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Agent-Ready SaaS Index · tavily.com · scored 2026-05-09 · rubric v2.0
Score 85 / 100
Search APIs

Tavily scores 85/100 on xpay's Agent-Ready Index v2: partial pricing visibility; self-serve checkout is available; a public API exists with documentation; usage-based / per-token pricing is published; a free entry path exists.

See Tavily pricing summaryLive pricing page
Pricing
Tavily pricing
As of 2026-05-09 · tavily.com/pricing
Per-model pricing
1 SKU priced per credit
Model / SKUInputOutput

API credit

$0.008 / credit

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Score breakdown · rubric v2.0
How Tavily scores on the agent-ready dimensions

Public pricing visibility

15 / 15

Self-serve checkout

15 / 15

Public API + docs

16 / 20

Usage-based / metered pricing

20 / 20

Free entry path

7 / 7

No sales call required

7 / 7

Card / wallet / x402 payment

5 / 6

Machine-readable bonus (MCP / OpenAPI)

0 / 10

Total
85 / 100
Effective pricing
What it actually costs at typical scale
Free tier, 1,000 API credits
$0/mo
· Uses the Free plan allocation of 1,000 credits· No additional usage beyond free quota
Confidence: high
Pay-as-you-go, 5,000 API credits
$40/mo
· All 5,000 credits billed at $0.008 per credit· No free tier applied
Confidence: high
Agent purchase verdict
Can an autonomous agent transact here?
Agent-ready
LLM score: 80/100

Can create account

Yes

Can enter payment method

Yes

Can upgrade plan

Yes

Can buy more usage

Yes

Can cancel online

Yes

Payment methods

card

Human approval recommended

No

Pricing transparency

partial

Purchase motion

self_serve

Demo required

No

Quote required

No

Annual commit required

No

Auto-renewal mentioned

No

Cancellation policy visible

Yes

Refund policy visible

No

Invoice payment available

No

Purchase orders supported

No

MSA required

No

DPA available

No

Security review required

No

Trial

Available, no card

API readiness
API & developer surface

API-first product

Yes

Sandbox present

No

Webhooks

No

MCP mentioned

No

Competitive intel
Positioning & ecosystem
Headline

“Find a plan to power your AI Agents”

Buyer persona

developer
smb
enterprise

Agent purchase simulation
Six-step check: can an agent actually buy from Tavily?
✓

Discover price

https://tavily.com/pricing — four plan cards visible
✓

Select a plan

Researcher / PAYG / Project / Enterprise distinguishable
✓

Pay per task

$0.008 per credit PAYG explicitly published
◐

Avoid a sales call

Three tiers self-serve, only Enterprise contact-sales
✓

API docs without auth

https://docs.tavily.com — public
✓

Estimate cost upfront

Per-credit unit price + credit-per-call documented
Analysis
Pros and cons for AI agents
Observational summary written by xpay from the signals captured on 2026-05-03. Not a review of the product — only of its current pricing posture for agent buyers.
✓ For an AI agent
  • Pricing is publicly visible on an indexable page — agents can read tiers without scraping past auth.
  • Per-unit billing is published, so an agent can budget for a single task before committing.
  • API documentation is reachable without a login — discovery and integration can happen in one session.
  • Per-unit rate is concrete enough that an agent can model expected spend before issuing a request.
◐ Opportunities for the provider
  • Some tiers are sales-led; the highest-capacity surfaces are not self-serve.
  • No /.well-known/ai-pricing.json or equivalent machine-readable pricing manifest is published — agents must rely on HTML scraping.
One-line fix
How Tavily could lift its score

Add a per-unit price (e.g. $X / 1K calls) to the pricing page so an agent can compute its own cost before committing.

pricing_visible

true

headline_phrasing

Find a plan to power your AI Agents — Get Tavily Certified Today. Learn, take the quiz, and earn your certificate for API credits.

tier_count

0

lowest_paid_entry_usd

1234567890123456800

free_tier

false

free_tier_terms

null

per_unit_price

null

annual_required

false

self_serve_paid_tiers

0

sales_only_tiers

1

public_api_docs_url

null

api_docs_auth_walled

null

ai_pricing_json_present

false

agents_txt_present

false

anonymous_purchase_path

false

per_unit_classification

null

usage_headline_present

false

custom_tier_present

false

agent_friendly

{"ai_pricing_json":false,"agents_txt":false,"llms_txt":true,"sitemap_xml":true,"mcp_server_card":false,"agent_skills_index":false,"x402_supported":false}

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Page heading: Find a plan to power your AI Agents
CTAs (30): Get Tavily Certified Today · Product · Pricing · Resources · Docs · About · Careers · Login · Sign Up · Webinars · Blog · Certification
Price tokens (2): $0.008 / creditFor flexible us · $01234567890123456789 / monthBuilt for enthus
Get Tavily Certified Today. Learn, take the quiz, and earn your certificate for API credits. ProductPricingResourcesDocsAboutCareersLoginSign UpSign UpWebinarsBlogCertification/pricing plansFind a plan to power your AI AgentsResearcherFree / monthFor new creators1,000 API credits / monthNo credit card requiredEmail supportGet StartedPay As You Go$0.008 / creditFor flexible usagePay only for what you useCancel anytimeEmail supportGet StartedProject$01234567890123456789 / monthBuilt for enthusiastsSlide to adjust plan4,000 API credits / monthHigher rate limitsEmail supportGet StartedEnterpriseCustomFor corporationsCustom API callsCustom rate limitsEnterprise-grade support and SLAsEnterprise-grade security and privacyTalk to SalesFree for studentsWe're dedicated to supporting the pursuit of knowledge by offering our service at no cost for students.FAQCommon questionsIf you have any questions, please reach out to our team!Contact Us→How do I start using Tavily and get an API key?→When do my monthly API credits reset?→What is an API credit and how is usage calculated?→What happens if I run out of credits?Power your AI with real-time web search.Explore API DocsTry it outStay connected with usEmailBy submitting my email address, I agree to receive marketing communications. For more information, please see the Privacy Policy.DocsBlogCommunityPricingCareersWebsite Terms of UsePlatform Terms of UsePrivacy PolicyCookie NoticeAcceptable Use PolicyTrust CenterCookie SettingsAccessibility …
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Agent-Ready Spec
Tavily
Agent-Ready Verified

85

/ 100 (rubric v2.0)
Category

Search APIs

Pricing model

Not advertised

Tier count

0

Free tier

No

Lowest paid entry

$1234567890123456800/mo

Self-serve / sales-only tiers

0 / 1

Public API docs

Auth-walled

Anonymous purchase path

No

Machine-readable pricing

Not published

Last refreshed

2026-05-09

Available onxpay.tools / tavily
Pricing intelligenceInsights extracted from tavily.com/pricing
Pricing model

Per-model / per-SKU pricing

Agent-purchase verdict
Agent-ready
80/100 · v2.1
Canonical answer

Tavily pricing starts at $0 per month for the Free plan; pay-as-you-go usage costs $0.008 per credit; paid plans have undisclosed monthly pricing.

Cheapest entry

Free plan (Free)

Actions
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Verdict reflects Agent-Ready Verified status under rubric v2.0. Source observed at https://tavily.com/pricing.
Agent-friendly features2 of 7 present
Discovery files and protocols
Side-channel signals — informational, not part of the score. Each protocol is independent; adoption signals the publisher is thinking about agent buyers.

ai-pricing.json

agents.txt

llms.txt

sitemap.xml

MCP Server Card

Agent Skills

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