# 26 Alibaba Cloud IQS alternatives in 2026

Last updated: November 7, 2026.

Other providers sell image search APIs like Alibaba Cloud IQS's. x402serps costs $3.64 per 1,000 searches, SerpApi $3.75 and Scrapa $3.80.

## Image search API alternatives

On our Alibaba Cloud IQS plan pages, we compare each Alibaba Cloud IQS plan with other providers' plans. We list other providers' plans below, cheapest per 1,000 searches first.

- [x402serps, $5 pack](https://datacircle.dev/image-search-apis/x402serps/free#5-pack): $3.64 per 1,000 searches
- [SerpApi, $3,750 monthly, Cloud 1M, GET /search, Bing Images API](https://datacircle.dev/image-search-apis/serpapi/free-get-search-bing-images-api#3750-monthly-cloud-1m-get-search-bing-images-api): $3.75 per 1,000 searches
- [Scrapa, $19 pack](https://datacircle.dev/image-search-apis/scrapa/free#19-pack): $3.80 per 1,000 searches
- [SerpWow, $11,520 yearly, Volume (annual), GET /search, Bing Images](https://datacircle.dev/image-search-apis/serpwow/free-trial-get-search-bing-images#11520-yearly-volume-annual-get-search-bing-images): $3.84 per 1,000 searches
- [API.SH, $1,000 monthly, Business, GET /google/v1/images](https://datacircle.dev/image-search-apis/api-sh/free-get-google-v1-images#1000-monthly-business-get-google-v1-images): $4.00 per 1,000 searches
- [Pullbay, $199 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/image-search-apis/pullbay/free#199-monthly): $4.00 per 1,000 searches
- [SearchApi, $1,000 monthly, Scale Plan, Enhanced speed, GET /api/v1/search?engine=google_images](https://datacircle.dev/image-search-apis/searchapi/free-100-free-requests-get-api-v1-search-engine-google-images#1000-monthly-scale-plan-enhanced-speed-get-api-v1-search-engine-google-images): $4.00 per 1,000 searches

Compare every image search API plan: [Image search API pricing: free and cheapest plans compared](https://datacircle.dev/image-search-api-pricing)

## Web search API alternatives

On our Alibaba Cloud IQS plan pages, we compare each Alibaba Cloud IQS plan with other providers' plans. We list other providers' plans below, cheapest per 1,000 searches first.

- [Diffbot, $299 monthly, Startup, POST /api/v1/web_search](https://datacircle.dev/web-search-apis/diffbot/free-free-post-api-v1-web-search#299-monthly-startup-post-api-v1-web-search): $1.20 per 1,000 searches
- [Alibaba Cloud, pay as you go, CN Edition (Lite)](https://datacircle.dev/web-search-apis/alibaba-cloud/pay-as-you-go-cn-edition-intelligent#pay-as-you-go-cn-edition-lite): $1.20 per 1,000 searches
- [Firecrawl, $7,190 yearly, Scale, POST /v2/search, Search](https://datacircle.dev/web-search-apis/firecrawl/free#7190-yearly): $1.20 per 1,000 searches
- [Searlo, $799 pack, Enterprise, POST /search-and-scrape, Search and Scrape, full](https://datacircle.dev/web-search-apis/searlo/free-credits-post-search-and-scrape-search-and-scrape-full#799-pack-enterprise-post-search-and-scrape-search-and-scrape-full): $1.20 per 1,000 searches
- [Anakin, top-up from $10, Business top-up](https://datacircle.dev/web-search-apis/anakin/free#top-up-from-10-business-top-up): $2.67 per 1,000 searches
- [Spider Cloud, top-up from $2,000, Pay as you go, $2,000 or more (+12% credits), POST /search, Search and crawl](https://datacircle.dev/web-search-apis/spider-cloud/free-credits-post-search-search-and-crawl#top-up-from-2000-pay-as-you-go-2000-or-more-12-credits-post-search-search-and-crawl): $2.68 per 1,000 searches
- [fastCRW, $47 pack, Standard top-up, POST /v1/search, Search](https://datacircle.dev/web-search-apis/fastcrw/free-free-post-v1-search-search#47-pack-standard-top-up-post-v1-search-search): $2.68 per 1,000 searches
- [Anspire, top-up, Standard Search, domestic, region_mode 0, Pay as you go](https://datacircle.dev/web-search-apis/anspire/free-pro-search-domestic-region-mode-0-free-sign-up-points#top-up-standard-search-domestic-region-mode-0-pay-as-you-go): $4.49 per 1,000 searches
- [Bocha, CNY 3,000 pack](https://datacircle.dev/web-search-apis/bocha/free#cny-3000-pack): $4.49 per 1,000 searches
- [Zhipu, top-up, Prepaid balance, POST /paas/v4/web_search, Search-Pro](https://datacircle.dev/web-search-apis/zhipu/top-up-prepaid-balance-post-paas-v4-web-search-search-pro): $4.49 per 1,000 searches
- [Parallel, top-up, Pay as you go, POST /v1/search, Search (basic)](https://datacircle.dev/web-search-apis/parallel/free-5-in-free-credits-per-month-post-v1-search-search-basic#top-up-pay-as-you-go-post-v1-search-search-basic): $5.00 per 1,000 searches
- [ScrapeNest, $29 monthly, Starter, POST /v1/search/deep, Deep Search, full](https://datacircle.dev/web-search-apis/scrapenest/free-post-v1-search-deep-deep-search-full#29-monthly-starter-post-v1-search-deep-deep-search-full): $5.08 per 1,000 searches
- [Search1API, $19 pack, Pay as you go, $19 (+5% bonus), POST /search, Search, full](https://datacircle.dev/web-search-apis/search1api/free-free-post-search-search-full#19-pack-pay-as-you-go-19-5-bonus-post-search-search-full): $5.71 per 1,000 searches
- [Tavily, $220 monthly, Startup, POST /search, Search, basic](https://datacircle.dev/web-search-apis/tavily/free-keyless-access-post-search-search-basic#220-monthly-startup-post-search-search-basic): $5.79 per 1,000 searches
- [browserfoundry by keirolabs, $504 yearly, Pro, POST /api/v2/deep](https://datacircle.dev/web-search-apis/browserfoundry-by-keirolabs/free-post-api-v2-deep#504-yearly-pro-post-api-v2-deep): $6.22 per 1,000 searches
- [AIsa, $19 monthly, Builder, POST /apis/v1/scholar/search/web](https://datacircle.dev/web-search-apis/aisa/free-starter-post-apis-v1-scholar-search-web#19-monthly-builder-post-apis-v1-scholar-search-web): $6.33 per 1,000 searches
- [SocialCrawl, £15 pack, Starter, GET /v1/tavily/search](https://datacircle.dev/web-search-apis/socialcrawl/free-get-v1-tavily-search#15-pack-starter-get-v1-tavily-search): $8.00 per 1,000 searches
- [Databar, $995 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/web-search-apis/databar/99-monthly#995-monthly): $8.29 per 1,000 searches
- [Spidra, $10 pack, 1,200 credit top-up, POST /search, Search](https://datacircle.dev/web-search-apis/spidra/free-post-search-search#10-pack-1200-credit-top-up-post-search-search): $8.33 per 1,000 searches

Compare every web search API plan: [Web search API pricing: free and cheapest plans compared](https://datacircle.dev/web-search-api-pricing)