# Grabber vs Tavily Extract

> Grabber vs Tavily Extract: price per page, plans, free tiers, failed requests, formats and MCP, side by side. Checked October 2026.

Tavily is a search API for agents, and Extract is its endpoint for reading pages, up to 20 at a time. Grabber reads one page per request, in more formats and at a lower price per page.

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## At a glance

|  | Grabber | Tavily Extract |
| --- | --- | --- |
| How you pay | Prepaid credit, from $5. No plans | Credits: a free plan, pay as you go at $0.008 a credit, or monthly plans from $30 |
| Pay without a subscription | Yes: it is the only way to pay | Yes |
| A static page | $0.001 | About $0.0016 pay as you go: 5 extractions per credit |
| A JavaScript page | $0.005 with js_render=true | About $0.0032 with advanced extraction |
| Failed requests | Never charged. A page that loads with a 404 or 500 status is charged | Not charged |
| Unused credit | Valid for 365 days | Credits reset on the first of each month |
| Free tier | $1 at signup, about 1,000 pages, no card | 1,000 credits a month, about 5,000 extractions, no card |
| Formats | Markdown, HTML, text, links, raw body, page metadata | Markdown or text, with optional images |
| MCP server | Yes, remote | Yes, remote and local |
| Rate limit | 60 requests a minute per key | 100 a minute on development keys, 1,000 on production keys |

Checked on October 27, 2026 against Tavily Extract's own pricing page and docs. Prices change, so check the sources below before you decide.

## What it costs

| Example | Grabber | Tavily Extract |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1,000 pages a month | $1 | $0 on the free plan |
| 10,000 pages a month | $10 | $16 pay as you go |
| 100,000 pages a month | $100 | $160 pay as you go |

Basic extraction. Tavily plans lower the price per credit: Project is $30 a month for 4,000 credits, about 20,000 extractions.

## When Tavily Extract is the better choice

- You also need web search. Tavily's search and extraction share one key and one balance.
- You read up to about 5,000 pages a month: Tavily's free plan covers that every month.
- Most of your pages need JavaScript: advanced extraction costs about $0.0032 a page, against $0.005 on Grabber.
- You want up to 20 URLs in one call, or page chunks ranked against a query.

## When Grabber is the better choice

- Price per page: $0.001 on Grabber, against about $0.0016 on Tavily pay as you go.
- You need HTML, links, the raw body or page metadata. Tavily Extract returns Markdown or text.
- Credit that lasts: Grabber credit is valid for 365 days, and Tavily plan credits reset every month.
- Every request has one price, $0.001. Tavily prices basic extraction as 1 credit per 5 URLs, and its docs do not say how a single URL is billed.

## Switching from Tavily Extract

Tavily Extract takes a JSON body with a list of URLs. Grabber reads one URL per GET request.

| Tavily Extract | Grabber |
| --- | --- |
| `POST /extract` with `urls` | `GET /fetch?url=…`, one URL per request |
| `format: "markdown"` | `formats=markdown` |
| `format: "text"` | `formats=text` |
| `extract_depth: "advanced"` | `js_render=true` |

## Questions

### Is Grabber cheaper than Tavily Extract?

Per page, yes: $0.001 against about $0.0016 on pay as you go. For pages that need JavaScript, Tavily's advanced extraction costs less. Under about 5,000 pages a month, Tavily's free plan costs nothing.

### Does Grabber search the web?

No. Grabber reads pages you already have the address of. Pair it with any search API.

### Can Grabber read many URLs in one call?

No, one per request. Send requests in parallel, up to 60 a minute per key.

## Sources

- [Tavily pricing](https://www.tavily.com/pricing)
- [Tavily API credits](https://docs.tavily.com/documentation/api-credits)
- [Tavily Extract reference](https://docs.tavily.com/documentation/api-reference/endpoint/extract)
- [Tavily rate limits](https://docs.tavily.com/documentation/rate-limits)
- [Tavily MCP server](https://docs.tavily.com/documentation/mcp)

Grabber's prices are on the [pricing page](https://grabber.sh/pricing) and in the [docs](https://grabber.sh/docs/pricing-and-limits).

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