Bright Data pricing
Large proxy networks plus Web Unlocker, SERP, Crawl and Browser APIs, datasets and scrapers.
full verification from $499/mo MCP: Yes Last checked
Enterprise-scale proxy and web-access platform. Request-priced APIs (Unlocker, SERP, Crawl) have pay-as-you-go and monthly commitment tiers; proxies and Browser API are priced per GB.
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Quick facts
| Free tier | Unlocker and SERP APIs: 5K requests/month free, no card (as stated on their pricing pages). Browser API page lists a 1 GB monthly free tier. |
|---|---|
| How units are counted | Pay-as-you-go for Unlocker/SERP/Crawl is $1.50 per 1,000 successful requests; commitment plans lower the per-1k rate. Browser API and proxies are billed per GB. |
| MCP / agent support | Yes. 'Bright Data MCP' listed as a free product in the site navigation. Evidence. |
| Verification | Unlocker, SERP, Crawl, Browser and Residential pricing pages fetched. Datasets, Scraper APIs, Scraper Studio not covered. |
Plans
| Plan | Per month (monthly billing) | Per month (annual billing) | Included | Overage / extra usage | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unlocker API - Pay as you go | $0 | n/a | No allowance included (pay as you go) | $1.50 / 1K requests | Pay only for success; monthly spend limits |
| Unlocker API - Scale | $499 | n/a | 383K requests | $1.30 / 1K additional requests | Unlimited concurrency |
| SERP API - Pay as you go | $0 | n/a | No allowance included (pay as you go) | $1.50 / 1K requests | |
| SERP API - Scale | $499 | n/a | 380K requests | $1.30 / 1K additional requests | |
| Crawl API - Pay as you go | $0 | n/a | No allowance included (pay as you go) | $1.50 / 1K requests | |
| Crawl API - $499 | $499 | n/a | 380K requests | $1.30 / 1K | Billed monthly |
| Crawl API - $999 | $999 | n/a | 900K requests | $1.10 / 1K | Billed monthly |
| Crawl API - $1,999 | $1999 | n/a | 2M requests | $1.00 / 1K | Billed monthly |
| Browser API - Pay as you go | $0 | n/a | No allowance included (pay as you go) | $8 / GB | Per GB, not per page |
| Browser API - Scale | $499 | n/a | 71 GB | n/a | Overage rate not stated on the page (null) |
| Residential proxies - Pay as you go | $0 | n/a | No allowance included (pay as you go) | $8 / GB list (page shows 50% off coupon price $4/GB) | Coupon-based promotion on page; list price used |
Normalized prices
Effective price per unit, computed only from published numbers and assuming you use the whole included allowance. See methodology.
| Metric | Plan / rate | Billing | Monthly spend | Effective price | How computed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protected / anti-bot page | Unlocker PAYG | payg | none | $1.50 per 1,000 | formula$1.5 / 1,000 units x 1 unit(s) per request x 1,000 = $1.50 |
| Protected / anti-bot page | Unlocker Scale ($499) | monthly | $499 | $1.30 per 1,000 | formula$499 / 383,000 units x 1 unit(s) per request x 1,000 = $1.30 |
| SERP query (structured search results) | SERP PAYG | payg | none | $1.50 per 1,000 | formula$1.5 / 1,000 units x 1 unit(s) per request x 1,000 = $1.50 |
| SERP query (structured search results) | SERP Scale ($499) | monthly | $499 | $1.31 per 1,000 | formula$499 / 380,000 units x 1 unit(s) per request x 1,000 = $1.31 |
| Basic page fetch | Crawl API PAYG | payg | none | $1.50 per 1,000 | formula$1.5 / 1,000 units x 1 unit(s) per request x 1,000 = $1.50Crawl API includes JS rendering and residential proxies per the page. |
| Basic page fetch | Crawl API $499 | monthly | $499 | $1.31 per 1,000 | formula$499 / 380,000 units x 1 unit(s) per request x 1,000 = $1.31 |
| Basic page fetch | Crawl API $999 | monthly | $999 | $1.11 per 1,000 | formula$999 / 900,000 units x 1 unit(s) per request x 1,000 = $1.11 |
| Basic page fetch | Crawl API $1,999 | monthly | $1999 | $0.9995 per 1,000 | formula$1999 / 2e+06 units x 1 unit(s) per request x 1,000 = $0.9995 |
| Residential proxy bandwidth | PAYG (list) | payg | none | $8.00 per GB | formula$8 / 1 x 1 = $8.00List price; page also advertises a coupon price of $4/GB. |
Best for
- Hard anti-bot targets at scale
- Teams that also need proxy networks, datasets or compliance paperwork
Watch-outs
- Many products with separate pricing pages; check which one you need.
- Premium domains may cost more at unpublished rates (not stated on these pages).
What we could not verify
- Browser API per page: Billed per GB; page weight varies, so no per-page figure computed.
- Browser API Scale overage: Not stated on page.
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Sources checked
- https://brightdata.com/pricing/web-unlocker (opens official site in a new tab) (http)
- https://brightdata.com/pricing/serp (opens official site in a new tab) (http)
- https://brightdata.com/pricing/crawl-api (opens official site in a new tab) (http)
- https://brightdata.com/pricing/scraping-browser (opens official site in a new tab) (http)
- https://brightdata.com/pricing/proxy-network/residential-proxies (opens official site in a new tab) (http)
Prices are read from these official pages (and the official docs where named). Confirm on the vendor's site before buying. Corrections welcome: [email protected].