Skim alternatives
15 x402 web search & scraping APIs compared with Skim: the price per call read from each 402, x402 grade, uptime and median response time from our own daily unpaid checks.
Skim for reference
URL-to-markdown reader for agents, paid with a card-funded API key or optionally USDC over x402.
Up · x402 grade A (90/100) · 100% up (14/14 checks) · $0.005 per call in its 402 · 348 ms median
15 Skim 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 Skim’s $0.005 per call. Paid placement never changes the order.
Higher x402 score (100 vs 90); faster median response (145 ms vs 348 ms)
- x402 grade
- A (100/100)
- Uptime (checks so far)
- 100% (14/14)
- Price in 402
- $0.005
- Response
- 145 ms
Lower price per call ($0.002 vs $0.005); higher x402 score (100 vs 90)
- x402 grade
- A (100/100)
- Uptime (checks so far)
- 100% (14/14)
- Price in 402
- $0.002 (lower)
- Response
- 275 ms
Higher x402 score (100 vs 90)
- x402 grade
- A (100/100)
- Uptime (checks so far)
- 100% (14/14)
- Price in 402
- $0.10 (higher)
- Response
- 406 ms
Lower price per call ($0.001 vs $0.005); higher x402 score (100 vs 90)
- x402 grade
- A (100/100)
- Uptime (checks so far)
- 100% (14/14)
- Price in 402
- $0.001 (lower)
- Response
- 513 ms
- 5. ExaUp
Higher x402 score (95 vs 90); faster median response (162 ms vs 348 ms)
- x402 grade
- A (95/100)
- Uptime (checks so far)
- 100% (14/14)
- Price in 402
- $0.007 (higher)
- Response
- 162 ms
- 6. AARNUp
Lower price per call ($0.002 vs $0.005); higher x402 score (95 vs 90)
- x402 grade
- A (95/100)
- Uptime (checks so far)
- 100% (14/14)
- Price in 402
- $0.002 (lower)
- Response
- 173 ms
Faster median response (217 ms vs 348 ms)
- x402 grade
- A (90/100)
- Uptime (checks so far)
- 100% (14/14)
- Price in 402
- $0.01 (higher)
- Response
- 217 ms
Faster median response (232 ms vs 348 ms); 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
Lower price per call ($0.002 vs $0.005); faster median response (257 ms vs 348 ms)
- x402 grade
- B (85/100)
- Uptime (checks so far)
- 100% (14/14)
- Price in 402
- $0.002 (lower)
- Response
- 257 ms
Also pays on Solana
- x402 grade
- B (85/100)
- Uptime (checks so far)
- 100% (14/14)
- Price in 402
- $0.05 (higher)
- Response
- 322 ms
Lower price per call ($0.001 vs $0.005); faster median response (205 ms vs 348 ms)
- x402 grade
- B (80/100)
- Uptime (checks so far)
- 100% (14/14)
- Price in 402
- $0.001 (lower)
- Response
- 205 ms
Grade B, 100% up so far, $0.0099 per call; no measured edge over Skim
- x402 grade
- B (80/100)
- Uptime (checks so far)
- 100% (14/14)
- Price in 402
- $0.0099 (higher)
- Response
- 394 ms
Grade C, 100% up so far, $1.00 per call; no measured edge over Skim
- x402 grade
- C (70/100)
- Uptime (checks so far)
- 100% (14/14)
- Price in 402
- $1.00 (higher)
- Response
- 475 ms
Higher x402 score (95 vs 90)
- x402 grade
- A (95/100)
- Uptime (checks so far)
- 100% (14/14)
- Price in 402
- $0.05 (higher)
- Response
- 480 ms
Lower price per call ($0.003 vs $0.005); higher x402 score (95 vs 90)
- x402 grade
- A (95/100)
- Uptime (checks so far)
- 100% (14/14)
- Price in 402
- $0.003 (lower)
- Response
- 592 ms
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.
Skim alternatives FAQ
What are the best alternatives to Skim?
By our ranking (x402 grade, then uptime from our daily checks, then x402 score and response time): Geo402, Orthogonal, StableBrowser. Each does its own job, so check that its endpoints cover what you use Skim for.
Is there a cheaper alternative to Skim?
6 of the 15 alternatives asked for less per call than Skim's $0.005 in their 402 at our last check: Orthogonal ($0.002), ClawFetch.ai ($0.001), AARN ($0.002), Horizon Pulse ($0.002), Minifetch ($0.001) and others. 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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