You.com
You.com offers pay-as-you-go web-search and synthesis APIs that accept query inputs and return language model-ready snippets, page extractions, and citation-backed answers. Workflow: call the Web, Contents, or Answer APIs, receive extracted passages and metadata, then synthesize or feed results into your agent or application with optional zero-data-retention settings.
Pricing pages list a free tier (100 queries/day) and per-call rates: Web Search $5.00/1k calls, Contents $1.00/1k pages, Answer $5.00/1k calls, Research $12.00/1k calls, Finance Research $110.00/1k calls; all include a $100 free credit to start.Is You.com right for you?
Good for
- Founders who need a usage-priced web-search and synthesis API that returns citation-ready results and page extraction for production AI agents.
- Advertises SOC 2 certification for infrastructure security.
- Provides a zero-data-retention option where queries and data can be automatically purged.
Keep in mind
- The public pages do not publish detailed SLA metrics or guaranteed uptime figures.
- Teams that require publicly documented SLAs, specific data-retention default periods, or guaranteed uptime metrics without contacting sales to confirm.
Pricing and plan limits
Prices and tier names are documented on the linked pricing page; enterprise concurrency and discounts are available but detailed contract terms and SLA specifics are not published on the linked official pages.
More about capabilities and limits
Documented strengths
Advertises SOC 2 certification for infrastructure security.
Provides a zero-data-retention option where queries and data can be automatically purged.
Includes a $100 free credit to start experimenting before incurring charges.
Limitations to consider
The public pages do not publish detailed SLA metrics or guaranteed uptime figures.
Choosing a plan
Run a pilot using the free tier or $100 starter credit to validate the API responses, citation formatting, and purge controls against your agent’s needs before scaling.
Based on the linked product documentation.
Available on
Web, Api.
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