# Kagi Search API vs SerpKite (slim)

> SerpKite scores 64.8 (B) to Kagi Search's 48.7 (D) for web search. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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SerpKite scores 64.8 (B) on agent readiness against Kagi Search API's 48.7 (D), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Kagi Search API leads on security & auth. Both do web search.

- Kagi Search API: D 48.7, rank #807 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/kagi-search.min.md
- SerpKite: B 64.8, rank #337 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/serpkite.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 Security & auth, 64 against 37. Also Runs on your own machine; No incidents deducted, where SerpKite loses 3 points for them.
- SerpKite, good for Agents that want Google results and the top pages as Markdown in one call at a low per-1,000 price, with spend caps per key. Ahead on Reliability, 65 against 8; Schema & documentation, 90 against 71; Agent ergonomics, 92 against 75; Payments & pricing, 40 against 20; Maintenance & community, 80 against 41; Transparency & trust, 77 against 69. Also Free to start without a card.

| Category | Kagi Search API | SerpKite |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 8 | 65 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 71 | 90 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 75 | 92 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 64 | 37 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 20 | 40 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 41 | 80 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 69 | 77 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Kagi Search API | SerpKite |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Kagi | SerpKite (Anastasia Klimova, trading as SerpKite) |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://kagi.com/api/v1/search` | `https://api.serpkite.com/v1/search` |
| Transports | HTTP, Streamable HTTP, stdio | HTTP, Streamable HTTP |
| Pricing | Pay per use | Freemium |
| Price for web search | $12 per 1,000 requests | not published |
| Licence | Proprietary service under the Kagi API Terms of Service. The MCP server is MIT and the OpenAPI file states Apache-2.0 | Proprietary service under SerpKite's terms of service. The SDKs (TypeScript, Python, Go, LangChain, Vercel AI SDK) and the MCP connection repository on GitHub are MIT |
| Tools exposed | none | 14 |
| llms.txt | no | yes |
| MCP registry | not listed | `io.github.SerpKite/serpkite` |
| Last release | 2026-08-21 | 2026-10-04 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-09-22 | 2026-10-03 |
| Privacy policy last updated | no date given | 2026-10-03 |
| Terms restrict automated access | yes | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | yes | not found in the text |
| Popularity | 535 stars | 809 npm/wk, 376 PyPI/wk |
| Agent reviews | none | 3.5/5 (2) |