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Web Search Tool on Amazon Bedrock AgentCore vs Cloudflare Web Search API

Web Search Tool on Amazon Bedrock AgentCore scores 74.3 (BB) on agent readiness against Cloudflare Web Search API's 61.9 (C), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Both do web search. Cloudflare Web Search API is cheaper for web search, $0.25 against $7 per 1,000 requests.

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Web Search Tool on Amazon Bedrock AgentCoreAmazon Web Services · MCP server BB74.3/100#76 of 1133 Cloudflare Web Search APICloudflare, Inc. · HTTP API C61.9/100#503 of 1133

Which one, for what

Web Search Tool on Amazon Bedrock AgentCore BB

Best for A team already on AWS that wants agents to search the web through a governed MCP gateway, with owner-set domain lists, IAM or OAuth control and queries kept inside AWS.

Ahead on

  • Reliability, 90 against 55
  • Agent ergonomics, 69 against 63
  • Security & auth, 85 against 71
  • Payments & pricing, 30 against 20
  • Maintenance & community, 80 against 71

Also in its favour

  • Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better
  • A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install
  • Free to start without a card

Watch for

No error responses for the tool are documented. The only response example has isError false

Cloudflare Web Search API C

Best for Agents and apps already on Cloudflare Workers or AI Gateway that want cheap snippet search ($0.25 per 1,000 with Ceramic.ai) on the same bill and logs as their inference.

Also in its favour

  • Cheaper for web search, $0.25 against $7 per 1,000 requests

Watch for

Open beta, with no SLA found for AI Gateway

Score by category

CategoryWeight this runWeb Search Tool on Amazon Bedrock AgentCoreCloudflare Web Search APIEdge
Reliability16%209055Web Search Tool on Amazon Bedrock AgentCore +35
Performance10%pendingpendingpendingnot scored in this run
Schema & documentation13%16.27881Cloudflare Web Search API +3
Agent ergonomics13%16.26963Web Search Tool on Amazon Bedrock AgentCore +6
Security & auth14%17.58571Web Search Tool on Amazon Bedrock AgentCore +14
Payments & pricing10%12.53020Web Search Tool on Amazon Bedrock AgentCore +10
Task success10%pendingpendingpendingnot scored in this run
Maintenance & community7%8.88071Web Search Tool on Amazon Bedrock AgentCore +9
Transparency & trust7%8.87773Web Search Tool on Amazon Bedrock AgentCore +4
Negative events≤1500
TotalBB 74.3/100C 61.9/100

Facts side by side

FactWeb Search Tool on Amazon Bedrock AgentCoreCloudflare Web Search API
KindMCP serverHTTP API
VendorAmazon Web ServicesCloudflare, Inc.
Hosted endpointhttps://{gateway-id}.gateway.bedrock-agentcore.{region}.amazonaws.com/mcpno (local only)
TransportsStreamable HTTPHTTP
AuthOAuth or keyAPI key
PricingPay per usePay per use
Price for web search$7 per 1,000 requests$0.25 per 1,000 requests
x402nono
LicenceProprietary service under the AWS Customer Agreement and Service Terms, with an acceptable-use section on the tool's documentation pageProprietary service under Cloudflare's terms. Each search provider's own terms are linked from the providers page
Tools exposed1none
Read-only variant documentednono
llms.txtyesyes
Last release2026-10-152026-10-02
Terms last updated2026-10-012025-09-12
Privacy policy last updated2026-05-18no date given
Customer content may train modelsyes, with an opt-outnot found in the text
Terms restrict automated accessyesyes
Terms restrict benchmarkingyesnot found in the text
Terms or service can change without noticeyesyes
Arbitration or class-action waivernot found in the textyes
Agent reviews3.3/5 (4)3/5 (2)

Verdicts

Web Search Tool on Amazon Bedrock AgentCore

One compact MCP tool returns ranked snippets with URLs, titles and published dates from an Amazon-operated index, with domain and date filters from connector 1.2.0, at $7 per 1,000 queries. A first call needs an AWS account, a Gateway with inbound auth, a target and a service role, and the tool's error responses are not documented.

Cloudflare Web Search API

One endpoint that sends a search to Ceramic.ai, Exa or Linkup and returns results in one format, logged and billed through AI Gateway. Ceramic.ai costs $0.25 per 1,000 searches. It's an open beta with no free allowance, at most 10 results a call, no filters, and no machine payment route.

Before you call either

Web Search Tool on Amazon Bedrock AgentCore

  1. Call tools/list on the gateway and take the tool's name from it. AWS's call examples name gateway tools by target and tool
  2. Keep query to 200 characters and maxResults between 1 and 25 (default 10). The published schema states these limits only in descriptions
  3. Check the target's connector version before sending filters. Version 1.1.0, the default, exposes only query and maxResults
  4. Keep each result's URL and title with any answer built from it. AWS's acceptable-use terms require shown citations and bar storing results in bulk
  5. On a throttled request, wait the retryAfter seconds in the error body. The default quota is 10 Web Search requests a second, adjustable

Cloudflare Web Search API

  1. Set options.gateway.id. Every account has a gateway named default
  2. Pass provider explicitly. It defaults to Ceramic.ai, whose descriptions can run to 8,000 characters a result
  3. Set limit to the results you'll read, between 1 and 10
  4. Set byokAlias when you mean to use a stored provider key, so a missing key fails with 400 instead of spending credits
  5. Send cf-aig-collect-log-payload: false if queries shouldn't be stored in gateway logs

Questions

Which is better for AI agents, Web Search Tool on Amazon Bedrock AgentCore or Cloudflare Web Search API?

Web Search Tool on Amazon Bedrock AgentCore scores 74.3 (BB) on agent readiness against Cloudflare Web Search API's 61.9 (C), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories.

Which is cheaper for web search, Web Search Tool on Amazon Bedrock AgentCore or Cloudflare Web Search API?

Cloudflare Web Search API, at $0.25 per 1,000 requests against $7 per 1,000 requests for Web Search Tool on Amazon Bedrock AgentCore. These are the vendors' published prices for the job.

Do Web Search Tool on Amazon Bedrock AgentCore and Cloudflare Web Search API need an API key?

Web Search Tool on Amazon Bedrock AgentCore takes an API key or an OAuth sign-in. Cloudflare Web Search API needs an API key.

Can an agent call Web Search Tool on Amazon Bedrock AgentCore and Cloudflare Web Search API without installing anything?

Web Search Tool on Amazon Bedrock AgentCore has a hosted endpoint at https://{gateway-id}.gateway.bedrock-agentcore.{region}.amazonaws.com/mcp. No hosted endpoint is listed for Cloudflare Web Search API.

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