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You.com pricing
Compare You.com pricing across 6 listed plans, free tier and API or usage pricing, with verification dates and published price history.
PLANS
6 plans
Available pricing
6 of 6 plans have verification evidence.
Free
100 Web Search API queries/day; new accounts include free credit.
Subscription · per month
Custom
$5 per 1,000 calls.
Cited answer from one search pass plus underlying web results.
Usage · 1,000 calls
Custom
$1 per 1,000 pages.
Fetches page content as Markdown, HTML and metadata.
Usage · 1,000 pages
Custom
From $12 per 1,000 lite research calls up to $1,200 per 1,000 frontier calls.
Multi-step cited research with depth/effort tiers.
Usage · 1,000 calls
Custom
$5 per 1,000 calls; up to 100 results/call. Full-page live extraction add-on: $1 per 1,000 pages.
Unified web/news search with snippets/highlights and targeting filters.
Usage · 1,000 calls
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| Detail | API Starter Credits | Free API | Answer API | Contents API | Research API | Web Search API |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly | Free | Free | — | — | — | — |
| API / usage pricing | New accounts receive $100 in free API credits. | — | $5 per 1,000 calls. | $1 per 1,000 pages. | From $12 per 1,000 lite research calls up to $1,200 per 1,000 frontier calls. | $5 per 1,000 calls; up to 100 results/call. Full-page live extraction add-on: $1 per 1,000 pages. |
| Credits | $100 one-time starter credits | — | — | — | — | — |
| Limits | No credit card required to start testing the APIs. | 100 Web Search API queries/day; new accounts include free credit. | Cited answer from one search pass plus underlying web results. | Fetches page content as Markdown, HTML and metadata. | Multi-step cited research with depth/effort tiers. | Unified web/news search with snippets/highlights and targeting filters. |
| Billing | Included | Subscription per month | Usage 1,000 calls | Usage 1,000 pages | Usage 1,000 calls | Usage 1,000 calls |
| Verification | Review due Oct 1, 2026 | Evidence stale Oct 1, 2026 | Review due Oct 1, 2026 | Review due Oct 1, 2026 | Review due Oct 1, 2026 | Review due Oct 1, 2026 |
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Published pricing history
8 meaningful changes
API Starter Credits · Monthly price
— → $0.00
Web Search API · API pricing
$5.00 /1k cal → $5 per 1,000 calls; up to 100 results/call. Full-page live extraction add-on: $1 per 1,000 pages.
Contents API · Monthly price
— → —
Answer API · Monthly price
— → —
Research API · Monthly price
— → —
Aug 28, 2026
Free API · Monthly price
— → $0.00
Web Search API · Monthly price
— → —
Verification
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6 verified plans
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Latest check: Oct 1, 2026
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You.com pricing FAQ
How much does You.com cost?
AI Orbit currently lists a free You.com plan. Other pricing may be custom, usage-based or published without a standard monthly amount.
Is You.com free?
Yes. AI Orbit currently records at least one You.com plan with a $0 monthly price. Free-tier limits can differ from paid plans, so review the plan details above.
What You.com pricing plans are listed?
AI Orbit currently lists API Starter Credits, Free API, Answer API, Contents API, Research API and Web Search API. The plan table shows stored monthly or yearly prices, limits, credits and usage pricing where available.
Does You.com have API or usage pricing?
Yes. At least one You.com plan currently includes published API or usage-pricing information in AI Orbit's dataset. Review the plan details above for the recorded rate or billing basis.