You.com: Web Search API now freemium (free 100/day + $5/1k after)
What happened
Between the Jul 27, 2026 and Aug 3, 2026 captures of You.com's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Web Search API pricing restructured — was flat $5.00/1k calls (1-100 results per call), now free for up to 100 calls/day then $5/1k calls after. In detail: Web Search API pricing restructured to freemium: free for up to 100 calls/day, then $5/1k calls after (previously flat $5.00/1k calls, 1-100 results per call). Pulse files it as a packaging change (freemium change) with a neutral direction. The current page lists Finance Research API Exhaustive at $500 per 1k calls + $500 per 1k calls, Search API at $5 per 1k calls, Contents API at $1 per 1k pages, Research API Lite at $12 per 1k calls and Research API Standard at $50 per 1k calls.
This is the first pricing-page change Pulse has recorded for You.com. You.com has been tracked since 2026-04-28.
In the same window OpenAI and Google also changed their AI & Machine Learning pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Search API · Free tierFreemium change
Web Search API pricing restructured to freemium: free for up to 100 calls/day, then $5/1k calls after (previously flat $5.00/1k calls, 1-100 results per call)
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Search API | Free tier | — | 100 calls/day | Freemium change |
Values as written on You.com's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of You.com's pricing page (you.com) from Jul 27, 2026 and Aug 3, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page.
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Questions about this change
Did You.com raise prices in August 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Jul 27, 2026 and Aug 3, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: freemium change.
What changed on You.com's pricing page between Jul 27, 2026 and Aug 3, 2026?
Web Search API pricing restructured to freemium: free for up to 100 calls/day, then $5/1k calls after (previously flat $5.00/1k calls, 1-100 results per call). Pulse compared the captures it took on Jul 27, 2026 and Aug 3, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does You.com change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 0 other pricing-page changes for You.com in the 90 days before this one; You.com has been tracked since 2026-04-28.