Crawl4AI
Browser & Computer Use · Free
Open-source LLM-friendly web crawler and scraper
At a glance
- Made by
- Crawl4AI
- Korean
- None (English and a few others only)
- API
- Yes
- Available on
- API, CLI
- Open source
- Apache-2.0
- GitHub
- 85,490 stars · Apache-2.0
What is Crawl4AI?
Crawl4AI is an open-source web crawler and scraper that turns websites into markdown for RAG, AI agents, and data pipelines. You can install it yourself and use it for free, or use the hosted cloud API with a single key. The cloud API provides fetching pages as markdown, extracting JSON from natural-language requests, web search, turning Google search results (SERP) into data, and answers with cited sources. It can be connected to agents such as Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor via MCP.
- /scrape: converts a page into clean markdown
- /extract: extracts JSON records from a natural-language request (no selectors needed)
- /search: web search results as JSON
- /serp: Google search results pages as data (beta)
- /answer: answers with cited sources (experimental)
- Connect coding agents through an MCP server
- Deep crawling, adaptive crawling, and anti-bot handling (library)
- Self-hosting via pip install
Who uses Crawl4AI and for what
- Preparing web data for RAG, AI agents, and data pipelines
- Search ranking tracking (SERP)
Pricing
What you get for free — Yes (open source is free; cloud starts with 2,000 credits, 10 requests per minute, 2 concurrent)
| Plan | Price | Main limits |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | Starts with 2,000 credits, 10 requests per minute, 2 concurrent |
| Starter | $10 | $10, $25, and $100 credit packs, 120 requests per minute, 10 concurrent, credits never expire |
| Builder | Contact sales | Coming soon, 500,000 credits per month |
| Enterprise | Contact sales | Contact sales |
Checked on the official pages on 2026-10-14. Prices and features can change, so check the official site again before paying. · Official pricing page
AI tools similar to Crawl4AI (alternatives)
Crawl4AI vs. alternatives at a glance
| AI | Pricing | Combos on the map | Connected tools | Free | Cheapest monthly | Korean |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crawl4AI | Free | 0 | 2 | Yes | — | No |
| Apify | Free + paid | 28 | 2 | Yes | $19/mo | No |
| Firecrawl | Free + paid | 19 | 2 | Yes | $16/mo | No |
3 of these 3 tools have a free plan. Cheapest paid plan: Firecrawl ($16/mo).
Combo and connection counts are based on the relationships recorded on AI Galaxy Map (2026-10-26); they are not a quality ranking.
Crawl4AI on AI Galaxy Map
- One of 14 AI tools in the Browser & Computer Use field.
- Connected to 2 other tools — #9 in its field.
Frequently asked questions
Can I use Crawl4AI for free?
Yes (open source is free; cloud starts with 2,000 credits, 10 requests per minute, 2 concurrent). Prices can change, so check the official site before paying.
What AI can I use instead of Crawl4AI?
Tools that do the same job, such as Apify, Firecrawl, are connected to it on the map.
Can I use Crawl4AI in Korean?
None (English and a few others only)
Sources (official pages)
Checked on the official pages on 2026-10-14. Prices and features can change, so check the official site again before paying.