You.com
The Leading Web Search APIs for AI | You.com
Our verdict
In its own words, You.com is the Leading Web Search APIs for AI. There is a free tier, and 5 paid plans are published openly. Developer documentation and a public changelog are both maintained, which is a good sign for anything you intend to build on. We have not verified the prices by hand, so we do not quote them here. Everything above was checked on 2026-08-28.
Pricing
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| Tier | Monthly | Includes | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Web Search API | $5 | ||
| Contents API | $1 | ||
| Answer API new | $5 | ||
| Research API | $12 | ||
| Finance Research API | $110 |
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Side by side
| Tool | Our score | From | Free tier | Best for | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| You.com this page | 5.2 | $1 | Yes | ||
| LangChain | 8.4 | $1 | Yes | ||
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Questions
Is You.com free?
Yes. You.com advertises a free tier on its own site.
How much does You.com cost?
You.com publishes pricing on its own site, listing 5 plans. We deliberately do not republish prices we have not verified by hand, because automated price extraction proved unreliable enough to mislead. Use the link on this page for current figures.
Does You.com have an API or developer docs?
Yes, You.com publishes developer documentation.
How is You.com scored here?
You.com scores 5.2 out of 10. That comes from a desk review of public evidence, which is capped at 8.5 out of 10: public pricing, documentation, maintenance signals and how much we could actually verify. Affiliate relationships are excluded from scoring entirely. The full rubric is published on our methodology page.