You.com · Global AI Product Index

Name: You.com
Availability: InStock
Author: You.com

Overview

You.com is an answer-engines product: a web search and research API that grounds AI applications and agents with cited web results. It is run by You.com, a US company founded in 2020 that previously offered a consumer AI search assistant. You reach it through a documented REST API and its MCP server, with API keys issued at you.com/platform, rather than something you install and self-host. The pages checked on 2026-10-10 now market search APIs, an MCP server, and agent skills in place of that consumer assistant. Licence terms and regional coverage are not stated on the vendor pages checked, so those points remain unconfirmed.

Key features

Web Search API with clean, LLM-ready results
Contents, Answer, Research, and Finance Research APIs
MCP server and agent skills for AI toolchains
Free credits to start; zero data retention for enterprises

Use cases

Developers adding grounded web search to AI apps
Enterprise AI agents with sourced answers
Research with cited results

Pricing

You.com offers free credits for new API keys and usage-based pricing for its search APIs; enterprise plans add custom QPS limits and zero data retention.

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Record details

Provenance, dates and links are kept here so the main sections stay about the product itself.

Links, dates and provenance

Record updated: 2026-10-10
Pricing: you.com ↗
Documentation: you.com ↗
Founded: 2020
Headquarters: US
Canonical URL: https://globalaiproductindex.com/products/you-com/

Selection profile

Every field says where its value comes from. "Unknown" means we have not confirmed it — it does not mean the product lacks the feature.

Selection profile11 fields3 unknown

Tasks it fits: Research with citations Search
Derived from the record: category "answer-engines".
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How you use it: API
Derived from record tag matching /^(api|llm-api|search-api)$/.
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Runs on: Web
Derived from platform words in the record description/features/tags.
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Where it runs: Vendor cloud
Vendor-hosted product; no self-hosted option is recorded.
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Works offline: Not recorded
The record contains no offline-operation claim.
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Official service region: Global
Mirrors the availability field already on the record ("global").
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Public API: Yes
REST endpoints and MCP servers are documented; keys are issued at you.com/platform.
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Licence: proprietary
Commercial product; no source licence is published in the record.
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Commercial use: Not recorded
Commercial product; the terms reviewed here do not state a non-commercial restriction, but that was not verified.
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Interface languages: Not recorded
No vendor page read in this pass states the product's own interface languages; the key exists so the field can be answered later rather than left absent.
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Billing: Free Usage-based USD 1/usage Free allowance: Limited Subscription required: No
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Where each value comes from

Tasks it fits: Our inference
How you use it: Our inference
Runs on: Our inference
Where it runs: Our inference
Works offline: Our inference
Official service region: Our inference
Public API: Verified 2026-10-10 you.com ↗
Licence: Our inference
Commercial use: Our inference
Interface languages: Unknown

Key facts and their evidence

Each fact lists the conditions it holds under, the page it was read from and the day it was checked.

Pricing: 5 USD/1k calls Verified 2026-10-10 you.com ↗

Applies to: Web Search API, p50 latency ~0.4s
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Pricing: 1 USD/1k pages Verified 2026-10-10 you.com ↗

Applies to: Contents API (parse URLs you already have)
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Pricing: 12 USD/1k calls Verified 2026-10-10 you.com ↗

Applies to: Research API, "lite" tier
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API: yes Verified 2026-10-10 you.com ↗

A REST API plus MCP servers are documented; an API key is issued at you.com/platform.
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Frequently asked questions

What is You.com?

You.com is an AI search and answer platform that returns cited answers, now focused on enterprise AI agents and a web search API.

Does You.com offer an API?

Yes. You.com provides a web search and news API used to ground LLMs and AI applications, also available via AWS Marketplace.

Is You.com free?

Yes. You.com offers a free tier; Pro, Team, and enterprise plans add usage and features.

Who should not choose You.com?

Teams that need a self-hosted or offline search layer, or a licensed source release. You.com is a vendor-hosted API, the record states no source licence, and no self-hosted or offline option is recorded.

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This record was last reviewed on 2026-10-10.

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