FastAF vs Serper
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 on . 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
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, 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) |
| 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.
- An agent that pays per call over 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
- Serper terms
- FastAF figures: pricing and the complete API reference
More on the FastAF blog.