# Linkup vs SerpApi (slim)

> Linkup has a score of 69.1 (B) against SerpApi's 62.6 (B). Both do web search. The largest gap is payments & pricing, 50 points. Linkup accepts x402. SerpApi doesn't. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes side by side.

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Linkup has a score of 69.1 (B) against SerpApi's 62.6 (B). Both do web search. The largest gap is payments & pricing, 50 points. Linkup accepts x402. SerpApi doesn't.

- Linkup: B 69.1, rank #116 of 452 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/linkup.min.md
- SerpApi: B 62.6, rank #216 of 452 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/serpapi.min.md
- Pick Linkup for reliability (+10), schema & documentation (+21), payments & pricing (+50). Pick SerpApi for agent ergonomics (+12), security & auth (+8), transparency & trust (+21).

| Category | Linkup | SerpApi |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 70 | 60 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 88 | 67 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 76 | 88 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 32 | 40 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 80 | 30 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 83 | 82 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 64 | 85 |