Orthogonal alternatives

15 x402 web search & scraping APIs compared with Orthogonal: the price per call read from each 402, x402 grade, uptime and median response time from our own daily unpaid checks.

Orthogonal for reference

One account for agents to use search, scraping and enrichment APIs through a unified API, MCP server or CLI, paying per call.

Up · x402 grade A (100/100) · 100% up (14/14 checks) · $0.002 per call in its 402 · 275 ms median

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Top ranked

Geo402

Grade A (100/100), up

Lowest price per call in its 402

ClawFetch.ai

$0.001, below Orthogonal's $0.002

Fastest median response

Geo402

145 ms (Orthogonal: 275 ms)

15 Orthogonal alternatives compared

Ranked by x402 grade, then uptime from our daily checks, then x402 score and response time. Price is shown but never used for ranking; “lower” or “higher” compares with Orthogonal’s $0.002 per call. Paid placement never changes the order.

#	Listing and why pick it	Status	x402 grade	Uptime (checks so far)	Price in 402	Response (median)
1	Geo402 status Faster median response (145 ms vs 275 ms) Fetch any public web page through a residential IP in a country you pick (250 countries) and get clean…	Up	A (100/100)	100% (14/14)	$0.005 (higher)	145 ms
2	StableBrowser status Grade A, 100% up so far, $0.10 per call; no measured edge over Orthogonal Real browser sessions with AI-driven control, paid per session in USDC on Base.	Up	A (100/100)	100% (14/14)	$0.10 (higher)	406 ms
3	ClawFetch.ai status Lower price per call ($0.001 vs $0.002) Web rendering, structured extraction, domain search and research for agents, paid per request in USDC on Base.	Up	A (100/100)	100% (14/14)	$0.001 (lower)	513 ms
4	Exa status Faster median response (162 ms vs 275 ms); also pays on World Chain and Arc Web search API built for AI agents, returning live results, research and page content from a single endpoint.	Up	A (95/100)	100% (14/14)	$0.007 (higher)	162 ms
5	AARN status Faster median response (173 ms vs 275 ms) x402 APIs on Base for reading web pages, extracting content and running scoped web research.	Up	A (95/100)	100% (14/14)	$0.002	173 ms
6	JSON Recon status Faster median response (217 ms vs 275 ms) Concise Schema.org JSON-LD and field-level product verification for any URL, for AI agents. You pay only for…	Up	A (90/100)	100% (14/14)	$0.01 (higher)	217 ms
7	Arch Tools status Also pays on Polygon One API for about 60 agent tools (search, scraping, AI generation, OCR, crypto data), paid with credits or…	Up	A (90/100)	100% (14/14)	$0.01 (higher)	232 ms
8	Skim status Grade A, 100% up so far, $0.005 per call; no measured edge over Orthogonal URL-to-markdown reader for agents, paid with a card-funded API key or optionally USDC over x402.	Up	A (90/100)	100% (14/14)	$0.005 (higher)	348 ms
9	Horizon Pulse status Also pays on Polygon and XRPL Pay-per-call agent APIs for web search, page extraction, screenshots, PDF to text, an HTTP proxy and crypto…	Up	B (85/100)	100% (14/14)	$0.002	257 ms
10	serp402 status Grade B, 100% up so far, $0.05 per call; no measured edge over Orthogonal Google search results (web, news, images, places, shopping, Scholar) paid per call in USDC over x402.	Up	B (85/100)	100% (14/14)	$0.05 (higher)	322 ms
11	Minifetch status Lower price per call ($0.001 vs $0.002); faster median response (205 ms vs 275 ms) Hosted web toolkit for search, scraping, extraction and SEO audits, paid per fetch.	Up	B (80/100)	100% (14/14)	$0.001 (lower)	205 ms
12	Quant Agent Shop status Grade B, 100% up so far, $0.0099 per call; no measured edge over Orthogonal About 30 paid web tools for agents: web and paper search, page reading, cited answers, PDF and OCR, SEC…	Up	B (80/100)	100% (14/14)	$0.0099 (higher)	394 ms
13	Browser Use status Grade C, 100% up so far, $1.00 per call; no measured edge over Orthogonal Cloud browsers for AI agents: run web agents or connect your own agent to hosted browsers.	Up	C (70/100)	100% (14/14)	$1.00 (higher)	475 ms
14	Retriever AI (rtrvr.ai)status Grade A, 100% up so far, $0.05 per call; no measured edge over Orthogonal AI browser agent for Chrome and the cloud. Its agent API sells web page scraping per request over x402.	Up	A (95/100)	100% (14/14)	$0.05 (higher)	480 ms
15	AproxPay status Grade A, 100% up so far, $0.003 per call; no measured edge over Orthogonal Residential proxy for autonomous AI agents, paid per request in USDC on Base via x402: no signup and no API…	Up	A (95/100)	100% (14/14)	$0.003 (higher)	592 ms

1. Geo402Up
Faster median response (145 ms vs 275 ms)
x402 grade
A (100/100)
Uptime (checks so far)
100% (14/14)
Price in 402
$0.005 (higher)
Response
145 ms
Geo402 status
2. StableBrowserUp
Grade A, 100% up so far, $0.10 per call; no measured edge over Orthogonal
x402 grade
A (100/100)
Uptime (checks so far)
100% (14/14)
Price in 402
$0.10 (higher)
Response
406 ms
StableBrowser status
3. ClawFetch.aiUp
Lower price per call ($0.001 vs $0.002)
x402 grade
A (100/100)
Uptime (checks so far)
100% (14/14)
Price in 402
$0.001 (lower)
Response
513 ms
ClawFetch.ai status
4. ExaUp
Faster median response (162 ms vs 275 ms); also pays on World Chain and Arc
x402 grade
A (95/100)
Uptime (checks so far)
100% (14/14)
Price in 402
$0.007 (higher)
Response
162 ms
Exa status
5. AARNUp
Faster median response (173 ms vs 275 ms)
x402 grade
A (95/100)
Uptime (checks so far)
100% (14/14)
Price in 402
$0.002
Response
173 ms
AARN status
6. JSON ReconUp
Faster median response (217 ms vs 275 ms)
x402 grade
A (90/100)
Uptime (checks so far)
100% (14/14)
Price in 402
$0.01 (higher)
Response
217 ms
JSON Recon status
7. Arch ToolsUp
Also pays on Polygon
x402 grade
A (90/100)
Uptime (checks so far)
100% (14/14)
Price in 402
$0.01 (higher)
Response
232 ms
Arch Tools status
8. SkimUp
Grade A, 100% up so far, $0.005 per call; no measured edge over Orthogonal
x402 grade
A (90/100)
Uptime (checks so far)
100% (14/14)
Price in 402
$0.005 (higher)
Response
348 ms
Skim status
9. Horizon PulseUp
Also pays on Polygon and XRPL
x402 grade
B (85/100)
Uptime (checks so far)
100% (14/14)
Price in 402
$0.002
Response
257 ms
Horizon Pulse status
10. serp402Up
Grade B, 100% up so far, $0.05 per call; no measured edge over Orthogonal
x402 grade
B (85/100)
Uptime (checks so far)
100% (14/14)
Price in 402
$0.05 (higher)
Response
322 ms
serp402 status
11. MinifetchUp
Lower price per call ($0.001 vs $0.002); faster median response (205 ms vs 275 ms)
x402 grade
B (80/100)
Uptime (checks so far)
100% (14/14)
Price in 402
$0.001 (lower)
Response
205 ms
Minifetch status
12. Quant Agent ShopUp
Grade B, 100% up so far, $0.0099 per call; no measured edge over Orthogonal
x402 grade
B (80/100)
Uptime (checks so far)
100% (14/14)
Price in 402
$0.0099 (higher)
Response
394 ms
Quant Agent Shop status
13. Browser UseUp
Grade C, 100% up so far, $1.00 per call; no measured edge over Orthogonal
x402 grade
C (70/100)
Uptime (checks so far)
100% (14/14)
Price in 402
$1.00 (higher)
Response
475 ms
Browser Use status
14. Retriever AI (rtrvr.ai)Up
Grade A, 100% up so far, $0.05 per call; no measured edge over Orthogonal
x402 grade
A (95/100)
Uptime (checks so far)
100% (14/14)
Price in 402
$0.05 (higher)
Response
480 ms
Retriever AI (rtrvr.ai) status
15. AproxPayUp
Grade A, 100% up so far, $0.003 per call; no measured edge over Orthogonal
x402 grade
A (95/100)
Uptime (checks so far)
100% (14/14)
Price in 402
$0.003 (higher)
Response
592 ms
AproxPay status

Prices are what each endpoint’s 402 asked for at our last check, for the one endpoint we check. Each API does its own job and other routes may be priced differently, so a lower price is not like-for-like. Check the provider before paying.

Orthogonal alternatives FAQ

What are the best alternatives to Orthogonal?

By our ranking (x402 grade, then uptime from our daily checks, then x402 score and response time): Geo402, StableBrowser, ClawFetch.ai. Each does its own job, so check that its endpoints cover what you use Orthogonal for.

Is there a cheaper alternative to Orthogonal?

2 of the 15 alternatives asked for less per call than Orthogonal's $0.002 in their 402 at our last check: ClawFetch.ai ($0.001), Minifetch ($0.001). Prices are for the endpoint we check; other routes and what you get per call differ, so check the provider before paying.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Same category, ranked by x402 grade, then uptime from our own daily unpaid checks, then x402 score, valid x402 share and median response time. Price is shown but never used for ranking, and paid placement never changes the order.

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Data as of Nov 10, 2026, 7:19 AM ET. One unpaid request per listing per day to its example endpoint; up means any answer below HTTP 500 except 404/410 within 8 seconds. The x402 grade comes from x402fix, our free unpaid check of each 402 payment request; it rates the payment request, not uptime, and is not an endorsement. Listings with no check yet, no price read from a 402, or a check we are fixing are left out.

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