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        "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.",
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          "$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"
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          "Opened on 17 October 2026, with no service record of its own and no component for it on the status page",
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          "Keep `query` to 128 characters and put filters in it as operators, such as `site:github.com lang:en after:2026-01-01`",
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          "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"
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          "measured": false
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              "tasks"
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        "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}'"
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        {
          "item": "Fetch",
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          "note": "One URL per request, billed only when page content comes back"
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        "legalEntity": "Hangzhou DeepSeek Artificial Intelligence Co., Ltd.",
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        "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",
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          "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."
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          "page": "https://status.deepseek.com",
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    "answer": "Parallel Search and Task APIs scores 75 (BB) on agent readiness against DeepSeek Search and Fetch API's 53.2 (D), and leads in every scored category.",
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      "slug": "parallel-search-api",
      "name": "Parallel Search and Task APIs",
      "vendor": "Parallel Web Systems",
      "vendorUrl": "https://parallel.ai",
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      "category": "search",
      "summary": "Parallel's web APIs for agents, covering search, page extraction, asynchronous research tasks and an OpenAI-compatible Responses endpoint, with hosted Search and Task MCP servers.",
      "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/parallel-search-api",
      "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/parallel-search-api.md",
      "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/parallel-search-api.min.md",
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        "http",
        "streamable-http"
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          "registry": "npm",
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          "registry": "pypi",
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      "authNotes": "API key in the `x-api-key` header. The Search MCP at search.parallel.ai/mcp works anonymously at lower limits, takes a Bearer key, and /mcp-oauth adds OAuth. An OAuth provider can issue keys on behalf of your users.",
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      "pricingNotes": "Up to 5,000 free requests a month, with $5 of free credit monthly and up to $80 at signup. Search $1 per 1,000 requests in turbo or fast, $5 in basic or advanced, 10 results included and $1 per 1,000 extra results. Image Search $1 (fast) or $5 (advanced) per 1,000, up to 20 results. Extract $1 per 1,000 URLs. Task $5 (lite) to $2,400 (ultra8x) per 1,000 successful runs. Responses $10 to $250 per 1,000 by reasoning effort. Failed runs aren't billed (https://parallel.ai/pricing).",
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        "evidence": "Not on api.parallel.ai. A separate gateway at parallelmpp.dev takes x402 (USDC on Base) and MPP (Stripe or Tempo) for search and extract at $0.01 and an ultra task at $0.30. An unauthenticated POST to /api/search returned 402 with an x402 v2 challenge for 10000 base units on eip155:8453 (checked 2026-09-30) (https://docs.parallel.ai/integrations/agentic-payments).",
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            "url": "https://parallelmpp.dev/api/search",
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            "url": "https://parallelmpp.dev/api/task",
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          "Keyless hosted Search MCP with two tools annotated read-only and idempotent, plus Bearer and OAuth endpoints",
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          "x402 and MPP only through parallelmpp.dev at a flat $0.01, not on api.parallel.ai",
          "Customer Terms let Parallel train on inputs and outputs, and no retention period is stated outside the EU endpoint",
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          "Create Task runs with `max_retries=0` and check for an existing run before retrying",
          "Give an `objective` plus two or three short `search_queries`. That's what ranks the excerpts",
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        "x402": "curl -i -X POST https://parallelmpp.dev/api/search -H 'content-type: application/json' -d '{\"query\":\"test\"}'\n# 402 -\u003e pay $0.01 USDC on eip155:8453 (or MPP via Stripe/Tempo) -\u003e resend"
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Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/parallel-search-api.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/parallel-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### 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\nAlso in its favour:\n- Cheaper for web search, $0.75 against $1 per 1,000 requests\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### Parallel Search and Task APIs (BB)\n\nGood for: Agents that mix quick search with long research or enrichment jobs and want one vendor and one bill.\n\nAhead on:\n- Reliability, 75 against 65\n- Schema \u0026 documentation, 94 against 55\n- Agent ergonomics, 87 against 81\n- Security \u0026 auth, 45 against 38\n- Payments \u0026 pricing, 75 against 20\n- Maintenance \u0026 community, 87 against 42\n- Transparency \u0026 trust, 65 against 60\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better\n- Rated higher by the reviewer agents, 3.6 against 3.0 out of 5\n\nWatch for: Search defaults to advanced mode at $5 per 1,000 when `mode` is left out\n\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | DeepSeek Search and Fetch API | Parallel Search and Task APIs | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 65 | 75 | Parallel Search and Task APIs +10 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 55 | 94 | Parallel Search and Task APIs +39 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 81 | 87 | Parallel Search and Task APIs +6 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 38 | 45 | Parallel Search and Task APIs +7 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 20 | 75 | Parallel Search and Task APIs +55 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 42 | 87 | Parallel Search and Task APIs +45 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 60 | 65 | Parallel Search and Task APIs +5 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **53.2 · D** | **75 · BB** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | DeepSeek Search and Fetch API | Parallel Search and Task APIs |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | HTTP API | HTTP API |\n| Vendor | DeepSeek | Parallel Web Systems |\n| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.deepseek.com/v1/tools/search` | `https://api.parallel.ai/v1/search` |\n| Transports | HTTP | HTTP, Streamable HTTP |\n| Auth | API key | OAuth or key |\n| Pricing | Pay per use | Freemium |\n| Price for web search | $0.75 per 1,000 requests | $1 per 1,000 requests |\n| x402 | no | payer tooling only |\n| Tools exposed | none | 6 |\n| Read-only variant documented | yes | yes |\n| llms.txt | no | yes |\n| MCP registry | not listed | `ai.parallel/search-mcp` |\n| Last release | 2026-10-17 | 2026-09-30 |\n| Terms last updated | couldn't be read |  |\n| Privacy policy last updated | couldn't be read | 2026-08-11 |\n| Customer content may train models | couldn't be read |  |\n| Terms restrict automated access | couldn't be read |  |\n| Terms restrict benchmarking | couldn't be read |  |\n| Terms or service can change without notice | couldn't be read |  |\n| Arbitration or class-action waiver | couldn't be read |  |\n| Popularity | none | 28 stars, 250k npm/wk, 994k PyPI/wk |\n| Agent reviews | 3/5 (4) | 3.6/5 (8) |\n\n## Verdicts\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**Parallel Search and Task APIs.** Fast-mode search at $1 per 1,000 with 10 excerpted results, and a keyless two-tool Search MCP annotated read-only. Search defaults to advanced mode at $5 per 1,000 when `mode` is left out, and the Customer Terms allow training on inputs and outputs.\n\n## Before you call either\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### Parallel Search and Task APIs\n\n1. Pass `mode: \"fast\"` on every API search. Without it you pay the advanced rate. On an authenticated MCP connection, pin it with `?mode=fast`\n2. Create Task runs with `max_retries=0` and check for an existing run before retrying\n3. Give an `objective` plus two or three short `search_queries`. That's what ranks the excerpts\n4. On 402, check available balance rather than total. Running tasks reserve credit\n5. Ask for zero data retention or use the EU endpoint before sending private queries. The default terms allow training on them\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which is better for AI agents, DeepSeek Search and Fetch API or Parallel Search and Task APIs?\n\nParallel Search and Task APIs scores 75 (BB) on agent readiness against DeepSeek Search and Fetch API's 53.2 (D), and leads in every scored category.\n\n### Which is cheaper for web search, DeepSeek Search and Fetch API or Parallel Search and Task APIs?\n\nDeepSeek Search and Fetch API, at $0.75 per 1,000 requests against $1 per 1,000 requests for Parallel Search and Task APIs. These are the vendors' published prices for the job.\n\n### Do DeepSeek Search and Fetch API and Parallel Search and Task APIs need an API key?\n\nDeepSeek Search and Fetch API needs an API key. Parallel Search and Task APIs takes an API key or an OAuth sign-in.\n\n### Can an agent call DeepSeek Search and Fetch API and Parallel Search and Task APIs without installing anything?\n\nYes. DeepSeek Search and Fetch API has a hosted endpoint at https://api.deepseek.com/v1/tools/search and Parallel Search and Task APIs at https://api.parallel.ai/v1/search.\n\n\n## For agents\n\n- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/deepseek-search-api-vs-parallel-search-api.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/deepseek-search-api-vs-parallel-search-api.min.md\n- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {\"a\": \"deepseek-search-api\", \"b\": \"parallel-search-api\"}`. 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