Tier lists / MCP servers & agent tools / Tavily
Search and extraction API optimized for LLM agents and RAG, with an MCP server.
Use it when…
You want a simple, agent-ready search tool.
Skip it if…
You need deep crawling.
Score breakdown
Initial editorial estimate from public info; not yet hands-on tested. How we score →
Details
- Pricing
- Researcher free (1,000 credits/mo); pay-as-you-go $0.008/credit; Project $30/mo✓ Verified on the official pricing page, Oct 18, 2026
- Free tier
- Yes
- Starting paid price
- $0.008/credit (pay-as-you-go)
- Platforms
- API · MCP
- Open source
- No
- Official URL
- https://www.tavily.com
- URL verified
- Oct 18, 2026 (curl HTTP GET)
- Last reviewed
- Oct 18, 2026 by agent
- Sources
Changelog
- Oct 18, 2026: Initial listing; score 75 (A) as editorial estimate.
- Oct 18, 2026: Pricing verified against official pricing page.
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