Brave Search API today
Starts at
$5/1,000 requests
- Contract
- No subscription
- Free plan
- Includes $5 in free credits every month on Search, Answers, Spellcheck and...
Flat tiers (2)
Priced in tiers, where Brave Search API charges by use.
| Alternative | At 20 seats | Against Brave Search API | States that Brave Search API doesn't | Contract | Free plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 SearchBlox SearchAIFully Managed: SearchAI Hybrid Search, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$2,000/mo yearlyFully Managed: SearchAI Hybrid Search plan, starting price | Not comparable | Connectors to work apps, Permission-aware results, Agents and workflows, SSO and SOC 2 and 2 more | Annual pricing | Trial: 30-day fully functional free trial |
 You.comread Oct 29, 2026 |
$5/1k callsUsage price | Not comparable | Agents and workflows, No training on your data, SOC 2 | No minimums on pay as you go | Free MCP access to Web Search with up to 100 queries a day, no API key... |
Other options (8)
No computed reason to switch, listed for completeness.
| Alternative | At 20 seats | Against Brave Search API | States that Brave Search API doesn't | Contract | Free plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 SlabStartup, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$160$8 × 20 seats | Not comparable | Connectors to work apps, SSO and SOC 2, SOC 2, SSO | Not found | Free plan for up to 10 users with 10MB attachments, 90 days version history... |
 SliteBasic, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$200$10 × 20 seats | Not comparable | Connectors to work apps, Permission-aware results, Agents and workflows, SSO and SOC 2 and 4 more | Yearly plan: extra users prorated and billed for remaining months... | Trial: 14-day free trial, no credit card required, covers Basic and Pro features |
 DashworksTeam Plan, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$240$12 × 20 seats | Not comparable | Connectors to work apps, Permission-aware results, Agents and workflows, SSO and SOC 2 and 3 more | Not found | Trial: 14 day free trial, no credit card required |
 NotionPlus, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$240$12 × 20 seats | Not comparable | Connectors to work apps, Agents and workflows, SSO and SOC 2, No training on your data and 2 more | Not found | Free plan at $0 per member/month with a trial of Notion AI, basic forms and... |
 OnyxBusiness, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$400$20 × 20 seats | Not comparable | Connectors to work apps, Permission-aware results, Agents and workflows, SSO and SOC 2 and 3 more | Not found | Trial: 14-day free trial, no credit card required |
 Slack AI SearchPro, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$8.75/userPro plan, starting price | Not comparable | Connectors to work apps, Agents and workflows, No training on your data, SSO and 1 more | Not found | Free forever plan with 90 days of message history, up to 10 apps, 1:1... |
 Elasticread Oct 29, 2026 |
$0.07/VCU per hourUsage price | Not comparable | Connectors to work apps, Agents and workflows | Not found | Trial: Free trial available, no credit card required (length not stated) |
 Google Cloud Search / Vertex AI Searchread Oct 29, 2026 |
$1.50/1,000 queryUsage price | Not comparable | Agents and workflows | Configurable pricing has a minimum monthly commitment | 10,000 queries per account per month at no cost on General pricing (excludes... |
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Questions
Is there a free alternative to Brave Search API?
Yes. 5 AI search engines have a free plan, including Slab, Notion, Slack AI Search, Google Cloud Search / Vertex AI Search, You.com.
How this page is made
Alternatives come from Brave Search API's own category, AI search engines. Prices come from each vendor's pricing page and are compared at the same volume where both can be computed, and by starting price where neither can. "States that Brave Search API doesn't" lists what we found on the other vendor's site and didn't find on Brave Search API's, which doesn't prove Brave Search API lacks it. How prices are read.