Brave Search API Free Search API Guide
🌍 International ✅ Free
Independent search API for AI agents with real-time web results. Free 2000 queries/month.
🎁 Free Tier
Daily Limit: 2000 free queries per month.
| Model | Context | Limit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| web/search | Web search result set | 2,000 free queries/month; dashboard controls paid usage | Use for AI agents, RAG freshness, competitor monitoring, and SERP retrieval before paid scale. |
| news/search | News result set | Plan-dependent; verify in Brave API dashboard | Useful for freshness-sensitive agents; cap loops and cache repeated queries. |
🔑 Free API
Free Credits: 2000 free search queries per month
Rate Limit: Free Data for AI plan; check Brave dashboard for current RPM and paid overage
Brave Search API exposes web search results for AI agents with a free monthly query allowance. Confirm current RPM, paid overage, and endpoint parameters in the Brave API dashboard.