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SerpKite vs Brave Search API

Brave runs a genuinely independent index. SerpKite returns Google. The choice mostly comes down to which results you want and what you'll pay.

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This page compares our product with others, so weigh it accordingly. Competitor prices are public list prices verified on vendor pages on 2026-09-28; features come from vendor docs. Where we couldn't verify something, the table shows a dash. Spot an error? Email [email protected] and we'll fix it.

Summary

The short version

Brave Search API is $5.00 per 1k with no volume discount, and since February 2026 its free tier needs a card. SerpKite returns Google results with 2,500 free credits (no card) and packs from $1.00 down to $0.60 per 1k.

Choose Brave Search API if…

  • You want an independent, non-Google index on purpose.
  • You use Brave-specific features like Goggles or its summarizer.

Choose SerpKite if…

  • You want Google's results, People Also Ask and the knowledge graph.
  • You want a free tier without a card.
  • You're above a few thousand queries a month: $0.80 → $0.60 vs a flat $5.00.

Differences

What actually differs

Index

Brave: its own independent index. SerpKite: Google's logged-out results page.

Price

Brave: $5.00 per 1k at every volume. SerpKite: $1.00 → $0.60 per 1k, credits never expire.

Free tier

Brave: $5 credit with a card. SerpKite: 2,500 credits on signup plus 1,000 a month, no card.

Features

Feature comparison

Feature comparison
SerpKite Brave
Real Google results Own index
Google web + core verticals News, Images, Maps, Shopping, Scholar… News, images, video
ChatGPT / Perplexity / Gemini answers Planned
Bing / DDG / Brave / Yandex Planned (Q1 2027) Brave only
Markdown output
Resolved final URLs (post-/goto) Guaranteed n/a
Page content in the same call include_content
Async batch + webhooks 50% off
Official SDKs TypeScript, Python, Go; LangChain and CrewAI tools TS, Python, Go
Official MCP server
Credits never expire
Spend caps and per-key limits
Failed / empty results free Incl. empty-200 detection
Public status with latency p50 / p95
No query logs / DPA SerpKite: No query logs · results cached ≤ 24 h, no identity Default
Legal shield No (honest policy)
SOC 2 Planned

Check = yes, cross = no, dash = not verified. SerpKite rows marked "Planned" are on the roadmap, not live.

Price

Price per 1,000 Google searches

Price per 1,000 searches
SerpKite Brave Search API
Free tier 2,500 on signup + 1,000/mo, no card $5 credit, card required
Entry, ~$50 pack $ per 1k searches $0.80 $5.00
~100k searches / month $ per 1k $0.60 $5.00
~1M searches / month $ per 1k $0.60 $5.00
Best public list price $ per 1k $0.60 $5.00 (no volume discount)
Credit expiry Never Monthly

Public list prices for Google web search, verified on vendor pages on 2026-09-28. "Entry" is the ~$50 pack or plan (SerpKite also has a $10 pack at $1.00 per 1k). SerpKite's self-serve packs stop at 500K credits; larger volumes are quoted on request. Expiring credits raise the effective price if you don't use them in time. See SerpKite pricing.

Verdict

Our take

If independence from Google is the point, Brave is the right tool. If you want Google results and volume pricing, SerpKite costs a fraction.

Try it

One request to compare for yourself

curl https://api.serpkite.com/v1/search \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SERPKITE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"q":"best espresso machine 2026","country":"us","format":"markdown"}'

1 credit per page of 10 results, SERP features included. Run it in the playground without signing up.

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