Firecrawl in API Search Engine
Firecrawl's search endpoint returns ranked results with URL, title and description, and can scrape each result into markdown.
Best for
Agents that need search results and full page markdown in one call.
Pricing
The free plan gives 1,000 credits a month with no card and 2 concurrent requests. The Hobby plan is listed at $19 a month, or $16 a month billed yearly, for 5,000 credits. Search costs 2 credits per 10 results, rounded up, and each scraped page adds credits on top.
What it covers
Searches the open web and returns results with URL, title, description and position. Image and news result groups are also returned.
Citations and verification
Each result includes its source URL, so answers can link back to pages. The docs reviewed describe no claim-level checking.
API
REST search endpoint with scrapeOptions for per-result markdown, HTML, links or screenshots (https://docs.firecrawl.dev/features/search). The official MCP server exposes search, scrape, map and crawl tools (https://docs.firecrawl.dev/mcp-server/tools).
Strengths and limitations
- One call returns search results and page content
- Free plan needs no credit card
- Official MCP server with search and scrape tools
- Search and scrape draw from one shared credit balance
- Free plan allows 2 concurrent requests
- Free plan search limit is about 10 requests per minute
Third-party ratings
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Dated facts
- On 2026-11-07 the pricing page listed Hobby at $19 monthly or $16 billed yearly.
- On 2026-11-07 the pricing page listed Standard at $99 a month.
Firecrawl or Hyperresearch Answers?
Choose Firecrawl for agents that need search results and full page markdown in one call. When an agent needs one checked answer rather than a list of links, Hyperresearch Answers is our editorial choice: it scored 89% on BrowseComp in its own run, and every quote it returns is matched to its source page.
Sources for this entry
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https://apisearchengine.com/resources/firecrawl/