# pure.md, pay as you go: Web search API

> With our built-in search engine result page (SERP) crawling, you can turn user queries into a concatenated markdown string of answers that you can feed directly into your prompts.

pure.md's web search API on its Starter plan. It costs $5.00 per 1,000 searches. It returns none of the 6 key fields we check: Date, Author, Text, Summary and 2 more.
Half of the 511 plans we rank by price cost $3.992 per 1,000 searches or less. This plan costs less per 1,000 searches than 38% of the 511 plans.
[browserfoundry's $99.99 monthly plan](https://datacircle.dev/web-search-apis/browserfoundry/99-99-monthly-startup-post-api-v2-search-lite/llms.txt) is the cheapest paid plan per 1,000 searches: $0.033.
[browserfoundry](https://datacircle.dev/web-search-apis/browserfoundry/29-99-monthly-essential-post-api-v2-search-lite/llms.txt), [Context.dev](https://datacircle.dev/web-search-apis/context-dev/300-monthly/llms.txt) and [Exa](https://datacircle.dev/web-search-apis/exa/top-up-from-5-developer-pay-as-you-go-post-search-search/llms.txt) are the best web search API providers in our benchmark.

- This page: https://datacircle.dev/web-search-apis/pure-md/pay-as-you-go
- [Best web search API in 2026: providers compared](https://datacircle.dev/best-web-search-api.txt)
- Get it: https://pure.md?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=web-search-api-pricing
- Request: `GET https://pure.md/search`
- API key: with the plan, on https://pure.md?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=web-search-api-pricing
- Its API docs: https://pure.md/docs?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=web-search-api-pricing
- Sold by: pure.md (https://pure.md?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=web-search-api-pricing)
- Checked: 2026-11-01

## In the answer

- Completeness: 0%

## Price

- $ per 1,000 searches: $5.00
- Per: call
- Billing: pay as you go

## Aggregators

- Aggregators: none

## Charges

- Also pays for: from the same budget: Fetch web content

## In their words

- Their pitch: With our built-in search engine result page (SERP) crawling, you can turn user queries into a concatenated markdown string of answers that you can feed directly into your prompts.

## Data

- Keep data: no limit
- Use data: The Content and Marks are provided in or through the Services "AS IS" for your internal business purpose only. [...] we grant you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to: access the Services, and download or print a copy of any portion of the Content to which you have properly gained access, solely for your internal business purpose. [...] The Services may not be used in connection with any commercial endeavors except those that are specifically endorsed or approved by us. As a user of the Services, you agree not to: Systematically retrieve data or other content from the Services to create or compile, directly or indirectly, a collection, compilation, database, or directory without written permission from us. Trick, defraud, or mislead us and other users, especially in any attempt to learn sensitive account information such as user passwords. Circumvent, disable, or otherwise interfere with security-related features of the Services, including features that prevent or restrict the use or copying of any Content or enforce limitations on the use of the Services and/or the Content contained therein. Disparage, tarnish, or otherwise harm, in our opinion, us and/or the Services. Use any information obtained from the Services in order to harass, abuse, or harm another person. Make improper use of our support services or submit false reports of abuse or misconduct. Use the Services in a manner inconsistent with any applicable laws or regulations. Engage in unauthorized framing of or linking to the Services. Upload or transmit (or attempt to upload or to transmit) viruses, Trojan horses, or other material, including excessive use of capital letters and spamming (continuous posting of repetitive text), that interferes with any party’s uninterrupted use and enjoyment of the Services or modifies, impairs, disrupts, alters, or interferes with the use, features, functions, operation, or maintenance of the Services. Engage in any automated use of the system, such as using scripts to send comments or messages, or using any data mining, robots, or similar data gathering and extraction tools. Delete the copyright or other proprietary rights notice from any Content. Attempt to impersonate another user or person or use the username of another user. Upload or transmit (or attempt to upload or to transmit) any material that acts as a passive or active information collection or transmission mechanism, including without limitation, clear graphics interchange formats ("gifs"), 1×1 pixels, web bugs, cookies, or other similar devices (sometimes referred to as "spyware" or "passive collection mechanisms" or "pcms"). Interfere with, disrupt, or create an undue burden on the Services or the networks or services connected to the Services. Harass, annoy, intimidate, or threaten any of our employees or agents engaged in providing any portion of the Services to you. Attempt to bypass any measures of the Services designed to prevent or restrict access to the Services, or any portion of the Services. Copy or adapt the Services' software, including but not limited to Flash, PHP, HTML, JavaScript, or other code. Except as permitted by applicable law, decipher, decompile, disassemble, or reverse engineer any of the software comprising or in any way making up a part of the Services. Except as may be the result of standard search engine or Internet browser usage, use, launch, develop, or distribute any automated system, including without limitation, any spider, robot, cheat utility, scraper, or offline reader that accesses the Services, or use or launch any unauthorized script or other software. Use a buying agent or purchasing agent to make purchases on the Services. Make any unauthorized use of the Services, including collecting usernames and/or email addresses of users by electronic or other means for the purpose of sending unsolicited email, or creating user accounts by automated means or under false pretenses. Use the Services as part of any effort to compete with us or otherwise use the Services and/or the Content for any revenue-generating endeavor or commercial enterprise.

## Plan

- Pay: monthly
- You get: $1
- Enough for: 200 calls

## Rate limit

- Per second: 1
- Batch: 1

## Speed

- Answer: in the call

## The call

- You send: q. Optional: country, lang
- Method: GET
- Path: /search

## About the plan

- Plan: Starter
- Who can get it: anyone at least 18 years old

## The only field the plan's answer can hold

content

## pure.md's plans (3)

- [pure.md, pay as you go](https://datacircle.dev/web-search-apis/pure-md/pay-as-you-go/llms.txt): $5.00 per 1,000, 0% complete
- [pure.md, $19 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/web-search-apis/pure-md/19-monthly/llms.txt): $2.85 per 1,000, 0% complete
- [pure.md, $99 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/web-search-apis/pure-md/99-monthly/llms.txt): $1.98 per 1,000, 0% complete

## pure.md's calls for this API (1)

- `GET /search`: [pure.md, pay as you go](https://datacircle.dev/web-search-apis/pure-md/pay-as-you-go/llms.txt)

## pure.md's APIs (2)

- [pure.md: web scraping API pricing, 3 plans](https://datacircle.dev/web-scraping-apis/pure-md/pay-as-you-go/llms.txt)
- [pure.md: web search API pricing, 3 plans](https://datacircle.dev/web-search-apis/pure-md/pay-as-you-go/llms.txt)

## pure.md: web search API alternatives

- [Firecrawl, top-up from $5, Pay-as-you-go on Standard, POST /v2/search, Search](https://datacircle.dev/web-search-apis/firecrawl/top-up-from-5-pay-as-you-go-on-standard/llms.txt): $5.00 per 1,000, 33% complete
- [Search1API, top-up from $5, Pay as you go, POST /ask](https://datacircle.dev/web-search-apis/search1api/top-up-from-5-pay-as-you-go-post-ask/llms.txt): $5.00 per 1,000, 33% complete, live
- [Parallel, top-up, Pay as you go, POST /v1/search, Search (advanced)](https://datacircle.dev/web-search-apis/parallel/top-up-pay-as-you-go-post-v1-search-search-advanced/llms.txt): $5.00 per 1,000, 33% complete, stored
- [Hyperbrowser, $30 monthly, Startup, POST /api/web/search, Search](https://datacircle.dev/web-search-apis/hyperbrowser/30-monthly-startup-post-api-web-search-search/llms.txt): $5.00 per 1,000, 0% complete

## Sources

From each provider's own pricing page and docs, and from what providers tell us. We read this row from these pages on 2026-11-01.

- https://pure.md?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=web-search-api-pricing
- https://pure.md/changelog?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=web-search-api-pricing
- https://pure.md/docs?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=web-search-api-pricing
- https://pure.md/terms?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=web-search-api-pricing