> Brave Search
Brave Search API: real-time web search (LLM-optimized context, news, images, videos) and Answers endpoint, powered by Brave's independent index of 30B+ pages. 50 req/s capacity on search; $5 free credits auto-applied monthly; credit card required as anti-fraud. SOC 2 Type II attested, zero-data-retention options.
Subscription token from Brave Search API dashboard
Value taken from the provider’s own published free-tier terms, expressed in USD.
note: $5 free credit auto-applied to account every month (per brave.com/search/api and API dashboard pricing page).
| Plan | Type | Monthly | Input /1M | Output /1M | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Web Search (All Models) | payg | — | $5.00 | $5.00 | Base $10/1K calls plus token rates. |
| Search (usage-based) | payg | — | — | — | $5 per 1,000 search requests (per 2026 reports; official dashboard lists Answers at $4/1,000 requests + $5/1M input and output tokens). 50 req/s capacity. $5 free credit monthly. |
| Answers (usage-based) | payg | — | $5.00 | $5.00 | $4 per 1,000 requests + $5 per 1M input tokens + $5 per 1M output tokens. 2 req/s capacity. |
| Free monthly credit | free | — | — | — | $5 in free credits applied automatically every month on all plans; card required for identity verification only. |
Pricing normalized from public sources — always verify with the provider.
// model prices
| Model | Input /1M | Output /1M | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brave Web Search | — | — | — |
$ Does Brave Search have a free tier?
Yes — Brave Search offers a free tier that we value at roughly $5.00 in free credits. Always confirm current limits on Brave Search's official pricing page — free tiers change without notice.
$ How much does Brave Search cost per 1M tokens?
Brave Search does not publish simple per-1M-token pricing (it may bill per request, per output, or via a subscription plan). Check their official pricing page for exact figures.
$ Is Brave Search safe to use?
Uprouter rates Brave Search as low risk. Official, well-established commercial API with SOC 2 attestation and published pricing; note legacy free tier ($3/1k plans) removed in 2026 per user reports — current pricing is usage-based with monthly $5 free credit. Risk ratings are editorial, evidence-based, and never influenced by affiliate relationships.
Raw community sentiment, shown unblended. Votes never feed into objective data fields like price, risk, or status — and never into sort order.
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// more_informationprice history · live status · risk & confidence · code snippets
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live_status
current: unknownNo probes recorded yet.
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risk_&_confidence
Official, well-established commercial API with SOC 2 attestation and published pricing; note legacy free tier ($3/1k plans) removed in 2026 per user reports — current pricing is usage-based with monthly $5 free credit.
Confidence reflects how much verifiable evidence (official docs, probe history, community reports) backs this entry. Risk is our editorial assessment of operator reliability and terms — not financial advice.
code_snippets
# Brave Search's own API — get a key from their dashboard
curl https://brave.com/search/api/chat/completions \
-H "Authorization: Bearer THEIR_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"model": "brave-web-search",
"messages": [{ "role": "user", "content": "Hello" }]
}'Direct to the provider — Uprouter receives nothing; verify their current pricing before purchasing.
Ranked by neutral similarity signals only — live status, free-tier shape and free-credit proximity. Commercial relationships never influence this list.