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Brave Search API
API access to Brave's independent web index, plus an Answers endpoint that returns cited AI answers.
- Brave
- Cloud
- Free tier · paid plans
Where it ranks
- ASearch & researchSearch APIs & engines · Cloud · 75 on Artificial Analysis Search Index (Search APIs)
Ranked by its own benchmark result where it has one; otherwise by the best model it offers.
Facts
- Vendor
- Brave
- Approach
- Search APIs & engines
- Where it runs
- Cloud only: needs the vendor’s service
- Interface
- API
- Skill level
- Intermediate: some setup or configuration
- Price
- Free tier · paid plans
- Pricing notes
- Search $5 per 1K requests (50 qps); Answers $4 per 1K requests plus $5 per 1M input/output tokens; $5 free credits each month (the page header also says 'up to $20 in free calls'). Usage-based, no monthly plan.
- Source code
- Closed source
- Last verified
- 18 Oct 2026
Price from brave.com, 18 Oct 2026.
Models it gives you
No models recorded yet.
Its own benchmark results
| Benchmark | Result | Entry on the leaderboard | As of | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artificial Analysis Search Index (Search APIs) | 75 | Brave Search (LLM context)Same answer model (GPT-5.6 Luna, medium) and harness for every Search API; best of the provider's tested configurations. | 19 Oct 2026 | artificialanalysis.ai |