Free search APIs keep dying for local agents — what are you paying per 1,000 queries?
CO_Oked_COO · reddit · 2026-10-30
A developer's research agent ran on a free search API for months (3,000-5,000 queries/month, mostly docs and GitHub issues) until every call started failing. A self-hosted SearXNG setup then got its Google and Bing engines suspended for captchas, forcing a move to paid search. They're asking r/LocalLLaMA what people now pay per 1,000 queries and whether cheap providers suffice for docs lookups needing snippets plus page text — a growing pain for the local agent ecosystem as free search channels shut down.
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