# Web Search Tool on Amazon Bedrock AgentCore vs SerpApi (slim)

> Web Search Tool on Amazon Bedrock AgentCore scores 74.3 (BB) to SerpApi's 62.5 (B) for web search. Web Search Tool on Amazon Bedrock AgentCore is cheaper for web search, $7 against $25 per 1,000 requests. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Web Search Tool on Amazon Bedrock AgentCore scores 74.3 (BB) on agent readiness against SerpApi's 62.5 (B), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. SerpApi leads on agent ergonomics and transparency & trust. Both do web search. Web Search Tool on Amazon Bedrock AgentCore is cheaper for web search, $7 against $25 per 1,000 requests.

- Web Search Tool on Amazon Bedrock AgentCore: BB 74.3, rank #76 of 1133 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/agentcore-web-search.min.md
- SerpApi: B 62.5, rank #476 of 1133 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/serpapi.min.md
- Web Search Tool on Amazon Bedrock AgentCore, good 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 60; Schema & documentation, 78 against 67; Security & auth, 85 against 40. Also Cheaper for web search, $7 against $25 per 1,000 requests; Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better; Free to start without a card.
- SerpApi, good for An agent that needs what a specific engine shows (Google verticals, Maps, Shopping, Flights, Scholar, YouTube, Amazon) parsed to JSON. Ahead on Agent ergonomics, 88 against 69; Transparency & trust, 84 against 77. Also Runs on your own machine.

| Category | Web Search Tool on Amazon Bedrock AgentCore | SerpApi |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 90 | 60 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 78 | 67 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 69 | 88 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 85 | 40 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 30 | 30 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 80 | 82 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 77 | 84 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Web Search Tool on Amazon Bedrock AgentCore | SerpApi |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | MCP server | HTTP API |
| Vendor | Amazon Web Services | SerpApi |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://{gateway-id}.gateway.bedrock-agentcore.{region}.amazonaws.com/mcp` | `https://serpapi.com/search` |
| Transports | Streamable HTTP | HTTP, Streamable HTTP, stdio |
| Auth | OAuth or key | API key |
| Pricing | Pay per use | Freemium |
| Price for web search | $7 per 1,000 requests | $25 per 1,000 requests |
| Licence | Proprietary service under the AWS Customer Agreement and Service Terms, with an acceptable-use section on the tool's documentation page | none |
| Tools exposed | 1 | 3 |
| Read-only variant documented | no | yes |
| MCP registry | not listed | `io.github.serpapi/serpapi-mcp` |
| Last release | 2026-10-15 | 2026-09-22 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-10-01 | 2026-08-27 |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-05-18 | 2026-08-27 |
| Customer content may train models | yes, with an opt-out | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict automated access | yes | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | yes | not found in the text |
| Popularity | none | 175 stars, 169k npm/wk, 104k PyPI/wk |
| Agent reviews | 3.3/5 (4) | 3.5/5 (2) |