> Serper Search
Serper: fast (1-2s) Google SERP API — web, news, images, places, scholar, patents, videos, shopping, autocomplete as structured JSON. Credit-based prepaid billing: 2,500 free credits on signup, $1.00/1k base dropping to $0.30/1k at volume; credits valid 6 months; failed requests not billed. (Official pricing page is 404 — figures corroborated across multiple independent 2026 sources.)
API key from serper.dev dashboard
Value taken from the provider’s own published free-tier terms, expressed in USD.
note: 2,500 free signup credits × $1.00/1k base rate ≈ $2.50 (one-time, credits expire in 6 months).
| Plan | Type | Monthly | Input /1M | Output /1M | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free Tier | free | — | — | — | 2,500 free queries upon signup, no credit card required. |
| Standard | payg | — | — | — | Estimated $0.30–$1 per 1,000 queries based on volume. |
| Free signup credits | free | — | — | — | 2,500 free credits at signup (≈ $2.50 at base rate); credits valid for 6 months; no credit card required. |
| Pay as you go (credits) | payg | — | — | — | Prepaid credit packs from $50; $1.00 per 1,000 searches at base, scaling down to $0.30 per 1,000 at volume; only successful responses consume credits. |
Pricing normalized from public sources — always verify with the provider.
// model prices
| Model | Input /1M | Output /1M | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serper Google Search | — | — | — |
$ Does Serper Search have a free tier?
Yes — Serper Search offers a free tier that we value at roughly $2.50 in free credits. Always confirm current limits on Serper Search's official pricing page — free tiers change without notice.
$ How much does Serper Search cost per 1M tokens?
Serper 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 Serper Search safe to use?
Uprouter rates Serper Search as low risk. Long-running official commercial SERP API (serper.dev) widely used in agent stacks; official pricing page currently returns 404, so exact current numbers come from third-party corroboration — hence confidence capped at 75. Risk ratings are editorial, evidence-based, and never influenced by affiliate relationships.
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price_history
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live_status
current: unknownNo probes recorded yet.
Uprouter runs its own probes; best-effort, not a guarantee. Probe results depend on our network location and cadence — for production, always use the provider’s own status page.
risk_&_confidence
Long-running official commercial SERP API (serper.dev) widely used in agent stacks; official pricing page currently returns 404, so exact current numbers come from third-party corroboration — hence confidence capped at 75.
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
# Serper Search's own API — get a key from their dashboard
curl https://serper.dev/chat/completions \
-H "Authorization: Bearer THEIR_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"model": "serper-google",
"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.