You.com
Knowledge Discovery · Free + paid
AI search engine with personalized results
At a glance
- Made by
- You.com
- Korean
- None (English and a few others only)
- API
- Yes
- Available on
- API, Web
What is You.com?
You.com offers a suite of APIs that supply real-time web data to AI agents and LLMs. The Web Search API returns web and news search results, and the Contents API returns a given URL as clean Markdown or HTML. The Answer API produces an answer with cited sources from a single question, and the Research API performs multi-step research by running multiple searches and reading full pages to cross-check them. There is also a Finance Research API tailored to financial questions, along with an MCP server.
- Real-time web and news search Web Search API (p50 about 0.4 seconds)
- Contents API that converts URLs to Markdown or HTML
- Answer API that returns an answer with cited sources in one call
- Multi-step Research API with 5 adjustable depth levels
- Finance Research API for financial and market analysis
- MCP server and agent skills
- Zero data retention (ZDR), SOC 2, and DPA support
Who uses You.com and for what
- Supply real-time web content to LLMs for RAG
- Financial research such as earnings summaries, competitor comparisons, and 10-K analysis
- Generate an answer with cited sources from a single question
Pricing
What you get for free — Yes (100 free Web Search calls per day via MCP, no API key, account, or card required)
| Plan | Price | Main limits |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 100 Web Search calls per day via MCP |
| Pay as you go | Contact sales | No minimum spend, seats, or platform fees, all endpoints |
| Enterprise | Contact sales | Custom quote, custom QPS and SLA |
| Web Search API Standard | $5 | $5 per 1,000 calls |
| Contents API | $1 | $1 per 1,000 pages |
| Answer API | $5 | $5 per 1,000 calls |
| Research Lite~Frontier | $12 | $12 (Lite) to $1,200 (Frontier) per 1,000 calls |
| Finance Research Deep/Exhaustive | $110 | $110 (Deep) and $500 (Exhaustive) per 1,000 calls |
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 You.com (alternatives)
You.com vs. alternatives at a glance
| AI | Pricing | Combos on the map | Connected tools | Free | Cheapest monthly | Korean |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| You.com | Free + paid | 0 | 4 | Yes | — | No |
| Exa AI | Free + paid | 28 | 4 | Yes | — | No |
| Genspark | Free + paid | 18 | 4 | Yes | — | Yes |
| Kagi | Free + paid | 0 | 4 | — | — | No |
| Perplexity | Free + paid | 86 | 4 | — | — | Yes |
3 of these 5 tools have a free plan.
Combo and connection counts are based on the relationships recorded on AI Galaxy Map (2026-10-26); they are not a quality ranking.
You.com on AI Galaxy Map
- One of 11 AI tools in the Knowledge Discovery field.
- Connected to 4 other tools — #1 in its field.
Frequently asked questions
Can I use You.com for free?
Yes (100 free Web Search calls per day via MCP, no API key, account, or card required). Prices can change, so check the official site before paying.
What AI can I use instead of You.com?
Tools that do the same job, such as Exa AI, Genspark, Kagi, Perplexity, are connected to it on the map.
Can I use You.com 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.