Tavily

Tavily is a real-time web search API designed for LLMs and RAG systems, starting with a free tier offering 1,000 API credits monthly. It retrieves live web data, extracts relevant content, and returns structured, chunked results. The API handles thousands of queries per second with built-in security measures including PII detection and prompt injection blocking. It integrates with major LLM providers like OpenAI, Anthropic, and Groq. Tavily supports search, extract, crawl, and research endpoints. With 2M+ developers and 300M+ monthly requests, it offers 99.99% uptime and low latency (180ms p50). This tool suits developers and solopreneurs building AI agents that need accurate, real-time web context for grounding responses, RAG pipelines, or automated research.