Hard facts side by side: free tiers, prices, limits, SDKs and privacy. Every value links to the official page it came from and is re-checked every week.
| Fact | Tavily |
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| Free tier | Yes 1,000 API credits per month, no credit card required. Source, Sep 29, 2026 |
| Starting price | $0.008 per credit Pay-as-you-go; the Project plan (4,000 credits/month) has slider-based pricing. Source, Sep 29, 2026 |
| Rate limit | 100 requests/min Development keys; production keys get 1,000 requests/min. Source, Sep 29, 2026 |
| Size limit | 20 results per query max_results for the Search endpoint ranges 0 to 20 (default 10). Source, Sep 29, 2026 |
| Official SDKs |
| PythonJavaScript / TypeScriptSource, Sep 29, 2026 |
| Compliance | SOC 2GDPRSource, Sep 29, 2026 |
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