Geekflare API vs Serper (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Serper grades higher than Geekflare API: 2.4 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Geekflare API grades higher on features. Serper grades higher on ease of use and platforms. They get the same grade on value for money and the free plan.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Geekflare API
Scraping, search, screenshot and site-check APIs on one key
Serper
Google search results API sold in prepaid credit packs
Which one is for you
Pick Geekflare API if
- Fits if you want scraping, screenshots and site checks without juggling several vendors
- Works for small teams that start free and pay $19 once volume grows
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free: 500 credits a month and 1 request per second
- Watch out: credits do not roll over, and requests pause at the limit unless you buy a pack
- Watch out: payments are non-refundable under the terms, with review case by case
- Skip it if you cannot code, as every endpoint is an API call
- Watch out: the Yearly toggle says 2 months free but only monthly prices were read
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
| 2.2GPAGeekflare APIFair | 2.4GPASerperFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BStarter is $19 a month for 20,000 credits, at the cheaper-quarter edge for data APIs. Growth is $69 for 100,000. | 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 | C500 credits a month with no card, 1 request per second and 7 days of logs. Enough to try every endpoint, not to run anything. | CNo free plan, but 2,500 free queries with no card. They're a one-off, not a monthly allowance. |
| Features | BScraping and crawling, a search API, screenshots and PDFs, site checks, metadata, brand and DNS lookups on one key. The listing names no gap in the core job. | 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 | DNo store rating on record. It is an API you call from code. | 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 | CWeb API only, with no integrations or SDKs listed on the pages we read. | 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 | scraping, search and screenshots on one key | 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: Geekflare API and Serper. How we grade
Where they differ
- Geekflare API also covers page speed.
At a glance
| Geekflare API | Serper | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $19 per month for 20,000 credits | $50 one-time for 50,000 credits ($1.00 per 1,000 queries) |
| Free plan | 500 credits a month on every endpoint, 1 request per second, 1 team member and 7 days of logs; no card needed. | None |
| Free trial | None listed | 2,500 free queries, no credit card required |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Geekflare | Serper.dev |
| Price read from | geekflare.com | serper.dev |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Geekflare API
- Credits reset each billing cycle and do not roll over to the next month.
- Requests pause at the monthly limit unless you buy a credit pack; packs start at $10 for 7,500 credits and are valid for a year.
- Payments are non-refundable under the terms, with case-by-case review in exceptional cases.
- The pricing page has a Yearly toggle labeled 2 months free; only monthly prices were read.
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
Geekflare API
- Web scraping and crawl
- Returns markdown, HTML or JSON; a page costs 0.25 credits without a browser, 1 with JavaScript, 5 with a premium proxy and 7 with AI extraction.
- Search API
- Real-time web results for 2 credits a search, or 5 with an AI-grounded answer.
- Screenshots and PDFs
- Full-page or viewport captures of a URL at 5 credits each.
- Site checks
- Lighthouse audits (10 credits), load time tests, broken-link checks and redirect checks share the same credit pool.
- Metadata, brand and DNS
- Page metadata, brand lookups and DNS record lookups are separate endpoints on the same key.
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
Geekflare API
Free$0
500 credits a month, 1 request per second, 1 team member and 7 days of log retention.
Starter$19
per month for 20,000 credits
5 requests per second, 3 team members, 30 days of logs and standard email support.
Growth$69
per month for 100,000 credits
10 requests per second, 5 team members, 30 days of logs and priority email support.
Business 500K$299
per month for 500,000 credits
25 requests per second, 25 team members, 90 days of logs and priority email support.
Business 1M$499
per month for 1,000,000 credits
25 requests per second, 25 team members, 90 days of logs and priority email support.
EnterpriseCustom
Above 1M credits a month, committed-use pricing and a custom rate limit, arranged through sales.
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
Geekflare API
- Annual discount
Yearly billing is labeled 2 months free
The subscription plans have a Yearly toggle marked 2 months free.
Serper
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Geekflare API or Serper?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Geekflare API starts at $19 per month for 20,000 credits, and Serper starts at $50 one-time for 50,000 credits ($1.00 per 1,000 queries).
Which has a free plan, Geekflare API or Serper?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Geekflare API has a free plan. Serper does not, though it has 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.