# Best image search API in 2026

> [Litescrape](https://datacircle.dev/image-search-apis/litescrape/top-up-from-10-usage-based-get-api-bing-images), [SerpKite](https://datacircle.dev/image-search-apis/serpkite/300-pack-pro-post-v1-images-brave-images) and [PrismCrawl](https://datacircle.dev/image-search-apis/prismcrawl/500-pack-scale-post-v1-google-images-light) are the best image search API providers in our benchmark. We benchmarked 13 providers and rank all 13 by score. For the three we score highest, we show each one's top scoring plan, each part of the plan's score and what 1,000 searches cost. We rank 206 plans by price. [Litescrape's top-up from $10](https://datacircle.dev/image-search-apis/litescrape/top-up-from-10-usage-based-get-api-bing-images) costs the least per 1,000 searches: $0.15.

1. [Litescrape, top-up from $10, Usage-based: Image search API](https://datacircle.dev/image-search-apis/litescrape/top-up-from-10-usage-based-get-api-bing-images): Overall score 92.8 (Price 88, Data 94, Cost to get started 93, Bundle 99, Performance 100), $0.15 per 1,000 searches
   - It returns all 5 key fields we check: Image, Size, Thumbnail, Page, Site.
   - On 30 October 2026, we sent this provider all 20 searches in our benchmark.
   - This plan scored 0.9441 out of 1 on those 20 searches. That gives this plan a Data score of 94 out of 100.
2. [SerpKite, $300 pack, Pro: Image search API](https://datacircle.dev/image-search-apis/serpkite/300-pack-pro-post-v1-images-brave-images): Overall score 83.5 (Price 71, Data 99, Cost to get started 69, Bundle 95, Performance 74), $0.60 per 1,000 searches
   - It returns all 5 key fields we check: Image, Size, Thumbnail, Page, Site.
   - On 30 October 2026, we sent this provider all 20 searches in our benchmark.
   - This plan scored 0.9916 out of 1 on those 20 searches. That gives this plan a Data score of 99 out of 100.
3. [PrismCrawl, $500 pack, Scale: Image search API](https://datacircle.dev/image-search-apis/prismcrawl/500-pack-scale-post-v1-google-images-light): Overall score 82.0 (Price 86, Data 98, Cost to get started 65, Bundle 99, Performance 4), $0.17 per 1,000 searches
   - It returns 4 of the 5 key fields we check: Image, Size, Thumbnail, Page.
   - On 30 October 2026, we sent this provider all 20 searches in our benchmark.
   - This plan scored 0.9758 out of 1 on those 20 searches. That gives this plan a Data score of 98 out of 100.

The Data score on image search APIs: The Data score, out of 100, tells you how many images sit on pages that hold the words you searched. We count the first 10 images of each search. We read the page each image is on, after the run. The score is the share of images whose page holds the words you searched. An image whose page is gone counts as wrong. If a provider sends fewer than 10 images, we mark each missing image as wrong. We don't count an image whose site refused us or whose page has no text. We compare a provider that ran fewer searches than the others with the others on those same searches. A provider can't score higher by running only on easy searches. We lower the score when we test the call on fewer searches than the benchmark has.

## Every image search API provider we score, ranked

1. [Litescrape, top-up from $10, Usage-based](https://datacircle.dev/image-search-apis/litescrape/top-up-from-10-usage-based-get-api-bing-images): Overall score 92.8, Data score 94, $0.15 per 1,000 searches
2. [SerpKite, $300 pack, Pro](https://datacircle.dev/image-search-apis/serpkite/300-pack-pro-post-v1-images-brave-images): Overall score 83.5, Data score 99, $0.60 per 1,000 searches
3. [PrismCrawl, $500 pack, Scale](https://datacircle.dev/image-search-apis/prismcrawl/500-pack-scale-post-v1-google-images-light): Overall score 82.0, Data score 98, $0.17 per 1,000 searches
4. [SerpBase, $100 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/image-search-apis/serpbase/100-monthly): Overall score 80.7, Data score 97, $0.25 per 1,000 searches
5. [FlashData, $499 monthly, Pro](https://datacircle.dev/image-search-apis/flashdata/499-monthly-pro-post-v1-queries-realtime): Overall score 76.5, Data score 97, $0.599 per 1,000 searches
6. [Serper, $375 pack](https://datacircle.dev/image-search-apis/serper/375-pack): Overall score 72.0, Data score 97, $0.75 per 1,000 searches
7. [SERPHouse, $49.99 monthly, Regular](https://datacircle.dev/image-search-apis/serphouse/49-99-monthly-regular-post-google-image): Overall score 71.9, Data score 96, $0.625 per 1,000 searches
8. [Autom, $375 pack, Standard](https://datacircle.dev/image-search-apis/autom/375-pack-standard-get-v1-google-images): Overall score 69.7, Data score 95, $0.75 per 1,000 searches
9. [Scrapeless, $399 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/image-search-apis/scrapeless/399-monthly): Overall score 68.1, Data score 97, $0.80 per 1,000 searches
10. [MapleSerp, $340 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/image-search-apis/mapleserp/340-monthly): Overall score 67.8, Data score 98, $0.68 per 1,000 searches
11. [Serply, $375 pack](https://datacircle.dev/image-search-apis/serply/375-pack): Overall score 62.8, Data score 76, $0.75 per 1,000 searches
12. [Scrapingdog, $350 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/image-search-apis/scrapingdog/350-monthly): Overall score 55.6, Data score 37, $0.583 per 1,000 searches
13. [Nimble, pay as you go](https://datacircle.dev/image-search-apis/nimble/pay-as-you-go-post-v2-serp): Overall score 49.5, Data score 97, $3.00 per 1,000 searches

Last updated: October 30, 2026. The page: https://datacircle.dev/best-image-search-api. Every plan: https://datacircle.dev/image-search-api-pricing. The benchmark: https://datacircle.dev/image-search-api-pricing/benchmark.csv.