Tavily alternatives
15 x402 web search & scraping APIs compared with Tavily: the price per call read from each 402, x402 grade, uptime and median response time from our own daily unpaid checks.
Tavily for reference
Search engine API for AI agents, with web search and content extraction endpoints.
Up · x402 grade B (85/100) · 100% up (14/14 checks) · $0.01 per call in its 402 · 1460 ms median
15 Tavily 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 Tavily’s $0.01 per call. Paid placement never changes the order.
Lower price per call ($0.005 vs $0.01); higher x402 grade (A vs B)
- x402 grade
- A (100/100)
- Uptime (checks so far)
- 100% (14/14)
- Price in 402
- $0.005 (lower)
- Response
- 145 ms
Lower price per call ($0.002 vs $0.01); higher x402 grade (A vs B)
- x402 grade
- A (100/100)
- Uptime (checks so far)
- 100% (14/14)
- Price in 402
- $0.002 (lower)
- Response
- 275 ms
Higher x402 grade (A vs B); faster median response (406 ms vs 1460 ms)
- 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 $0.01); higher x402 grade (A vs B)
- x402 grade
- A (100/100)
- Uptime (checks so far)
- 100% (14/14)
- Price in 402
- $0.001 (lower)
- Response
- 513 ms
- 5. ExaUp
Lower price per call ($0.007 vs $0.01); higher x402 grade (A vs B)
- x402 grade
- A (95/100)
- Uptime (checks so far)
- 100% (14/14)
- Price in 402
- $0.007 (lower)
- Response
- 162 ms
- 6. AARNUp
Lower price per call ($0.002 vs $0.01); higher x402 grade (A vs B)
- x402 grade
- A (95/100)
- Uptime (checks so far)
- 100% (14/14)
- Price in 402
- $0.002 (lower)
- Response
- 173 ms
Higher x402 grade (A vs B); faster median response (217 ms vs 1460 ms)
- x402 grade
- A (90/100)
- Uptime (checks so far)
- 100% (14/14)
- Price in 402
- $0.01
- Response
- 217 ms
Higher x402 grade (A vs B); faster median response (232 ms vs 1460 ms)
- x402 grade
- A (90/100)
- Uptime (checks so far)
- 100% (14/14)
- Price in 402
- $0.01
- Response
- 232 ms
- 9. SkimUp
Lower price per call ($0.005 vs $0.01); higher x402 grade (A vs B)
- x402 grade
- A (90/100)
- Uptime (checks so far)
- 100% (14/14)
- Price in 402
- $0.005 (lower)
- Response
- 348 ms
Lower price per call ($0.002 vs $0.01); faster median response (257 ms vs 1460 ms)
- x402 grade
- B (85/100)
- Uptime (checks so far)
- 100% (14/14)
- Price in 402
- $0.002 (lower)
- Response
- 257 ms
Faster median response (322 ms vs 1460 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 $0.01); faster median response (205 ms vs 1460 ms)
- x402 grade
- B (80/100)
- Uptime (checks so far)
- 100% (14/14)
- Price in 402
- $0.001 (lower)
- Response
- 205 ms
Lower price per call ($0.0099 vs $0.01); faster median response (394 ms vs 1460 ms)
- x402 grade
- B (80/100)
- Uptime (checks so far)
- 100% (14/14)
- Price in 402
- $0.0099 (lower)
- Response
- 394 ms
Faster median response (475 ms vs 1460 ms)
- x402 grade
- C (70/100)
- Uptime (checks so far)
- 100% (14/14)
- Price in 402
- $1.00 (higher)
- Response
- 475 ms
Higher x402 grade (A vs B); faster median response (480 ms vs 1460 ms)
- x402 grade
- A (95/100)
- Uptime (checks so far)
- 100% (14/14)
- Price in 402
- $0.05 (higher)
- Response
- 480 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.
Tavily alternatives FAQ
What are the best alternatives to Tavily?
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 Tavily for.
Is there a cheaper alternative to Tavily?
9 of the 15 alternatives asked for less per call than Tavily's $0.01 in their 402 at our last check: Geo402 ($0.005), Orthogonal ($0.002), ClawFetch.ai ($0.001), Exa ($0.007), AARN ($0.002) 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, 7:20 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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