Yandex Search API pricing policy
Note
Currency of Service rates (prices) depends on the company you made a contract with:
- Prices in US dollars are applicable to customers of Iron Hive doo Beograd (Serbia) or Direct Cursus Technology L.L.C. (Dubai).
- Prices in Russian roubles are applicable to customers of Yandex.Cloud LLC.
All prices in RUB and KZT are inclusive of VAT; in USD, net of VAT.
What goes into the cost of using Yandex Search API
The cost of using Yandex Search API is calculated based on the number of search requests initiated within a calendar month (reporting period).
During night hours from 00:00:00 to 07:59:59 UTC+3, reduced rates apply for some types of queries.
| Service | Cost per 1,000 requests, without VAT |
|---|---|
| Daytime synchronous requests | $3.99999936 |
| Daytime deferred requests | $0.24999996 |
| Night-time synchronous requests | $2.99999952 |
| Night-time deferred requests | $0.2082786552 |
| Image search requests | $7.4999988 |
| Synchronous requests with generative response | $41.6393376 |
Warning
The prices for Wordstat functionality will become effective on May 18, 2026.
| Service | Cost per 1,000 requests, without VAT |
|---|---|
| Top results by key phrase (method GetTop) | $0.1639344262 |
| Query frequency dynamics for a key phrase (method GetDynamics) | $0.1639344262 |
| Number of queries distributed by region (method GetRegionsDistribution) | $0.4098360656 |
| List of codes for all regions (method GetRegionsTree) | Free of charge |
Users are subject to quotas. For more information, see Quotas and limits. To have your quotas revised, contact support or your account manager.
Cost calculation examples
Cost of using Yandex Search API for initiating search queries through API v2 with the following parameters:
- Number of daytime synchronous requests per month: 250,000.
- Number of daytime deferred requests per month: 50,000.
- Number of synchronous requests with a generative response per month: 10,000.
Cost calculation for synchronous requests:
250,000 × (₽488 / 1,000) = ₽122,000
Total: ₽122,000, cost of 250,000 synchronous requests.
Where:
- 250,000: Number of synchronous requests.
- ₽488: Cost of 1,000 synchronous requests.
- ₽488 / 1,000: Cost per synchronous request.
Cost calculation for deferred requests:
50,000 × (₽30.5 / 1,000) = ₽1,525
Total: ₽1,525, cost of 50,000 deferred requests.
Where:
- 50,000: Number of deferred requests.
- ₽30.5: Cost of 1,000 deferred requests.
- ₽30.5 / 1,000: Cost per deferred request.
Cost calculation for synchronous requests with generative response:
10,000 × (₽5,080 / 1,000) = ₽50,800
Total: ₽50,800, cost of 10,000 synchronous requests with generative response.
Where:
- 10,000: Number of synchronous requests with generative response.
- ₽5,080: Cost of 1,000 synchronous requests with generative response.
- ₽5,080 / 1,000: Cost per synchronous request with generative response.
Total cost calculation:
₽122,000 + ₽1,525 + ₽50,800 = ₽174,325
Total: ₽174,325, cost of all search requests through API v2.
- ₽122,000, cost of 250,000 synchronous requests.
- ₽1,525, cost of 50,000 deferred requests.
- ₽50,800, cost of 10,000 synchronous requests with generative response.
Cost calculation for synchronous requests:
250,000 × (₸2440 / 1,000) = ₸610,000
Total: ₸610,000, cost of 250,000 synchronous requests.
Where:
- 250,000: Number of synchronous requests.
- ₸2440: Cost of 1,000 synchronous requests.
- ₸2440 / 1,000: Cost per synchronous request.
Cost calculation for deferred requests:
50,000 × (₸152.5 / 1,000) = ₸7,625
Total: ₸7,625, cost of 50,000 deferred requests.
Where:
- 50,000: Number of deferred requests.
- ₸152.5: Cost of 1,000 deferred requests.
- ₸152.5 / 1,000: Cost per deferred request.
Cost calculation for synchronous requests with generative response:
10,000 × (₸25,400 / 1,000) = ₸254,000
Total: ₸254,000, cost of 10,000 synchronous requests with generative response.
Where:
- 10,000: Number of synchronous requests with generative response.
- ₸25,400: Cost of 1,000 synchronous requests with generative response.
- ₸25,400 / 1,000: Cost per synchronous request with generative response.
Total cost calculation:
₸610,000 + ₸7,625 + ₸254,000 = ₸871,625
Total: ₸871,625, cost of all search requests through API v2.
- ₸610,000, cost of 250,000 synchronous requests.
- ₸7,625, cost of 50,000 deferred requests.
- ₸254,000, cost of 10,000 synchronous requests with generative response.