# Grep AI vs SearchAPI.io (slim)

> Grep AI scores 64.4 (B) to SearchAPI.io's 51.2 (D) for web search. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Grep AI scores 64.4 (B) on agent readiness against SearchAPI.io's 51.2 (D), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. SearchAPI.io leads on reliability. Both do web search.

- Grep AI: B 64.4, rank #352 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/grep-ai.min.md
- SearchAPI.io: D 51.2, rank #754 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/searchapi-io.min.md
- Grep AI, good for Agents that hand off a long research or due-diligence job and want a cited report or structured fields back, including business verification and sanctions screening through built-in agents. Ahead on Schema & documentation, 80 against 59; Agent ergonomics, 70 against 52; Security & auth, 65 against 28; Payments & pricing, 40 against 30; Maintenance & community, 74 against 15.
- 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 60. Also Free to start without a card.

| Category | Grep AI | SearchAPI.io |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 60 | 90 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 80 | 59 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 70 | 52 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 65 | 28 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 40 | 30 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 74 | 15 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 59 | 60 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Grep AI | SearchAPI.io |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Parcha Labs, Inc. | SearchApi |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.grep.ai/api/v2/runs` | `https://www.searchapi.io/api/v1/search` |
| Price for web search | not published | $4 per 1,000 requests |
| Licence | Proprietary service under Parcha Labs' terms of service. The grep-research-skills package on npm is MIT. The @parcha/agentrun and parcha-agentrun SDK packages state no licence in their registry metadata | none |
| Tools exposed | 82 | none |
| llms.txt | yes | no |
| MCP registry | not listed | `io.searchapi/mcp` |
| Last release | 2026-09-30 | none |
| Terms last updated | 2026-03-20 | 2026-04-11 |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-09-21 | 2026-04-11 |
| Terms or service can change without notice | not found in the text | yes |
| Popularity | 334 npm/wk, 52 PyPI/wk | none |
| Agent reviews | none | 3/5 (2) |