Bright Data vs Tavily: web scraping API pricing compared
Updated 2026-11-10 · listed A to Z, not ranked
Bright Data sells web data products, proxies and scraping APIs. Its Web Scraper API returns structured records (for example one profile or product per record) and bills only for successful deliveries.
Tavily is a search API for AI agents. It bills in API credits: each endpoint uses a set number of credits per request, and you buy credits pay as you go or in a monthly plan.
Listed A to Z, from brightdata.com and tavily.com. Every figure below is quoted from those pages.
- Main price table
- Free tier, Pay as you go, Scale, Enterprise
- Free option
- Free tier: $0
- Published prices
- Free 5K records/month, pay as you go $1.5 per 1K records, Scale $499/month with 384,000 records.
- Main price table
- Pay as you go, Project, Bootstrap, Startup, Growth, Enterprise
- Free option
- Pay as you go: Per usage
- Published prices
- $0.008 per credit pay as you go, monthly plans from $30, how many credits search, extract, map, crawl and research use, and its x402 route.
How we checked: Prices quoted from each official pricing page: Bright Data checked Nov 10, 2026, Tavily checked Nov 10, 2026. Taxes, usage overages and promotions can change what you pay; confirm with each provider before you buy.
How they compare
- Main price table. Bright Data lists 4 entries (Free tier, Pay as you go, Scale, Enterprise); Tavily lists 6 (Pay as you go, Project, Bootstrap, Startup, Growth, Enterprise).
- Lowest listed paid tier. Bright Data: Pay as you go $1.5. Tavily: Growth $0.005. Billing terms differ (per user or flat, monthly or annual), so check what each tier includes below.
- Free option. Bright Data: Free tier: $0. Tavily: Pay as you go: Per usage.
- How prices are quoted. Bright Data: “Web Scraper API plans”. Tavily: “Plans”.
Bright Data plans and prices
| Plan | Price | Includes |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier | $0 | 5,000 records per month; no credit card |
| Pay as you go | $1.5 per 1,000 records | Monthly spend limits; unlimited concurrency |
| Scale | $499/month | 384,000 records included; $1.3 per 1,000 additional records |
| Enterprise | Custom | Volume discounts, account manager, premium SLA, SSO |
Proxies, unblocking and parsing are included in the record price. The page also advertised 60% off the Scraper API for 3 months with a promo code.
From brightdata.com, checked Nov 10, 2026. Full breakdown: Bright Data pricing.
Tavily plans and prices
| Plan | Credits per month | Monthly price | Price per credit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pay as you go | Per usage | Per usage | $0.008 |
| Project | 4,000 | $30 | $0.0075 |
| Bootstrap | 15,000 | $100 | $0.0067 |
| Startup | 38,000 | $220 | $0.0058 |
| Growth | 100,000 | $500 | $0.005 |
| Enterprise | Custom | Custom | Custom |
Monthly plan credits reset on the first day of each month.
| Endpoint | Credits |
|---|---|
| Search, basic depth | 1 credit per request |
| Search, advanced depth | 2 credits per request |
| Extract, basic / advanced | 1 / 2 credits per 5 successful URLs |
| Map, regular / with instructions | 1 / 2 credits per 10 successful pages |
| Crawl | Mapping cost + extraction cost |
| Research (mini / pro) | 4–110 / 15–250 credits per request |
Tavily says failed URL extractions and failed map requests are not charged.
From tavily.com, checked Nov 10, 2026. Full breakdown: Tavily pricing.
FAQ
How much does Bright Data cost?
Free 5K records/month, pay as you go $1.5 per 1K records, Scale $499/month with 384,000 records. (checked Nov 10, 2026).
How much does Tavily cost?
$0.008 per credit pay as you go, monthly plans from $30, how many credits search, extract, map, crawl and research use, and its x402 route. (checked Nov 10, 2026).
Do Bright Data and Tavily have a free option?
Bright Data: Free tier: $0. Tavily: Pay as you go: Per usage.
What is the cheapest paid plan, Bright Data or Tavily?
Lowest listed paid tier: Bright Data Pay as you go $1.5; Tavily Growth $0.005 (as quoted on each pricing page). Billing units differ, so compare what each includes.
Which is better, Bright Data or Tavily?
We do not pick a winner. The two price and package their products differently; the tables above quote each official pricing page so you can match a plan to your own usage.
Where do these prices come from?
Each vendor's own pricing page: brightdata.com (checked Nov 10, 2026) and tavily.com (checked Nov 10, 2026). Prices change; confirm on the vendor's page before you buy.
Sources (official pages, read 2026-11-10)
- brightdata.com
- brightdata.com/pricing/web-scraper
- tavily.com
- tavily.com/pricing
- docs.tavily.com/documentation/api-credits
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