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The Bright Data SERP API Insider’s Guide

Everything we know about Bright Data SERP API in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.

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ToolGPAOctober 2026

Bright Data SERP API

The Insider’s Guide

Search results API on Bright Data's proxy network, with AI engines

Bright Data SERP API, as pictured on brightdata.com

Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among SERP and SEO data APIs, read from Bright Data SERP API’s own pages.

Made by Bright Data Ltd. · checked Oct 23, 2026 · toolgpa.com

2.6GPA

Contents

  1. 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
  2. 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
  3. 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
  4. 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
  5. 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
  6. 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
  7. 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it

ToolGPA put this guide together from Bright Data SERP API’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Bright Data SERP API’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 23, 2026.

Part 01 · Overview

Welcome

What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first

2.6

GPA, above 31 of the 38 other SERP and SEO data APIs we grade

Bright Data's SERP API fetches search results from Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo, Yandex, Baidu, Yahoo and Naver as a real user would see them in any of 195 countries, handling proxies, unblocking and parsing. It returns JSON, HTML or Markdown, and its playground also queries answer engines such as ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Grok and Copilot. Only successful requests are charged.

To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Bright Data SERP API, taken from its own pages and our grades.

Judged on how fast a developer gets a first result: a playground, and JSON, HTML or Markdown back.
From our grade for ease of use
  1. 1

    Best for search results across many countries and engines

    Bright Data's SERP API fetches results from seven search engines in any of 195 countries, with a free tier of 5,000 requests a month and pay as you go at $1.50 per 1,000.

  2. 2

    Paid plans start at $499 a month

    As its pricing page puts it: $499 per month for 380,000 requests.

  3. 3

    There is a free plan

    5,000 requests a month, no credit card required.

  4. 4

    It runs on Web

    Web.

  5. 5

    Seven search engines

    Google on all its country domains, Bing, DuckDuckGo, Yandex, Baidu, Yahoo and Naver, with search, shopping, maps, hotels, images, trends, reviews, news, flights, ads, videos and jobs.

  6. 6

    Answer engines

    The playground queries ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Grok and Microsoft Copilot, and a parameter makes Google AI Overviews more likely to appear in results.

  7. 7

    Location and device targeting

    Results from any of 195 countries with city-level targeting, desktop or mobile user agents and a choice of browser.

  8. 8

    A 2.6 GPA, above 31 of 38

    That is against the other SERP and SEO data APIs we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.

  9. 9

    Keep it

    To replace Bright Data SERP API you would be making search results fetched at scale from many countries without being blocked. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.

Bright Data SERP API at a glance

Pricing
Free plan, from $499 per month for 380,000 requests
Free plan
Yes
Free trial
None stated
Runs on
Web
Made by
Bright Data Ltd., since 2014
Category
SERP & SEO Data APIs
Our grade
2.6 GPA, good

The report card

Best for search results across many countries and engines

Bright Data's SERP API fetches results from seven search engines in any of 195 countries, with a free tier of 5,000 requests a month and pay as you go at $1.50 per 1,000. Its plans start at $499 a month, though, and SSO, volume discounts and the premium SLA are only on Enterprise, priced through sales.

ToolGPA report cardBright Data SERP APIGraded Oct 23, 2026
SubjectGradeComment
Value for moneyCPlans start at $499 a month for 380,000 requests, in this category's dearest tenth, but you don't need one: pay as you go is $1.50 per 1,000 with a monthly spending limit, near the middle of what rivals here charge.
Free plan and trialBA free tier of 5,000 requests a month with no card, which a small project could run on. Its pricing page also matches a first deposit dollar for dollar, up to $500.
FeaturesBGoogle on every country domain plus Bing, DuckDuckGo, Yandex, Baidu, Yahoo and Naver, with city targeting, desktop or mobile, async batches and answer engines in the playground. Nothing in the listing shows a gap in the core job.
Ease of useCJudged on how fast a developer gets a first result: a playground, and JSON, HTML or Markdown back. No rating on record, and the SERP API is one of many Bright Data products, each priced on its own.
Platforms and integrationsBWeb, with an API and LangChain, LlamaIndex, CrewAI, n8n, Dify, Postman and AWS Marketplace. No desktop or phone app, so B is the top.
Grade point averageGood, out of 4.02.6

An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.

Who Bright Data SERP API is for

  • Fits if you already buy Bright Data proxies or scrapers and want search data on the same account
  • Works for rank checks across many countries and cities that can wait for async batches

Who it is not for

  • Pricey if you want a plan, as the cheapest is $499 a month for 380,000 requests
  • Skip it if you need SSO, volume discounts or a premium SLA without a sales call, as all three are Enterprise only
  • Watch out: proxies, scrapers, datasets and the Unlocker API are separate products with their own prices
  • Watch out: the Ultra Fast endpoint, with results in about a second, is sold only through sales

Good to know

Good for

  • Teams that already use Bright Data proxies or scrapers and want search data too
  • Tracking rankings across many countries and cities
  • High-volume batch jobs that can wait for async results

Worth knowing

  • Pay as you go is $1.50 per 1,000 requests with monthly spend limits; Scale plans lower the rate to $1.30, $1.10 or $1 per 1,000.
  • Every API call counts as a request; in async mode only sending the request is counted.
  • Volume discounts, SSO and the premium SLA come only with the custom-priced Enterprise plan.
  • Proxies, web scrapers, datasets and the Unlocker API are separate Bright Data products, each with its own prices.

Part 02 · Pricing

What it costs

Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved

$499

A month to start. There is a free plan too

Bright Data SERP API has a free plan. Paid plans start at $499 per month for 380,000 requests.

  • Free Tier

    $0

    5,000 requests a month with expert support.

  • Scale 380K

    $499

    per month for 380,000 requests

    Extra requests at $1.30 per 1,000, unlimited concurrency, cancel anytime.

  • Scale 900K

    $999

    per month for 900,000 requests

    Extra requests at $1.10 per 1,000, unlimited concurrency.

  • Scale 2M

    $1,999

    per month for 2 million requests

    Extra requests at $1 per 1,000, unlimited concurrency.

  • Enterprise

    Custom

    Volume discounts, an account manager, a premium SLA, priority support and SSO. Sold through sales.

The free plan

5,000 requests a month, no credit card required.

Read from brightdata.com on Oct 23, 2026.

Ways to pay less

  • Other savings

    First deposit matched up to $500

    Bright Data's SERP API pricing says it matches a new account's first deposit dollar for dollar, up to $500.

    Stated on brightdata.com

  • Startups

    Up to $20,000 in credits for AI startups

    The AI Startup Program offers up to $20,000 in platform credits to AI startups from pre-seed to Series A, after an application and a call.

    Stated on brightdata.com

Part 03 · Features

What it does

Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it

1

Place it runs: Web

Search results API on Bright Data's proxy network, with AI engines. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: public API, sERP API.

Nothing in the listing shows a gap in the core job.
From our grade for features
Seven search engines
Google on all its country domains, Bing, DuckDuckGo, Yandex, Baidu, Yahoo and Naver, with search, shopping, maps, hotels, images, trends, reviews, news, flights, ads, videos and jobs.
Answer engines
The playground queries ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Grok and Microsoft Copilot, and a parameter makes Google AI Overviews more likely to appear in results.
Location and device targeting
Results from any of 195 countries with city-level targeting, desktop or mobile user agents and a choice of browser.
Async batch mode
For large batches only sending the request is billed; responses are kept for 48 hours, usually ready in 5 minutes, and can be downloaded again at no charge.
Output formats
Parsed JSON for applications, Markdown for AI models and agents, or raw HTML for your own parsing.
Fast SERP
A Fast Parser returns only Google's top 10 results with lower latency, and an Ultra Fast endpoint, sold through sales, returns Google and Bing results in about a second.

Where it runs

  • Web

What it works with

  • LangChain
  • LlamaIndex
  • CrewAI
  • n8n
  • Dify
  • Postman
  • AWS Marketplace

Bright Data SERP API is made by Bright Data Ltd., and has been around since 2014.

Part 04 · Standing

Where it stands

Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own

31/38

Other SERP and SEO data APIs it is graded above

Bright Data SERP API's GPA of 2.6 is higher than 31 of the 38 other SERP and SEO data APIs we grade, and level with 3.

It stands best on free plan and trial (B, above 35 of 38) and worst on ease of use (C, above 0).

Its paid plans start at $499 a month, against a middle price of $29.49 for the category: 25 of the 25 others that charge start lower.

On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. Nothing scores higher for less, though at least one tool matches that score at a lower price.

Each grade against the category

Every bar is all 39 SERP and SEO data APIs we grade, cut by the letter each got. Bright Data SERP API’s own letter is outlined.

  • CValue for moneyAbove 1 of 38
  • BFree plan and trialAbove 35 of 38
  • BFeaturesAbove 26 of 38
  • CEase of useAbove 0 of 38
  • BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 9 of 38

Price against what you get

Each dot is one of 26 SERP and SEO data APIs. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Bright Data SERP API is the marked dot.

C2.0B3.0A4.0$2$5$10$20$50$100$200$500More for lessCosts more, scores moreCosts less, scores lessCosts more, scores lessBright Data SERP APISerpBaseDecodo SERP Scraping…ApifyZenserpScrape.do

What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →

Keep it, or make your own?

Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.

Keep it

To replace Bright Data SERP API you would be making search results fetched at scale from many countries without being blocked. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.

It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 2.6 is higher than 31 of the 38 other SERP and SEO data APIs we grade. It costs $5,988 a year.

What you could not

  • Search results fetched at scale from many countries without being blocked.
  • It plugs into other products, LangChain, LlamaIndex and CrewAI among them, and has an API.
  • The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.

What this rests on. Bright Data SERP API’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.

Part 05 · Alternatives

The alternatives

The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side

Oxylabs SERP Scraper API, SerpApi, DataForSEO, Decodo SERP Scraping API and Scrapingdog

The 5 tools Bright Data SERP API is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.

Part 06 · Questions

Quick answers

The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two

14

Questions, each answered in a line or two

The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.

Is Bright Data SERP API free?

Bright Data SERP API has a free plan. 5,000 requests a month, no credit card required.

How much does Bright Data SERP API cost?

Bright Data SERP API lists 5 plans. Free Tier: $0.

What platforms does Bright Data SERP API work on?

Bright Data SERP API is available on Web.

Does Bright Data SERP API offer any discounts?

Bright Data SERP API publicly lists the following: First deposit matched up to $500; Up to $20,000 in credits for AI startups.

Does Bright Data SERP API have an Android app?

No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. Bright Data SERP API is listed for Web.

Does Bright Data SERP API have an iPhone app?

No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. Bright Data SERP API is listed for Web.

Is Bright Data SERP API open source?

Bright Data SERP API is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 23, 2026.

Does Bright Data SERP API have an API?

Yes. Bright Data SERP API offers a public API, according to its own site.

What does Bright Data SERP API integrate with?

Bright Data SERP API's listing names LangChain, LlamaIndex, CrewAI, n8n, Dify, Postman and AWS Marketplace.

Who makes Bright Data SERP API?

Bright Data SERP API is made by Bright Data Ltd. It dates from 2014.

What are the alternatives to Bright Data SERP API?

The closest alternatives to Bright Data SERP API in our directory are Oxylabs SERP Scraper API, SerpApi, DataForSEO, Decodo SERP Scraping API and Scrapingdog.

How does Bright Data SERP API compare with other SERP and SEO data APIs?

Bright Data SERP API's GPA of 2.6 is higher than 31 of the 38 other SERP and SEO data APIs we grade, and level with 3.

Is Bright Data SERP API good value for money?

ToolGPA grades Bright Data SERP API C for value for money. Its paid plans start at $499 a month, against a middle price of $29.49 for the category: 25 of the 25 others that charge start lower.

Could I make my own version of Bright Data SERP API?

To replace Bright Data SERP API you would be making search results fetched at scale from many countries without being blocked.

Where this guide comes from

The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Bright Data SERP API’s own pages on Oct 23, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 23, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Bright Data's own pages on 23 October 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.

Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Bright Data Ltd. Prices change, so check brightdata.com before you buy.

Part 07 · About

About ToolGPA

Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it

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Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what Bright Data SERP API’s pages, its app-store listings and public reviews said on the dates shown. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Bright Data SERP API is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by Bright Data Ltd. Prices and plans change: check brightdata.com before you buy.