Bright Data (Unlocker API) by Bright Data
Unblocking scraping API, SERP API, scraping browser and proxy network for large-scale web data.
Scraping and crawling Official MCP server
Price
$1.5 / 1k requests
paid plans from $499/mo
Free tier
Yes
5K Unlocker requests/month, no credit card
SDK downloads
28K
PyPI brightdata-sdk
Pricing
| Free tier | 5K Unlocker requests/month, no credit card |
|---|---|
| Cheapest paid plan | $499 a month |
| Usage price | Unlocker pay as you go $1.5 per 1K requests; Scale plan $499/month incl. 383K requests then $1.3 per 1K |
| Good to know | Pay-as-you-go has no monthly fee; paid_from is the cheapest monthly Unlocker plan. Pay only for successful requests. Other products (SERP API, Crawl API from $1/1k; Browser API from $5/GB; residential proxies) are priced separately. |
From the official pricing page, checked Oct 9, 2026. Prices change: confirm before you buy.
Use it from an agent
| MCP server | Official: @brightdata/mcp |
|---|---|
| PyPI | pip install brightdata-sdk |
| GitHub | brightdata/brightdata-mcp · 2,664 stars · last push Oct 8, 2026 |
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