Firecrawl
Free tierThe web data API to search and scrape with access to more sources through Alexandria.
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Developer Docs & Integration
Firecrawl exposes a REST API covering five core capabilities:
| Capability | Description |
|---|---|
| Search | Query the web and retrieve structured results |
| Scrape | Extract clean content from a single URL |
| Crawl | Recursively crawl a site and collect pages |
| Map | Discover and list all URLs on a domain |
| Interact | Perform browser-level interactions on pages |
Rendering & Parsing
- Full JavaScript rendering with smart wait ensures dynamic content is captured
- Media parsing handles PDFs and DOCX files out of the box
Integrations
Firecrawl supports native integrations with: OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, Cursor, Windsurf, and MCP (Model Context Protocol) for AI agent pipelines.
Output Efficiency Responses are optimized for LLM consumption — producing 93% fewer input tokens compared to raw HTML, reducing both cost and latency in downstream model calls.
Open Source The codebase is publicly available on GitHub (180,000+ stars). Self-hosting is an option for teams with data residency or customization requirements.
Pricing & Credits All API usage is credit-based. Free tier: 1,000 credits/mo. Paid tiers range from 5,000 credits ($16/mo) to 1,000,000 credits ($599/mo), with enterprise custom plans available.
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