We killed the $75 search API subscription
SerpApi’s Developer plan is $75 a month for 5,000 searches. SerpApi pricing publishes that number. A live ToolRouter web search on 31 August 2026 cost $0.005.
Give this to your agent:
Read and follow https://toolrouter.com/agent-onboarding/SKILL.mdThe subscription versus the call
| SerpApi Developer | This ToolRouter run | |
|---|---|---|
| What you pay | $75 every month | $0.005 for one search |
| When you pay | For the plan, used or not | Only when the call works |
| Source | SerpApi pricing | ToolRouter live meter, web search, 31 Aug 2026 |
TOOLROUTER · RECEIPT
| Line | Cost |
|---|---|
| Web search | $0.005 |
| Total | $0.005 |
That is the billed floor on a successful production call. Failed paid calls do not charge. Free ToolRouter jobs stay free.
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When a seat still wins
If your agent fires 15,000 searches a month, a search-API plan can be cheaper than paying per call. Do the arithmetic before you cancel anything.
If your agent searches when a fact might have changed — a handful of times a day — $75/mo is a seat you opened for three lookups.
How to run it
- Paste
Read and follow https://toolrouter.com/agent-onboarding/SKILL.mdinto Claude, Cursor, or Codex. - Ask: “Search the live web for [query] and open the primary sources.”
- You only pay if the search succeeds.
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