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Tavily

Search, extract and research API for AI agents and LLM apps, billed in API credits.

  • Tavily
  • Cloud
  • Free tier · from $30/mo

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Where it ranks

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    Search & research
    Search APIs & engines · Cloud · 66 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
Tavily
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 · from $30/mo
Pricing notes
Researcher (free): 1,000 credits a month, no card. Pay as you go $0.008 per credit. Project $30/month with 4,000 credits. Credits per call type are in the docs, not on the page.
Source code
Closed source
Last verified
18 Oct 2026

Price from tavily.com, 18 Oct 2026.

Models it gives you

No models recorded yet.

Its own benchmark results

BenchmarkResultEntry on the leaderboardAs ofSource
Artificial Analysis Search Index (Search APIs)66Tavily Search (basic)
Same answer model (GPT-5.6 Luna, medium) and harness for every Search API; best of the provider's tested configurations.
19 Oct 2026artificialanalysis.ai

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