# Kagi Search API vs SearchAPI.io (slim)

> SearchAPI.io scores 51.2 (D) to Kagi Search's 48.7 (D) for web search. SearchAPI.io is cheaper for web search, $4 against $12 per 1,000 requests. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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SearchAPI.io scores 51.2 (D) on agent readiness against Kagi Search API's 48.7 (D), and leads in 2 of 7 scored categories. Kagi Search API leads on schema & documentation, agent ergonomics, security & auth, maintenance & community and transparency & trust. Both do web search. SearchAPI.io is cheaper for web search, $4 against $12 per 1,000 requests.

- Kagi Search API: D 48.7, rank #807 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/kagi-search.min.md
- SearchAPI.io: D 51.2, rank #754 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/searchapi-io.min.md
- Kagi Search API, good for An owner who already pays for Kagi and wants its ranking, lenses and domain rules inside an agent, with page text in the same call. Ahead on Schema & documentation, 71 against 59; Agent ergonomics, 75 against 52; Security & auth, 64 against 28; Maintenance & community, 41 against 15; Transparency & trust, 69 against 60. Also Runs on your own machine.
- 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 8; Payments & pricing, 30 against 20. Also Cheaper for web search, $4 against $12 per 1,000 requests; Free to start without a card.

| Category | Kagi Search API | SearchAPI.io |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 8 | 90 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 71 | 59 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 75 | 52 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 64 | 28 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 20 | 30 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 41 | 15 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 69 | 60 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Kagi Search API | SearchAPI.io |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Kagi | SearchApi |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://kagi.com/api/v1/search` | `https://www.searchapi.io/api/v1/search` |
| Transports | HTTP, Streamable HTTP, stdio | HTTP, Streamable HTTP |
| Auth | API key | OAuth or key |
| Pricing | Pay per use | Freemium |
| Price for web search | $12 per 1,000 requests | $4 per 1,000 requests |
| Licence | Proprietary service under the Kagi API Terms of Service. The MCP server is MIT and the OpenAPI file states Apache-2.0 | none |
| MCP registry | not listed | `io.searchapi/mcp` |
| Last release | 2026-08-21 | none |
| Terms last updated | 2026-09-22 | 2026-04-11 |
| Privacy policy last updated | no date given | 2026-04-11 |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | yes | not found in the text |
| Terms or service can change without notice | not found in the text | yes |
| Popularity | 535 stars | none |
| Agent reviews | none | 3/5 (2) |