From one agent to millions of requests, on the same API
Free
Free web search in your own AI tools powered by Parallel MCP. No account needed.
Hermes Agent, OpenClaw, Claude, ChatGPT and Codex, Grok Bot, Cline
Includes
Pay-as-you-go
$5 free monthly with a card on file, plus up to $80 at signup.
Includes
Once credits run out, you pay published API rates for what you use.
$1,000/mo
$1,000 in credits each month at standard API rates. Cancel anytime.
Everything in Developer, plus
Custom
Custom pricing, rate limits, and contract terms.
Everything in Business, plus
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| Feature | PersonalStart for free[Start for free] | DeveloperStart building[Start building] | BusinessUpgrade[Upgrade] | EnterpriseContact sales[Contact sales] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ### Rate limits | ||||
| Search API | Variable limits, enough for personal use | 600/min | 1,500/min (Excluding Turbo) | Custom |
| Extract API | Variable limits, enough for personal use | 600/min | 1,500/min | Custom |
| Decisions API | - | 600/min | 600/min | Custom |
| Task API | - | 2,000/min | 2,000/min | Custom |
| ### Pricing | ||||
| Access | Search MCP | All APIs | All APIs | All APIs |
| Billing | None | Card | Card, monthly or annual upfront | Invoice or marketplace |
| Included usage | - | Up to $80 at signup, $5 per month | $1,000 per month, no rollover, or $10,000 per year over 12 months | Per contract |
| ### Security and compliance | ||||
| SOC 2 Type II | Included | Included | Included | Included |
| Zero data retention | - | - | Included, Hybrid by signed agreement | Custom |
| SSO (SAML) | - | - | - | Included |
| DPA | - | - | - | Custom |
| MSA | - | - | - | Custom |
| HIPAA BAA | - | - | - | Included |
| Uptime SLA | - | - | - | Included |
| ### Support | ||||
| Support | Docs | Docs | Forward-deployed engineer, Dedicated Slack Channel | |
| Early access | - | - | - | Included |
Business monthly credits expire at the end of each paid month. Annual credits are drawn down over 12 months. Enterprise items are set per contract.
Zero data retention is included on Business as Hybrid ZDR. It turns on once a signed agreement is in place. Once active, synchronous APIs retain no content and asynchronous APIs retain it for up to 8 days.
| Price | Search API | Images API | Extract API | Decisions API | Task API | Responses API | Monitor API |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starting price | From $1 per 1k requests | From $1 per 1k requests | $1 per 1k URLs | $1 per 1k requests | From $5 per 1k successful runs | From $10 per 1k successful requests | From $3 per 1k checks |
| Results included | 10 results per request | Up to 20 results per request | - | Up to 100 questions per request | - | - | - |
| Additional results | $1 per 1k results | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Prices in USD. Starting prices are each API’s lowest published tier.
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Single sign-on (SSO/SAML)How much does Parallel cost? Is there a free plan?
Parallel is pay-as-you-go. You pay for units of work rather than tokens, and web search starts as low as $1 per 1,000 requests.
New accounts get a signup credit, and every account gets a recurring free monthly allowance of $5. Free credit is always spent before any paid balance, so you only pay once you’ve used it up. Parallel Search is also available via a free hosted MCP server, which is suitable for personal/hobbyist use.
How is usage priced?
Each API is priced by its own unit of work:
Per-API and per-processor rates are in the pricing docs. Prices are before credits and tax.
What is the difference between Developer and Business?
Developer has no subscription fee: you pay published API rates for what you use, billed to a card.
Business is a credit plan. Monthly is $1,000 per month before tax for $1,000 in credits, drawn down over the month. Annual is $10,000 per year, charged upfront, for $10,000 in credits drawn down over 12 months. Credits are spent at standard API rates, so the plan price is not a fee on top of usage. Usage beyond your credits draws on your prepaid funds.
Business also raises Search and Extract limits to 1,500 requests per minute, excluding Turbo, adds email support, and includes zero data retention as Hybrid ZDR.
You can cancel monthly Business anytime. The paid month stays covered, and there are no prorated refunds.
Do Business credits roll over?
Monthly credits don’t roll over. Unused monthly credits expire at the end of each paid month. Annual credits are drawn down over the 12-month term. Enterprise terms are set per contract.
What is Hybrid ZDR?
Hybrid zero data retention is included in the Business plan. It turns on once you sign an agreement and Parallel enables it on your account. Enterprise retention terms are set per contract.
What are the rate limits?
What does Enterprise include?
Everything in Business, plus SSO (SAML), custom rate limits and data retention, a custom MSA and DPA, a HIPAA BAA, invoicing and marketplace billing, an uptime SLA, and early access to new products. Support includes a dedicated forward-deployed engineer and a Dedicated Slack Channel.
Contact sales to set up an agreement.
Do startups get free credits?
Qualified startups can receive up to $250 in free credits from Parallel.
Is Parallel secure and compliant?
Developer, Business, and Enterprise plans are covered by Parallel’s SOC 2 Type II certification. Personal isn’t an account plan and isn’t covered. Zero data retention isn’t on by default: Business includes it as Hybrid ZDR by signed agreement, and Enterprise adds custom retention terms, SSO, and a HIPAA BAA. See our terms of service for more information.
Qualified startups can receive up to $250 in free credits from Parallel
