--- title: "Parallel vs Tavily: Web Search API Pricing and Limits" description: "Parallel vs Tavily for AI agents: cost per 1,000 searches, extract, crawl, research and enrichment APIs, free tiers, rate limits and MCP servers. Oct 2026." canonical: https://www.onegtmlab.dev/tool-directory/compare/parallel-ai-vs-tavily --- # Parallel vs Tavily: Web Search API Pricing and Limits [](/) [ Book a call ](/book) Comparison # Parallel vs Tavily Parallel bills a prepaid dollar balance per request: $1 per 1,000 searches in fast mode, $1 per 1,000 extracted URLs, and Task runs that return cited fields from $5 per 1,000. Tavily sells monthly credit plans from $30 or pay as you go at $0.008 a credit, with site map and crawl endpoints and a free plan of 1,000 credits a month. Both run official MCP servers. Verified 25 Oct 2026 ![](/_astro/parallel-ai.DNKGhCFf.svg)Pick Parallel AI if - Most of your volume is light searches: Parallel fast mode costs $1 per 1,000, and Tavily basic costs $8 per… - You want enrichment that returns each field with citations, from $5 per 1,000 Task runs, in batches of up to… ![](/_astro/tavily.zLOQxnbo.svg)Pick Tavily if - You need site map and crawl in the same API - You want a monthly plan with a fixed credit allowance rather than a prepaid balance [![](/_astro/parallel-ai.DNKGhCFf.svg)](/tool-directory/research-and-scraping/parallel-ai) Parallel AI Research, Scraping vs [![](/_astro/tavily.zLOQxnbo.svg)](/tool-directory/research-and-scraping/tavily) Tavily Research, Scraping [Parallel AI review →](/tool-directory/research-and-scraping/parallel-ai)[Tavily review →](/tool-directory/research-and-scraping/tavily) 01 ## At a glance ![](/_astro/parallel-ai.DNKGhCFf.svg)Parallel AI From **Prepaid balance, priced per request** Free plan **Yes**$80 signup credit, no card Cost per unit **$1,**Turbo and fast basic $5 MCP server **Official** ![](/_astro/tavily.zLOQxnbo.svg)Tavily From **$30**Plans to $500/mo, or $0.008/credit Free plan **Yes**1,000 credits/mo, no card Cost per unit **$8**basic, $16 advanced, pay as you go MCP server **Official** 02 ## Where they differ 15 points side by side. Open a value for the full detail. What ![](/_astro/parallel-ai.DNKGhCFf.svg)[Parallel AI](/tool-directory/research-and-scraping/parallel-ai) ![](/_astro/tavily.zLOQxnbo.svg)[Tavily](/tool-directory/research-and-scraping/tavily) ![](/_astro/parallel-ai.DNKGhCFf.svg)Parallel AIWeb APIs for AI agents, own indexWeb APIs for AI agents on Parallel's own index: Search, Extract, Task (research and structured enrichment with citations), Responses, Monitor, FindAll and Entity Search. ![](/_astro/tavily.zLOQxnbo.svg)TavilyCredit-based web layer for agentsA credit-based web layer for agents. Five main endpoints: search, extract, map, crawl and async research. ![](/_astro/parallel-ai.DNKGhCFf.svg)Parallel AIPrepaid balance, priced per requestPrepaid dollar balance, priced per request, with optional auto-reload. Monthly spend limits only notify; they do not block requests. Verified 2026-10-25. ![](/_astro/tavily.zLOQxnbo.svg)TavilyPlans $30 to $500/mo, or $0.008/creditMonthly credit plans from $30 to $500, or pay as you go at $0.008 per credit. Plan credits reset on the 1st of the month and do not roll over. Verified 2026-10-25. ![](/_astro/parallel-ai.DNKGhCFf.svg)Parallel AITurbo and fast $1, basic $5Turbo and fast modes $1 per 1,000; basic and advanced $5 per 1,000, each with 10 results, plus $1 per 1,000 extra results. The API default is advanced, so set the mode on every call. ![](/_astro/tavily.zLOQxnbo.svg)Tavily$8 basic, $16 advanced, pay as you goBasic, fast and ultra-fast cost 1 credit; advanced costs 2. That is $8 and $16 per 1,000 on pay as you go, or $5 and $10 on the Growth plan billed monthly. ![](/_astro/parallel-ai.DNKGhCFf.svg)Parallel AI$1 per 1,000 URLsExtract costs $1 per 1,000 URLs, up to 20 URLs per call. ![](/_astro/tavily.zLOQxnbo.svg)Tavily$1.60 per 1,000 URLs, pay as you go/extract costs 1 credit per 5 successful URLs on basic and 2 per 5 on advanced, up to 20 URLs per call. Failed URLs are free. Basic works out at $1.60 per 1,000 URLs on pay as you go. ![](/_astro/parallel-ai.DNKGhCFf.svg)Parallel AINo map or crawl endpointNo map or crawl endpoint. Extract reads URLs you supply. ![](/_astro/tavily.zLOQxnbo.svg)TavilyMap 1 credit per 10 pages; crawl/map costs 1 credit per 10 pages (2 per 10 with instructions). /crawl costs map plus extract and has its own 100 requests per minute cap. ![](/_astro/parallel-ai.DNKGhCFf.svg)Parallel AITask runs from $5 per 1,000Task API: research or structured enrichment that returns each field with citations and confidence, priced per 1,000 runs from $5 (lite) and $10 (base) up to $2,400 (ultra8x). Task Groups add up to 1,000 runs per request. ![](/_astro/tavily.zLOQxnbo.svg)TavilyMini 4 to 110 credits per request/research is async. Mini costs 4 to 110 credits and pro 15 to 250 credits per request. There are no webhooks, so you poll /research/{id}. ![](/_astro/parallel-ai.DNKGhCFf.svg)Parallel AIFindAll from $0.25 per run, betaFindAll builds verified entity lists from a plain-language description: $0.25 a run plus $0.03 a match on base. Entity Search costs $5 per 1,000 requests. Both are public beta. ![](/_astro/tavily.zLOQxnbo.svg)TavilyNo company or people search endpointNo entity-level company or people search. ![](/_astro/parallel-ai.DNKGhCFf.svg)Parallel AI$80 signup credit, no cardIn the app on 25 Oct 2026: a Free plan with an $80 signup credit, no card, expiring about 60 days after signup. Adding a card unlocks $5 of credit a month. ![](/_astro/tavily.zLOQxnbo.svg)Tavily1,000 credits/mo, no cardResearcher plan: 1,000 credits a month, no card. When credits run out, requests stop unless pay as you go is on. ![](/_astro/parallel-ai.DNKGhCFf.svg)Parallel AIFree anonymous Search MCPThe Search MCP at search.parallel.ai/mcp is free and anonymous, with web\_search and web\_fetch tools at lower limits. ![](/_astro/tavily.zLOQxnbo.svg)TavilySearch and extract work keylessSearch and extract work keyless with the header X-Tavily-Access-Mode: keyless. Map is not available keyless. ![](/_astro/parallel-ai.DNKGhCFf.svg)Parallel AISearch and Extract 600/minPer product, per rolling minute: Search and Extract 600 a minute, Task runs 2,000 a minute, FindAll 300 an hour. Only requests that create resources count. ![](/_astro/tavily.zLOQxnbo.svg)Tavily100 to 1,000 requests/min per keySet per key: Development keys 100 requests a minute, Production keys 1,000 a minute. Production keys need a paid plan or pay as you go. /research allows 20 new tasks a minute. ![](/_astro/parallel-ai.DNKGhCFf.svg)Parallel AIYesTwo official servers: Search MCP (free anonymous, or with a key or OAuth for higher limits) and Task MCP (key or OAuth, billed at Task prices). ![](/_astro/tavily.zLOQxnbo.svg)TavilyYesOfficial hosted server at mcp.tavily.com/mcp/ with OAuth, a key in the URL, or the keyless header. Tools: search, extract, crawl, map and research. ![](/_astro/parallel-ai.DNKGhCFf.svg)Parallel AIUsage CSV shows exact costThe app rounds spend to the cent; the Usage CSV export shows the exact cost per call. A plain API key cannot read the account balance endpoint, which needs an OAuth token. ![](/_astro/tavily.zLOQxnbo.svg)Tavilyusage.credits when include\_usage is trueResults return usage.credits when you set include\_usage to true (the default is false). The Usage and logs page is for paid plans only. ![](/_astro/parallel-ai.DNKGhCFf.svg)Parallel AISigned webhooks; Monitor from $3 per 1,000Signed webhooks for Task runs, FindAll and Monitor. Monitor runs scheduled web checks at $3 per 1,000 executions on lite and $10 on base. ![](/_astro/tavily.zLOQxnbo.svg)TavilyNo webhooks or monitoringNo webhooks and no monitoring endpoint. ![](/_astro/parallel-ai.DNKGhCFf.svg)Parallel AISOC-II Type 1 and Type IISOC-II Type 1 and Type II certified as of April 2025, per its FAQ. Standard terms let Parallel train on de-identified inputs and outputs, and outputs may not be cached or shared across end customers or used to build a database product. ![](/_astro/tavily.zLOQxnbo.svg)TavilySOC 2 and ZDR stated; query data onIts docs FAQ says SOC 2 certified with zero data retention. The setting "Allow use of query data" was on by default in the app on 25 Oct 2026. Its terms bar sharing performance analysis of the service, so this page compares prices, limits and features only. ![](/_astro/parallel-ai.DNKGhCFf.svg)Parallel AIThree calls cost $0.007Three paid calls on 25 Oct 2026 cost $0.007: a fast-mode search $0.001, a one-URL extract $0.001 and a lite Task $0.005, matching the docs. ![](/_astro/tavily.zLOQxnbo.svg)TavilySeven calls used 14 free creditsSeven calls on 25 Oct 2026 used 14 free credits across search, extract, map, crawl and research. Each matched the docs. 03 ## Pricing, plan by plan US dollars as each vendor's page showed them on 25 Oct 2026. One panel per tool; switch each between monthly and annual billing (an annual price is the monthly rate when you pay for the year up front). ![](/_astro/parallel-ai.DNKGhCFf.svg) ### Parallel AI 4 plans · [API review](/tool-directory/research-and-scraping/parallel-ai) ### Free $0 Free $80 signup credit with no card, expiring about 60 days after signup (in the app on 25 Oct 2026); $5 of credit a month once a card is added. API includedPlan details Requests stop when credit runs out. ### Pay as you go Usage-based Prepaid dollar balance billed per request. API includedPlan details Search turbo and fast $1, basic and advanced $5 per 1,000 (10 results); Extract $1 per 1,000 URLs; Task from $5 (lite) to $2,400 (ultra8x) per 1,000 runs; Monitor $3 or $10 per 1,000 executions; FindAll base $0.25 a run plus $0.03 a match. ### Startup program [Price not verified](https://docs.parallel.ai/getting-started/pricing) Up to $250 in free credits for qualified startups, by application. API included ### Enterprise Custom quote Custom pricing with zero data retention, DPA, SSO, custom rate limits and EU data residency. API included ![](/_astro/tavily.zLOQxnbo.svg) ### Tavily 7 plans · [API review](/tool-directory/research-and-scraping/tavily) ### Researcher (free) $0 Free 1,000 credits a month, no card, Development keys only (100 requests per minute). API included ### Project $30/mo billed monthly $25/mo billed annually 4,000 credits a month ($0.0075 per credit monthly). API includedPlan details Annual price shown in the app on 25 Oct 2026. ### Bootstrap $100/mo billed monthly $83.33/mo billed annually 15,000 credits a month ($0.0067 per credit monthly). API includedPlan details Annual price shown in the app on 25 Oct 2026. ### Startup $220/mo billed monthly $183.33/mo billed annually 38,000 credits a month ($0.0058 per credit monthly). API includedPlan details Annual price shown in the app on 25 Oct 2026. Show all 7 plansShow fewer plans ### Growth $500/mo billed monthly $416.67/mo billed annually 100,000 credits a month ($0.005 per credit monthly). API includedPlan details Annual price shown in the app on 25 Oct 2026. ### Pay as you go Usage-based $0.008 per credit, billed as you use it, with Production keys. API included ### Enterprise Custom quote Custom credits and rate limits, SSO, MSA and DPA. API included 04 ## Which one to pick ### ![](/_astro/parallel-ai.DNKGhCFf.svg)Choose Parallel AI if - Most of your volume is light searches: Parallel fast mode costs $1 per 1,000, and Tavily basic costs $8 per 1,000 on pay as you go. - You want enrichment that returns each field with citations, from $5 per 1,000 Task runs, in batches of up to 1,000. - You want entity lists built from a description (FindAll) or company and people search (Entity Search). - You want webhooks or scheduled web monitoring. - You want a free search tool in your coding agent with no account: the anonymous Search MCP. ### ![](/_astro/tavily.zLOQxnbo.svg)Choose Tavily if - You need site map and crawl in the same API. - You want a monthly plan with a fixed credit allowance rather than a prepaid balance. - You want a free plan that renews: 1,000 credits a month with no card. - You want search and extract keyless with a single header. - You want up to 1,000 requests a minute on a single Production key. **If neither fits:** Also consider Exa when you need company and people search modes inside the search API itself, or scheduled searches that push to a webhook, billed in dollars from $4 per 1,000 searches. ## Want us to build it for you? Choosing between Parallel AI and Tavily, or moving from one to the other? Tell us your setup. We will show you how we would run it, and what we would check first. [ Book a call ](/book)[ See case studies ](/case-studies) 05 ## Questions people ask What APIs does Claude Code use for lead generation? For web research, both of these plug into Claude Code through official MCP servers. Parallel's free anonymous Search MCP adds web search and page fetch with no account, and its Task API enriches a list with cited fields from $5 per 1,000 runs. Tavily's hosted MCP adds search, extract, map, crawl and research on a free plan of 1,000 credits a month. Is Parallel cheaper than Tavily for web search? In fast or turbo mode, Parallel costs $1 per 1,000 searches with 10 results. Tavily basic costs $8 per 1,000 on pay as you go and $5 per 1,000 on its Growth plan billed monthly. Parallel's basic and advanced modes cost $5 per 1,000, and advanced is the API default, so set the mode explicitly. Prices verified 2026-10-25. Do Parallel and Tavily have free plans? Tavily's Researcher plan gives 1,000 credits a month with no card. Parallel gave a new organization an $80 signup credit with no card on 25 Oct 2026, expiring about 60 days later, plus $5 a month once a card is added. Parallel's Search MCP is also free without an account. Can Parallel or Tavily crawl a whole website? Tavily can: /map lists a site's pages at 1 credit per 10 pages and /crawl adds extraction. Parallel has no map or crawl endpoint; its Extract API reads URLs you supply, up to 20 per call at $1 per 1,000 URLs. Can I store Parallel results and reuse them across clients? Parallel's customer terms say outputs are for the querying user or one end customer, may not be cached or shared across end customers, and may not be used to build a database or data-selling product. Read the terms before you store results for reuse. ## Related [![](/_astro/parallel-ai.DNKGhCFf.svg)Parallel AI API review](/tool-directory/research-and-scraping/parallel-ai)[![](/_astro/tavily.zLOQxnbo.svg)Tavily API review](/tool-directory/research-and-scraping/tavily)[![](/_astro/exa.rOWjsHOa_Z14cerW.webp)![](/_astro/parallel-ai.DNKGhCFf.svg)Exa vs Parallel AI](/tool-directory/compare/exa-vs-parallel-ai)[![](/_astro/exa.rOWjsHOa_Z14cerW.webp)![](/_astro/tavily.zLOQxnbo.svg)Exa vs Tavily](/tool-directory/compare/exa-vs-tavily) Read from [docs.parallel.ai/getting-started/pricing](https://docs.parallel.ai/getting-started/pricing), [docs.tavily.com/documentation/api-credits](https://docs.tavily.com/documentation/api-credits) and each tool's API docs. Verified 25 Oct 2026. [](/) © 2026 ONEGTMLAB Private Limited. All rights reserved. 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