OPTavily Search API
Search API for grounding AI agents with fresh web evidence.
Best for
- •Agent workflows needing verifiable web citations.
Limitations
- •Query cost spikes with broad crawls.
- •Requires prompt design to avoid noisy citations.
Use carefully when
- •Offline-only deployments with no external calls.
Quickstart
- Use focused query templates with domain constraints.
- Cache frequent query classes for lower p95 latency.
Setup checklist
- • API key required: Yes
- • SDK quality: high
- • Self-host difficulty: easy
Usage Notes
- • Validate model behavior on your own benchmark slices before rollout.
- • Pin version/provider routes for reproducible outputs.
- • Add logging + fallback routes for high-volume workloads.
Pricing (USD)
Input / 1M
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Output / 1M
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Monthly
$49
Capabilities
- webSearchYes
- citationSupportYes
- freshnessWindowHours24
- extractionDepthhigh
Benchmarks
retrieval Precision
83.7
citation Coverage
86.2
latency P95 Ms
1240
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Samples
textSearch answer
Top tools for short-form video with source citations.
Compliance
- License: commercial
- Commercial use: allowed
Provenance
- Last verified: 13/4/2026
- Source: https://openrouter.ai/rankings