Web search and scraping

Brave Search API: pricing, API and MCP for AI agents

by Brave · brave.com/search/api

Checked 2026-10-17 on Brave's own pages. Anything we could not confirm says “not verified”.

What is Brave Search API? Search API on Brave's own web index, with web search and an LLM-context API for grounding. Prepaid credits, monthly free credits and zero data retention stated by Brave.

How an agent uses it: An official MCP server in Brave's GitHub gives agents web and local search tools, among others.

Best for: Agents that need results from an independent web index, prepaid with no subscription.

Visit Brave Search API

Pricing

Free tier
$5 in free credits every month per API plan (up to $20 a month across plans, per the page) [source, checked 2026-10-17]
Entry paid price
Search $5 per 1,000 requests [source, checked 2026-10-17]
What you pay for (meter)
Per 1,000 requests, prepaid credits [source]
Data retention
Zero data retention stated on the API page [source]

List prices in USD as shown on the vendor page on the checked date; taxes, carrier and third-party fees can apply. Follow the source link before you buy.

For agents

API and SDKsWeb search and LLM context APIs [source]
MCP serverOfficial MCP server [source]
Open sourcenot verified
Compliancenot verified

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Sources

Last checked 2026-10-17. Vendor links on this page are plain links. Data: agent-tools.json · agent-tools.csv (CC BY 4.0). Canonical: https://evalsreview.com/agent-tools/brave-search-api