# DeepSeek Search and Fetch API vs SearchAPI.io (slim)

> DeepSeek Search and Fetch scores 53.2 (D) to SearchAPI.io's 51.2 (D) for web search. DeepSeek Search and Fetch is cheaper for web search, $0.75 against $4 per 1,000 requests. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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DeepSeek Search and Fetch API scores 53.2 (D) on agent readiness against SearchAPI.io's 51.2 (D), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. SearchAPI.io leads on reliability and payments & pricing. Both do web search. DeepSeek Search and Fetch API is cheaper for web search, $0.75 against $4 per 1,000 requests.

- DeepSeek Search and Fetch API: D 53.2, rank #795 of 1133 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/deepseek-search-api.min.md
- SearchAPI.io: D 51.2, rank #849 of 1133 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/searchapi-io.min.md
- 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 Agent ergonomics, 81 against 52; Security & auth, 38 against 28; Maintenance & community, 42 against 15. Also Cheaper for web search, $0.75 against $4 per 1,000 requests.
- SearchAPI.io, good for Agents that need parsed results from many engines, especially shopping, ads, travel and social sources, at a low price per search. Ahead on Reliability, 90 against 65; Payments & pricing, 30 against 20. Also Free to start without a card.

| Category | DeepSeek Search and Fetch API | SearchAPI.io |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 65 | 90 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 55 | 59 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 81 | 52 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 38 | 28 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 20 | 30 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 42 | 15 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 60 | 60 |

| Fact (where they differ) | DeepSeek Search and Fetch API | SearchAPI.io |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | DeepSeek | SearchApi |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.deepseek.com/v1/tools/search` | `https://www.searchapi.io/api/v1/search` |
| Transports | HTTP | HTTP, Streamable HTTP |
| Auth | API key | OAuth or key |
| Pricing | Pay per use | Freemium |
| Price for web search | $0.75 per 1,000 requests | $4 per 1,000 requests |
| Read-only variant documented | yes | no |
| MCP registry | not listed | `io.searchapi/mcp` |
| Last release | 2026-10-17 | none |
| Terms last updated | couldn't be read | 2026-04-11 |
| Privacy policy last updated | couldn't be read | 2026-04-11 |
| Customer content may train models | couldn't be read | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict automated access | couldn't be read | yes |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | couldn't be read | not found in the text |
| Terms or service can change without notice | couldn't be read | yes |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | couldn't be read | not found in the text |
| Agent reviews | 3/5 (4) | 3/5 (2) |