# Tavily

> Web access API for AI agents to retrieve and ground responses in live data

- **Canonical URI:** https://www.vioscale.ai/software/tavily
- **Category:** AI Research Agents
- **Homepage:** https://tavily.com
- **Also known as:** tavily
- **Profile claimed by vendor:** no
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-21T11:23:28.866Z

## Vioscale score

**70 / 100**, confidence 55% (medium). Computed 2026-09-01.

Composite of weighted, independently-sourced signals (no user reviews, no vendor payment).

| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence present |
|---|--:|--:|--:|:--:|
| price_level | 80 | 0.052 | 4.2 | ✓ |
| reliability | 49.5 | 0.073 | 3.6 | ✓ |
| capabilities | 67.1 | 0.04877777777777778 | 3.3 | ✓ |
| integrations | 35.4 | 0.04066666666666666 | 1.4 | ✓ |
| security_posture | 5 | 0.073 | 0 | - |
| pricing_transparency | 100 | 0.084 | 8.4 | ✓ |

## Pricing

_As of 2026-08-21, [verify at source](https://tavily.com/pricing). Independently observed._

from $0.01/credit · Hybrid · Free tier

> Free tier with 1,000 API credits/month. Usage-based pay-as-you-go at $0.008/credit. Tiered plans with 4,000+ credits/month. Enterprise custom pricing.

| Plan | Price | Free | Commitment |
|---|---|:--:|---|
| Researcher | Free | ✓ | - |
| Pay As You Go | $0.008/credit | - | - |
| Project | 4,000 API credits/month, customizable | - | - |
| Enterprise | Contact sales | - | - |

### Researcher

For new creators

**Included limits:** api_credits: 1000/month

- 1,000 API credits / month
- No credit card required
- Email support

### Pay As You Go

For flexible usage

- Pay only for what you use
- Cancel anytime

### Project

Built for enthusiasts

**Included limits:** api_credits: 4000/month

- 4,000 API credits / month
- Higher rate limits

### Enterprise (Contact sales)

For corporations

- Custom API calls
- Custom rate limits
- Enterprise-grade support and SLAs
- Enterprise-grade security and privacy

## About

A cloud API that provides AI agents and RAG systems with real-time web search, content extraction, and crawling capabilities designed to prevent hallucinations by grounding responses in current web data. It offers security filters to block PII leakage and prompt injection attacks before data reaches models.

_Independently observed._

## Platform & deployment

- **Platforms:** CLI, Web
- **Deployment:** Cloud / SaaS

## Integrations (16)

_Independently observed._

- OpenAI
- Anthropic
- Groq
- LangChain
- LlamaIndex
- Agno
- n8n
- Snowflake
- MongoDB
- Google Calendar
- Databricks
- JetBrains
- Vercel
- Convex
- Nebius
- IBM WatsonX

## Capabilities

_The capabilities that matter for AI Research Agents. "-" = undocumented, not absent._

| Capability | Supported |
|---|:--:|
| **Capabilities** | |
| Architecture model | Managed saas application |
| Recursive multi step iterative searching | ✓ |
| Strict inline citation generation with links | ✓ |
| Academic verified journal database querying only | - |
| Unstructured PDF upload and cross document synthesis | - |
| Tabular data extraction and literature matrix generation | - |
| Anti hallucination grounding and fact checking layer | ✓ |
| Multi agent expert persona debates internal | - |
| Export to word PDF markdown with bibliography | - |
| Bring your own key byok API support | - |
| SOC2 type ii | - |
| Mit or apache permissive oss license | ✓ |
| Pricing model | Usage based API |

## Facts

Every value below carries its source and our confidence. Facts are re-crawled on a freshness schedule.

### pricing

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pricing.model | freemium | [link](https://tavily.com/pricing) | 2026-08-21 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | [link](https://tavily.com/pricing) | 2026-08-21 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.price_level | low | [link](https://tavily.com/pricing) | 2026-08-21 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":0.008,"currency":"USD"}` | [link](https://tavily.com/pricing) | 2026-08-21 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.transparent | yes | [link](https://tavily.com/pricing) | 2026-08-21 | 60% (medium) |

### integrations

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| integrations.count | 16 | [link](https://tavily.com/pricing) | 2026-08-21 | 60% (medium) |

### market

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | [link](https://tavily.com/pricing) | 2026-08-21 | 75% (high) |

### reliability

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reliability.sla_pct | 99.99 | [link](https://tavily.com/pricing) | 2026-08-21 | 60% (medium) |

### security

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| security.gdpr | yes | [link](https://tavily.com/privacy) | 2026-08-21 | 75% (high) |

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*Source: Vioscale (https://www.vioscale.ai/software/tavily). Independent, evidence-based software intelligence. Cite the canonical URI.*