# Serper vs Valyu (slim)

> Valyu has a score of 64.6 (B) against Serper's 24.3 (F). Both do web search. The largest gap is schema & documentation, 81 points. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes side by side.

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Valyu has a score of 64.6 (B) against Serper's 24.3 (F). Both do web search. The largest gap is schema & documentation, 81 points.

- Serper: F 24.3, rank #446 of 452 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/serper.min.md
- Valyu: B 64.6, rank #179 of 452 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/valyu.min.md
- Pick Serper for nothing in particular. Pick Valyu for reliability (+23), schema & documentation (+81), agent ergonomics (+43), security & auth (+24), payments & pricing (+5), maintenance & community (+77), transparency & trust (+46).

| Category | Serper | Valyu |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 30 | 53 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 6 | 87 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 35 | 78 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 20 | 44 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 40 | 45 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 3 | 80 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 33 | 79 |