Brave Launches AI Grounding API With Free and Pro Plans
Brave Search introduces an AI Grounding API to deliver accurate, privacy-focused, search-powered answers for AI applications.
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Brave’s AI Grounding API delivers high-accuracy, search-powered results to reduce AI hallucinations.
Offers Free, Base AI, and Pro AI pricing tiers with flexible limits for developers.
Enables privacy-first, search-enabled AI applications with industry-leading performance.
Source: Designed by Martech Scholars using Canva Pro_AI-powered search integration with Brave’s privacy-focused Grounding API.
Revolutionizing AI Accuracy with Brave Search
Brave Search has officially launched its AI Grounding API, a powerful tool designed to connect AI systems directly to Brave’s authoritative search index. This technology helps reduce AI hallucinations, providing developers with more accurate and trustworthy answers for AI-powered applications.
Available in Free, Base AI, and Pro AI tiers, the API offers developers a scalable, privacy-first way to integrate real-time search data into their projects. Brave’s move positions it as a strong contender in the AI search landscape, appealing to developers, enterprises, and innovators seeking both independence and accuracy.
State-of-the-Art Performance
According to Brave’s benchmarks, the AI Grounding API outperforms competitors in both single-search and multi-search configurations.
“Brave can answer more than half of the questions in the benchmark using a single search, with a median response time of 24.2 seconds,” the company stated.
On average, complex queries require seven search queries, analysis of 210 unique pages containing 6,257 statements, and take 74 seconds to complete. The fact that most queries resolve with just one search showcases the exceptional quality of Brave Search’s results.
Pricing Tiers
Brave’s AI Grounding API is available in three plans:
- Free AI – 1 query/sec, up to 5,000 queries/month.
- Base AI – $5 per 1,000 requests, 20 queries/sec, 20M queries/month, rights to use in AI apps.
- Pro AI – $9 per 1,000 requests, 50 queries/sec, unlimited queries/month, rights to use in AI apps.
Why It Matters for AI Development
The Brave AI Grounding API offers state-of-the-art performance, privacy-first data sourcing, and independence from Big Tech search monopolies. It allows developers to build AI systems that provide accurate, grounded, and reliable answers without compromising user trust — a major win in today’s AI-driven ecosystem.
