Brave Search
Brave Search API request usage cost
$5.00 per 1,000 Brave web-search requests, including LLM-oriented context. New accounts get $5 of credits each month.

Estimate cost
- Published unit price
- $0.005
- Estimated cost
- $5.00
Project monthly volume
- Estimated daily cost
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- Estimated monthly cost
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Cost at different volumes
Cost of Brave Search API request from light use to heavy use. The middle rows are there so you are not jumping from 10 to 100 with nothing in between.
| Usage volume | Estimated cost |
|---|---|
| 1 | $0.005 |
| 10 | $0.05 |
| 25 | $0.125 |
| 50 | $0.25 |
| 100 | $0.5 |
| 250 | $1.25 |
| 500 | $2.50 |
| 1,000 | $5.00 |
| 2,500 | $12.50 |
| 5,000 | $25.00 |
| 10,000 | $50.00 |
| 25,000 | $125.00 |
| 50,000 | $250.00 |
| 100,000 | $500.00 |
| 250,000 | $1,250.00 |
| 500,000 | $2,500.00 |
| 1,000,000 | $5,000.00 |
| 5,000,000 | $25,000.00 |
| 10,000,000 | $50,000.00 |
At these rates
- The published rate is $0.005 per search request.
- One thousand units cost $5.00; 100,000 units cost $500.00 before allowances, tiers, or other billing components.
- A $100 budget covers about 20,000 units at this linear rate.
The calculator applies the published unit rate in a straight line. Included quotas, tiers, minimums, regional charges, and other billing lines can change the total.