0.2¢ per search, from

Web search MCP

Get the sources your answer needs.

Looking for a web search MCP? TaskFuel gives your agent Google results, Tavily excerpts, Exa domain filters and Brave search from one balance.

One TaskFuel account and prepaid balance. Your agent shows the price before it pays. Works with a compatible MCP client.

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Which web search MCP does your job?

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TaskFuelSerper, Tavily, Exa and BraveTaskFuel pricingTavily MCPDirect Tavily connectionTavily pricingExa MCPDirect Exa connectionExa pricing
Google results
Serper
Not offered
Not offered
Search with source excerpts
Tavily
Basic search
Content options
Brave web results
Brave
Not offered
Not offered
Fetch or extract a page
Search only
Extract
Page fetching
Mix providers in one task
One balance
Tavily only
Exa only
Price per search$0.002 to $0.035$0.008 after free credits$0.007 (Auto Search)
Free to start$1 credit1,000 credits a month$10 a month plus $10 bonus
  • Yes
  • Partly
  • No

Prices checked 4 November 2026. Billing, setup and limits for each option are below.

Prices, setup and limits by option3 options

TaskFuel

Serper, Tavily, Exa and Brave

$0.002–$0.035 / tested search

Billing
Prepaid, per request. Serper $0.002; Tavily basic $0.01; Exa auto $0.01; Brave $0.035. Five results in each test.
Choose it for
Choosing among search providers in the same task, with one balance and no separate provider keys.
Good to know
Each provider call has its own price. Direct free allowances can be a better deal for a single-provider task.
Connection
TaskFuel account; hosted MCP

Tavily MCP

Direct Tavily connection

Free limited access; paid credits

Billing
Keyless access or a Tavily account. Account includes 1,000 free credits/month. Basic search uses 1 credit; pay-as-you-go is $0.008/credit.
Choose it for
Search and extraction through Tavily; signed-in access also supports its wider research tools.
Good to know
Keyless Search and Extract require a client that can send the access-mode header. Wider tools need authentication and use different credits.
Connection
Hosted or local MCP; keyless access, OAuth or API key

Exa MCP

Direct Exa connection

Free limited access; paid usage

Billing
Keyless access or an Exa account. Account includes $10 monthly credits and a $10 onboarding bonus. Auto Search is $7/1,000 requests with up to 10 results.
Choose it for
Web search and page fetching with Exa, without another service when Exa alone fits.
Good to know
Keyless access has rate limits. Agent features need authentication; search modes and content options affect cost.
Connection
Hosted or local MCP; keyless access, OAuth or API key

Search the web with TaskFuel.

  1. Your agentYour MCP client

    Claude, Cursor, Codex or another client that supports MCP.

  2. TaskFuelOne prepaid balance

    Your agent sees the price before it pays.

  3. Data fromSerper, Tavily, Exa and Brave

    Each request is priced and paid separately.

  • $0.002 / search

    Google rankings

    Google web results for a query, with titles, snippets and related questions. Our test returned five results.

  • $0.01 / search

    Search with source excerpts

    Tavily basic-depth search. Our test returned five results, each with an excerpt from the source.

  • $0.01 / search

    Search within named domains

    Exa auto-mode search restricted to the domains you name. Our test returned five results, all on postgresql.org.

  • $0.035 / search

    Independent web index

    Brave web search. Our test returned five web results, four of them community articles.

Web search, tested.

The same question, four search providers: each returned five results, but the sources differed.

TaskFuel test run ·

Charged $0.057

Your agent asked

Search for PostgreSQL 17 incremental backup documentation through four search APIs
Data from
Serper, Tavily, Exa and Brave

What came back

Per search
Serper $0.002, Tavily $0.01, Exa $0.01, Brave $0.035

One question, one search per API, five results each. Tested through the TaskFuel API; MCP uses the same operations.

When to use it.

Answering a current question

Search, then read the sources.

Your agent runs a search and reads the titles, snippets or excerpts that come back, then opens the pages it needs.

Staying on official sources

Limit a search to named domains.

Your agent restricts one search to the sites you name, such as a vendor's documentation.

Comparing what different indexes return

Run the same question through two APIs.

Your agent sends one question to Google results and to a different index, and compares the sources that come back.

Good Questions.

Why use TaskFuel instead of a provider’s own MCP?

Use TaskFuel when one task needs more than one search provider. Tavily and Exa both offer free direct MCP access with limits. After their free credits they cost $0.008 and $0.007 a search, against $0.01 here. If one provider covers your work, connect it directly.

Do I need separate provider API keys?

No. Authenticate with TaskFuel and pay from your TaskFuel balance. You do not need separate Tavily, Exa, Brave or Serper credentials.

Does this replace my agent’s built-in web search?

You can keep the search already included in your agent. TaskFuel is useful when you need a particular provider, request controls such as domain filters, or search access in a client without built-in browsing.

What does a web search cost?

Our four test searches on 4 November 2026 cost $0.002 (Serper), $0.01 (Tavily), $0.01 (Exa) and $0.035 (Brave).

Which search APIs can my agent use?

Serper for Google results, Tavily for source excerpts, Exa for domain-restricted search and Brave for an independent index. Each is a separate call with its own price.

How do these differ?

Serper returns Google rankings with titles and snippets. Tavily returns excerpts from each source. Exa can restrict results to named domains. Brave runs its own index.

Does a search return full page text?

Not in our tests, which returned source excerpts. Tavily can return raw page content with other request settings, and the other providers have their own options.

Are there guides for each provider?

Yes. The comparison guides for Tavily, Exa, Brave and SerpApi alternatives show a tested search, its price and the trade-offs.

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