Tavily pricing
Search, extract, map, crawl and research API built for LLM agents and RAG.
full verification from $30/mo MCP: Yes Last checked
Credit-based API. Basic search = 1 credit, advanced search = 2 credits, basic extract = 1 credit per 5 URLs. Credits reset on the 1st of each month.
Official links: Website (opens official site in a new tab) · Pricing page (opens official site in a new tab) (plain links; no affiliate tracking)
Quick facts
| Free tier | 1,000 API credits/month, no card. Free for students; 100k free credits advertised for startup-program applicants. |
|---|---|
| How units are counted | Credit costs (official docs): basic search 1; advanced search 2; basic extract 1 per 5 URLs (advanced 2 per 5); map 1 per 10 pages (2 with instructions); crawl = map + extract; research 4-110 credits (mini) or 15-250 (pro). |
| MCP / agent support | Yes. Official Tavily MCP server. Evidence. |
| Verification | Pricing page plus official credits documentation. Computation uses documented credit costs. |
Plans
| Plan | Per month (monthly billing) | Per month (annual billing) | Included | Overage / extra usage | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Researcher (Free) | $0 | n/a | 1,000 credits/mo | n/a | Email support |
| Pay as you go | $0 | n/a | Per usage | $0.008 / credit | |
| Project | $30 | n/a | 4,000 credits/mo | n/a | Higher rate limits |
| Bootstrap | $100 | n/a | 15,000 credits/mo | n/a | From the official docs credits table; not shown on the pricing page's default view |
| Startup | $220 | n/a | 38,000 credits/mo | n/a | From the official docs credits table |
| Growth | $500 | n/a | 100,000 credits/mo | n/a | From the official docs credits table |
| Enterprise | not published | n/a | Custom | Custom | SLA, security |
Normalized prices
Effective price per unit, computed only from published numbers and assuming you use the whole included allowance. See methodology.
| Metric | Plan / rate | Billing | Monthly spend | Effective price | How computed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI/agent search query | Pay as you go | payg | none | $8.00 per 1,000 | formula$0.008 / 1 units x 1 unit(s) per request x 1,000 = $8.00$0.008 per credit; basic search = 1 credit |
| AI/agent search query | Project | monthly | $30 | $7.50 per 1,000 | formula$30 / 4,000 units x 1 unit(s) per request x 1,000 = $7.50Basic search = 1 credit |
| AI/agent search query | Bootstrap | monthly | $100 | $6.67 per 1,000 | formula$100 / 15,000 units x 1 unit(s) per request x 1,000 = $6.67Basic search = 1 credit |
| AI/agent search query | Startup | monthly | $220 | $5.79 per 1,000 | formula$220 / 38,000 units x 1 unit(s) per request x 1,000 = $5.79Basic search = 1 credit |
| AI/agent search query | Growth | monthly | $500 | $5.00 per 1,000 | formula$500 / 100,000 units x 1 unit(s) per request x 1,000 = $5.00Basic search = 1 credit |
| Advanced search (2 credits) | Pay as you go (advanced search) | payg | none | $16.00 per 1,000 | formula$0.008 / 1 units x 2 unit(s) per request x 1,000 = $16.00 |
| Advanced search (2 credits) | Growth (advanced search) | monthly | $500 | $10.00 per 1,000 | formula$500 / 100,000 units x 2 unit(s) per request x 1,000 = $10.00 |
| URL to LLM-ready content | Pay as you go | payg | none | $1.60 per 1,000 | formula$0.008 / 1 units x 0.2 unit(s) per request x 1,000 = $1.60Basic extract: 5 successful URLs per credit |
| URL to LLM-ready content | Growth | monthly | $500 | $1.00 per 1,000 | formula$500 / 100,000 units x 0.2 unit(s) per request x 1,000 = $1.00Basic extract: 5 successful URLs per credit |
Best for
- RAG and agent web search with citations/answers
- Low-volume agent projects (generous free tier)
Watch-outs
- Advanced search is 2 credits, so effective price doubles.
- Requests stop when monthly credits run out unless PAYG or a plan upgrade is enabled.
What we could not verify
- plan tiers above Project: Pricing page shows the Project slider ($30/4,000 credits); Bootstrap/Startup/Growth come from the official docs credits page.
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Sources checked
- https://www.tavily.com/pricing (opens official site in a new tab) (http)
- https://docs.tavily.com/documentation/api-credits (opens official site in a new tab) (http)
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