# Linkup vs Serper (slim)

> Linkup has a score of 69.1 (B) against Serper's 24.3 (F). Both do web search. The largest gap is schema & documentation, 82 points. Linkup accepts x402. Serper 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 Serper's 24.3 (F). Both do web search. The largest gap is schema & documentation, 82 points. Linkup accepts x402. Serper doesn't.

- Linkup: B 69.1, rank #116 of 452 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/linkup.min.md
- Serper: F 24.3, rank #446 of 452 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/serper.min.md
- Pick Linkup for reliability (+40), schema & documentation (+82), agent ergonomics (+41), security & auth (+12), payments & pricing (+40), maintenance & community (+80), transparency & trust (+31). Pick Serper for nothing in particular.

| Category | Linkup | Serper |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 70 | 30 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 88 | 6 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 76 | 35 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 32 | 20 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 80 | 40 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 83 | 3 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 64 | 33 |