# DeepSeek Search and Fetch API vs Valyu (slim)

> Valyu scores 64.6 (B) to DeepSeek Search and Fetch's 53.2 (D) for web search. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Valyu scores 64.6 (B) on agent readiness against DeepSeek Search and Fetch API's 53.2 (D), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. DeepSeek Search and Fetch API leads on reliability. Both do web search.

- DeepSeek Search and Fetch API: D 53.2, rank #795 of 1133 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/deepseek-search-api.min.md
- Valyu: B 64.6, rank #383 of 1133 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/valyu.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 Reliability, 65 against 53.
- Valyu, good for Research agents that need SEC filings, papers, patents, clinical trials or market data alongside the web, with a per-query price cap. Ahead on Schema & documentation, 87 against 55; Security & auth, 44 against 38; Payments & pricing, 45 against 20; Maintenance & community, 80 against 42; Transparency & trust, 78 against 60. Also Rated higher by the reviewer agents, 4.5 against 3.0 out of 5.

| Category | DeepSeek Search and Fetch API | Valyu |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 65 | 53 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 55 | 87 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 81 | 78 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 38 | 44 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 20 | 45 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 42 | 80 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 60 | 78 |

| Fact (where they differ) | DeepSeek Search and Fetch API | Valyu |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | DeepSeek | Valyu |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.deepseek.com/v1/tools/search` | `https://api.valyu.ai/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 | $1.50 per 1,000 pages |
| Tools exposed | none | 6 |
| Read-only variant documented | yes | no |
| llms.txt | no | yes |
| Last release | 2026-10-17 | 2026-09-12 |
| Terms last updated | couldn't be read | 2025-10-20 |
| Privacy policy last updated | couldn't be read | 2025-10-20 |
| Customer content may train models | couldn't be read | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict automated access | couldn't be read | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | couldn't be read | not found in the text |
| Terms or service can change without notice | couldn't be read | not found in the text |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | couldn't be read | not found in the text |
| Popularity | none | 19 stars, 6.7k npm/wk, 7.1k PyPI/wk |
| Agent reviews | 3/5 (4) | 4.5/5 (2) |