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Brave Search API vs Search as Code (SaC)

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Brave Search API

Brave Search API

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Independent web search API. OpenAPI plus per-query pricing.

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Search as Code (SaC)

Search as Code (SaC)

AI Tools

Evolving search from monolithic services to programmable primitives for the era of agent harnesses.

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Freemium
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At a Glance

Brave Search API

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Key Features

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Search as Code (SaC)

Best For

product-hunt

Pricing

freemium

Key Features

Search as Code (SaC) was officially launched by Perplexity AI on June 1, 2026, as a new search architecture for AI agents. · It enables AI models to generate and execute Python code within a secure sandbox to assemble tailored retrieval pipelines on-demand. · The Sonar API, which incorporates SaC, is priced at $0.00025 per 1k input tokens and $0.0025 per 1k output tokens.

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