ScrapingBee Pricing Calculator (2026): What You Pay per Page You Actually Use
ScrapingBee sells monthly API-credit plans, and its credits don't roll over. Pick your request type and monthly volume to see the plan cost, unused credits and effective cost per page, next to switch402's flat $0.008 per page.
68% less, saving $13.00 a month against the cheapest paid ScrapingBee plan for this volume.
Break-even for this request type: switch402 costs less up to 2,374 pages a month.
| ScrapingBee plan | Price | Included API credits |
|---|---|---|
| Hobby | $19.00/mo | 75,000 |
| Freelance | $49.00/mo | 250,000 |
| $99/mo plan | $99.00/mo | 1,000,000 |
| Business | $249.00/mo | 3,000,000 |
API credits are valid for one month and don't roll over, per ScrapingBee's pricing page. Source: scrapingbee.com/pricing, checked Oct 28, 2026. Monthly billing prices. switch402: $0.008 USDC on Base per successful call, from its live API quote.
- No signup or API key
Your agent pays per call over x402.
- No monthly commitment
Nothing to cancel, no unused credits.
- Pay only for successful calls
Charged only after a provider returns content; errors are never charged.
- Automatic failover
If a provider fails, the call goes to the next healthy one.
If every provider fails you get a 502 and are not charged.
Migrate in a few lines
Live: POST https://api.switch402.com/v1/scrape with {"url": "..."} returns the page as markdown. $0.008 USDC on Base per call over x402, charged only on success.
# Unpaid request: returns HTTP 402 with the x402 payment requirements
curl -i -X POST https://api.switch402.com/v1/scrape \
-H 'content-type: application/json' \
-H 'user-agent: my-agent/1.0' \
-d '{"url":"https://example.com"}'
# Pay $0.008 USDC on Base with any x402 client and retry (see the other tabs).FAQ
- Is switch402 live?
- Yes. POST https://api.switch402.com/v1/scrape with {"url": "..."} returns the page as markdown for $0.008 USDC on Base per call, paid over x402 and charged only on success.
- Where do the ScrapingBee numbers come from?
- ScrapingBee's public pricing page (scrapingbee.com/pricing), checked Oct 28, 2026: plan prices, included API credits, and 5, 10 or 25 credits for JS rendering and premium proxies.
- Is ScrapingBee cheaper at scale?
- Often, yes. Its plans include many credits, so at steady high volume the cost per page can be far below $0.008. switch402 is aimed at low or uneven volume with no plan.
- Does switch402 need an account?
- No. Your agent pays per call over x402 in USDC on Base, with no signup or API key.