> Tavily Search
Tavily: search API purpose-built for AI agents — basic (1 credit) and advanced (2 credits) search, extract, map, crawl, and Research (dynamic credits). Free 1,000 credits/month refreshed on the 1st, no card; pay-as-you-go $0.008/credit; monthly plans $30-$100+ at $0.0075-$0.005/credit; enterprise custom. Free for students program.
API key from app.tavily.com (format: tvly-...)
Value taken from the provider’s own published free-tier terms, expressed in USD.
note: 1,000 free credits/month × $0.008/credit PAYG rate = $8.00/month equivalent (basic searches).
| Plan | Type | Monthly | Input /1M | Output /1M | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | free | — | — | — | 1,000 API credits/month, refreshed on the 1st of each month, no credit card required; basic search = 1 credit, advanced = 2 credits; requests stop when credits run out. |
| Pay-as-you-go | payg | — | — | — | $0.008 per credit, charged when plan credit limit reached; cancel anytime. |
| Hobby (entry paid plan) | subscription | $30.00/mo | — | — | $30/month, 4,000 API credits/mo ($0.0075/credit); higher rate limits; sliding scale plans above (Bootstrap 15,000 credits $100, Startup 38,000 credits $220). |
| Enterprise | subscription | — | — | — | Custom pricing, custom rate limits, enterprise SLAs and security. |
Pricing normalized from public sources — always verify with the provider.
// model prices
| Model | Input /1M | Output /1M | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tavily Search | — | — | — |
$ Does Tavily Search have a free tier?
Yes — Tavily Search offers a free tier that we value at roughly $8.00 in free credits. Always confirm current limits on Tavily Search's official pricing page — free tiers change without notice.
$ How much does Tavily Search cost per 1M tokens?
Tavily 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 Tavily Search safe to use?
Uprouter rates Tavily Search as low risk. Official, widely-used commercial search API (tavily.com / docs.tavily.com) with fully public credit rate card and plan pricing; used as a standard RAG component in production agent stacks. 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
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
Official, widely-used commercial search API (tavily.com / docs.tavily.com) with fully public credit rate card and plan pricing; used as a standard RAG component in production agent stacks.
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
# Tavily Search's own API — get a key from their dashboard
curl https://tavily.com/chat/completions \
-H "Authorization: Bearer THEIR_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"model": "tavily-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.