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You.com API

Approaching Agent-Ready
Agent-Ready SaaS Index · you.com · scored 2026-05-03 · rubric v1.1
Score 71 / 100
Search APIs
Self-serve checkout
Public API
Pricing page unavailable

You.com API publishes a pricing page with 2 discoverable plan tier(s). Per-unit pricing is published — an agent can forecast cost per task before committing. Self-serve signup exists alongside a sales-led / custom tier. Public API documentation is reachable without an auth wall.

See You.com API pricing summaryLive pricing page
Pricing snapshot
Pricing summary
As of 2026-05-03 · derived from api.you.com/plans
Per-unit pricing

$12.00/1k callsFast retrieval for simple factual lookupsGet Started for FreeGet Started for FreeSee developer docsSee developer docsResearch across the open web and return source

Tier 1

Higher volume

Snapshot rendered from xpay's extracted pricing signals. The full tier list lives on the live page — see source link above.
Score breakdown · rubric v1.1
How You.com API scores on the agent-ready dimensions

Public pricing

15 / 15

Usage-based / metered

20 / 25

Self-serve checkout

15 / 15

Public API

15 / 15

Low / no minimum

0 / 10

Unauth automated payment

6 / 10

Bonus (machine-readable pricing)On top of /100 base

0 / 5

Total
71 / 100
Agent purchase simulation
Six-step check: can an agent actually buy from You.com API?
✗

Discover price

https://api.you.com/plans — HTTP 502 at scrape time on 2026-05-03
✗

Select a plan

Per docs: Smart vs Research endpoints distinguishable
✗

Pay per task

Per docs: per-query billing applies; rate not directly verified
✗

Avoid a sales call

Self-serve API key issuance available via dashboard
✓

API docs without auth

https://documentation.you.com — public
✗

Estimate cost upfront

No per-query rate retrievable from the public pricing URL at scrape time
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
  • API documentation is reachable without a login — discovery and integration can happen in one session.
◐ Opportunities for the provider
  • No tier numbers were visible on the public pricing page during the scoring fetch — agents cannot evaluate cost without a sales conversation.
  • No per-unit price was advertised, so an agent has no way to estimate the cost of a single task.
  • All advertised tiers route to a sales contact form; an agent cannot complete a purchase autonomously.
  • PPU requires account creation and an issued API key; a fully unauthenticated agent purchase is not yet supported.
  • No /.well-known/ai-pricing.json or equivalent machine-readable pricing manifest is published — agents must rely on HTML scraping.
Path to Agent-Ready
How You.com API could lift its score

Expose an anonymous-purchase path (no account required) for the smallest paid tier — even a $1 PAYG entry.

  1. Restore the public /plans page (HTTP 502 at scrape time) so per-query rates are anonymously discoverable.
  2. Inline an explicit $/1K-request rate per endpoint (Smart, Research) above the signup CTA.
  3. Publish /.well-known/ai-pricing.json and offer a Stripe Payment Link or PPU endpoint for unauthenticated agent purchases.

pricing_visible

true

headline_phrasing

Web Search API Pricing — Whether you’re experimenting with AI or deploying at scale, our simple pricing lets you start building today.

tier_count

2

lowest_paid_entry_usd

null

free_tier

false

free_tier_terms

null

per_unit_price

$12.00/1k callsFast retrieval for simple factual lookupsGet Started for FreeGet Started for FreeSee developer docsSee developer docsResearch across the open web and return source

annual_required

false

self_serve_paid_tiers

1

sales_only_tiers

0

public_api_docs_url

https://you.com/docs/

api_docs_auth_walled

false

ai_pricing_json_present

false

agents_txt_present

false

anonymous_purchase_path

false

per_unit_classification

{"unit_class":"other","confidence":"medium","agent_task_price_forecastable":"yes","rejected_reason":null,"evidence_text":"$12.00/1k callsFast retrieval for simple factual lookupsGet Started for FreeGet Started for FreeSee developer docsSee developer docsResearch across the open web and return source"}

usage_headline_present

false

custom_tier_present

true

agent_friendly

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

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Page heading: Web Search API Pricing
CTAs (37): Skip to main content · Now available! Additional Capabilities in the Top-Rated You.com Research API > · Product · Learn more about Search API · Learn more about Contents API · Learn more about Research API · Developers · Learn more about API Platform · Learn more about Docs · Docs · Pricing · Blog
Price tokens (6): $100 · $5.00 · $100 · $1.00 · $100 · $12.00
Skip to main contentNow available! Additional Capabilities in the Top-Rated You.com Research API >ProductLearn more about Search APISearch APILearn more about Contents APIContents APILearn more about Research APIResearch APIDevelopersLearn more about API PlatformAPI PlatformLearn more about DocsDocsDocsPricingBlogSign in to Chat PlatformSign in to Chat PlatformSign in to API PlatformSign in to API PlatformBook a demoBook a demoSign inAPI PlatformAPI PlatformChatChatContact SalesContact Sales Web Search API PricingWhether you’re experimenting with AI or deploying at scale, our simple pricing lets you start building today.Search API$100 free credit$5.00/1k calls1-100 results per callGet Started for FreeGet Started for FreeSee developer docsSee developer docsImprove your AI and business apps with advanced web search, grounding your agentic apps in reliable, web-scale knowledge with contextual snippets. Use live crawl at no additional charge. Includes News Search API.what's includedNews endpoint included at no extra costUp to 100 URLs per call includedFull page contents included — full page Markdown/HTML at no extra costLLM-ready snippets with rich metadata per resultCountry & language targeting filtersSOC 2 certified · No model trainingContents API$100 free credit$1.00/1k pagesBatch multiple URLs per requestGet Started for FreeGet Started for FreeSee developer docsSee developer docsFetch full page text, summaries, and metadata for multiple URLs, streamlining content aggregation …
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Agent-Ready Spec
You.com API
Approaching Agent-Ready

71

/ 100 (rubric v1.1)
Category

Search APIs

Pricing model

Not advertised

Tier count

2

Free tier

No

Lowest paid entry

Sales-led

Per-unit price

$12.00/1k callsFast retrieval for simple factual lookupsGet Started for FreeGet Started for FreeSee developer docsSee developer docsResearch across the open web and return source

Self-serve / sales-only tiers

1 / 0

Public API docs

Public

Anonymous purchase path

No

Machine-readable pricing

Not published

Last refreshed

2026-05-03

Actions
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Verdict reflects Approaching Agent-Ready status under rubric v1.1. Source observed at https://api.you.com/plans.
Agent-friendly features0 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

x402 / MPP

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