TypeTime-limited7Free Tier123New User28Free Only7
AccessAPI57Desktop37CLI22Web87App21
TagCoding29Agents30Work26Chat30Image31Video24Audio23Search16Embedded3Platforms21OCR4Scraping6Document Parsing6TTS8Compute2

Parallel Search

· Verified 2026-10-31
Search
Provider
Parallel
Access
API
Search and extraction platform for agents: Task, Search, Extract, Responses, Monitor and FindAll APIs plus a hosted MCP server.
Up to 5,000 requests per month free before you pay; up to $80 at signup and $5 in free credits monthly for organizations with a card.
The hosted MCP endpoint search.parallel.ai/mcp works with no account and no API key.

Free Tier

  • Quota
    Run up to 5,000 requests per month for free across the Task, Search, Extract, Responses, Monitor and FindAll APIs; paid per request beyond that
    Cycle
    Monthly
    Beyond the free tier, requests are billed per call: the Search API costs $0.001–$0.005 per request (about $1–$5 per 1,000 requests)

New User

  • Up to $80 at Signup
    Quota
    Earn up to $80 at signup plus $5 in free credits every month, applied before paid balance
    Cycle
    One-time
    The Task API runs deep web research and returns structured outputs
  • Up to $250 for Startups
    Quota
    Qualified startups can receive up to $250 in free credits by applying through Parallel
    Cycle
    One-time

Free Only

  • Quota
    The hosted MCP endpoint serves web search and page fetching with no account, no API key and no card, under lower rate limits

Providers offering this model

  • ParallelRun up to 5,000 requests per month for free across the Task, Search, Extract, Responses, Monitor and FindAll APIs; paid per request beyond that

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