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I run Product at a startup doing screening across the web (open search). We need to screen user profiles against the entire open web (not just a specific list of domains) to find negative news.
The Situation:
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Current Tool: Google Custom Search JSON API (closing/deprecated).
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Volume: ~40k requests/month, growing to 60k+ soon.
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Requirement: Must be "Open Web" search (global index), not restricted to limited domains otherwise we can use Vertex Search AI (which they want users to migrate).
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Constraint: Needs to be cost-effective (ideally around the old ~$5 per 1,000 queries range) to support our "unlimited search" model for clients.
Since the major players (Google/Bing) are exiting the public raw-search API market or pushing expensive enterprise/AI tiers, what are the reliable, low-cost alternatives for raw SERP data at this volume?
Thanks.