Serper

Best for: Teams needing broad API coverage out of the box; Cost-sensitive teams - low, transparent entry price

Avoid if: You want to try it free before paying; You have strict compliance requirements

Pricing model

Usage-based [2]crawleo.dev/blog/serperdev-vs-crawleodev-features-pricing-pros-and-cons-2026“Pricing Model: Usage-based credit system without mandatory monthly subscriptions.”capturekit.dev/blog/4-best-scraper-serp-api“No subscription model: One-time credit purchases (contrasts with monthly commitments)”

Published pricing

✓ Yes [3]capturekit.dev/blog/4-best-scraper-serp-api“Plan | Cost | Credits | Per 1K Rate | Starter | $50 | 50,000 | $1.00/1k | Standard | $375 | 500,000 | $0.75/1k | Scale | $1,250 | 2.5M | $0.50/1k | Ultimate | $3,750 | 12.5M | $0.30/1k”costbench.com/software/web-scraping/serper/“Plan | Price | Queries Included | Cost per 1K Queries | Starter | $50/month | 50,000 | $1.00 | Standard | $375/month | 500,000 | $0.75 | Scale | $1,250/month | 2,500,000 | $0.50 | Ultimate | $3,750/month | 12,500,000 | $0.30”

Free tier

✗ No [4]costbench.com/software/web-scraping/serper/free-plan/“Serper's free offering is a time-limited trial to test the full product. Trial credits are finite and do not renew without upgrading to a paid plan.”serper.dev“2,500 free queries, No credit card required”

Free tier details

2,500 free queries on signup (one-time trial grant, no credit card required; credits do not renew)

Self-serve signup

✓ Yes [5]serper.dev/signup“Create a free account, no credit-card needed.”

Requires sales call

✗ No

Enterprise plan

✓ Yes [6]costbench.com/software/web-scraping/serper/“Ultimate: $3,750/month, Dedicated infrastructure, SLA included”

Supported actions

google_search, google_images, google_news, google_maps, google_places, google_videos, google_shopping, google_scholar, google_patents, google_lens, google_reviews, autocomplete [7]capturekit.dev/blog/4-best-scraper-serp-api“Serper.dev covers 'Web, Images, News, Maps, Places, Videos, Shopping, Scholar, Patents' — spanning 9+ search types.”o-mega.ai/articles/top-10-ai-search-apis-for-agents-2026“Serper returns nine distinct search result types: Standard web results, News articles, Images, Videos, Shopping results, Maps/Places data, Scholar/Academic papers, Patents, Autocomplete suggestions”

Regions

Global - country targeting via gl parameter (e.g., us, uk, ca), location-level geo-targeting (city, neighborhood), all Google country domains

Languages

149+ languages via hl parameter

Input types

search query (q), country code (gl), language code (hl), location / geo, pagination (page), number of results (num), autocorrect toggle

Output types

structured JSON, organic results, knowledge graph, People Also Ask, related searches, featured snippet, local pack, AI overview (field in response), shopping results, news articles, image results, video results, academic/scholar results, patent results, autocomplete suggestions

Webhooks

✗ No

Sandbox / test mode

✗ No [8]costbench.com/software/web-scraping/serper/free-plan/“Serper's free offering is a time-limited trial to test the full product. Trial credits are finite and do not renew without upgrading to a paid plan.”

SDK languages

Unknown

MCP server

✗ No [9]github.com/NightTrek/Serper-search-mcp“Un-official Serper Google search server for Cline and other MCP clients”pulsemcp.com/servers/garymengcom-serper“PulseMCP is temporarily managing one server.json file until the maintainer publishes it to the official registry, indicating these are community-maintained rather than officially sanctioned by Serper.dev itself.”

SOC 2

– Unknown [10]serper.dev/privacy“The document does not mention SOC 2, HIPAA, ISO 27001, or other specific security certifications.”

HIPAA

– Unknown [11]serper.dev/privacy“The document does not mention SOC 2, HIPAA, ISO 27001, or other specific security certifications.”

GDPR

✓ Yes [12]serper.dev/privacy“Article 22 of the GDPR provides that individuals have the right not to be subject to a decision based exclusively on automated processing”serper.dev/privacy“transfers outside the EEA are based on an adequacy decision or are governed by the standard contractual clauses.”

ISO 27001

– Unknown

PCI DSS

– Unknown

Published SLA

✗ No [13]serper.dev/terms“The Terms of Service contain no specific SLA, uptime guarantees, or service level commitments.”

Rate limits

300 QPS (queries per second); requesting top 100 results costs 2 credits vs 1 credit for standard 10-result queries [14]o-mega.ai/articles/top-10-ai-search-apis-for-agents-2026“Serper supports the highest throughput in the market at 300 queries per second (QPS), translating to approximately 18,000 searches per minute.”news.ycombinator.com/item“Serper uses a credit-based system: 10 results = 1 credit, 20-100 results = 2 credits. Base rate: $50 per 50,000 credits.”

Known restrictions

Credits expire after 6 months from purchase, 2,500 free queries are a one-time trial grant - not a recurring free allowance, Google search only - Bing, Baidu, DuckDuckGo not supported, Cannot mirror or reproduce data without added value (per Terms of Service), Cannot create multiple accounts simultaneously, Requesting top 100 results costs 2 credits vs 1 credit for standard 10-result queries, Refund only within 7 calendar days of first payment and less than 20% of credits consumed, Service governed by United Kingdom law [15]serper.dev/terms“You may not mirror the materials on any other server as-is with no-value-added. You may not attempt to circumvent any restrictions or limits placed on your Serper API key or account.”o-mega.ai/articles/top-10-ai-search-apis-for-agents-2026“Credits maintain validity for 6 months, eliminating pressure to exhaust allocations within a calendar month.”news.ycombinator.com/item“Serper uses a credit-based system rather than simple per-query pricing: 10 results = 1 credit, 20-100 results = 2 credits”

• Status page

Docs rendering: static

API style

rest

Base URL

https://google.serper.dev

Versioning

none

Stability

ga

Auth methods

api_key

Rate limit

300 / second

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1. ↑Description: serper.dev
2. ↑Pricing model: crawleo.dev · capturekit.dev
3. ↑Published pricing: capturekit.dev · costbench.com
4. ↑Free tier: costbench.com · serper.dev
5. ↑Self-serve signup: serper.dev
6. ↑Enterprise plan: costbench.com
7. ↑Supported actions: capturekit.dev · o-mega.ai
8. ↑Sandbox: costbench.com
9. ↑MCP server: github.com · pulsemcp.com
10. ↑SOC 2: serper.dev
11. ↑HIPAA: serper.dev
12. ↑GDPR: serper.dev · serper.dev
13. ↑Published SLA: serper.dev
14. ↑Rate limits: o-mega.ai · news.ycombinator.com
15. ↑Known restrictions: serper.dev · o-mega.ai · news.ycombinator.com

Every field change, who made it, and when - from our audited data pipeline and editors.

1. 2026-06-16 Summary Md: (none) → Serper is a REST API that returns real-time Google Search results, covering web…
2. 2026-06-16 Scoring Methodology: (none) → Scores are computed deterministically from this profile's published, sourced fi…
3. 2026-06-16 Score Docs Quality: (none) → 0
4. 2026-06-16 Score Procurement Friction: (none) → 85
5. 2026-06-16 Score Trust Readiness: (none) → 15
6. 2026-06-16 Best For: (none) → Teams needing broad API coverage out of the box, Cost-sensitive teams - low, tr…
7. 2026-06-16 Avoid If: (none) → You want to try it free before paying, You have strict compliance requirements
8. 2026-06-16 Score Agent Friendliness: (none) → 20
9. 2026-06-16 Score Pricing Transparency: (none) → 85
10. 2026-06-16 Score Setup Speed: (none) → 45
11. 2026-06-16 Rendering: (none) → static
12. 2026-06-16 Has Structured Data: (none) → No
13. 2026-06-16 Robots Allows Agents: (none) → Yes
14. 2026-06-16 Status Page URL: (none) → https://status.serper.dev
15. 2026-06-16 Llms Txt Present: (none) → No
16. 2026-06-16 MCP Server Available: set to No
17. 2026-06-16 Pricing Model: set to usage_based
18. 2026-06-16 Has Published Pricing: set to Yes
19. 2026-06-16 Free Tier Available: set to No
20. 2026-06-16 Free Tier Details: set to 2,500 free queries on signup (one-time trial grant, no credit card required; cr…
21. 2026-06-16 Self Serve Signup: set to Yes
22. 2026-06-16 Requires Sales Call: set to No
23. 2026-06-16 Enterprise Plan Available: set to Yes
24. 2026-06-16 GDPR: set to Yes
25. 2026-06-16 SLA Published: set to No
26. 2026-06-16 Data Retention Policy URL: set to https://serper.dev/privacy
27. 2026-06-16 Documented Rate Limits: set to 300 QPS (queries per second); requesting top 100 results costs 2 credits vs 1 c…
28. 2026-06-16 Rate Limit Requests: set to 300
29. 2026-06-16 Rate Limit Window: set to second
30. 2026-06-16 Known Restrictions: set to Credits expire after 6 months from purchase, 2,500 free queries are a one-time …
31. 2026-06-16 Auth Methods: set to api_key
32. 2026-06-16 Auth Docs URL: set to https://serper.dev/
33. 2026-06-16 API Style: set to rest
34. 2026-06-16 Base URL: set to https://google.serper.dev
35. 2026-06-16 Versioning Scheme: set to none
36. 2026-06-16 Stability: set to ga
37. 2026-06-16 Quickstart URL: set to https://serper.dev/
38. 2026-06-16 Requires Verification: set to No
39. 2026-06-16 Slug: set to serper
40. 2026-06-16 Price Basis: set to 50,000 searches
41. 2026-06-16 Free Tier Limit: set to 2,500 searches (one-time)
42. 2026-06-16 Notable Customers: set to (none)
43. 2026-06-16 Fields Not Found: set to webhooks_supported (no evidence of webhook support in official or third-party s…
44. 2026-06-16 Source Confidence: set to high
45. 2026-06-16 Extractor: set to claude-subagent:sonnet
46. 2026-06-16 Last Verified At: set to 2026-06-16T00:00:00.000Z
47. 2026-06-16 Status: set to published
48. 2026-06-16 Starting Price Usd: set to 50
49. 2026-06-16 Name: set to Serper
50. 2026-06-16 Vendor ID: set to c1cd567c-9207-4ecf-819d-92cef36186dc

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curl -X POST https://apio.sh/api/feedback/serper \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"kind":"review","rating":5,"body":"Your experience with this API…"}'

curl -X POST https://apio.sh/api/suggest/serper/FIELD \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"value":"corrected value","citations":[{"url":"https://source.example/page","excerpt":"supporting quote"}],"note":"what changed and why"}'

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