You.com pricing in 2026

Web search, contents and research APIs for grounding AI agents and LLM apps. How You.com charges, its plans and the alternatives.

Billing

Pay as you use

    Plans

    You.com plans and prices

    2 plans with a public price, in US dollars.

    • Free

      $0No fixed fee · pay per use

      • 100 Web Search API queries/day via MCP
      • No account or card needed
    • Pay as you go

      $0No fixed fee · pay per use

      • No minimums, seats or platform fee
      • All endpoints, SDKs and MCP

    Usage rates: Web Search $5 per 1K calls; Contents $1 per 1K pages; Research API $12–$1,200 per 1K calls by depth. Enterprise (ZDR, SOC 2, dedicated capacity): custom.

    Prices from You.com's pricing page, checked 26 Oct 2026. Usage-based: the bill depends on volume, so these are starting points, not a quote. Taxes, seat minimums and promotions vary.

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    FAQ

    You.com pricing questions

    How does You.com charge?

    You.com is usage-based: you pay for what you use (transactions, messages, compute and so on) rather than a fixed subscription, so the bill depends on volume. Usage rates: Web Search $5 per 1K calls; Contents $1 per 1K pages; Research API $12–$1,200 per 1K calls by depth. Enterprise (ZDR, SOC 2, dedicated capacity): custom. There is no fixed monthly fee on Free and Pay as you go.

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