Parallel by Parallel Web Systems
Agent-oriented web search, extract, deep-research task and monitoring APIs with citations.
Web search APIs Official MCP server
Price
$5 / 1k requests
list price
Free tier
Yes
$5 in free credits per month (plus up to $80 at signup);...
SDK downloads
1.1M
npm parallel-web · PyPI parallel-web
Status
Up
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Pricing
| Free tier | $5 in free credits per month (plus up to $80 at signup); page also says up to 5,000 requests/month free |
|---|---|
| Cheapest paid plan | — |
| Usage price | Search $5 per 1K requests with 10 results (Basic/Advanced), $1 per 1K (Turbo/Fast); Extract $1 per 1K; Task API $5-$2,400 per 1K |
| Good to know | Pay as you go. +$1 per 1K additional results. Search MCP is free to use without an API key (rate-limited, fast mode); use a key for production. Search rate limit 600 requests/min. |
From the official pricing page, checked Oct 9, 2026. Prices change: confirm before you buy.
Use it from an agent
| MCP server | Official: https://search.parallel.ai/mcp |
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| npm | npm install parallel-web |
| PyPI | pip install parallel-web |
| GitHub | parallel-web/parallel-sdk-python · 28 stars · last push Sep 29, 2026 |
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