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SearchApi.io pricing
100,000 standard searches a month cost $250.00 on SearchApi.io's BigData plan.
Checked Oct 12, 2026 on SearchApi.io's own pricing page
- Developer
- Production
- BigData
- Scale
- Octo 500K
- Octo 1M
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The SearchApi.io plans from 10K to 1M
| Plan | Covers | Billed monthly | Billed yearly, per month | Included | Concurrent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Developer | 10K search calls | $40.00 | not offered | 10,000 searches | not published |
| Production | 25K search calls | $100.00 | not offered | 35,000 searches | not published |
| BigData fits your volume | 50K to 100K search calls | $250.00 | not offered | 100,000 searches | not published |
| Scale | 250K search calls | $500.00 | not offered | 250,000 searches | not published |
| Octo 500K | 500K search calls | $900.00 | not offered | 500,000 searches | not published |
| Octo 1M | 1M search calls | $1,500.00 | not offered | 1,000,000 searches | not published |
All 16 SearchApi.io plans, with what each charges past its allowance, are further down.
Your job
What SearchApi.io bills you for
What you pay
Every SearchApi.io plan
| Plan | Billed monthly | Billed yearly, per month | Included | Past the allowance | Concurrent requests |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Developer | $40.00 | not offered | 10,000 searches | move to a bigger plan | not published |
| Production | $100.00 | not offered | 35,000 searches | move to a bigger plan | not published |
| BigData fits your volume | $250.00 | not offered | 100,000 searches | move to a bigger plan | not published |
| Scale | $500.00 | not offered | 250,000 searches | move to a bigger plan | not published |
| Octo 500K | $900.00 | not offered | 500,000 searches | move to a bigger plan | not published |
| Octo 1M | $1,500.00 | not offered | 1,000,000 searches | move to a bigger plan | not published |
| Octo 2M | $2,800.00 | not offered | 2,000,000 searches | move to a bigger plan | not published |
| Octo 5M | $5,000.00 | not offered | 5,000,000 searches | move to a bigger plan | not published |
| Developer (Enhanced speed) | $80.00 | not offered | 10,000 searches | move to a bigger plan | not published |
| Production (Enhanced speed) | $200.00 | not offered | 35,000 searches | move to a bigger plan | not published |
| BigData (Enhanced speed) | $500.00 | not offered | 100,000 searches | move to a bigger plan | not published |
| Scale (Enhanced speed) | $1,000.00 | not offered | 250,000 searches | move to a bigger plan | not published |
| Octo 500K (Enhanced speed) | $1,800.00 | not offered | 500,000 searches | move to a bigger plan | not published |
| Octo 1M (Enhanced speed) | $3,000.00 | not offered | 1,000,000 searches | move to a bigger plan | not published |
| Octo 2M (Enhanced speed) | $5,600.00 | not offered | 2,000,000 searches | move to a bigger plan | not published |
| Octo 5M (Enhanced speed) | $10,000.00 | not offered | 5,000,000 searches | move to a bigger plan | not published |
About this price and its sources
How SearchApi.io counts searches, which contract details remain private, and who should shortlist it.
Cite this price
100,000 standard searches a month cost $250.00 on SearchApi.io's BigData plan. Price read from https://www.searchapi.io/pricing on Oct 12, 2026. Scraping API Prices, https://scrapingapiprices.com/searchapi-pricing
How the bill builds up
- Base rate1 requestper search
- × JavaScript renderingNot requiredNot part of this workload
- × Premium proxyNot required
- ÷ Success rate1Failed requests are not billed
- = Billed units per search1 requestFrom this bill’s calculation
- = per 1,000 searches$2.50BigData, billed monthly
Credits and multipliers
JavaScript rendering
Billed failures
Success rate
Concurrency
Free tier
Renews monthly The bill at your volume
100,000 search calls · $250.00
Read the chart as a table
| Volume | Bill | Offer |
|---|---|---|
| 10,000 | $40.00 | Developer |
| 25,000 | $100.00 | Production |
| 50,000 | $250.00 | BigData |
| 100,000 | $250.00 | BigData |
| 250,000 | $500.00 | Scale |
| 500,000 | $900.00 | Octo 500K |
| 1,000,000 | $1,500.00 | Octo 1M |
Follow each billed unit
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Successes you want
100,000 standard searches
Your stated workload. Every vendor on this site is priced against this same number.
- × 1
Attempts you are billed for
100,000 standard searches
SearchApi.io does not bill failed fetches, so failures cost nothing here.
- × 1
What the meter counts
100,000 requests
One attempt is one billed unit for this workload.
- =
Cash per month
$250.00 /mo
BigData: the cheapest way to buy this volume, not just the first plan big enough.
Bars share one linear scale across the 3 counted stages, so a multiplier shows as length. Units differ by stage and are labelled. Cash is not on that scale.
100,000 standard searches → 100,000 requests → BigData $250.00/mo = $2.50 per 1,000 searches
What makes it cost more
One page is not always one billed unit. These are SearchApi.io's published charges for each kind of work; failed requests are not billed.
| Work | Costs | Per | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A search | 1 request | search | source |
Limits and terms
What SearchApi.io publishes beyond the price: the limits a job runs into and the terms that change what a plan is worth. Each line links the page it comes from and the day it was read.
Speed, concurrency and sessions
- The hourly rate limit is up to 20 percent of the plan's monthly searches. source, read Jul 26, 2026
What you may do with the results, and how long they are kept
- Users may not resell or redistribute the service without written consent. source, read Jul 26, 2026
- Users must not remove copyright, trademark, source attribution, or other proprietary notices from data. source, read Jul 26, 2026
- Zero retention is an enterprise-only option; standard cached search HTML and JSON follow SearchApi's retention schedule. source, read Jul 26, 2026
Cheaper for this job
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What SearchApi.io does not publish
- The exact standard cache-retention duration is not published.
- The pricing page does not state whether unused monthly requests roll over.
What SearchApi.io is
SearchApi.io returns structured results from Google and other search result types through an API, with parameters for the engine and search context. It is for developers building rank tracking, market research, search monitoring, and other applications that need result data rather than rendered webpages. SerpApi, Zenserp, and Scale SERP are its three nearest named competitors. SearchApi.io is distinguished here by a simple successful-response meter, a plan-level hourly allowance rule, and an enterprise option for zero retention. Sources: SearchApi.io, SearchApi.io pricing, SerpApi, Zenserp, and Scale SERP, checked Jul 26, 2026.
How billing works
One unit is one search request that returns HTTP 200. It consumes one request from the selected monthly allowance. Failed requests do not consume that allowance, and the number of individual results inside the response is not presented as a separate billing multiplier. The published capacity control is hourly: usage within an hour can reach a stated fraction of the plan’s monthly searches. The most common buyer mistake is therefore to read the monthly allowance as unrestricted burst capacity. A monthly plan can be large enough in total while still being too small for a concentrated hourly job. Source: SearchApi.io pricing, checked Jul 26, 2026.
The service also advertises an additional plan option, but the loaded public pricing text does not expose its charge. Standard cached HTML and JSON follow the vendor’s retention schedule, while zero retention is described as an enterprise option. Sources: SearchApi.io pricing and Search Analytics API documentation, checked Jul 26, 2026.
What SearchApi.io does not publish clearly
- The price and exact entitlement of that additional plan option are not exposed in the reviewed public pricing text (SearchApi.io pricing, Jul 26, 2026).
- The exact standard cache-retention duration is not stated on the reviewed analytics documentation page (Search Analytics API documentation, Jul 26, 2026).
- The pricing page does not say whether unused monthly requests roll over (SearchApi.io pricing, Jul 26, 2026).
- Redistribution needs a contract check because the public terms restrict resale or redistribution without written consent and require preservation of proprietary notices. Source: SearchApi.io terms, checked Jul 26, 2026.
Who it suits
SearchApi.io suits teams that can forecast successful searches by month and hour and want a direct SERP response meter. It is less suitable for burst-heavy workloads that cannot fit the hourly allowance, or for products that redistribute search data without first obtaining written consent. Buyers with strict retention requirements should also confirm the enterprise terms before procurement. Sources: SearchApi.io pricing, SearchApi.io terms, and Search Analytics API documentation, checked Jul 26, 2026.
SearchApi.io head to head
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