{
 "metadata": {
  "name": "AI web search tool prices per 1,000 calls (provider-stated)",
  "read": "2026-10-26T09:47:53.630Z",
  "unit": "USD per 1,000 calls, token costs excluded",
  "limits": [
   "A call is not the same unit at every provider; see each unit field.",
   "Token costs of search content are excluded; OpenAI and Anthropic state they are billed on top.",
   "xAI and Mistral were not read. A provider not listed may price search differently.",
   "Prices are as stated on the archived page on the read date and may change."
  ]
 },
 "providers": [
  {
   "provider": "DeepSeek",
   "per1000": 0.75,
   "freeAllowancePerMonth": 0,
   "unit": "successful Search API request (Fetch is billed separately at the same rate)",
   "note": "Free today when called through DeepSeek Harness, Claude Code or Codex; billing starts at 00:00 Beijing time on 2026-11-01.",
   "evidence": "deepseek-models-and-pricing.rendered.txt",
   "url": "https://api-docs.deepseek.com/quick_start/pricing",
   "sha256": "dfb3d0a8006d276f325246cbff87cc402f3d3e7df135be6d41c18506f4e71b40",
   "tokensExtra": "not stated as billed on top on that page"
  },
  {
   "provider": "OpenAI",
   "per1000": 10,
   "freeAllowancePerMonth": 0,
   "unit": "web search tool call, all models",
   "note": "The page also lists a $25.00 per 1,000 calls web search preview for non-reasoning models, where search content tokens are free.",
   "evidence": "openai-docs-pricing.html",
   "url": "https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/pricing",
   "sha256": "cf734fcb60d01a595dd95d8d60fb9a491cc9c76d41a08ee998b7277b6de65694",
   "tokensExtra": "search content tokens billed at model rates"
  },
  {
   "provider": "Anthropic",
   "per1000": 10,
   "freeAllowancePerMonth": 0,
   "unit": "search performed",
   "note": "Billed per search performed, plus standard token costs for search-generated content.",
   "evidence": "anthropic-web-search-tool.html",
   "url": "https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/agents-and-tools/tool-use/web-search-tool",
   "sha256": "77bf9b3190e190de6b5e115eed801953cfc59e6e0e2befe90448fd1b6354bdc7",
   "tokensExtra": "standard token costs for search-generated content"
  },
  {
   "provider": "Google",
   "per1000": 14,
   "freeAllowancePerMonth": 5000,
   "unit": "grounding with Google Search request, Gemini 3 and newer, paid tier",
   "note": "The 5,000 free requests per month are shared across all Gemini 3 and newer models.",
   "evidence": "gemini-api-pricing.html",
   "url": "https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/pricing",
   "sha256": "a252aac2059e41dae423bbf04f84d0ef1cd99cba5f463ef2dd002e2f60fd5a12",
   "tokensExtra": "not stated on the grounding line"
  }
 ],
 "scenarios": [
  {
   "callsPerMonth": 1000,
   "costUsd": {
    "DeepSeek": 0.75,
    "OpenAI": 10,
    "Anthropic": 10,
    "Google": 0
   }
  },
  {
   "callsPerMonth": 10000,
   "costUsd": {
    "DeepSeek": 7.5,
    "OpenAI": 100,
    "Anthropic": 100,
    "Google": 70
   }
  },
  {
   "callsPerMonth": 100000,
   "costUsd": {
    "DeepSeek": 75,
    "OpenAI": 1000,
    "Anthropic": 1000,
    "Google": 1330
   }
  }
 ],
 "derived": {
  "cheapestPer1000": "DeepSeek",
  "dearestPer1000": "Google",
  "ratioDearestToCheapest": 18.7
 }
}