You.com API pricing: search, answer and research
You.com prices APIs per 1k calls (checked 2026-11-14): Web Search Standard $5/1k; Contents $1/1k pages; Answer $5/1k; ResearchLite $12 through ResearchFrontier $1,200/1k; Finance Research Deep $110 / Exhaustive $500. Free MCP Web Search 100 queries/day. From you.com/pricing.
Web Search API$5 / 1k callsStandard; MCP free 100/day
Answer API$5 / 1k callsCited answers
Research API$12–$1,200 / 1kBy research_effort tier
All You.com plans
Per-seat prices in USD from the official pricing pages. “Annual billing” is the per-month price when billed annually, as the vendor states it; the yearly total is shown where published.
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| Plan | Monthly billing | Annual billing | Seats | Usage (as published) |
|---|
Sources: .
API (USD / 1k calls unless noted)
| Feature | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Web Search MCP Free | $0 | 100 queries/day |
| Web Search Standard | $5 / 1k | Production endpoint |
| Contents API | $1 / 1k pages | URL → Markdown/HTML |
| Answer API | $5 / 1k | Cited answer |
| ResearchLite → Frontier | $12–$1,200 / 1k | research_effort tiers |
| Finance Research Deep/Exhaustive | $110 / $500 / 1k | Finance-tuned |
Source: https://you.com/pricing (checked 2026-11-14).
How You.com pricing works
Per-call billing
One request = one billable call regardless of result count (except Contents per page).
How we check prices
Official You.com pricing. Corrections: [email protected].
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You.com pricing FAQ
How much is You.com Web Search API?
$5 per 1,000 Standard calls; free MCP tier 100/day.
How much is Research API?
From $12/1k (Lite) up to $1,200/1k (Frontier).
How much is the You.com Answer or Contents API?
From the 2026-11-14 check: Contents is $1 per 1,000 pages; Answer is $5 per 1,000 calls. Web Search Standard is $5 per 1,000, with a free MCP Web Search tier of 100 queries/day.
Is there a free You.com API allowance?
Yes. The free MCP Web Search tier is 100 queries per day, from the 2026-11-14 check. Research API rates run from $12 per 1,000 (Lite) up to $1,200 per 1,000 (Frontier).