Serper
Fast, affordable Google Search API designed for AI agents and LLM applications
4.2/ 5
2023
FreemiumFree 2,500 queries, Developer $50/mo (50K queries), Production custom pricing API api
Visit SerperAbout Serper
Serper is a fast, low-cost Google Search API designed specifically for AI agents and LLM applications. It provides structured Google search results in JSON format with minimal latency, making it a popular choice for developers who need Google-quality search results at a fraction of the cost of the official API. Serper supports web, image, video, news, places, and shopping search results, and is widely used in AI agent frameworks like LangChain and CrewAI for web research tasks.
Key Features
- Google Search results as JSON API
- Web, image, video, news search
- Places and shopping search
- Low-latency responses
- LangChain and CrewAI integration
- Autocomplete and related searches
- Batch query support
- Simple REST API
Pros
- Very affordable compared to Google API
- Fast response times
- Simple integration for AI agents
- Generous free tier
- Good framework integrations
Cons
- Limited to Google results only
- Less feature-rich than SerpApi
- Dependent on Google's search quality
Tags
google-search-apideveloper-apiai-agentsaffordable-apistructured-search
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