You.com
Search and research APIs that deliver web results, page contents, and citation-grounded answers for AI applications.
At a Glance
You.com is an AI tool for Research & knowledge work (category: Productivity). Free access: Free plan. Paid from $5.00 (Web Search API). Documented: 6 plans with prices and limits.
- Category
- Research & knowledge work
- Paid from
- $5.00 / 1k calls (Web Search API)
- Free Option
- Free plan
- Plans
- 6
- Sources
- 1 verified source
- Website
- you.com (opens in a new tab)
Category: Productivity · Research & knowledge work
Features
You.com provides search and research APIs (application programming interfaces) for AI apps: results, page content, and cited answers. LLM means large language model. The Search API mixes web and news; snippets are prepared for language models. MCP means Model Context Protocol.
Without a key, 100 queries per day are possible. The Answer API cites 93.48% on SimpleQA. Research also covers business reports and macro data and watches fiscal year, units, and time ranges. US-dollar prices are in the pricing overview.
- Web and news search with LLM-ready snippets and metadata
- Contents API returns Markdown or HTML for URL batches
- Answer API writes from retrieved passages only, with citations
- Research API from Lite to Exhaustive; Frontier via demo
- REST API, Python SDK, and MCP server access
- Filters for country, language, and freshness; livecrawl for fresh pages
Prices and plans
| Tier | Price | Period | What you get |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | free | 100 queries/day | No API key required 100 queries per day Web and news results in one query LLM-ready snippets with rich metadata Country, language, and freshness filters $100 free credit |
| Web Search API | $5.00 | 1k calls | 1-100 results per call News endpoint included at no extra cost Up to 100 URLs per call included LLM-ready snippets with rich metadata per result Country and language targeting filters |
| Contents API | $1.00 | 1k pages | Batch multiple URLs per request Clean Markdown or raw HTML per page Reliable page extraction at scale Accessible via the Search API livecrawl parameter Python SDK, MCP server, and REST API access |
| Answer API | $5.00 | 1k calls | Answer generated only from retrieved passages Synthesized response with citations The same operators as Web Search 93.48% accuracy on SimpleQA |
| Research API | $12.00 / $50.00 / $100.00 / $450.00 / $1,200.00 | 1k calls | Lite: fast retrieval for simple factual lookups Standard: balanced depth for most production use cases Deep: thorough multi-source research and synthesis Exhaustive: comprehensive analysis across dozens of sources Frontier: maximum depth, via demo booking only All tiers include cited, source-backed answers with inline references |
| Finance Research API | $110.00 / $500.00 | 1k calls | Covers filings, macro data, markets, and derived calculations Structured multi-source research beyond plain web search Avoids fiscal year, unit, and period errors Cited answers with traceable source references |
Prices per vendor, excl. taxes/VAT where applicable.
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FAQ
Is You.com available for free?
Yes. A permanently free plan is published, not a time-limited trial. 100 queries per day without an API key. This is not listed as an official $0 plan.
Where is the vendor of You.com based?
You.com is based in the USA. Regardless of that location, data processing and privacy terms are governed by the vendor's own contract.
How is You.com billed?
You.com bills API usage exclusively in US dollars, regardless of location. There is no EUR or CHF price.
How much does You.com cost?
The cheapest paid plan of You.com is Web Search API at $5.00. 6 plans are documented in total, each with its price and limits.
Is You.com currently available?
You.com is still active: but repositioned. The official pricing page now lists only API products, priced per 1,000 calls. The former consumer chat subscriptions no longer appear there. The chat platform is now linked only as a login option.
How we compare
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Sources
All details regarding plans, limits, and features are based on official vendor documentation and the primary sources verified below.
- https://you.com/pricing
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