> You.com Search
You.com Search API: real-time LLM-ready web + news search (you-search), plus Contents, Research, Answer, and Finance Research APIs. Free keyless MCP access at 100 queries/day; new API accounts start with $100 in complimentary credits (no card); per-usage credit billing for higher tiers.
X-API-Key from the You.com platform dashboard
Value taken from the provider’s own published free-tier terms, expressed in USD.
note: $100 in complimentary credits granted to new API accounts at you.com/platform, no credit card required (one-time).
| Plan | Type | Monthly | Input /1M | Output /1M | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keyless free MCP | free | — | — | — | No API key required: MCP endpoint https://api.you.com/mcp?profile=free gives you-search limited to 100 queries/day. |
| New-account credits | free | — | — | — | $100 complimentary credits with an API key at you.com/platform (no credit card); unlocks you-answer, you-contents, you-research, you-finance. |
| Usage-based (per query) | payg | — | — | — | Paid usage billed in credits per search/query; exact per-query credit rate not stated on pages reviewed (check you.com/pricing in dashboard). |
Pricing normalized from public sources — always verify with the provider.
// model prices
| Model | Input /1M | Output /1M | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| YouCom Search | — | — | — |
$ Does You.com Search have a free tier?
Yes — You.com Search offers a free tier that we value at roughly $100.00 in free credits. Always confirm current limits on You.com Search's official pricing page — free tiers change without notice.
$ How much does You.com Search cost per 1M tokens?
You.com 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 You.com Search safe to use?
Uprouter rates You.com Search as low risk. Official You.com commercial API (you.com/business/api, you.com/docs) with public quickstart and credit grants; exact per-query credit costs for you-search not stated on the pages reviewed, so per-unit price left null. 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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live_status
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risk_&_confidence
Official You.com commercial API (you.com/business/api, you.com/docs) with public quickstart and credit grants; exact per-query credit costs for you-search not stated on the pages reviewed, so per-unit price left null.
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
# You.com Search's own API — get a key from their dashboard
curl https://you.com/business/api/chat/completions \
-H "Authorization: Bearer THEIR_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"model": "youcom-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.