Parallel Search
Parallel
Hosted search MCP with a published per-request Search API rate.
Parallel publishes a Search API and a hosted MCP server. The pricing page lists turbo and fast search at $1 per 1,000 requests for 10 results, with a free monthly allowance before paid use.
Clients
- Claude
- Cursor
Text names only. A client is listed when the vendor documents it or when a standard MCP config is the install path. Confirm the snippet before you rely on it.
Our opinion as of Oct 17, 2026
87/100
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Open source
25/25
The MCP server's code is public under the MIT license at https://github.com/parallel-web/search-mcp. Scored as of Oct 17, 2026.
Last update date
25/25
Public update on Oct 5, 2026, within 30 days of this opinion. Scored as of Oct 17, 2026.
Security disclosure
12/25
The pricing page lists SOC 2 in the security row for each API. A security.txt, trust center, or vulnerability disclosure policy: none found as of Oct 17 2026. Scored as of Oct 17, 2026.
Pricing transparency
25/25
A public page lists a starting price and the unit you pay for. Scored as of Oct 17, 2026.
Before you plug it in
- The public repository parallel-web/search-mcp was last pushed on Oct 5, 2026.
- Client names are Claude and Cursor, which Parallel's site names as install paths. Confirm the current snippet before you rely on it.
- Verify the live rate on the pricing page. The archive link is the snapshot we stored.
Search API turbo and fast are listed at $1 per 1,000 requests with 10 results. Basic and advanced search are listed at $5 per 1,000. The card uses the lowest published search rate.
Snapshot compiled Oct 17, 2026. Public update Oct 5, 2026.