Scavio for Sonar API Alternative for Agents

The Problem

Multiple Reddit threads report Sonar API returning 503 errors under load and hallucinating citation URLs. Agent pipelines that depend on reliable search need a fallback or replacement.

How Scavio Helps

• Structured JSON output without hallucinated citations
• No bundled LLM inference cost — search only, bring your own LLM
• Multi-platform search (Google + Reddit + YouTube) in one API
• Credit-based pricing at $0.005/query vs Sonar's per-request + per-token pricing
• MCP and LangChain integrations for agent frameworks

Relevant Platforms

Quick Start: Python Example

Here is a quick example searching Google for "Replace: sonar.chat(query) → with: scavio.search(query, platform='google') + your_llm.complete(context=results) → same output, no 503s, no hallucinated URLs":

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 AI agent builders currently using Sonar, teams with reliability SLAs, developers who hit Sonar 503 errors in production

Scavio handles the search infrastructure — proxies, CAPTCHAs, rate limits, and anti-bot detection — so you can focus on building your sonar api alternative for agents 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.