Crawl4AI by Crawl4AI (unclecode)
Open-source LLM-friendly crawler you can self-host, now also offered as a hosted cloud API.
Scraping and crawling Official MCP server Open source
Price
$0.5 / 1k requests
list price
Free tier
Yes
Self-host free (open source); Cloud Free tier 2,500...
SDK downloads
292K
PyPI crawl4ai
Status
—
no public status page
Pricing
| Free tier | Self-host free (open source); Cloud Free tier 2,500 credits/month, no card |
|---|---|
| Cheapest paid plan | — |
| Usage price | Cloud: 1 credit = $0.001; page 0.5 credit, search 1, archive 0.25, real browser 1, hard site 2; packs $10/$25/$100 |
| Good to know | Crawl4AI Cloud is in soft launch and the site says prices and free credit can change; a monthly Builder plan is 'coming soon'. per_1k_usd = 1,000 pages x 0.5 credit x $0.001. Credit packs never expire. Self-hosted docker server also exposes MCP. |
From the official pricing page, checked Oct 9, 2026. Prices change: confirm before you buy.
Use it from an agent
| MCP server | Official: https://api.crawl4ai.com/mcp |
|---|---|
| PyPI | pip install crawl4ai |
| GitHub | unclecode/crawl4ai · 85.1K stars · last push Oct 5, 2026 |
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