# SerpBase, free: Image search API

> Search Google Images by query for image results and source links.

SerpBase's image search API on its Free credits plan. It costs $0.00 per 1,000 searches. It returns 4 of the 5 key fields we check: Image, Thumbnail, Page, Site.
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/llms.txt) costs the least per 1,000 searches: $0.15.
[Litescrape](https://datacircle.dev/image-search-apis/litescrape/top-up-from-10-usage-based-get-api-bing-images/llms.txt), [SerpKite](https://datacircle.dev/image-search-apis/serpkite/300-pack-pro-post-v1-images-brave-images/llms.txt) and [PrismCrawl](https://datacircle.dev/image-search-apis/prismcrawl/500-pack-scale-post-v1-google-images-light/llms.txt) are the best image search API providers in our benchmark.

- This page: https://datacircle.dev/image-search-apis/serpbase/free
- [Best image search API in 2026: pricing compared](https://datacircle.dev/best-image-search-api.txt)
- Get it: https://serpbase.dev/pricing
- Request: `POST https://api.serpbase.dev/google/image/search`
- API key: with the plan, on https://serpbase.dev/pricing
- Its API docs: https://serpbase.dev/docs/google_images_search
- Sold by: SerpBase (https://serpbase.dev)
- Checked: 2026-10-28

## In the answer

- Completeness: 80%
- Image: ✓
- Thumbnail: ✓
- Page: ✓
- Site: ✓

## Price

- $ per 1,000 searches: $0.00
- Per: call
- Billing: free

## Charges

- Also pays for: from the same budget: 46 other calls

## Overage

- Units cap: hard

## Not found

- $ per 1,000: $0.00

## In their words

- Their pitch: Search Google Images by query for image results and source links.

## Data

- Freshness: live
- Keep data: no limit
- Use data: Use SerpBase only in accordance with applicable law, published documentation, and technical limits. Do not bypass authentication, rate limits, credit accounting, or security controls. Do not disrupt the service, probe vulnerabilities without written permission, distribute malware, or interfere with third-party systems. Do not use the service to violate rights or law, or submit data you are not authorized to process. Do not resell, mirror, reverse engineer, or provide shared access beyond your purchased rights without written approval.

## Plan

- Pay: $0
- You get: 500 credits
- Enough for: 500 calls

## Rate limit

- Batch: 1

## Speed

- Answer: in the call
- Median: 2.25 s

## The call

- You send: q. Optional: hl, gl, page
- Method: POST
- Path: /google/image/search

## About the plan

- Plan: Free credits
- Who can get it: anyone

## The 16 fields the plan's answer can hold

search status, request ID, time taken, credits used, search type, query, page number, image result position, image result title, image result link, image result Google URL, image result displayed link, image result original, image result thumbnail, image result source, image result source domain

## SerpBase's plans (8)

- [SerpBase, free](https://datacircle.dev/image-search-apis/serpbase/free/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 80% complete, live
- [SerpBase, $10 pack](https://datacircle.dev/image-search-apis/serpbase/10-pack/llms.txt): $0.50 per 1,000, 80% complete, live
- [SerpBase, $50 pack](https://datacircle.dev/image-search-apis/serpbase/50-pack/llms.txt): $0.40 per 1,000, 80% complete, live
- [SerpBase, $200 pack](https://datacircle.dev/image-search-apis/serpbase/200-pack/llms.txt): $0.351 per 1,000, 80% complete, live
- [SerpBase, $500 pack](https://datacircle.dev/image-search-apis/serpbase/500-pack/llms.txt): $0.333 per 1,000, 80% complete, live
- [SerpBase, $1,000 pack](https://datacircle.dev/image-search-apis/serpbase/1000-pack/llms.txt): $0.303 per 1,000, 80% complete, live
- [SerpBase, $3 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/image-search-apis/serpbase/3-monthly/llms.txt): $0.30 per 1,000, 80% complete, live
- [SerpBase, $100 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/image-search-apis/serpbase/100-monthly/llms.txt): $0.25 per 1,000, 80% complete, live

## SerpBase's calls for this API (1)

- `POST /google/image/search`: [SerpBase, free](https://datacircle.dev/image-search-apis/serpbase/free/llms.txt)

## SerpBase's APIs (5)

- [SerpBase: SERP API pricing, 8 plans, POST /duckduckgo/search](https://datacircle.dev/serp-apis/serpbase/free-credits-post-duckduckgo-search/llms.txt)
- [SerpBase: SERP API pricing, 8 plans, POST /google/shopping](https://datacircle.dev/serp-apis/serpbase/free-credits-post-google-shopping/llms.txt)
- [SerpBase: SERP API pricing, 8 plans, POST /youtube/search](https://datacircle.dev/serp-apis/serpbase/free-credits-post-youtube-search/llms.txt)
- [SerpBase: SERP API pricing, 8 plans, POST /google/books](https://datacircle.dev/serp-apis/serpbase/free-credits-post-google-books/llms.txt)
- [SerpBase: SERP API pricing, 8 plans, POST /google/scholar](https://datacircle.dev/serp-apis/serpbase/free-credits-post-google-scholar/llms.txt)
- [SerpBase: SERP API pricing, 8 plans, POST /google/search](https://datacircle.dev/serp-apis/serpbase/free-credits-post-google-search/llms.txt)
- [SerpBase: image search API pricing, 8 plans](https://datacircle.dev/image-search-apis/serpbase/free/llms.txt)
- [SerpBase: job postings API pricing, 8 plans](https://datacircle.dev/job-posting-apis/serpbase/free/llms.txt)
- [SerpBase: video search API pricing, 8 plans](https://datacircle.dev/video-search-apis/serpbase/free/llms.txt)
- [SerpBase: news API pricing, 8 plans](https://datacircle.dev/news-apis/serpbase/free/llms.txt)

## SerpBase: image search API alternatives

- [Scrapingdog, $220,000 yearly](https://datacircle.dev/image-search-apis/scrapingdog/220000-yearly/llms.txt): $0.248 per 1,000, 100% complete, live
- [PrismCrawl, $25 pack, Starter, POST /v1/microsoft/images/search](https://datacircle.dev/image-search-apis/prismcrawl/25-pack-starter-post-v1-microsoft-images-search/llms.txt): $0.25 per 1,000, 100% complete, live
- [Ujeebu, $10,789.20 yearly](https://datacircle.dev/image-search-apis/ujeebu/10789-20-yearly/llms.txt): $0.30 per 1,000, 100% complete, live
- [Serper, $3,750 pack](https://datacircle.dev/image-search-apis/serper/3750-pack/llms.txt): $0.30 per 1,000, 100% complete, live

## Sources

From each provider's own pricing page and docs, and from what providers tell us. We read this row from these pages on 2026-10-28.

- https://serpbase.dev
- https://serpbase.dev/docs
- https://serpbase.dev/docs/billing-and-credits
- https://serpbase.dev/docs/google_images_search
- https://serpbase.dev/pricing
- https://serpbase.dev/terms