01 You.com
Real-time web search and research APIs for AI agents and LLM pipelines
AI Search & Research from $5 per 1,000 calls free tier: yes Verified JUN 11, 2026
5 alternatives compared · prices last verified Jul 3, 2026 · how we verify
You.com is the top Genspark alternative in our directory: it covers the same category (AI Search & Research), starts at $5 per 1,000 calls, and has a free tier. All 5 alternatives below are compared on pricing verified against the official pricing pages, on the dates shown.
Ranked by category overlap with Genspark, free-tier availability, then lowest verified starting price — computed from our verified data, never sponsorships.
| Alternative | Category | Starting price | Free tier | Price verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| You.com | AI Search & Research | $5 per 1,000 calls | yes | Jun 11, 2026 |
| Felo AI | AI Search & Research | $14.99/mo | yes | Jul 3, 2026 |
| Manus | AI Agents & Automation | $20/mo | yes | Jun 20, 2026 |
| Perplexity | AI Search & Research | $20/mo | yes | Jun 11, 2026 |
| Devin | AI Coding | $20/mo + $2.25/ACU | no | Jun 20, 2026 |
Real-time web search and research APIs for AI agents and LLM pipelines
AI Search & Research from $5 per 1,000 calls free tier: yes Verified JUN 11, 2026
Multilingual AI search and creation platform combining research, summarization and content generation
AI Search & Research from $14.99/mo free tier: yes Verified JUL 3, 2026
Autonomous general AI agent that plans and executes multi-step tasks end-to-end in the cloud
AI Agents & Automation from $20/mo free tier: yes Verified JUN 20, 2026
AI-powered answer engine that searches the live web and cites every source
AI Search & Research from $20/mo free tier: yes Verified JUN 11, 2026
Autonomous AI software engineer from Cognition that takes whole engineering tasks from ticket to pull request
AI Coding from $20/mo + $2.25/ACU free tier: no Verified JUN 20, 2026
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