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Packaging changeFreemium changeJul 27 → Aug 3, 2026

You.com: Web Search API now freemium (free 100/day + $5/1k after)

Detected Aug 4, 2026AI & Machine Learning
Covered on Pulse:You.com ditches flat-rate Web Search API for a freemium tier
The changeSearch API free tier freemium change
1 change2 capturesJul 27, 2026 → Aug 3, 2026

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). Pulse's latest capture (Nov 9, 2026) lists Search API at $5 per 1k calls, Contents API at $1 per 1k pages, Answer API at $5 per 1k calls, 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 APIFree tier
    Freemium 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)

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 compared

Full-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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You.com, pricing history

Full history
  1. Oct 26, 2026ImprovementYou.com adds Inference Router API to run open-weight models via one endpoint
  2. Aug 4, 2026PackagingYou.com: Web Search API now freemium (free 100/day + $5/1k after) This change

Across AI & Machine Learning in the same window

All AI & Machine Learning changes
  1. OpenAIJul 25OpenAI: ChatGPT plan taglines reframed to 'Best for X' audience framing
  2. GoogleJul 6Google Vertexai delays Agent Gateway billing to July 13, extends free window
  3. GoogleJul 3Google Workspace: new Workspace Studio feature; AI Ultra Access dropped
  4. GoogleJul 3Google Cloud: AI Commerce Search pricing revealed ($2.50-$6.00/1000 queries)
  5. GoogleJun 24Google Workspace drops 50%-off promo from Starter, Standard, Plus

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.