Bright Data pricing, explained with real numbers
How the meters work, and what Google results really cost.
How much does Bright Data cost?
Bright Data publishes its SERP pricing. These figures are from brightdata.com/pricing/serp, checked July 27, 2026.
| Plan | Price | Included | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free tier | $0 | 5,000 records / month | $0 |
| Pay as you go | Per use | Billed on success | $1.50 |
| Scale (committed) | $499 / month | 380,000 requests | About $1.31 |
| Enterprise | Custom | Custom | Quoted |
Credit where due: $1.50 per 1,000 on pay-as-you-go is a sharp rate, and billing only on success is the right model.
The committed Scale plan shaves it to about $1.31 per 1,000, in exchange for $499 leaving your account every month whether you search or not.
Why Bright Data has many meters
The SERP API is one line in a very large catalog, and each line is priced differently.
Bright Data sells proxy networks billed per gigabyte, datasets billed per record, and scraper APIs billed per thousand requests, most with both pay-as-you-go and committed tiers. It is built for enterprise procurement: many products, many meters, volume discounts on each.
That breadth is the product. If what you actually need is Google results, you are buying one line from a catalog priced for teams that buy many.
What data do you get?
One request against the web endpoint, real Google results back as clean JSON.
The organic results as CSV first:
Sample rows as CSV, exactly as exported
| title | link | date | position |
|---|---|---|---|
| The 15 Best Running Shoes of 2026 | https://www.runnersworld.com/gear/a19663621/best-running-shoes/ | 1 day ago | 1 |
| 100+ Running Shoe Reviews | https://runrepeat.com/catalog/running-shoes | 2 | |
| What brand do you believe has the best running shoes? | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskRunningShoeGeeks/comments/1s5gtmn/what_brand_do_you_believe_has_the_best_running/ | 4 months ago | 3 |
| The Best Running Shoe From Every Brand in 2026! | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qv6rh34rXU | 1 month ago | 4 |
| The Best Running Shoes 2026 | https://theruntesters.com/running-shoes/the-best-running-shoes-to-buy/ | 5 | |
| Reviews | https://www.doctorsofrunning.com/reviews/ | 6 |
And one record as JSON:
Where each side wins on price
Their PAYG rate beats our entry pack. From the 100k pack on, prepaid is cheaper, without the monthly commitment.
| Bright Data SERP | CrustAPI | |
|---|---|---|
| Pay-as-you-go rate | $1.50 / 1,000 | $1.00 / 1,000 entry, falling to $0.20 |
| Better committed rate | $499 / month for ~$1.31 | $549 once for $1.10, no monthly bill |
| Free tier | 5,000 records / month | $6 of free usage each month |
| Unused volume | Committed spend is monthly | Paid funds never expire |
| Buying experience | Enterprise catalog, many meters | Self-serve packs, one meter |
| Beyond web results | Priced per product line | Same key, same balance: Maps, News, Reviews, more |
CrustAPI Google Search starts at $1.00 per 1,000 successful requests, dropping to $0.20 for the largest deposit. Compare the rates and fields for your expected usage.
From the 100k pack on, prepaid slips under their PAYG rate: $1.49 per 1,000 at the 100k pack, with lower prices for larger deposits and no monthly subscription required.
Five million searches, both ways
A year-scale job priced on each side's cheapest published route.
On their pay-as-you-go rate instead, 5M searches at $1.50 per 1,000 is $7,500.
Pick Bright Data when you need the whole platform: proxy infrastructure across many sites, packaged datasets, a court-tested legal record, and enterprise procurement support. For a multi-site scraping program at scale it is the safe default. For Google results alone, you are paying platform prices for one product line.
How much does CrustAPI cost?
Every web search costs one request charge, flat, no matter how many results come back. A search that returns nothing costs nothing. Funds are prepaid, self-serve, and never expire.
| Deposit | Google Search / 1,000 requests | Maps / 1,000 businesses | LinkedIn reads / 1,000 requests | People, Jobs, Refresh / 1,000 units |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $10+ | $1.00 | $1.96 | $6.00 | $1.96 |
| $149+ | $0.76 | $1.49 | $4.50 | $1.49 |
| $549+ | $0.56 | $1.10 | $3.30 | $1.10 |
| $1,999+ | $0.41 | $0.80 | $2.45 | $0.80 |
| $6,500+ | $0.33 | $0.65 | $1.95 | $0.65 |
| $27,500+ | $0.28 | $0.55 | $1.65 | $0.55 |
| $50,000+ | $0.26 | $0.50 | $1.50 | $0.50 |
| $100,000+ | $0.20 | $0.40 | $1.50 | $0.40 |
Every eligible account gets $6 of free usage monthly. Each deposit keeps its prices until spent; paid funds never expire. People and Jobs bill per successful search, Refresh per accessible profile. Full profiles in People use the read rate per full profile. See all billing details.
Larger deposits unlock lower endpoint prices. Each deposit keeps its prices until spent. See the full deposit table on the pricing page. Prices in USD, ex-tax.
The same balance cover the entire Google menu under one key: web, Maps, News, Reviews, and more.
How do you get started?
- 1
Create a free account. Try it free, no card needed.
- 2
Type a search in the playground. Something like best running shoes. The results land in a table.
- 3
Export the CSV. Or copy your key from the dashboard and run the curl above for JSON.
Who runs Google jobs this way?
- SEO tools and agencies. Rank tracking and SERP audits at a charge per successful search, with empty searches free.
- AI builders. Live Google results for agents and RAG pipelines on one key, no per-product meters.
- Lead gen teams. The same balance pull Maps business records with phone and website, ready for outreach.
- Price and brand watchers. Shopping and News searches on the same balance, with no $499 monthly commitment.
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Common questions
Pay-as-you-go is $1.50 per 1,000 requests, billed on success. The cheapest committed plan is Scale at $499 a month including 380,000 requests, about $1.31 per 1,000. Checked on brightdata.com/pricing/serp, July 27, 2026.
Yes, 5,000 records a month on the SERP API with no card required. CrustAPI's free tier needs no card.
Each product line has its own meter: proxies bill per gigabyte, datasets per record, and scraper APIs per thousand requests, most with pay-as-you-go and committed tiers.
CrustAPI Google Search starts at $1.00 per 1,000 successful requests, dropping to $0.20 for the largest deposit. Compare the rates and fields for your expected usage.
Google Search costs $1.00 per 1,000 successful requests at standard prices, down to $0.20 for the largest deposit. Empty and failed searches are free. Every eligible account gets $6 of free usage monthly. Paid funds never expire.
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