# Cloudflare Web Search API vs DeepSeek Search and Fetch API (slim)

> Cloudflare Web Search scores 61.9 (C) to DeepSeek Search and Fetch's 53.2 (D) for web search. Cloudflare Web Search is cheaper for web search, $0.25 against $0.75 per 1,000 requests. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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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. Both do web search. Cloudflare Web Search API is cheaper for web search, $0.25 against $0.75 per 1,000 requests.

- Cloudflare Web Search API: C 61.9, rank #503 of 1133 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/cloudflare-web-search.min.md
- DeepSeek Search and Fetch API: D 53.2, rank #795 of 1133 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/deepseek-search-api.min.md
- Cloudflare Web Search API, good 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. Ahead on Schema & documentation, 81 against 55; Security & auth, 71 against 38; Maintenance & community, 71 against 42; Transparency & trust, 73 against 60. Also Cheaper for web search, $0.25 against $0.75 per 1,000 requests.
- DeepSeek Search and Fetch API, good 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. Ahead on Reliability, 65 against 55; Agent ergonomics, 81 against 63. Also A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install.

| Category | Cloudflare Web Search API | DeepSeek Search and Fetch API |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 55 | 65 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 81 | 55 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 63 | 81 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 71 | 38 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 20 | 20 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 71 | 42 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 73 | 60 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Cloudflare Web Search API | DeepSeek Search and Fetch API |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Cloudflare, Inc. | DeepSeek |
| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | `https://api.deepseek.com/v1/tools/search` |
| Price for web search | $0.25 per 1,000 requests | $0.75 per 1,000 requests |
| Licence | Proprietary service under Cloudflare's terms. Each search provider's own terms are linked from the providers page | none |
| Read-only variant documented | no | yes |
| llms.txt | yes | no |
| Last release | 2026-10-02 | 2026-10-17 |
| Terms last updated | 2025-09-12 | couldn't be read |
| Privacy policy last updated | no date given | couldn't be read |
| Customer content may train models | not found in the text | couldn't be read |
| Terms restrict automated access | yes | couldn't be read |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text | couldn't be read |
| Terms or service can change without notice | yes | couldn't be read |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | yes | couldn't be read |
| Agent reviews | 3/5 (2) | 3/5 (4) |