Tavily
Web access layer for AI agents — search, extract, crawl, and research APIs with 99.99% uptime trusted by 1M+ developers
1M+
Developers
100M+
Monthly Requests
99.99%
Uptime
Overview
Tavily is the web access layer built for AI agents, helping developers bridge the gap between static language models and the live internet. With a single API, you can search, extract, and crawl real-time web data in formats optimized for RAG and agent workflows. Trusted by over 1 million developers, Tavily delivers structured, fresh web context with 180ms p50 latency and 99.99% uptime. In February 2026, Tavily was acquired by Nebius, an AI infrastructure company, while maintaining its API and data policies unchanged.
The Verdict
Who Should Use Tavily?
Best For
- AI agents needing reliable, real-time web access
- RAG pipelines requiring structured web content
- LangChain and LlamaIndex applications
- Enterprise teams needing 99.99% uptime guarantees
- Research agents doing deep, multi-step web exploration
Not Ideal For
- Simple static content needs
- Extremely price-sensitive projects
- Offline-only applications
- Use cases requiring specialized domain indexes
What's Great
- 99.99% uptime with 180ms p50 latency
- Built-in security firewall against prompt injection
- Research endpoint for deep, multi-step web exploration
- 1M+ developers trust the platform
- Zero data retention commitments
- Native LangChain and LlamaIndex integrations
- Acquired by Nebius — backed by AI infrastructure company
Watch Out For
- Credit-based pricing can add up at scale
- Recently acquired — potential future changes
- Less specialized indexes than competitors
- Research endpoint still relatively new
Pricing
Free
$0
1,000 API credits/month
Pay-as-you-go
$0.008/credit
Scale as needed
Enterprise
Custom
Higher limits, SLAs
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API Endpoints
- /search — semantic web search
- /extract — content extraction
- /crawl — web crawling
- /research — deep multi-step research
Security Features
- Prompt injection firewall
- Content scanning
- Malicious content blocking
- Zero data retention
Integrations
- LangChain
- LlamaIndex
- Databricks MCP Marketplace
- JetBrains
- IBM WatsonX
- Python, Node.js, cURL
Performance
- p50 latency: 180ms
- 99.99% uptime SLA
- 100M+ monthly requests handled
- Structured JSON outputs
How It Compares
| Feature | Tavily | Exa | Google Search API |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uptime SLA | 99.99% | — | 99.9% |
| Developer Adoption | 1M+ | 400K+ | Wide |
| Research Endpoint | Yes | Deep mode | No |
| Security Firewall | Built-in | — | — |
| Free Tier | 1,000/mo | 1,000/mo | Limited |
| Ownership | Nebius (acquired) | Independent |
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