You.com
Search and research APIs that deliver web results, page contents, and citation-grounded answers for AI applications.
Category: Productivity · Research & knowledge work
Features
You.com provides search and research APIs (application programming interfaces) for AI apps: results, page content, and cited answers. LLM means large language model. The Search API mixes web and news; snippets are prepared for language models. MCP means Model Context Protocol.
Without a key, 100 queries per day are possible. The Answer API cites 93.48% on SimpleQA. Research also covers business reports and macro data and watches fiscal year, units, and time ranges. US-dollar prices are in the pricing overview.
- Web and news search with LLM-ready snippets and metadata
- Contents API returns Markdown or HTML for URL batches
- Answer API writes from retrieved passages only, with citations
- Research API from Lite to Exhaustive; Frontier via demo
- REST API, Python SDK, and MCP server access
- Filters for country, language, and freshness; livecrawl for fresh pages
Prices and plans
| Tier | Price | Period | What you get |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | free | 100 queries/day | No API key required 100 queries per day Web and news results in one query LLM-ready snippets with rich metadata Country, language, and freshness filters $100 free credit |
| Web Search API | $5.00 | 1k calls | 1-100 results per call News endpoint included at no extra cost Up to 100 URLs per call included LLM-ready snippets with rich metadata per result Country and language targeting filters |
| Contents API | $1.00 | 1k pages | Batch multiple URLs per request Clean Markdown or raw HTML per page Reliable page extraction at scale Accessible via the Search API livecrawl parameter Python SDK, MCP server, and REST API access |
| Answer API | $5.00 | 1k calls | Answer generated only from retrieved passages Synthesized response with citations The same operators as Web Search 93.48% accuracy on SimpleQA |
| Research API | $12.00 / $50.00 / $100.00 / $450.00 / $1,200.00 | 1k calls | Lite: fast retrieval for simple factual lookups Standard: balanced depth for most production use cases Deep: thorough multi-source research and synthesis Exhaustive: comprehensive analysis across dozens of sources Frontier: maximum depth, via demo booking only All tiers include cited, source-backed answers with inline references |
| Finance Research API | $110.00 / $500.00 | 1k calls | Covers filings, macro data, markets, and derived calculations Structured multi-source research beyond plain web search Avoids fiscal year, unit, and period errors Cited answers with traceable source references |
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FAQ
Is You.com available for free?
Yes. A permanently free plan is published, not a time-limited trial. 100 queries per day without an API key; not published as a $0 plan price.
Where is You.com's vendor based?
You.com, based in USA. For data processing and privacy terms the vendor's own contract governs.
Is You.com still active?
Active but repositioned: the official pricing page lists API products only, priced per 1,000 calls. The former consumer chat subscriptions no longer appear there; the chat platform is linked as a login only.
How many plans are documented for You.com?
The catalog documents 6 plans with price, billing period, and included features.
Which use case is You.com categorized for?
You.com is listed in the catalog under “Productivity.”
Where do the details about You.com come from?
Prices, limits, and product details are documented against the listed official vendor page.
How we compare
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Sources
- https://you.com/pricing
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