# Serpshot review (2026): is it worth $19? > Google SERP API sold in one-time credit packs, no subscription Checked Oct 23, 2026 ยท graded Oct 24, 2026 by ToolGPA. Serpshot is a Google search results API that returns live web and image results as JSON, localized to more than 200 countries and regions, with up to 100 keywords in one request. It is sold in one-time credit packs that last six months rather than as a subscription, and it comes with an open-source Python SDK and an MCP server for AI coding tools. - **Category:** SERP & SEO Data APIs - **Made by:** Serpshot - **Website:** https://www.serpshot.com - **Runs on:** Web - **Who should skip it:** Skip it if you need Google News, Shopping, Maps or another engine, as only web and image search work today. - **Facts last checked:** Oct 23, 2026 ## Pricing As of Oct 23, 2026, Serpshot is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $19 one-time for 25,000 credits, valid 6 months. - **Pricing model:** Free trial - **Free plan:** None. - **Free trial:** 2,000 free credits on sign-up, no card needed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | 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. | Read from https://www.serpshot.com/pricing on Oct 23, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Serpshot before buying. ## Key features - **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. ## Good for - Rank trackers and SEO tools that need Google results cheaply - Irregular workloads that suit prepaid packs over a subscription - AI agents that need live Google search through MCP ## Worth knowing - 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. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.4 out of 4**, graded Oct 24, 2026. Serpshot returns live Google web and image results as JSON for 200+ countries, up to 100 keywords a request, from one-time credit packs. It's Google web and image only for now, the credits lapse after six months, and its own pricing page lists two different sets of packs. - **Value for money: B.** $19 buys 25,000 credits, valid 6 months, inside this category's cheaper quarter, at about $0.76 per 1,000 queries of 10 results; bigger packs fall to $0.20. A 100-result search costs 10 credits, though. - **Free plan and trial: C.** No free plan: 2,000 credits on sign-up with no card. They're a one-off, not a monthly allowance. - **Features: C.** Live Google web and image results by country and language in 200+ markets, up to 100 results a keyword and 100 keywords a request. The gap is in the listing: news, shopping and maps are only planned, and no other engine is covered. - **Ease of use: C.** Judged on how fast a developer gets a first result: an open-source Python SDK, docs in four languages and a public status page. No rating on record. - **Platforms and integrations: B.** Web, with an API, a Python SDK, and an MCP server and agent skill for Cursor, Claude Code and OpenClaw. No desktop or phone app, so B is the top. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Serpshot's own pages on 23 October 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among SERP and SEO data APIs - Serpshot's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 16 of the 38 other SERP and SEO data APIs we grade, and level with 14. - It stands best on value for money (B, above 21 of 38) and worst on ease of use (C, above 0). The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/seo-data-apis ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** To replace Serpshot 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 costs $19, paid once. - You could not: Search results fetched at scale from many countries without being blocked. - You could not: It plugs into other products, Cursor, Claude Code and OpenClaw among them, and has an API. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## Works with Cursor, Claude Code, OpenClaw **Tags:** SERP API, Public API ## Alternatives - [Serper](https://toolgpa.com/tools/serper): Google search results API sold in prepaid credit packs. 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[Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/searchcans-vs-serpshot) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 23, 2026: - https://www.serpshot.com/pricing - https://www.serpshot.com/ - https://www.serpshot.com/docs/billing - https://www.serpshot.com/about Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/serpshot Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).