Credits & Pricing
Learn how to get and manage your Tavily API Credits.
Free API Credits
Get your free API key
You get 1,000 free API Credits every month. No credit card required.
Pricing Overview
Tavily operates on a simple, credit-based model:
- Free: 1,000 credits/month
- Pay-as-you-go: $0.008 per credit (allows you to be charged per credit once your plan’s credit limit is reached).
- Monthly plans: $0.0075 - $0.005 per credit
- Enterprise: Custom pricing and volume
Plan | Credits per month | Monthly price | Price per credit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 1,000 | Free | - |
| Project | 4,000 | $30 | $0.0075 |
| Bootstrap | 15,000 | $100 | $0.0067 |
| Startup | 38,000 | $220 | $0.0058 |
| Growth | 100,000 | $500 | $0.005 |
| Pay as you go | Per usage | $0.008 / Credit | $0.008 |
| Enterprise | Custom | Custom | Custom |
Head to billing to explore our different options and manage your plan.
API Credits Costs
Tavily Search
Your search depth determines the cost of your request.
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Basic Search (
basic): Each request costs 1 API credit. -
Advanced Search (
advanced): Each request costs 2 API credits.
Tavily Extract
The number of successful URL extractions and your extraction depth determines the cost of your request. You never get charged if a URL extraction fails.
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Basic Extract (
basic): Every 5 successful URL extractions cost 1 API credit -
Advanced Extract (
advanced): Every 5 successful URL extractions cost 2 API credits
Tavily Map
The number of pages mapped and whether or not natural-language instructions are specified determines the cost of your request. You never get charged if a map request fails.
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Regular Mapping: Every 10 successful pages returned cost 1 API credit
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Map with (
instructions): Every 10 successful pages returned cost 2 API credits
Tavily Crawl
Tavily Crawl combines both mapping and extraction operations, so the cost is the sum of both:
- Crawl Cost = Mapping Cost + Extraction Cost
For example:
- If you crawl 10 pages with basic extraction depth, you’ll be charged 1 credit for mapping (10 pages) + 2 credits for extraction (10 successful extractions ÷ 5) = 3 total credits
- If you crawl 10 pages with advanced extraction depth, you’ll be charged 1 credit for mapping + 4 credits for extraction = 5 total credits