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Brave Search API vs Elastic Cloud pricing

Verified 2026-10-23 (2 days ago)Source: Brave Search API: brave.com/search/api/, Elastic Cloud: www.elastic.co/pricing/serverless-searchVerified shows the older of the two.

Monthly cost at three volumes

These services do not bill on a shared metric, so a like-for-like cost is unlisted.

Tiers, aligned by position

Tiers of Brave Search API and Elastic Cloud aligned by position: free, entry, mid, top
PositionBrave Search APIElastic Cloud
Free$0 base + usageSearch · 5 vendor credits / mono tier
Entry$0 base + usageAnswers · 5 vendor credits / mounlistedIngest VCU
Midno tierunlistedSearch VCU
TopContact salesEnterpriseunlistedEgress

Tightest rate limit

Tightest documented rate limit of each service
MeasureBrave Search APIElastic Cloud
Tightest limit2 api requests per secondAnswers tierunlisted

Changes in the last 90 days

No changes recorded.

No change detected for either service in the last 90 days.