Autom vs Serper (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 24, 2026, Autom and Serper share a 2.4 GPA, neither has a free plan and their prices can't be set side by side, so the choice depends on which features you need.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 and Oct 24, 2026 by ToolGPA
They get the same grade on all five counts.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Autom
SERP API for Google, Bing, Brave and Perplexity, one credit each
Serper
Google search results API sold in prepaid credit packs
Which one is for you
Pick Autom if
- Fits if you want Google, Bing, Brave and Perplexity at the same price per request
- Works for high-volume rank tracking that needs 50 to 300 requests a second
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you need DuckDuckGo, Yandex or another engine, which only sit on its public roadmap
- Tight if you're testing, as the smallest pack is $50 once the 1,000 free requests are gone
- Watch out: credits expire a year after purchase, and queries stop when the balance reaches zero
- Watch out: refunds come only within 7 days of a first purchase, with no more than 20% of the credits used
Pick Serper if
- Fits if you only need Google and would rather pay per query than per month
- Works for AI agents on LangChain or CrewAI that need current Google results
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you need Bing, Yahoo or any engine other than Google
- Watch out: credits expire 6 months after purchase, so a big pack you don't use up is money lost
- Tight if you're testing, as the 2,500 free queries come once and there's no monthly free plan
- Watch out: refunds run 7 days from the first payment, and only with under 20% of the credits used
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAAutomFair | 2.4GPASerperFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | B$50 buys 50,000 requests, $1 per 1,000 on any engine, one of the lower rates in this category, and bigger packs fall to $0.30. The first spend is at the dear end of the usual $25 to $50, though, and the credits lapse after a year. | B$50 buys 50,000 Google queries, $1 per 1,000, one of the lowest rates in this category, and bigger packs fall to $0.30. The first spend is at the dear end of the usual $25 to $50, though, and the credits lapse after 6 months. |
| Free plan and trial | CNo free plan: 1,000 free requests on sign-up with no card. They're a one-off, not a monthly allowance. | CNo free plan, but 2,500 free queries with no card. They're a one-off, not a monthly allowance. |
| Features | CGoogle web, image, news and local results, with Bing, Brave and Perplexity, targeted by country, language, city or neighborhood. The listing's own limit: those four engines are all it covers, and it names no Shopping or AI Overview results. | CTen Google result types, from web and maps to Scholar, patents and autocomplete, fetched live with country and language set. Google only, though: no Bing, Yahoo or other engine, which the listing itself points out. |
| Ease of use | CJudged on how fast a developer gets a first result: code samples in nine languages and support for Postman, Bruno and Insomnia. No rating on record. | CJudged on how fast a developer gets a first result: most results in 1 to 2 seconds and 2,500 free queries to test with. No rating on record, and no client libraries named. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, with an API and Zapier, n8n, Power Automate and Postman. No desktop or phone app, so B is the top. | BWeb, with an API and listed integrations with LangChain, CrewAI, Haystack and Jan AI. No desktop or phone app, so B is the top. |
| Best for | Google, Bing, Brave and Perplexity on one price | live Google results on prepaid credits |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Autom and Serper. How we grade
Where they differ
At a glance
| Autom | Serper | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $50 one-time for 50,000 credits, valid 1 year | $50 one-time for 50,000 credits ($1.00 per 1,000 queries) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 1,000 free requests on sign-up, no card needed | 2,500 free queries, no credit card required |
| Web | ||
| Made by | WebAPI Group SAS | Serper.dev |
| Price read from | autom.dev | serper.dev |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Autom
- Credits come in one-time packs, the smallest $50, that expire a year after purchase; queries stop when the balance reaches zero.
- Refunds are given within 7 days of the first purchase, as long as no more than 20% of the credits have been used.
- Only successful requests use credits; failed ones are free.
- Coverage is limited to search engines: Google, Bing, Brave and Perplexity; other engines go through its public roadmap.
Serper
- Its site lists Google endpoints only, with no Bing, Yahoo or other search engines.
- Credits expire 6 months after purchase, so a large pack bought for a lower rate can go unused.
- Refunds are given within 7 days of the first payment only if less than 20% of the credits are used.
- The 2,500 free queries are a one-time allowance, not a monthly free plan.
Key features
Autom
- Google Search API
- Returns web, image, news and local results as JSON, with organic results, the knowledge graph, related searches and pagination.
- Bing, Brave and Perplexity
- Separate endpoints for Bing, Brave and Perplexity cost the same single credit per request as Google.
- Location targeting
- Set the country and language, or narrow a search to a city or neighborhood, to see results as local searchers do.
- Live results
- Every call queries the engine directly with no caching; Autom says most results come back in one to two seconds.
- High request rates
- Packs allow 50 to 300 requests a second, roughly 15,000 to 18,000 searches a minute at the top rate.
- No-code and API clients
- Works from Zapier, n8n and Power Automate, or from API clients such as Postman, Bruno and Insomnia, with code samples in nine languages.
Serper
- Ten Google result types
- Endpoints for Google web search, images, news, maps, places, videos, shopping, Scholar, patents and autocomplete.
- Live results
- Each call queries Google directly and nothing is cached; most results return in 1 to 2 seconds, sometimes 2 to 4 when a request is retried.
- Location and language
- Every pack lets you set the country and language a search is run from.
- Rate limits by pack
- From 50 queries a second on Starter to 300 on Ultimate, which Serper says is roughly 15,000 to 18,000 searches a minute.
- Charged on success
- Credits are deducted only for successful responses, and the API stops taking queries when the balance reaches zero.
- AI framework integrations
- Listed integrations with LangChain, CrewAI, Haystack and Jan AI for feeding search results to AI agents and chatbots.
Plans
Autom
Starter$50
one-time for 50,000 credits, valid 1 year
$1.00 per 1,000 requests, 50 requests a second, location targeting and 90 days of logs.
Standard$375
one-time for 500,000 credits, valid 1 year
$0.75 per 1,000 requests and 100 requests a second.
Premium$1,250
one-time for 2,500,000 credits, valid 1 year
$0.50 per 1,000 requests and 200 requests a second.
Ultimate$3,750
one-time for 12,500,000 credits, valid 1 year
$0.30 per 1,000 requests and 300 requests a second, which can be raised on request.
Serper
Starter$50
one-time for 50,000 credits, valid for 6 months
50,000 queries at $1.00 per 1,000, up to 50 queries a second. Prices exclude sales tax or VAT.
Standard$375
one-time for 500,000 credits, valid for 6 months
500,000 queries at $0.75 per 1,000, up to 100 queries a second.
Scale$1,250
one-time for 2.5 million credits, valid for 6 months
2.5 million queries at $0.50 per 1,000, up to 200 queries a second.
Ultimate$3,750
one-time for 12.5 million credits, valid for 6 months
12.5 million queries at $0.30 per 1,000, up to 300 queries a second; a higher limit can be arranged.
Ways to pay less
Autom
- Startups
Startup Program discounts for 12 months
Autom's Startup Program gives early-stage companies under 3 years old discounted rates on paid plans for 12 months, with priority support.
Serper
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Autom or Serper?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Autom starts at $50 one-time for 50,000 credits, valid 1 year, and Serper starts at $50 one-time for 50,000 credits ($1.00 per 1,000 queries).
Which has a free plan, Autom or Serper?
As of Oct 23, 2026, neither Autom nor Serper has a free plan. Both have a free trial.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.