1¢ per page

Firecrawl alternative

Readable Markdown, paid per page.

Compare webpage extraction APIs for your agent. Try another engine or use Firecrawl through TaskFuel, paid from one balance.

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Compare Firecrawl and its alternatives.

TaskFuel offers the extraction providers below, including Firecrawl through StableEnrich. The direct Firecrawl plan is shown for context. We publish this comparison and sell access through TaskFuel.

Single-page extraction options and billing. Prices as of 30 October 2026. TaskFuel prices use the same Python documentation URL.
OptionPrice & billingChoose it forGood to knowAvailable through TaskFuel
FirecrawlDirect provider accountProvider reference$19 / monthMonthly provider credits, billed monthlyHobby: 5,000 credits/month. Basic scrape: 1 credit/page. Free: 1,000 credits/month.A dedicated account for scraping, crawling and other Firecrawl endpoints.Billed as a monthly credit allowance. Additional formats can use more credits.No
FirecrawlVia StableEnrich$0.0126 / pagePer call from your TaskFuel balanceSingle public URL; the route selects its output settings.Keep Firecrawl for a single-URL scrape paid from your TaskFuel balance.This tool takes a single URL per request.Yes
OlostepVia Orthogonal$0.01 / pagePer call from your TaskFuel balanceOne public URL with Markdown output.Read a public documentation page as Markdown.Our result kept navigation and relative links.Yes
ScrapeGraphAIVia Orthogonal$0.005 / pagePer call from your TaskFuel balanceOne public URL; Markdown format only, no stealth.Choose output formats explicitly. The priced request asks for Markdown.Other formats and stealth can change the price.Yes

Firecrawl alternative: what your agent gets.

The worked example uses Olostep. Firecrawl and ScrapeGraphAI are also available through TaskFuel from the same balance.

  • Read one page with Olostep

    Request Markdown from one public URL. Our test returned the Python guide’s headings, code examples and links within the Markdown.

    $0.01 / page
  • Use Firecrawl through StableEnrich

    Send the single URL supported by this tool. Your agent shows the price before it calls, and the request format differs from a direct Firecrawl integration.

    $0.0126 / page
  • Choose a format with ScrapeGraphAI

    Ask for Markdown, HTML or other documented formats. The price shown covers Markdown from the public Python guide with default fetch settings.

    $0.005 / page

Documentation extraction, tested.

We fetched Python’s virtual-environment guide so an agent could read its setup instructions. The response contained Markdown, section headings and the command examples from the source.

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Charged $0.01

Your agent asked

Read the Python virtual environments guide as Markdown
Data from
Olostep via Orthogonal

What came back

Guide
Virtual Environments and Packages
Returned content
11,456 characters of Markdown
Command in source
python -m venv tutorial-env

One public documentation page returned as Markdown, with navigation and relative links kept.

Try it in your next task.

Sign in to TaskFuel and connect your existing agent. Ask it to find a single-page extraction tool and send the public URL and requested format. Your agent shows the price before it pays.

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Name the task

Tell your agent what the output needs to contain.

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See the price

Your agent shows the provider and price before spending.

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Review the response

Check the output against your task. The call reports its cost and remaining balance.

When to use it.

One documentation page

Give your agent the source text.

Extract a guide or reference page when the task needs its actual content.

Different output needs

Choose the tool by its contract.

Compare the supported input fields and output formats. Your agent shows a new price when you add formats or change fetch settings.

Reading documentation

Pull a setup guide into a task.

Our test returned Python’s virtual-environments guide as 11,456 characters of Markdown, with its command examples intact.

Good Questions.

What is a useful Firecrawl alternative for an AI agent?

Olostep and ScrapeGraphAI offer different extraction tools through TaskFuel. Our Olostep test returned a public documentation page as Markdown. Choose a tool by its supported formats and the output you need.

Can I use Firecrawl itself through TaskFuel?

Yes. Your agent pays from your TaskFuel balance, so there is nothing else to sign up for. The Firecrawl tool on this page scrapes one URL per request, while a direct Firecrawl account offers its full feature set.

Does Firecrawl have a free plan?

Firecrawl lists 1,000 credits per month on its Free plan, checked 30 October 2026. Its monthly Hobby plan lists $19 for 5,000 credits. If the free allowance and direct API fit your work, they may be enough.

Are these prices comparable to a Firecrawl subscription?

The direct plan buys a monthly credit allowance, while TaskFuel charges per request: our test extraction cost $0.01 on 30 October 2026. A lower number alone does not tell you which setup suits your workload. Your agent shows the price for your own request before it pays.

Can these tools crawl an entire website?

Providers may offer separate crawl APIs, which this page does not cover. Your agent can find a crawl tool and check its page limits and billing before starting it.

Can they handle JavaScript, private pages or blocked websites?

Our example used a public documentation page. Signed-in content, paywalls, blocked websites and JavaScript-heavy applications were not tested.

Is this a drop-in replacement for my Firecrawl integration?

Your agent can switch, but each tool has its own inputs and response format, so it adapts the request and parsing and keeps the source URL with the extracted text.

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