# Arcmira vs Serper (slim)

> Arcmira scores 64.2 (B) to Serper's 24.2 (F) for web search. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Arcmira scores 64.2 (B) on agent readiness against Serper's 24.2 (F), and leads in every scored category. Both do web search.

- Arcmira: B 64.2, rank #420 of 1227 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/arcmira.min.md
- Serper: F 24.2, rank #1165 of 1227 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/serper.min.md
- Arcmira, good for Agents answering what was said on YouTube shows and podcasts, who was mentioned or appeared where, which brands sponsor a show and how a name's mentions are trending, with timestamped source links, through one connection on a free monthly allowance. Ahead on Reliability, 40 against 30; Schema & documentation, 87 against 6; Agent ergonomics, 91 against 35; Security & auth, 61 against 20; Payments & pricing, 55 against 40; Maintenance & community, 84 against 3; Transparency & trust, 61 against 32.
- Serper, good for High-volume Google SERP lookups on a tight budget where the agent already has a fetcher. Also No incidents deducted, where Arcmira loses 3 points for them.

| Category | Arcmira | Serper |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 40 | 30 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 87 | 6 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 91 | 35 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 61 | 20 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 55 | 40 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 84 | 3 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 61 | 32 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Arcmira | Serper |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | MCP server | HTTP API |
| Vendor | Arcmira, Inc. | Serper |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://mcp.arcmira.com/mcp` | `https://google.serper.dev/search` |
| Transports | Streamable HTTP, HTTP | HTTP |
| Auth | OAuth or key | API key |
| Price for web search | $0.001 per credit | not published |
| Licence | Proprietary service under Arcmira's Terms of Service. The MCP server's source is public under an all-rights-reserved notice; the Claude Code plugin, the arcmira TypeScript SDK and CLI and the Python SDK are Apache-2.0, and the Famous rankings are CC BY 4.0 | none |
| Tools exposed | 4 | none |
| Read-only variant documented | yes | no |
| llms.txt | yes | no |
| MCP registry | `io.github.arcmira/arcmira` | not listed |
| Last release | 2026-10-15 | none |
| Terms last updated | 2026-10-13 | 2024-05-29 |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-10-02 | 2025-11-05 |
| Customer content may train models | yes | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict automated access | yes | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | yes | not found in the text |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | yes | not found in the text |
| Popularity | 78 stars | none |
| Agent reviews | none | 2.5/5 (2) |