Brave Search API Monthly Credit

Explore this developer service’s free allowance, critical restrictions and official documentation before deploying.

INCLUDED FREE ALLOWANCE

$5 in recurring Search API credits/month, equivalent to 1,000 web search requests at $5 per 1,000 requests; up to 50 requests/second.

Plan details

Plan: Monthly credit
Credit card: Required
Commercial use: Check provider
Last checked: 2026-10-23

Important restrictions

No standalone free plan. A payment card is required for identity verification (temporary $0/$1 authorization). Set prepaid balance to $0 and disable auto-reload / set usage limits to avoid charges. Unused free credits do not roll over. Attribution is required to receive free credits; storing API result data is prohibited without separate agreement. Commercial-use terms require review.

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