The Problem
Brave Search API removed its free tier in February 2026, moving to $5/1K request billing with a $5 monthly credit that requires attribution. Agents built on the free tier now need migration to maintain zero-cost development.
How Scavio Helps
- 250 free credits/month with no attribution requirement
- Multi-platform vs Brave's web-only coverage
- Similar JSON response structure for easy migration
- MCP server available for agent integration
- No forced attribution on free tier
Relevant Platforms
Web search with knowledge graph, PAA, and AI overviews
Community, posts & threaded comments from any subreddit
YouTube
Video search with transcripts and metadata
Quick Start: Python Example
Here is a quick example searching Google for "Open-source agent project used Brave free tier for web search. After Brave removed free tier, maintainer migrates to Scavio: changes API endpoint, maps response fields (Brave 'results' to Scavio 'organic'), adds Reddit search as bonus. Migration takes 30 minutes. Free tier covers project's 200 monthly searches with room to spare.":
import requests
API_KEY = "your_scavio_api_key"
response = requests.post(
"https://api.scavio.dev/api/v1/search",
headers={
"x-api-key": API_KEY,
"Content-Type": "application/json",
},
json={"query": query},
)
data = response.json()
for result in data.get("organic_results", [])[:5]:
print(f"{result['position']}. {result['title']}")
print(f" {result['link']}\n")Built for Developers who built on Brave free tier, agent builders migrating search providers, open-source project maintainers
Scavio handles the search infrastructure — proxies, CAPTCHAs, rate limits, and anti-bot detection — so you can focus on building your brave search api migration solution. The API returns structured JSON that is ready for processing, analysis, or feeding into AI agents.
Start with the free tier (50 credits on signup, no credit card required) and scale to paid plans when you need higher volume.