What is Parallel Search?
Web retrieval API tuned for agents, with LLM-ready excerpts.
Who is Parallel Search best for?
Parallel Search is best for developers giving AI agents web search with ranked, model-ready excerpts.
Agents that search on every turn
Turbo and Fast modes return results in about 200 to 700 ms for $1 per 1,000 requests.
Background research agents
Advanced mode runs multi-hop retrieval and takes about 3 seconds per search in exchange for more depth.
Keeping model context small
Each result comes back as a short excerpt ranked against the agent's stated goal, rather than a full page to trim.
Predictable API bills
Searches are priced per request rather than per token, so the cost of a query is known before it runs.
How much does Parallel Search cost?
Parallel Search is pay as you go at $1 per 1,000 requests in Turbo or Fast mode and $5 per 1,000 in Basic or Advanced mode, with $5 of free credit every month.
- About 200 ms per search
- For voice, chat and high-volume lookups
- 10 results per request
- About 700 ms per search
- For interactive assistants and tool-calling loops
- 10 results per request
- About 1 second per search
- Longer excerpts from each source
- 10 results per request
- About 3 seconds per search
- Multi-hop retrieval for background research agents
- 10 results per request
Every account gets $5 of free credit a month, enough for up to 5,000 Turbo or Fast searches. Results beyond the first 10 cost $1 per 1,000 in every mode. The standard limit is 600 search requests a minute; Enterprise adds zero data retention, SSO and custom rate limits on request. Qualified startups can apply for up to $250 in credits. Full pricing on parallel.ai. We checked these prices on .
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What are the best Parallel Search alternatives?
Two tools on Recaply do Parallel Search's job.
Questions about Parallel Search
What is Parallel Search?
Web retrieval API tuned for agents, with LLM-ready excerpts.
Who is Parallel Search for?
Parallel Search is best for developers giving AI agents web search with ranked, model-ready excerpts.
Is Parallel Search free?
Partly. Parallel gives every account $5 of free credit each month, which covers up to 5,000 Turbo or Fast searches or 1,000 Basic or Advanced ones. Past that you pay per request, from $1 per 1,000 searches, with no subscription.
How much does Parallel Search cost?
Parallel Search's paid plans are Turbo at $1 per 1,000 requests, Fast at $1 per 1,000 requests, Basic at $5 per 1,000 requests and Advanced at $5 per 1,000 requests.
What are the best Parallel Search alternatives?
The closest alternatives on Recaply are Brave Search API and Keenable.
Where can I try Parallel Search?
On its official website, parallel.ai.
Which Parallel Search mode should I use?
Use Turbo or Fast when an agent searches on every turn and speed matters, at $1 per 1,000 requests. Pick Basic for longer excerpts from each source or Advanced for multi-step research, both $5 per 1,000 and up to about 3 seconds per search.
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