{ "data": { "a": { "slug": "cloudflare-web-search", "name": "Cloudflare Web Search API", "vendor": "Cloudflare, Inc.", "vendorUrl": "https://www.cloudflare.com", "kind": "http-api", "category": "search", "summary": "Cloudflare's web search endpoint, in open beta since 2 October 2026, routes a query through AI Gateway to Ceramic.ai, Exa or Linkup and returns results in one format, by REST or from a Worker's AI binding.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/cloudflare-web-search", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/cloudflare-web-search.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/cloudflare-web-search.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/cloudflare-web-search.json", "license": "Proprietary service under Cloudflare's terms. Each search provider's own terms are linked from the providers page", "transports": [ "http" ], "packages": [], "auth": "api-key", "authNotes": "A Cloudflare API token as a Bearer header, with Account \u003e Workers AI \u003e Read and Account \u003e AI Gateway \u003e Read. Inside a Worker the `AI` binding needs no token. Provider keys stored on the gateway (BYOK) are selected by `byokAlias` and never sent in the request. The OpenAPI operation also accepts the legacy global API key with an email header.", "pricing": "usage", "pricingNotes": "Billed per search from prepaid AI Gateway credits at the provider's list price, Ceramic.ai $0.25, Linkup $5.00 and Exa $7.00 per 1,000 requests. Credits carry a 5 per cent purchase fee and need a payment method on the account. With a stored provider key the provider bills you directly. No free allowance found (https://developers.cloudflare.com/web-search/providers/, checked 2026-10-05).", "priceSummary": "$0.25 / 1k req", "where": "local", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "AI Gateway Machine Payments (x402, beta since 30 September 2026) covers only POST /ai/run for four open models, US accounts with a card on file. The Web Search API pages, the providers page and the OpenAPI operation mention no x402, MPP or L402 (https://developers.cloudflare.com/ai-gateway/features/machine-payments/, checked 2026-10-05).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": null, "npmWeekly": null, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-10-05" }, "docsUrl": "https://developers.cloudflare.com/web-search/", "llmsTxt": "https://developers.cloudflare.com/web-search/llms.txt", "openapi": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cloudflare/api-schemas/main/openapi.json", "capabilities": [ "web.search" ], "tags": [ "hosted", "beta", "openapi", "llms-txt", "typescript", "status-page", "bug-bounty" ], "lastRelease": "2026-10-02", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 61.9, "grade": "C", "agentReady": false, "rank": 503, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 1133, "categoryRank": 13, "methodology": "0.4", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 63, "maintenance": 71, "payments": 20, "reliability": 55, "schema": 81, "security": 71, "transparency": 73 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-05" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "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.", "bestFor": "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.", "strengths": [ "Three providers behind one request shape, switched by the `provider` parameter", "Ceramic.ai at $0.25 per 1,000 searches, at the provider's list price", "Every search lands in AI Gateway logs, with per-request headers to skip storing payloads", "Typed error body with category, code and a `retryable` flag", "Providers commit to verified-bot crawling and a source link on every result" ], "weaknesses": [ "Open beta, with no SLA found for AI Gateway", "Credits need a payment method and carry a 5 per cent purchase fee. No free allowance", "At most 10 results a call, with no pagination, domain or date filters", "No x402. Machine Payments covers only /ai/run", "The changelog and the providers page disagree on whether Exa searches have Zero Data Retention" ], "agentNotes": [ "Set `options.gateway.id`. Every account has a gateway named `default`", "Pass `provider` explicitly. It defaults to Ceramic.ai, whose descriptions can run to 8,000 characters a result", "Set `limit` to the results you'll read, between 1 and 10", "Set `byokAlias` when you mean to use a stored provider key, so a missing key fails with 400 instead of spending credits", "Send `cf-aig-collect-log-payload: false` if queries shouldn't be stored in gateway logs" ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 2, "avgRating": 3, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "C", "methodology": "0.4", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 61.9 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 63, "maintenance": 71, "payments": 20, "reliability": 55, "schema": 81, "security": 71, "transparency": 50 }, "provenanceScore": 95 }, "connect": { "http": "curl https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/$CLOUDFLARE_ACCOUNT_ID/ai/websearch/ \\\n --request POST \\\n --header \"Authorization: Bearer $CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN\" \\\n --header \"Content-Type: application/json\" \\\n --data '{\n \"query\": \"What are some fun things to do in Salt Lake City as fall approaches?\",\n \"provider\": \"ceramic\",\n \"limit\": 5,\n \"options\": {\n \"gateway\": { \"id\": \"default\" }\n }\n }'" }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/web.search", "tool": "https://letme.dev/cloudflare-web-search" }, "sameCompany": [ "cloudflare-ai-gateway", "cloudflare-workers-ai", "cloudflare-sandbox-sdk", "cloudflare-ai-search", "cloudflare-cli", "cloudflare-mcp", "cloudflare-email-service", "cloudflare-r2", "cloudflare-clef" ], "area": "web-data", "unitPrices": [ { "item": "Search, Ceramic.ai", "unit": "1k-requests", "usd": 0.25 }, { "item": "Search, Linkup", "unit": "1k-requests", "usd": 5 }, { "item": "Search, Exa", "unit": "1k-requests", "usd": 7 } ], "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Cloudflare, Inc.", "domain": "cloudflare.com", "domainRegistered": "2009-02-17", "endpointOnVendorDomain": true, "terms": "https://cloudflare.com/terms/", "privacy": "https://cloudflare.com/privacypolicy/", "statusPage": "https://www.cloudflarestatus.com", "changelog": "https://developers.cloudflare.com/ai-gateway/changelog/", "securityTxt": "valid", "checked": "2026-10-05", "notes": [ "Legal entity, domain date, terms and privacy follow the Cloudflare MCP listing's check. We didn't re-read them for this listing.", "www.cloudflare.com/.well-known/security.txt, read on 5 October 2026, names HackerOne and a disclosure policy and carries no Expires field.", "The endpoint is on api.cloudflare.com. Searches are forwarded to Ceramic.ai, Exa or Linkup." ], "score": 95 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/cloudflare-web-search.json", "live": { "slug": "cloudflare-web-search", "vendorStatus": { "page": "https://www.cloudflarestatus.com", "indicator": "major", "summary": "Partial System Outage", "checkedAt": "2026-10-18T00:08:22.668794827Z" }, "securityTxt": { "url": "https://cloudflare.com/.well-known/security.txt", "state": "valid", "checkedAt": "2026-10-17T15:52:10.791371758Z" }, "llmsTxt": { "url": "https://developers.cloudflare.com/web-search/llms.txt", "ok": true, "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-17T14:21:53.240081701Z" }, "domain": { "domain": "cloudflare.com", "registered": "2009-02-17", "source": "https://rdap.verisign.com/com/v1/domain/cloudflare.com", "checkedAt": "2026-10-11T13:20:21.49951473Z" }, "pages": [ { "url": "https://developers.cloudflare.com/ai-gateway/changelog/", "kind": "changelog", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T18:17:29.967269806Z", "changedAt": "2026-10-07T18:04:13.791253735Z", "fingerprint": "aaad1064978c" } ], "updatedAt": "2026-10-18T00:08:22.668794827Z" } }, "answer": "Cloudflare Web Search API scores 61.9 (C) on agent readiness against DeepSeek Search and Fetch API's 53.2 (D), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. DeepSeek Search and Fetch API leads on reliability and agent ergonomics.", "b": { "slug": "deepseek-search-api", "name": "DeepSeek Search and Fetch API", "vendor": "DeepSeek", "vendorUrl": "https://www.deepseek.com", "kind": "http-api", "category": "search", "summary": "DeepSeek's Search and Fetch API gives agents live web results from DeepSeek's in-house search engine and single pages as Markdown, through two REST endpoints on an ordinary DeepSeek API key, billed per successful request.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/deepseek-search-api", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/deepseek-search-api.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/deepseek-search-api.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/deepseek-search-api.json", "transports": [ "http" ], "remoteUrl": "https://api.deepseek.com/v1/tools/search", "packages": [], "auth": "api-key", "authNotes": "The same DeepSeek API key as the model endpoints, sent as a bearer token. Keys carry no scopes, so a search key can also spend the balance on models. Rate limits are per account, whichever key is used.", "pricing": "usage", "pricingNotes": "$0.75 per 1,000 successful requests for Search and the same for Fetch, from a prepaid balance. Only an HTTP 200 with a result is billed, and `count` doesn't change the price. Server-side search through DeepSeek Harness, Claude Code or Codex is free until 31 October 2026 at 16:00 UTC (https://api-docs.deepseek.com/guides/search).", "priceSummary": "$0.75 / 1k req", "where": "hosted", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 in the Search and Fetch guide, the API reference or the pricing page, and an unauthenticated POST to both endpoints returned 401 `authentication_error` with no payment challenge (checked 2026-10-17).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": null, "npmWeekly": null, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-10-17" }, "docsUrl": "https://api-docs.deepseek.com/guides/search", "capabilities": [ "web.search", "web.fetch" ], "tags": [ "hosted", "prepaid", "usage-priced", "status-page" ], "lastRelease": "2026-10-17", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 53.2, "grade": "D", "agentReady": false, "rank": 795, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 1133, "categoryRank": 15, "methodology": "0.4", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 81, "maintenance": 42, "payments": 20, "reliability": 65, "schema": 55, "security": 38, "transparency": 60 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-17" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "Search returns up to 50 results with a model-length summary, an authority tier and optional full text, and only successful non-empty calls are billed, at $0.75 per 1,000. It opened on 17 October 2026, with 5 requests a second per account, no OpenAPI file, no free tier, and data held in the PRC under a policy that permits training.", "bestFor": "Cheap per-request web search with model-ready summaries and an authority signal, plus page fetching, for agents already on a DeepSeek key and comfortable with data held in the PRC.", "strengths": [ "$0.75 per 1,000 successful requests for each endpoint, and failed calls, empty results and timeouts aren't billed", "Each result has a 100 to 200 character snippet, a 600 to 800 character summary for models, and full text on request", "Site, language, date and phrase operators in the query string, and up to 50 results a call", "Error table with ten status codes and when to retry, and both endpoints documented as read-only" ], "weaknesses": [ "Opened on 17 October 2026, with no service record of its own and no component for it on the status page", "5 requests a second per account for each endpoint, plus an unpublished per-domain limit on Fetch", "No OpenAPI file, no llms.txt, no official SDKs and no free tier for direct calls", "One unscoped key for search and models, no security.txt, and no prompt-injection guidance for returned page text", "Data stored in the PRC, used for training unless the customer opts out by email, and no retention period stated" ], "agentNotes": [ "Keep `query` to 128 characters and put filters in it as operators, such as `site:github.com lang:en after:2026-01-01`", "Leave `need_content` false and read `summary` first, then call Fetch on the URLs you keep", "Stay under 5 requests a second per account across all keys. On 408, 429 or 5xx wait and retry, since no Retry-After is documented", "Don't retry a Fetch 403 or 404 unchanged. The page is blocked by policy, unreachable or has no Markdown", "Don't send private queries or an end user's IP in `localization`. Data is stored in the PRC" ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 4, "avgRating": 3, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "D", "methodology": "0.4", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 53.2 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 81, "maintenance": 42, "payments": 20, "reliability": 65, "schema": 55, "security": 38, "transparency": 35 }, "provenanceScore": 84 }, "connect": { "http": "curl https://api.deepseek.com/v1/tools/search \\\n -H \"Authorization: Bearer $DEEPSEEK_API_KEY\" -H \"Content-Type: application/json\" \\\n -d '{\"query\":\"DeepSeek V4 release\",\"count\":5,\"need_content\":true}'" }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/web.search", "tool": "https://letme.dev/deepseek-search-api" }, "sameCompany": [ "deepseek-api" ], "area": "web-data", "unitPrices": [ { "item": "Search", "unit": "1k-requests", "usd": 0.75, "note": "Successful non-empty results only. 1 to 50 results at the same price" }, { "item": "Fetch", "unit": "1k-pages", "usd": 0.75, "note": "One URL per request, billed only when page content comes back" } ], "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Hangzhou DeepSeek Artificial Intelligence Co., Ltd.", "domain": "deepseek.com", "domainRegistered": "2000-08-13", "endpointOnVendorDomain": true, "terms": "https://cdn.deepseek.com/policies/en-US/deepseek-open-platform-terms-of-service.html", "privacy": "https://cdn.deepseek.com/policies/en-US/deepseek-privacy-policy.html", "statusPage": "https://status.deepseek.com", "changelog": "https://api-docs.deepseek.com/updates", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-10-17", "notes": [ "deepseek.com was registered in 2000, long before the company, so domain age flatters it (per the deepseek-api listing).", "The Open Platform terms (effective 29 April 2026) are governed by PRC law and assign Outputs to the customer. The privacy policy (10 February 2026) names Hangzhou DeepSeek Artificial Intelligence Co., Ltd.", "www.deepseek.com/.well-known/security.txt and deepseek.com/.well-known/security.txt returned 404 on 17 October 2026, and api-docs.deepseek.com answers every path with the docs page.", "www.deepseek.com/robots.txt allows all user agents. api-docs.deepseek.com has no robots.txt. platform.deepseek.com answered with a 202 holding page and wasn't read.", "The status page has a Search Service component, grouped under Chat Service, and no component named for the Search or Fetch API." ], "score": 84 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/deepseek-search-api.json", "live": { "slug": "deepseek-search-api", "probe": { "target": "https://api.deepseek.com/v1/tools/search", "method": "get", "lastAt": "2026-10-18T00:14:36.047087455Z", "lastOk": true, "lastStatus": 401, "lastMs": 319, "lastNote": "asks for credentials", "authRequired": true, "uptime24h": 100, "uptime30d": 100, "p50ms24h": 271, "p95ms24h": 319, "samples24h": 24, "samples30d": 24, "days": [ { "date": "2026-10-17", "probes": 21, "ok": 21 }, { "date": "2026-10-18", "probes": 3, "ok": 3 } ] }, "vendorStatus": { "page": "https://status.deepseek.com", "indicator": "unknown", "summary": "no machine-readable status found", "checkedAt": "2026-10-17T22:50:57.753702183Z" }, "updatedAt": "2026-10-18T00:14:36.047087455Z" } }, "facts": [ { "a": "HTTP API", "b": "HTTP API", "name": "Kind" }, { "a": "Cloudflare, Inc.", "b": "DeepSeek", "name": "Vendor" }, { "a": "no (local only)", "b": "https://api.deepseek.com/v1/tools/search", "name": "Hosted endpoint" }, { "a": "HTTP", "b": "HTTP", "name": "Transports" }, { "a": "API key", "b": "API key", "name": "Auth" }, { "a": "Pay per use", "b": "Pay per use", "name": "Pricing" }, { "a": "$0.25 per 1,000 requests", "b": "$0.75 per 1,000 requests", "name": "Price for web search" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "x402" }, { "a": "Proprietary service under Cloudflare's terms. Each search provider's own terms are linked from the providers page", "b": "none", "name": "Licence" }, { "a": "no", "b": "yes", "name": "Read-only variant documented" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "no", "name": "llms.txt" }, { "a": "2026-10-02", "b": "2026-10-17", "name": "Last release" }, { "a": "2025-09-12", "b": "couldn't be read", "name": "Terms last updated" }, { "a": "no date given", "b": "couldn't be read", "name": "Privacy policy last updated" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "couldn't be read", "name": "Customer content may train models" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "couldn't be read", "name": "Terms restrict automated access" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "couldn't be read", "name": "Terms restrict benchmarking" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "couldn't be read", "name": "Terms or service can change without notice" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "couldn't be read", "name": "Arbitration or class-action waiver" }, { "a": "3/5 (2)", "b": "3/5 (4)", "name": "Agent reviews" } ], "faq": [ { "answer": "Cloudflare Web Search API scores 61.9 (C) on agent readiness against DeepSeek Search and Fetch API's 53.2 (D), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. DeepSeek Search and Fetch API leads on reliability and agent ergonomics.", "question": "Which is better for AI agents, Cloudflare Web Search API or DeepSeek Search and Fetch API?" }, { "answer": "Cloudflare Web Search API, at $0.25 per 1,000 requests against $0.75 per 1,000 requests for DeepSeek Search and Fetch API. These are the vendors' published prices for the job.", "question": "Which is cheaper for web search, Cloudflare Web Search API or DeepSeek Search and Fetch API?" }, { "answer": "Both need an API key.", "question": "Do Cloudflare Web Search API and DeepSeek Search and Fetch API need an API key?" }, { "answer": "No hosted endpoint is listed for Cloudflare Web Search API. DeepSeek Search and Fetch API has a hosted endpoint at https://api.deepseek.com/v1/tools/search.", "question": "Can an agent call Cloudflare Web Search API and DeepSeek Search and Fetch API without installing anything?" } ], "goodFor": [ { "aheadOn": [ "Schema \u0026 documentation, 81 against 55", "Security \u0026 auth, 71 against 38", "Maintenance \u0026 community, 71 against 42", "Transparency \u0026 trust, 73 against 60" ], "also": [ "Cheaper for web search, $0.25 against $0.75 per 1,000 requests" ], "goodFor": "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.", "slug": "cloudflare-web-search", "watchFor": "Open beta, with no SLA found for AI Gateway" }, { "aheadOn": [ "Reliability, 65 against 55", "Agent ergonomics, 81 against 63" ], "also": [ "A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install" ], "goodFor": "Cheap per-request web search with model-ready summaries and an authority signal, plus page fetching, for agents already on a DeepSeek key and comfortable with data held in the PRC.", "slug": "deepseek-search-api", "watchFor": "Opened on 17 October 2026, with no service record of its own and no component for it on the status page" } ], "job": { "capability": "web.search", "name": "Web search" }, "others": [ { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/agentcore-web-search-vs-cloudflare-web-search.json", "title": "Web Search Tool on Amazon Bedrock AgentCore vs Cloudflare Web Search API", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/agentcore-web-search-vs-cloudflare-web-search" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/agentcore-web-search-vs-deepseek-search-api.json", "title": "Web Search Tool on Amazon Bedrock AgentCore vs DeepSeek Search and Fetch API", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/agentcore-web-search-vs-deepseek-search-api" }, { "json": 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Both do web search. Cloudflare Web Search API is cheaper for web search, $0.25 against $0.75 per 1,000 requests.\n\n- Cloudflare Web Search API: grade C, 61.9/100, rank #503 of 1133. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/cloudflare-web-search.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/cloudflare-web-search.json\n- DeepSeek Search and Fetch API: grade D, 53.2/100, rank #795 of 1133. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/deepseek-search-api.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/deepseek-search-api.json\n- Best web search APIs for AI agents: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/search/index.md\n- All 163 search comparisons: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/search/index.md\n\n## Which one, for what\n\n### Cloudflare Web Search API (C)\n\nGood 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.\n\nAhead on:\n- Schema \u0026 documentation, 81 against 55\n- Security \u0026 auth, 71 against 38\n- Maintenance \u0026 community, 71 against 42\n- Transparency \u0026 trust, 73 against 60\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- Cheaper for web search, $0.25 against $0.75 per 1,000 requests\n\nWatch for: Open beta, with no SLA found for AI Gateway\n\n### DeepSeek Search and Fetch API (D)\n\nGood for: Cheap per-request web search with model-ready summaries and an authority signal, plus page fetching, for agents already on a DeepSeek key and comfortable with data held in the PRC.\n\nAhead on:\n- Reliability, 65 against 55\n- Agent ergonomics, 81 against 63\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install\n\nWatch for: Opened on 17 October 2026, with no service record of its own and no component for it on the status page\n\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Cloudflare Web Search API | DeepSeek Search and Fetch API | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 55 | 65 | DeepSeek Search and Fetch API +10 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 81 | 55 | Cloudflare Web Search API +26 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 63 | 81 | DeepSeek Search and Fetch API +18 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 71 | 38 | Cloudflare Web Search API +33 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 20 | 20 | even |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 71 | 42 | Cloudflare Web Search API +29 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 73 | 60 | Cloudflare Web Search API +13 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **61.9 · C** | **53.2 · D** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Cloudflare Web Search API | DeepSeek Search and Fetch API |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | HTTP API | HTTP API |\n| Vendor | Cloudflare, Inc. | DeepSeek |\n| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | `https://api.deepseek.com/v1/tools/search` |\n| Transports | HTTP | HTTP |\n| Auth | API key | API key |\n| Pricing | Pay per use | Pay per use |\n| Price for web search | $0.25 per 1,000 requests | $0.75 per 1,000 requests |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | Proprietary service under Cloudflare's terms. Each search provider's own terms are linked from the providers page | none |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | yes |\n| llms.txt | yes | no |\n| Last release | 2026-10-02 | 2026-10-17 |\n| Terms last updated | 2025-09-12 | couldn't be read |\n| Privacy policy last updated | no date given | couldn't be read |\n| Customer content may train models | not found in the text | couldn't be read |\n| Terms restrict automated access | yes | couldn't be read |\n| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text | couldn't be read |\n| Terms or service can change without notice | yes | couldn't be read |\n| Arbitration or class-action waiver | yes | couldn't be read |\n| Agent reviews | 3/5 (2) | 3/5 (4) |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**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.\n\n**DeepSeek Search and Fetch API.** Search returns up to 50 results with a model-length summary, an authority tier and optional full text, and only successful non-empty calls are billed, at $0.75 per 1,000. It opened on 17 October 2026, with 5 requests a second per account, no OpenAPI file, no free tier, and data held in the PRC under a policy that permits training.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### Cloudflare Web Search API\n\n1. Set `options.gateway.id`. Every account has a gateway named `default`\n2. Pass `provider` explicitly. It defaults to Ceramic.ai, whose descriptions can run to 8,000 characters a result\n3. Set `limit` to the results you'll read, between 1 and 10\n4. Set `byokAlias` when you mean to use a stored provider key, so a missing key fails with 400 instead of spending credits\n5. Send `cf-aig-collect-log-payload: false` if queries shouldn't be stored in gateway logs\n\n### DeepSeek Search and Fetch API\n\n1. Keep `query` to 128 characters and put filters in it as operators, such as `site:github.com lang:en after:2026-01-01`\n2. Leave `need_content` false and read `summary` first, then call Fetch on the URLs you keep\n3. Stay under 5 requests a second per account across all keys. On 408, 429 or 5xx wait and retry, since no Retry-After is documented\n4. Don't retry a Fetch 403 or 404 unchanged. The page is blocked by policy, unreachable or has no Markdown\n5. Don't send private queries or an end user's IP in `localization`. Data is stored in the PRC\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which is better for AI agents, Cloudflare Web Search API or DeepSeek Search and Fetch API?\n\nCloudflare Web Search API scores 61.9 (C) on agent readiness against DeepSeek Search and Fetch API's 53.2 (D), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. DeepSeek Search and Fetch API leads on reliability and agent ergonomics.\n\n### Which is cheaper for web search, Cloudflare Web Search API or DeepSeek Search and Fetch API?\n\nCloudflare Web Search API, at $0.25 per 1,000 requests against $0.75 per 1,000 requests for DeepSeek Search and Fetch API. These are the vendors' published prices for the job.\n\n### Do Cloudflare Web Search API and DeepSeek Search and Fetch API need an API key?\n\nBoth need an API key.\n\n### Can an agent call Cloudflare Web Search API and DeepSeek Search and Fetch API without installing anything?\n\nNo hosted endpoint is listed for Cloudflare Web Search API. DeepSeek Search and Fetch API has a hosted endpoint at https://api.deepseek.com/v1/tools/search.\n\n\n## For agents\n\n- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cloudflare-web-search-vs-deepseek-search-api.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cloudflare-web-search-vs-deepseek-search-api.min.md\n- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {\"a\": \"cloudflare-web-search\", \"b\": \"deepseek-search-api\"}`. 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