Google SERP API

Serper in Best SERP API

Answer in brief

Google search API that returns SERP results as JSON, with 2,500 free queries and low per-query prices on prepaid packs. Community MCP servers wrap it; no official MCP server was found.

Best for

Cheap, fast Google results for developers and AI agents

Pricing

Serper sells prepaid credit packs with no subscription. A third-party comparison lists $50 for 50,000 credits ($1.00 per 1,000) up to $3,750 for 12.5 million credits ($0.30 per 1,000). These figures are estimates, because the official pricing page did not load when checked. One credit covers up to 10 results, and 11 to 100 results cost two credits. Credits expire six months after purchase. The homepage offers 2,500 free queries with no credit card required.

What it covers

Google only in the pages read, with separate endpoints for news, images, maps, places, videos, shopping, Scholar and Patents. Results include organic listings, knowledge graph panels, People Also Ask and related searches. No other search engines were listed.

Citations and verification

Serper returns search results, not cited answers. The calling tool or agent must check and cite sources itself.

API

REST JSON API documented at https://serper.dev. Third-party sources list queries-per-second caps of 50, 100, 200 and 300 by pack, but Serper's own pages read did not confirm these. No official MCP server was found. A community server is listed at https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/dgyr9ut8o5.

Strengths and limitations

Strengths

Low per-query price on larger packs
2,500 free queries with no card
Many Google vertical endpoints

Limitations

Google only in the sources checked
Rate-limit figures come from third parties and conflict with each other
No uptime or SLA figures found

Third-party ratings

Not found

Dated facts

2026-11-08: homepage offered 2,500 free queries with no credit card
Third-party comparison dated November 5, 2026 in search results lists four prepaid packs

Serper or Hyperresearch Answers?

Choose Serper for cheap, fast google results for developers and ai agents. 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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Best SERP API. “Serper in Best SERP API.” Hyperresearch reference, reviewed 8 November 2026.
https://bestserpapi.com/resources/serper/