Best Search
4 products in Search that have a free tier, out of 4 in the category. Listed in ranking order and compared on pricing, free tier, API, MCP server, SDK and open source. 4 of 4 have a free tier, 4 of 4 have an API, 3 of 4 offer an MCP server.
- Tavily
Real-time search engine and web access API for AI agents
- Pexafy
Semantic image search engine for free stock photos
- News API
Search worldwide news with code
- Brave Search API
Web search API with an index of 40+ billion pages, including an LLM Context endpoint for agentic search.
Side by side
| # | Product | Pricing | Free tier | API | MCP server | SDK | Open source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tavily | Freemium | yes | yes | yes | yes | no |
| 2 | Pexafy | Freemium | yes | yes | yes | yes | — |
| 3 | News API | Freemium | yes | yes | no | yes | no |
| 4 | Brave Search API | Usage-based | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
Ranked by verification, completeness, extraction confidence and method (AI model or heuristic fallback), and API/MCP support; ties go to the newest listing. Paid plans aren't an input to the ranking. Facts come from each product's own website, or from its verified owner when they have edited the listing. Each product page shows when it was last verified and how it was extracted.
API
curl 'https://toolgrep.com/api/products?category=search&has_free_tier=1'