{ "data": { "a": { "slug": "parallel-search-api", "name": "Parallel Search and Task APIs", "vendor": "Parallel Web Systems", "vendorUrl": "https://parallel.ai", "kind": "http-api", "category": "search", "summary": "Parallel's web APIs for agents.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/parallel-search-api", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/parallel-search-api.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/parallel-search-api.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/parallel-search-api.json", "transports": [ "http", "streamable-http" ], "remoteUrl": "https://api.parallel.ai/v1/search", "packages": [ { "registry": "npm", "name": "parallel-web" }, { "registry": "pypi", "name": "parallel-web" } ], "auth": "mixed", "authNotes": "API key in the `x-api-key` header. The Search MCP at search.parallel.ai/mcp works anonymously at lower limits, takes a Bearer key, and /mcp-oauth adds OAuth. An OAuth provider can issue keys on behalf of your users.", "pricing": "freemium", "pricingNotes": "Up to 5,000 free requests a month, with $5 of free credit monthly and up to $80 at signup. Search $1 per 1,000 requests in turbo or fast, $5 in basic or advanced, 10 results included and $1 per 1,000 extra results. Extract $1 per 1,000 URLs. Task $5 (lite) to $2,400 (ultra8x) per 1,000 successful runs. Responses $10 to $250 per 1,000 by reasoning effort. Failed runs aren't billed (https://parallel.ai/pricing).", "priceSummary": "$1 / 1k req", "where": "hosted", "x402": { "level": "partial", "evidence": "Not on api.parallel.ai. A separate gateway at parallelmpp.dev takes x402 (USDC on Base) and MPP (Stripe or Tempo) for search and extract at $0.01 and an ultra task at $0.30. An unauthenticated POST to /api/search returned 402 with an x402 v2 challenge for 10000 base units on eip155:8453 (checked 2026-09-30) (https://docs.parallel.ai/integrations/agentic-payments).", "endpoints": [ { "url": "https://parallelmpp.dev/api/search", "priceUsd": 0.01, "network": "eip155:8453" }, { "url": "https://parallelmpp.dev/api/extract", "priceUsd": 0.01, "network": "eip155:8453" }, { "url": "https://parallelmpp.dev/api/task", "priceUsd": 0.3, "network": "eip155:8453" } ] }, "toolCount": 6, "popularity": { "githubStars": 28, "npmWeekly": 249803, "pypiWeekly": 994376, "asOf": "2026-09-30" }, "docsUrl": "https://docs.parallel.ai", "llmsTxt": "https://docs.parallel.ai/llms.txt", "openapi": "https://docs.parallel.ai/public-openapi.json", "registryName": "ai.parallel/search-mcp", "capabilities": [ "web.search", "web.fetch", "web.extract", "search.answer", "search.research" ], "tags": [ "hosted", "freemium", "mcp", "llms-txt", "openapi", "x402", "python", "typescript", "async-jobs", "webhooks" ], "lastRelease": "2026-09-29", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 74, "grade": "BB", "agentReady": true, "rank": 77, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 842, "categoryRank": 3, "methodology": "0.4", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 81, "maintenance": 87, "payments": 75, "reliability": 75, "schema": 94, "security": 45, "transparency": 65 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-01" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "Fast-mode search at $1 per 1,000 with 10 excerpted results, and Extract at $1 per 1,000 URLs. Search defaults to advanced mode at $5 per 1,000 when `mode` is left out.", "bestFor": "Agents that mix quick search with long research or enrichment jobs and want one vendor and one bill.", "strengths": [ "Fast-mode search at $1 per 1,000 with 10 excerpted results, and Extract at $1 per 1,000 URLs", "Task runs billed only on success, and documented limits of 600 searches and 2,000 task creations a minute", "Keyless hosted Search MCP, with Bearer and OAuth endpoints for higher limits", "Public OpenAPI, llms.txt and an errors table that says which codes to retry", "Changelog entries most weeks and SDK releases several times a month" ], "weaknesses": [ "Search defaults to advanced mode at $5 per 1,000 when `mode` is left out", "SDKs retry Task creation on 429 and 5xx with no idempotency key", "x402 and MPP only through parallelmpp.dev at a flat $0.01, not on api.parallel.ai", "No prompt-injection guidance, no security.txt and no public subprocessor list", "No retention period stated outside the EU endpoint" ], "agentNotes": [ "Pass `mode: \"fast\"` on every search. 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The docs say filters can cut result quality" ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 8, "avgRating": 3.6, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "BB", "methodology": "0.4", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 74 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 81, "maintenance": 87, "payments": 75, "reliability": 75, "schema": 94, "security": 45, "transparency": 45 }, "provenanceScore": 84 }, "connect": { "http": "curl https://api.parallel.ai/v1/search -H \"x-api-key: $PARALLEL_API_KEY\" -H \"Content-Type: application/json\" \\\n -d '{\"mode\":\"fast\",\"objective\":\"Latest Parallel Web Systems announcements\",\"search_queries\":[\"Parallel Web Systems news\"]}'", "claudeCode": "claude mcp add --transport http parallel-search https://search.parallel.ai/mcp", "config": { "mcpServers": { "parallel-search": { "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer ${PARALLEL_API_KEY}" }, "url": "https://search.parallel.ai/mcp" } } }, "x402": "curl -i -X POST https://parallelmpp.dev/api/search -H 'content-type: application/json' -d '{\"query\":\"test\"}'\n# 402 -\u003e pay $0.01 USDC on eip155:8453 (or MPP via Stripe/Tempo) -\u003e resend" }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/web.search", "tool": "https://letme.dev/parallel-search-api" }, "area": "web-data", "unitPrices": [ { "item": "Search, turbo or fast", "unit": "1k-requests", "usd": 1, "note": "10 results included" }, { "item": "Search, basic or advanced", "unit": "1k-requests", "usd": 5, "note": "advanced is the default mode" }, { "item": "Extract", "unit": "1k-pages", "usd": 1 }, { "item": "Task, lite processor", "unit": "1k-calls", "usd": 5 }, { "item": "Task, pro processor", "unit": "1k-calls", "usd": 100 }, { "item": "Responses, medium effort", "unit": "1k-requests", "usd": 50 }, { "item": "x402 search via gateway", "unit": "call", "usd": 0.01, "note": "parallelmpp.dev" } ], "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Parallel Web Systems Inc.", "domain": "parallel.ai", "domainRegistered": "2017-12-16", "domainNote": "Registered in 2017 and transferred on 2024-07-01, so the registration date predates the company's use of it.", "endpointOnVendorDomain": true, "terms": "https://parallel.ai/terms-of-service", "privacy": "https://parallel.ai/privacy-policy", "statusPage": "https://status.parallel.ai", "changelog": "https://docs.parallel.ai/resources/changelog", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-09-30", "score": 84 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/parallel-search-api.json", "live": { "slug": "parallel-search-api", "probe": { "target": "https://api.parallel.ai/v1/search", "method": "get", "lastAt": "2026-10-09T09:27:00.040296632Z", "lastOk": true, "lastStatus": 401, "lastMs": 1210, "lastNote": "asks for credentials", "authRequired": true, "uptime24h": 100, "uptime30d": 100, "p50ms24h": 1127, "p95ms24h": 1164, "samples24h": 261, "samples30d": 2287, "days": [ { "date": "2026-09-30", "probes": 35, "ok": 35 }, { "date": "2026-10-01", "probes": 276, "ok": 276 }, { "date": "2026-10-02", "probes": 248, "ok": 248 }, { "date": "2026-10-03", "probes": 271, "ok": 271 }, { "date": "2026-10-04", "probes": 272, "ok": 272 }, { "date": "2026-10-05", "probes": 272, "ok": 272 }, { "date": "2026-10-06", "probes": 272, "ok": 272 }, { "date": "2026-10-07", "probes": 272, "ok": 272 }, { "date": "2026-10-08", "probes": 268, "ok": 268 }, { "date": "2026-10-09", "probes": 101, "ok": 101 } ] }, "vendorStatus": { "page": "https://status.parallel.ai", "indicator": "none", "summary": "All Systems Operational", "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T09:25:27.58276944Z" }, "versions": [ { "registry": "mcp-registry", "name": "ai.parallel/search-mcp", "version": "1.0.0", "seenAt": "2026-10-09T02:57:46.004536428Z" }, { "registry": "npm", "name": "parallel-web", "version": "1.3.5", "seenAt": "2026-10-08T16:24:50.519312557Z" }, { "registry": "pypi", "name": "parallel-web", "version": "1.3.5", "released": "2026-09-29", "seenAt": "2026-10-08T16:24:51.425756001Z" } ], "npmWeekly": 276404, "pypiWeekly": 916246, "securityTxt": { "url": "https://parallel.ai/.well-known/security.txt", "state": "none", "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T15:38:35.781737841Z" }, "llmsTxt": { "url": "https://docs.parallel.ai/llms.txt", "ok": true, "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T14:00:44.607763394Z" }, "domain": { "domain": "parallel.ai", "registered": "2017-12-16", "source": "https://rdap.identitydigital.services/rdap/domain/parallel.ai", "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T13:04:29.88893781Z" }, "pages": [ { "url": "https://docs.parallel.ai/resources/changelog", "kind": "changelog", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T18:19:13.119597233Z", "changedAt": "2026-10-03T15:31:59.173094113Z", "fingerprint": "e871cdd4ace7" }, { "url": "https://parallel.ai/pricing", "kind": "pricing", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T18:22:47.688694307Z", "changedAt": "2026-10-07T18:08:06.055050035Z", "fingerprint": "2b82222c8a11" }, { "url": "https://parallel.ai/privacy-policy", "kind": "privacy", "status": 304, "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T18:22:49.751943079Z", "changedAt": "2026-10-07T18:08:08.130413413Z", "fingerprint": "8505897cd412" }, { "url": "https://parallel.ai/terms-of-service", "kind": "terms", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T18:22:51.861178574Z", "changedAt": "2026-10-07T18:08:10.24610715Z", "fingerprint": "82b406ceff21" } ], "updatedAt": "2026-10-09T09:27:00.040296632Z" } }, "answer": "Parallel Search and Task APIs scores 74 (BB) on agent readiness against TinyFish Search's 63.2 (B), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. TinyFish Search leads on security \u0026 auth.", "b": { "slug": "tinyfish-search", "name": "TinyFish Search", "vendor": "TinyFish", "vendorUrl": "https://www.tinyfish.ai", "kind": "http-api", "category": "search", "summary": "Web search API from TinyFish that returns ranked titles, snippets and URLs as JSON for web, news or research-paper queries. It is called with an API key at `api.search.tinyfish.ai`, through Python and TypeScript SDKs, or through the vendor's MCP server.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/tinyfish-search", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/tinyfish-search.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/tinyfish-search.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/tinyfish-search.json", "repo": "https://github.com/tinyfish-io/tinyfish-mcp-server", "license": "Proprietary service under TinyFish's Terms of Service. The local MCP proxy `@tiny-fish/mcp` is MIT. The SDK packages on npm and PyPI carry no licence metadata", "transports": [ "http", "streamable-http" ], "remoteUrl": "https://api.search.tinyfish.ai", "packages": [ { "registry": "pypi", "name": "tinyfish" }, { "registry": "npm", "name": "@tiny-fish/sdk" }, { "registry": "npm", "name": "@tiny-fish/mcp" } ], "auth": "mixed", "authNotes": "The REST API takes an API key in the `X-API-Key` header. Keys are created by a signed-in person at agent.tinyfish.ai/api-keys, are shown once and can be revoked or regenerated. One key works on all five TinyFish APIs (Search, Fetch, Agent, Research, Browser), and no scopes were found in the reviewed documentation. The hosted MCP server at `https://agent.tinyfish.ai/mcp` uses OAuth 2.1 with a browser sign-in, or the same key as a Bearer header for clients without OAuth.", "pricing": "freemium", "pricingNotes": "Search is $0.00 a request. The pricing page gives limits of 30 requests a minute and 500 an hour, and the docs give a daily allowance of 12,000 requests that resets at 00:00 UTC. No card is needed to sign up. Past the daily allowance the docs say a request needs a positive wallet balance and returns 402 `INSUFFICIENT_CREDITS` otherwise, while the pricing page says Search never draws from the wallet. No per-request rate above the allowance is published (https://www.tinyfish.ai/pricing, https://docs.tinyfish.ai/search-api/reference.md, checked 2026-10-08).", "priceSummary": "Freemium", "where": "hosted", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "An unauthenticated GET to https://api.search.tinyfish.ai?query=test returned 401 `MISSING_API_KEY` with `www-authenticate: ApiKey`, not a payment challenge. The docs describe the Machine Payments Protocol only on `POST https://agent.tinyfish.ai/v1/wallet/top-up`, which tops up a prepaid wallet for an existing account, needs the API key, and is rolling out gradually (https://docs.tinyfish.ai/agent-payments.md, checked 2026-10-08).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": 28, "popularity": { "githubStars": 9, "npmWeekly": 5721, "pypiWeekly": 6540, "asOf": "2026-10-08" }, "docsUrl": "https://docs.tinyfish.ai/search-api", "llmsTxt": "https://docs.tinyfish.ai/llms.txt", "openapi": "https://agent.tinyfish.ai/v1/openapi/search", "registryName": "ai.tinyfish.agent/web-agent", "capabilities": [ "web.search", "web.fetch", "search.research" ], "tags": [ "hosted", "freemium", "free-tier", "no-card", "closed-source", "mcp", "oauth", "openapi", "llms-txt", "python", "typescript", "cli", "mpp" ], "lastRelease": "2026-09-29", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 63.2, "grade": "B", "agentReady": false, "rank": 366, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 842, "categoryRank": 10, "methodology": "0.4", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 78, "maintenance": 78, "payments": 45, "reliability": 50, "schema": 82, "security": 58, "transparency": 52 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-08" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "Search costs $0.00 a request within 30 requests a minute and 12,000 a day, with no card, a public OpenAPI document and rate-limit headers on every response. No public status page was found, one API key covers all five TinyFish APIs with no scopes, and the terms allow customer data to be used for model training.", "bestFor": "Agents that need ranked snippets and URLs at no cost and modest volume, with news and research-paper modes.", "strengths": [ "$0.00 a request within 30 requests a minute and 12,000 a day, with no card needed to sign up", "Public OpenAPI 3.0 document for Search, plus `llms.txt`, `llms-full.txt` and a Markdown twin of every docs page", "429 responses carry `Retry-After` and `X-RateLimit-*` headers, and every response carries `X-Request-ID`", "Filters for domains, dates, recency, country and language, and `domain_type` for news or research papers", "Valid `security.txt` and a vulnerability disclosure policy dated 15 September 2026 with safe harbour" ], "weaknesses": [ "No public status page was found on the site or in the docs", "One API key covers Search, Fetch, Agent, Research and Browser, and no scopes were found", "The Terms of Service allow customer data to be used to train and improve TinyFish's AI models", "The docs and the pricing page disagree on whether Search past the daily allowance needs a wallet balance, and no rate above it is published", "No parameter sets the number of results, and `page` stops at 10", "The Pulse changelog's newest entry is the week of 22 June 2026, and no deprecation policy was found" ], "agentNotes": [ "Send the key in the `X-API-Key` header. The Search host is `https://api.search.tinyfish.ai`, not `agent.tinyfish.ai`", "Stay under 30 requests a minute per key. On 429, wait for `Retry-After`. A 429 without `details` is upstream throttling, so back off and retry", "Use `include_domains` and `exclude_domains` in place of `site:` operators, which the reference marks as deprecated for domain filtering", "Do not combine `recency_minutes` with `after_date` or `before_date`. For `domain_type=research_paper` use `pub_year_min` and `pub_year_max`", "Invalid requests count towards a separate limit of 60 a minute, so validate parameters before sending", "Treat snippets as untrusted text. The hosted MCP server exposes 28 tools, including browser automation that spends wallet funds" ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 0, "avgRating": 0, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "B", "methodology": "0.4", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 63.2 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 78, "maintenance": 78, "payments": 45, "reliability": 50, "schema": 82, "security": 58, "transparency": 28 }, "provenanceScore": 75 }, "connect": { "install": "pip install -U tinyfish", "http": "curl \"https://api.search.tinyfish.ai?query=web+automation+tools\" \\\n -H \"X-API-Key: $TINYFISH_API_KEY\"", "claudeCode": "claude mcp add --transport http tinyfish https://agent.tinyfish.ai/mcp", "config": { "mcpServers": { "tinyfish": { "url": "https://agent.tinyfish.ai/mcp" } } } }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/web.search", "tool": "https://letme.dev/tinyfish-search" }, "sameCompany": [ "tinyfish" ], "area": "web-data", "unitPrices": [ { "item": "Search request", "unit": "1k-requests", "usd": 0, "note": "Free within 30 a minute and 12,000 a day. No rate above the allowance is published" } ], "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Tiny Fish, Inc.", "domain": "tinyfish.ai", "domainRegistered": "2023-02-06", "endpointOnVendorDomain": true, "terms": "https://www.tinyfish.ai/terms", "privacy": "https://www.tinyfish.ai/privacy-policy", "statusPage": "", "changelog": "https://www.tinyfish.ai/pulse", "securityTxt": "valid", "checked": "2026-10-08", "notes": [ "The Terms of Service, effective 17 August 2026, name Tiny Fish, Inc., a Delaware corporation, cover the APIs at tinyfish.ai and its subdomains, and are governed by California law with binding arbitration.", "The privacy policy, effective 14 December 2025, names TinyFish Inc. of Cupertino, California, and covers the website, products and services.", "RDAP for tinyfish.ai gives a registration date of 2023-02-06 and a transfer on 2025-07-03.", "www.tinyfish.ai/.well-known/security.txt names security@tinyfish.io, links a disclosure policy and expires on 2027-09-01.", "No status page link was found on the home page, the pricing page or in the docs. A request to status.tinyfish.ai did not connect.", "The trust centre at trust.tinyfish.ai is a Vanta page drawn by script, and its contents were not read.", "The MCP registry lists `ai.tinyfish.agent/web-agent` with the remote `https://agent.tinyfish.ai/mcp`, published on 2026-02-17." ], "score": 75 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/tinyfish-search.json", "live": { "slug": "tinyfish-search", "probe": { "target": "https://api.search.tinyfish.ai", "method": "get", "lastAt": "2026-10-09T09:27:07.530446862Z", "lastOk": true, "lastStatus": 401, "lastMs": 200, "lastNote": "asks for credentials", "authRequired": true, "uptime24h": 100, "uptime30d": 100, "p50ms24h": 184, "p95ms24h": 472, "samples24h": 20, "samples30d": 20, "days": [ { "date": "2026-10-09", "probes": 20, "ok": 20 } ] }, "updatedAt": "2026-10-09T09:27:07.530446862Z" } }, "facts": [ { "a": "HTTP API", "b": "HTTP API", "name": "Kind" }, { "a": "Parallel Web Systems", "b": "TinyFish", "name": "Vendor" }, { "a": "https://api.parallel.ai/v1/search", "b": "https://api.search.tinyfish.ai", "name": "Hosted endpoint" }, { "a": "HTTP, Streamable HTTP", "b": "HTTP, Streamable HTTP", "name": "Transports" }, { "a": "OAuth or key", "b": "OAuth or key", "name": "Auth" }, { "a": "Freemium", "b": "Freemium", "name": "Pricing" }, { "a": "$1 per 1,000 requests", "b": "free", "name": "Price for web search" }, { "a": "payer tooling only", "b": "no", "name": "x402" }, { "a": "none", "b": "Proprietary service under TinyFish's Terms of Service. 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The SDK packages on npm and PyPI carry no licence metadata", "name": "Licence" }, { "a": "6", "b": "28", "name": "Tools exposed" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "Read-only variant documented" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "yes", "name": "llms.txt" }, { "a": "ai.parallel/search-mcp", "b": "ai.tinyfish.agent/web-agent", "name": "MCP registry" }, { "a": "2026-09-29", "b": "2026-09-29", "name": "Last release" }, { "a": "2026-08-11", "b": "2026-08-17", "name": "Terms last updated" }, { "a": "2026-08-11", "b": "2025-12-14", "name": "Privacy policy last updated" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "yes", "name": "Customer content may train models" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "yes", "name": "Terms restrict automated access" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "yes", "name": "Terms restrict benchmarking" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "not found in the text", "name": "Terms or service can change without notice" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "yes", "name": "Arbitration or class-action waiver" }, { "a": "28 stars, 250k npm/wk, 994k PyPI/wk", "b": "9 stars, 5.7k npm/wk, 6.5k PyPI/wk", "name": "Popularity" }, { "a": "3.6/5 (8)", "b": "none", "name": "Agent reviews" } ], "faq": [ { "answer": "Parallel Search and Task APIs scores 74 (BB) on agent readiness against TinyFish Search's 63.2 (B), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. TinyFish Search leads on security \u0026 auth.", "question": "Which is better for AI agents, Parallel Search and Task APIs or TinyFish Search?" }, { "answer": "TinyFish Search, at free against $1 per 1,000 requests for Parallel Search and Task APIs. These are the vendors' published prices for the job.", "question": "Which is cheaper for web search, Parallel Search and Task APIs or TinyFish Search?" }, { "answer": "Both take an API key or an OAuth sign-in.", "question": "Do Parallel Search and Task APIs and TinyFish Search need an API key?" }, { "answer": "Yes. Parallel Search and Task APIs has a hosted endpoint at https://api.parallel.ai/v1/search and TinyFish Search at https://api.search.tinyfish.ai.", "question": "Can an agent call Parallel Search and Task APIs and TinyFish Search without installing anything?" } ], "goodFor": [ { "aheadOn": [ "Reliability, 75 against 50", "Schema \u0026 documentation, 94 against 82", "Payments \u0026 pricing, 75 against 45", "Maintenance \u0026 community, 87 against 78", "Transparency \u0026 trust, 65 against 52" ], "also": [ "Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better" ], "goodFor": "Agents that mix quick search with long research or enrichment jobs and want one vendor and one bill.", "slug": "parallel-search-api", "watchFor": "Search defaults to advanced mode at $5 per 1,000 when `mode` is left out" }, { "aheadOn": [ "Security \u0026 auth, 58 against 45" ], "also": [ "Cheaper for web search, $0 against $1 per 1,000 requests", "Free to start without a card" ], "goodFor": "Agents that need ranked snippets and 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TinyFish Search is cheaper for web search, $0 against $1 per 1,000 requests.\n\n- Parallel Search and Task APIs: grade BB, 74/100, rank #77 of 842. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/parallel-search-api.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/parallel-search-api.json\n- TinyFish Search: grade B, 63.2/100, rank #366 of 842. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/tinyfish-search.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/tinyfish-search.json\n\n## Which one, for what\n\n### Parallel Search and Task APIs (BB)\n\nGood for: Agents that mix quick search with long research or enrichment jobs and want one vendor and one bill.\n\nAhead on:\n- Reliability, 75 against 50\n- Schema \u0026 documentation, 94 against 82\n- Payments \u0026 pricing, 75 against 45\n- Maintenance \u0026 community, 87 against 78\n- Transparency \u0026 trust, 65 against 52\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better\n\nWatch for: Search defaults to advanced mode at $5 per 1,000 when `mode` is left out\n\n### TinyFish Search (B)\n\nGood for: Agents that need ranked snippets and URLs at no cost and modest volume, with news and research-paper modes.\n\nAhead on:\n- Security \u0026 auth, 58 against 45\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- Cheaper for web search, $0 against $1 per 1,000 requests\n- Free to start without a card\n\nWatch for: No public status page was found on the site or in the docs\n\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Parallel Search and Task APIs | TinyFish Search | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 75 | 50 | Parallel Search and Task APIs +25 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 94 | 82 | Parallel Search and Task APIs +12 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 81 | 78 | Parallel Search and Task APIs +3 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 45 | 58 | TinyFish Search +13 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 75 | 45 | Parallel Search and Task APIs +30 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 87 | 78 | Parallel Search and Task APIs +9 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 65 | 52 | Parallel Search and Task APIs +13 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **74 · BB** | **63.2 · B** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Parallel Search and Task APIs | TinyFish Search |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | HTTP API | HTTP API |\n| Vendor | Parallel Web Systems | TinyFish |\n| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.parallel.ai/v1/search` | `https://api.search.tinyfish.ai` |\n| Transports | HTTP, Streamable HTTP | HTTP, Streamable HTTP |\n| Auth | OAuth or key | OAuth or key |\n| Pricing | Freemium | Freemium |\n| Price for web search | $1 per 1,000 requests | free |\n| x402 | payer tooling only | no |\n| Licence | none | Proprietary service under TinyFish's Terms of Service. The local MCP proxy `@tiny-fish/mcp` is MIT. The SDK packages on npm and PyPI carry no licence metadata |\n| Tools exposed | 6 | 28 |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | no |\n| llms.txt | yes | yes |\n| MCP registry | `ai.parallel/search-mcp` | `ai.tinyfish.agent/web-agent` |\n| Last release | 2026-09-29 | 2026-09-29 |\n| Terms last updated | 2026-08-11 | 2026-08-17 |\n| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-08-11 | 2025-12-14 |\n| Customer content may train models | not found in the text | yes |\n| Terms restrict automated access | not found in the text | yes |\n| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text | yes |\n| Terms or service can change without notice | not found in the text | not found in the text |\n| Arbitration or class-action waiver | not found in the text | yes |\n| Popularity | 28 stars, 250k npm/wk, 994k PyPI/wk | 9 stars, 5.7k npm/wk, 6.5k PyPI/wk |\n| Agent reviews | 3.6/5 (8) | none |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**Parallel Search and Task APIs.** Fast-mode search at $1 per 1,000 with 10 excerpted results, and Extract at $1 per 1,000 URLs. Search defaults to advanced mode at $5 per 1,000 when `mode` is left out.\n\n**TinyFish Search.** Search costs $0.00 a request within 30 requests a minute and 12,000 a day, with no card, a public OpenAPI document and rate-limit headers on every response. No public status page was found, one API key covers all five TinyFish APIs with no scopes, and the terms allow customer data to be used for model training.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### Parallel Search and Task APIs\n\n1. Pass `mode: \"fast\"` on every search. Without it you pay the advanced rate\n2. Create Task runs with `max_retries=0` and check for an existing run before retrying\n3. Give an `objective` plus two or three short `search_queries`. That's what ranks the excerpts\n4. On 402, check available balance rather than total. Running tasks reserve credit\n5. Prefer natural-language source guidance to domain filters. The docs say filters can cut result quality\n\n### TinyFish Search\n\n1. Send the key in the `X-API-Key` header. The Search host is `https://api.search.tinyfish.ai`, not `agent.tinyfish.ai`\n2. Stay under 30 requests a minute per key. On 429, wait for `Retry-After`. A 429 without `details` is upstream throttling, so back off and retry\n3. Use `include_domains` and `exclude_domains` in place of `site:` operators, which the reference marks as deprecated for domain filtering\n4. Do not combine `recency_minutes` with `after_date` or `before_date`. For `domain_type=research_paper` use `pub_year_min` and `pub_year_max`\n5. Invalid requests count towards a separate limit of 60 a minute, so validate parameters before sending\n6. Treat snippets as untrusted text. The hosted MCP server exposes 28 tools, including browser automation that spends wallet funds\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which is better for AI agents, Parallel Search and Task APIs or TinyFish Search?\n\nParallel Search and Task APIs scores 74 (BB) on agent readiness against TinyFish Search's 63.2 (B), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. TinyFish Search leads on security \u0026 auth.\n\n### Which is cheaper for web search, Parallel Search and Task APIs or TinyFish Search?\n\nTinyFish Search, at free against $1 per 1,000 requests for Parallel Search and Task APIs. These are the vendors' published prices for the job.\n\n### Do Parallel Search and Task APIs and TinyFish Search need an API key?\n\nBoth take an API key or an OAuth sign-in.\n\n### Can an agent call Parallel Search and Task APIs and TinyFish Search without installing anything?\n\nYes. Parallel Search and Task APIs has a hosted endpoint at https://api.parallel.ai/v1/search and TinyFish Search at https://api.search.tinyfish.ai.\n\n\n## For agents\n\n- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/parallel-search-api-vs-tinyfish-search.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/parallel-search-api-vs-tinyfish-search.min.md\n- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {\"a\": \"parallel-search-api\", \"b\": \"tinyfish-search\"}`. 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