You.com

What it is

You.com is a developer platform that supplies real-time web search, content extraction, and multi-step research APIs designed specifically for AI models and autonomous agents. It supplies fresh web data, citation-grounded answers, and structured financial intelligence via standard REST APIs and Python SDKs.

Key features

• Web Search API delivering fresh internet results and snippets tailored for LLMs
• Contents API for batch extraction of clean Markdown or HTML from multiple URLs
• Answer API that turns queries into single-call citation-grounded answers
• Research API offering multi-step search and synthesis across the open web
• Finance Research API providing specialized data from financial filings and markets
• Enterprise controls including zero data retention options and SOC 2 certification

Who it's for

• Software developers building custom AI agents and chat applications
• Enterprises requiring secure, compliance-ready web data pipelines
• Financial analysts needing structured intelligence from multi-source filings

Pricing

• Free tier offering 100 queries per day with a $100 free credit
• Pay-as-you-go pricing starting at $1.00 per 1k pages for the Contents API and $5.00 per 1k calls for search and answer endpoints
• Enterprise tiers available with custom QPS limits and volume discounts

Use cases

• Extract clean Markdown from web pages
• Fetch real-time news and internet results for LLMs
• Generate citation-grounded answers from web data
• Perform multi-step research across financial filings

FAQ

How many free queries are included in the free tier?

The free tier includes 100 queries per day alongside a $100 free credit to get started.

What formats does the Contents API return?

The Contents API returns clean Markdown or raw HTML per page.

Is the infrastructure SOC 2 certified?

Yes, the infrastructure is independently audited and SOC 2 certified to ensure data security and privacy.