 2026-10-22.
Build
100,000 searches
$56.25
$0.56/1K searches
- Daily rank tracking for 3,300 keywords
- One page per keyword per day for a month
- Credits never expire
Volume
1,000,000 searches
$375
$0.38/1K searches
- Large keyword sets and datasets
- Higher concurrency on request
- Credits never expire
Best rate
Bulk
5,000,000 searches
$1,500
$0.30/1K searches
- Search data at research scale
- Higher concurrency on request
- Credits never expire
In every plan: Every engine at 1 credit per search · Failed requests not charged · Credits never expire · Country, language, city and device targeting
SERP API pricing: common questions
What is the cheapest SERP API in 2026?
It depends on volume and speed. On 2026-10-22, DataForSEO's standard queue listed $0.60 per 1,000 for delayed results. For live results, Serper and Scrapeless listed $1.00 at 10,000 searches a month, Serper and Serply $0.75 at 100,000, and Scrapingdog's 5-credit Light search $0.35 at 1 million.
Why is SerpApi more expensive than Serper?
SerpApi sells monthly plans starting at $25 for 1,000 searches and includes many engines, hourly throughput guarantees and, from its Production plan, a U.S. Legal Shield of up to $2 million. Serper focuses on Google and lists $1.00 per 1,000 at entry, falling to $0.30 at 12.5 million.
Do SERP API credits expire?
At most providers, yes: monthly plans reset at renewal and Serper's packs expire after six months. DataForSEO funds, Serply purchased credits and SerpCrypto credits do not expire.
How much does rank tracking cost after num=100 was removed?
About ten times more for deep checks: a top-100 position check now takes 10 searches. At $0.75 per 1,000, checking 1,000 keywords to depth 100 every week costs about $30 a month; to depth 10, about $3.
Can I pay for a SERP API with crypto?
Yes, with a few. Decodo and Scrapeless state self-serve crypto payment, DataForSEO takes Bitcoin on request, and SerpCrypto takes BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC with no KYC. Bright Data and Oxylabs say they do not accept crypto.
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- Serper: pricing serper.dev — Serper (read 2026-10-22)
- DataForSEO: pricing dataforseo.com/apis/serp-api/pricing — DataForSEO (read 2026-10-22)
- Scrapingdog: pricing scrapingdog.com/pricing — Scrapingdog (read 2026-10-22)
- Decodo Web Data API: pricing decodo.com/pricing — Decodo (read 2026-10-22)
- Scrapeless: pricing scrapeless.com/en/pricing — Scrapeless (read 2026-10-22)
- Serply: pricing serply.io/pricing — Serply (read 2026-10-22)
- Bright Data SERP API: pricing — Bright Data (read 2026-10-22)
- Oxylabs Web Scraper API: pricing oxylabs.io/pricing/web-scraper-api — Oxylabs (read 2026-10-22)
- Zenserp: pricing zenserp.com/pricing-plans — Zenserp (read 2026-10-22)
- SearchApi: pricing searchapi.io/pricing — SearchApi (read 2026-10-22)
- ScrapingBee: pricing scrapingbee.com/documentation/google-api — ScrapingBee (read 2026-10-22)
- HasData: pricing hasdata.com/prices — HasData (read 2026-10-22)
- SerpApi: pricing serpapi.com/pricing — SerpApi (read 2026-10-22)
- Tavily API credits docs.tavily.com/documentation/api-credits — Tavily (read 2026-10-22)
- Brave Search API brave.com/search/api — Brave (read 2026-10-22)