## Verdict: Serper or FastAF? ### Choose Serper if * You need raw Google results at high volume, where cost per query and queries per second matter most. * Google verticals are all you need. ### Choose FastAF if * You want Google plus commerce, real-estate, video and social sources from one balance. * An agent should pay per call over x402 without an account, or connect over MCP. * Usage is low or irregular: a small one-time pack, credits that never expire. ### Serper prices * Starter pack $50: $1 per 1,000 searches * Ultimate pack $3,750: $0.30 per 1,000 searches * Credits are valid for 6 months * Free: 2,500 queries, no card Read on [serper.dev](https://serper.dev/) on Oct 29, 2026. Prices change: check the source before you buy. ### FastAF prices * Google search: $0.003 per call over x402, or 5 credits with an API key ($2.50 per 1,000 on the $10 pack, $1.33 on the $799 pack) * One-time packs from $10 (20,000 credits) to $799 (3,000,000 credits), without expiry; 500 free credits every month after email verification, reset on the 1st From FastAF’s pricing code. For x402 the live payment challenge is authoritative. [Pricing](/pricing/) ### FastAF limits * Costs more per Google search than every Serper pack at list price. * Lower throughput: 2 concurrent requests free, 5 on paid packs, 25 on the largest pack. * Public pages only: login-only, paywalled and private-network targets are refused. **Last reviewed: 29 October 2026.** **Short answer:** choose **Serper** for the lowest price per raw Google search at volume and very high throughput: from $1.00 down to $0.30 per 1,000 queries. Choose **FastAF** if your agent also needs non-Google sources (Amazon, Walmart, eBay, Zillow, YouTube transcripts, Reddit, LinkedIn, X), a hosted MCP server, credits that never expire, or **x402 pay-per-call with no account**. ## Serper pricing (read 29 Oct 2026) From [serper.dev](https://serper.dev/), prices excluding sales tax/VAT: Pack (one-time top-up) Price Credits Per 1,000 Rate limit Free $0 2,500 queries, no card \- \- Starter $50 50,000 $1.00 50 queries/second Standard $375 500,000 $0.75 100 queries/second Scale $1,250 2,500,000 $0.50 200 queries/second Ultimate $3,750 12,500,000 $0.30 300 queries/second Serper credits are valid for 6 months. Only successful responses consume credits, and Serper states that it does not cache results. Serper does not publish a per-request credit table on its own site; third-party write-ups mention higher credit costs for more results per page, Maps and Shopping, which we could not confirm on serper.dev. ## Cost per 1,000 Google searches Per 1,000 searches Entry purchase Serper packs $1.00 → $0.30 $50 FastAF packs (5 credits per search) $2.50 → $1.33 $10 FastAF x402 $3.00 none, pay per call At list prices Serper is cheaper per Google search on every pack. FastAF’s smaller entry purchase ($10) and credits without expiry matter more when volume is low or irregular. Results are not identical; compare on your own queries. ## At a glance FastAF Serper Sources Google (web, Maps, News, Shopping, Scholar, Jobs, Images, AI Mode), Bing, Amazon, Walmart, eBay, Zillow, YouTube, Reddit, LinkedIn, X, patents, flights, page scraping and schema extraction Google only: Search, Images, News, Maps, Places, Videos, Shopping, Scholar, Patents, Autocomplete ([serper.dev](https://serper.dev/)) Free 500 credits every month after email verification (about 100 Google searches) 2,500 queries, no card; renewal not stated on serper.dev Credits expiry Paid credits never expire 6 months Pay per call without account Yes, x402 in USDC on Base on all 23 endpoints Not found; payment by card or PayPal MCP Hosted MCP server, 23 read-only tools No official MCP server found; community servers exist Spend control Optional per-request and per-session USD cap (`X-FastAF-Max-Spend`) Not found Throughput 2 concurrent requests on the free tier, 5 on paid packs, 25 on the $799 pack 50 to 300 queries per second by pack ## When to choose Serper * High-volume raw Google results where cost per query and queries per second matter most. * You only need Google verticals. ## When to choose FastAF * One balance for Google plus commerce, real-estate, video and social sources. See the [API catalog](/apis/). * An agent that pays per call over [x402](/x402/) without an account, or connects over MCP. * Low or irregular usage: a $10 pack, credits that do not expire, failed calls not charged. ## FAQ **Is Serper cheaper than FastAF?** For Google search at list prices, yes: $0.30 to $1.00 per 1,000 queries on Serper versus $1.33 to $2.50 on FastAF packs or $3.00 over x402. **Does Serper support x402?** We found no x402 or account-free payment option on serper.dev on 29 October 2026. **Do Serper credits expire?** Yes, after 6 months. FastAF paid credits do not expire. ## Sources (all read 2026-10-29) * [Serper homepage with pricing, rate limits and FAQ](https://serper.dev/) * [Serper terms](https://serper.dev/terms) * FastAF figures: [pricing](/pricing/) and the [complete API reference](/llms-full.txt) More on the [FastAF blog](/blog/). ## Try it on your own request 500 free credits every month after email verification, no card. [Start free](/signup/)[x402 docs](/docs/#x402) ## Related * [FastAF vs SerpApi](/compare/serpapi/) * [FastAF vs Exa](/compare/exa/) * [FastAF vs Tavily](/compare/tavily/)