What does Agent Depot pick for Web scraping / page fetch?

Firecrawl is the stored Depot Pick for the job web-scrape. dx for LLM-ready output + capability.

What is the runner-up?

ScrapingBee, then Bright Data. The ranking is editorial (scores as of 2026-10-28) and is not chosen by price.

When should I not use Firecrawl?

Hard anti-bot enterprise — Bright Data. Interactive multi-step — Browserbase.

How much does Firecrawl cost?

Hobby extra credits: $5 per 1k credits, copied from https://www.firecrawl.dev/pricing (price as of 2026-10-28). More rows are in the table on this page.

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Best web scraping API for AI agents

Depot Pick: Firecrawl. Runner-up: ScrapingBee (then Bright Data). Job: Web scraping / page fetch. Updated 2026-10-28 (newest stored date on this page).

Fetch and clean web content for agents.

Ready call for agents

MCP  https://getagentdepot.com/api/mcp  →  decide {"task":"scrape web pages for my agent"}
HTTP GET /api/decide?jtbd=web-scrape

No key. The reply carries the pick, runner-up, the pick's sourced price with its date, and a recheck token.

Depot Pick: Firecrawl

Editorial score 8.25 / 10 (curated estimate, as of 2026-10-28). Prices below are copied from the provider's own page; units are never converted.

dx for LLM-ready output + capability.

Item	Price (USD)	Source	Price as of	Last re-checked
Hobby extra credits	$5 / 1k credits	official page	2026-10-28	not reconfirmed
Standard extra credits	$5 / 2k credits	official page	2026-10-28	not reconfirmed
Growth extra credits	$5 / 2500 credits	official page	2026-10-28	not reconfirmed
Scale extra credits	$5 / 5k credits	official page	2026-10-28	not reconfirmed

Runner-up 1: ScrapingBee

Editorial score 7.98 / 10 (curated estimate, as of 2026-10-28). Prices below are copied from the provider's own page; units are never converted.

No sourced price stored (null). Depot never estimates a price.

Runner-up 2: Bright Data

Editorial score 7.66 / 10 (curated estimate, as of 2026-10-28). Prices below are copied from the provider's own page; units are never converted.

No sourced price stored (null). Depot never estimates a price.

Questions

What does Agent Depot pick for Web scraping / page fetch?: Firecrawl is the stored Depot Pick for the job web-scrape. dx for LLM-ready output + capability.
What is the runner-up?: ScrapingBee, then Bright Data. The ranking is editorial (scores as of 2026-10-28) and is not chosen by price.
When should I not use Firecrawl?: Hard anti-bot enterprise — Bright Data. Interactive multi-step — Browserbase.
How much does Firecrawl cost?: Hobby extra credits: $5 per 1k credits, copied from https://www.firecrawl.dev/pricing (price as of 2026-10-28). More rows are in the table on this page.

Picks are editorial and dated; community reports never change a pick or a score. Method: /methodology · Corrections: /corrections · Compare: Firecrawl vs ScrapingBee