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

> Web Search Tool on Amazon Bedrock AgentCore scores 74.3 (BB) to Serper's 24.1 (F) for web search. 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 Serper's 24.1 (F), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Serper leads on payments & pricing. Both do web search.

- Web Search Tool on Amazon Bedrock AgentCore: BB 74.3, rank #76 of 1133 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/agentcore-web-search.min.md
- Serper: F 24.1, rank #1090 of 1133 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/serper.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 30; Schema & documentation, 78 against 6; Agent ergonomics, 69 against 35; Security & auth, 85 against 20; Maintenance & community, 80 against 3; Transparency & trust, 77 against 31. Also Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better; Rated higher by the reviewer agents, 3.3 against 2.5 out of 5.
- Serper, good for High-volume Google SERP lookups on a tight budget where the agent already has a fetcher. Ahead on Payments & pricing, 40 against 30.

| Category | Web Search Tool on Amazon Bedrock AgentCore | Serper |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 90 | 30 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 78 | 6 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 69 | 35 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 85 | 20 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 30 | 40 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 80 | 3 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 77 | 31 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Web Search Tool on Amazon Bedrock AgentCore | Serper |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | MCP server | HTTP API |
| Vendor | Amazon Web Services | Serper |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://{gateway-id}.gateway.bedrock-agentcore.{region}.amazonaws.com/mcp` | `https://google.serper.dev/search` |
| Transports | Streamable HTTP | HTTP |
| Auth | OAuth or key | API key |
| Pricing | Pay per use | Freemium |
| Price for web search | $7 per 1,000 requests | not published |
| 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 | none |
| llms.txt | yes | no |
| Last release | 2026-10-15 | none |
| Terms last updated | 2026-10-01 | 2024-05-29 |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-05-18 | 2025-11-05 |
| 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 |
| Agent reviews | 3.3/5 (4) | 2.5/5 (2) |