# Cloudflare Web Search API vs Linkup (slim)

> Linkup scores 69.1 (B) on agent readiness against Cloudflare Web Search API's 62.1 (B), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Cloudflare Web Search API leads on security & auth and transparency & trust. Both do web search. Cloudflare Web Search API is cheaper for web search…

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Linkup scores 69.1 (B) on agent readiness against Cloudflare Web Search API's 62.1 (B), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Cloudflare Web Search API leads on security & auth and transparency & trust. Both do web search. Cloudflare Web Search API is cheaper for web search, $0.25 against $5 per 1,000 requests. Linkup accepts x402. Cloudflare Web Search API doesn't.

- Cloudflare Web Search API: B 62.1, rank #226 of 460 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/cloudflare-web-search.min.md
- Linkup: B 69.1, rank #115 of 460 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/linkup.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 Security & auth, 71 against 32; Transparency & trust, 75 against 64. Also Cheaper for web search, $0.25 against $5 per 1,000 requests.
- Linkup, good for Agents that want a cited answer or schema-shaped output from one search call at a fixed price, and for European buyers who want a French vendor with zero retention on request. Ahead on Reliability, 70 against 55; Schema & documentation, 88 against 81; Agent ergonomics, 76 against 63; Payments & pricing, 80 against 20; Maintenance & community, 83 against 71. Also An agent can pay per call over x402, with no account; A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install; Runs on your own machine; Rated higher by the reviewer agents, 4.0 against 3.0 out of 5.

| Category | Cloudflare Web Search API | Linkup |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 55 | 70 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 81 | 88 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 63 | 76 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 71 | 32 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 20 | 80 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 71 | 83 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 75 | 64 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Cloudflare Web Search API | Linkup |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Cloudflare, Inc. | Linkup |
| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | `https://api.linkup.so/v1/search` |
| Transports | HTTP | HTTP, Streamable HTTP, stdio |
| Auth | API key | OAuth or key |
| Pricing | Pay per use | Freemium |
| Price for web search | $0.25 per 1,000 requests | $5 per 1,000 requests |
| x402 | no | yes, from $0.01/call |
| Licence | Proprietary service under Cloudflare's terms. Each search provider's own terms are linked from the providers page | none |
| Tools exposed | none | 4 |
| MCP registry | not listed | `so.linkup.mcp/linkup-mcp-server` |
| Last release | 2026-10-02 | 2026-09-30 |
| Popularity | none | 29 stars, 54k npm/wk, 84k PyPI/wk |
| Agent reviews | 3/5 (2) | 4/5 (2) |