SearchCans vs Serpshot (2026): which should you pick?

Pick SearchCans if

• Fits if your AI agent searches Google and then reads the pages behind the results
• Works for batch jobs that need many requests at once with no hourly cap

Look elsewhere if

• Watch out: every pack is shown as 80% off a crossed-out price, with no end date given
• Watch out: credits expire 6 months after purchase
• Skip it if you need rankings by city or device, as targeting is by country and language only
• Pricey if you read pages through residential proxies, at 2 credits plus 10 more per request
• Tight if you want a refund, which needs under 10% of the credits used within 7 days, minus fees

Pick Serpshot if

• Fits if you need Google rankings for many keywords in many countries
• Works for irregular workloads that suit prepaid packs over a subscription

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you need Google News, Shopping, Maps or another engine, as only web and image search work today
• Watch out: a credit covers 10 results, so a 100-result search is 10 credits, times every keyword in a batch
• Tight if you buy big and use slowly, since credits expire 6 months after purchase and used ones aren't refunded
• Watch out: the pricing page's table lists different packs, Advanced at $175 and Ultimate at $500, from its pack cards

SearchCans

• Credits expire 6 months after purchase, and only successful responses are charged.
• A search costs 1 credit plus 1 per extra page; a Reader request costs 2, plus 2, 5 or 10 more with shared, datacenter or residential proxies.
• Every pack is shown as 80% off a crossed-out price, with no end date given.
• Refunds are possible within 7 days of payment if under 10% of the credits are used, minus the fees in the terms.

Serpshot

• A credit covers 10 results, so a 100-result search costs 10 credits; a batch request multiplies that by its number of keywords.
• Only Google web and image search are supported; news, shopping and maps are listed as planned.
• Credits expire 6 months after purchase and are not refunded once used; failed requests are not charged.
• The pricing page's comparison table lists different packs (Advanced at $175 for 350,000 credits, Ultimate at $500) from the pack cards.

SearchCans

Google Search API

One request returns organic results with AI Overview, People Also Ask, People Also Search For and Knowledge Graph blocks.

Other Google endpoints and Bing

Google Shopping, Images, News, Videos and Short Videos at one credit each, plus Bing search.

Country and language targeting

Pick from 244 country codes for the regional Google index and set the result language; both default to global English.

Reader API

Turn any URL into clean markdown or HTML, with a wait for JavaScript, and route through shared, datacenter or residential proxies.

File extraction and screenshots

Parse PDFs and Office documents into text, and capture first-screen or full-page screenshots, from the same credit balance.

Parallel lanes

No hourly request caps: each pack sets how many requests run at once, and stacking packs adds lanes on one account.

Serpshot

Google web and image search

Each request fetches live Google results with no caching, typically in one to two seconds, and returns them as JSON.

Localized results

Set country and language for more than 200 countries and regions to see results as searchers there would.

Batch keywords

Send up to 100 keywords in one request and run up to 10 requests at once, for up to 1,000 keywords in parallel.

Results per query

Ask for up to 100 results per keyword; each 10 results requested, rounded up, uses one credit.

MCP server and AI skill

An MCP server and an agent skill let Cursor, Claude Code, OpenClaw and other MCP clients call Google search through Serpshot.

Python SDK

An open-source Python SDK on GitHub, plus a REST API documented in four languages and a public status page.

SearchCans

• Standard$18

  one-time pack of 20,000 credits, valid 6 months

  $0.90 per 1,000 credits and 2 parallel lanes. Shown as 80% off a crossed-out $90.

• Starter$99

  one-time pack of 132,000 credits, valid 6 months

  $0.75 per 1,000 credits, 5 parallel lanes and faster response priority; packs can be stacked for more lanes.

• Pro$597

  one-time pack of 995,000 credits, valid 6 months

  $0.60 per 1,000 credits, with priority request routing and tier-1 developer support.

• Ultimate$1,680

  one-time pack of 3,000,000 credits, valid 6 months

  $0.56 per 1,000 credits, a dedicated cluster node with no queue and a dedicated account manager.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Tailored concurrency for high-volume workloads, with invoice payment, arranged through support.

Serpshot

• Starter$19

  one-time for 25,000 credits, valid 6 months

  About $0.76 per 1,000 queries, 10 concurrent requests, up to 100 keywords per request and auto-refill.

• Standard$65

  one-time for 100,000 credits, valid 6 months

  $0.65 per 1,000 queries, with email technical support.

• Premium$199

  one-time for 500,000 credits, valid 6 months

  $0.40 per 1,000 queries, with priority support.

• Ultimate$499

  one-time for 2,500,000 credits, valid 6 months

  $0.20 per 1,000 queries, with dedicated technical support. Larger volumes are quoted by email.