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. A lower-cost endpoint, /v1/scrape/lite, is $0.003 per call.

Is ScrapingBee cheaper than ScraperAPI?

On the published entry plans, yes: Hobby is $19 vs ScraperAPI Hobby at $49. At 100,000 basic (1-credit) pages a month both can land near $49 (ScraperAPI Hobby covers it exactly; ScrapingBee needs Freelance at $49 for 250,000 credits). Credit multipliers change the picture: ScrapingBee default JS is 5 credits per request, while ScraperAPI standard pages stay at 1 — but ScraperAPI Google/Bing requests are 25 credits. Compare the request type you actually send.

How much does ScraperAPI cost?

As of Nov 6, 2026, per scraperapi.com/pricing, monthly billing: Hobby $49 (100,000 API credits), Startup $149 (1,000,000), Business $299 (3,000,000), Scaling $475 (5,000,000), Professional $975 (10,500,000) and Advanced $1,975 (21,500,000). Annual billing is 10% off. Free plan: 1,000 credits a month; 7-day trial with 5,000 credits.

How much does ScrapingBee cost?

As of Nov 6, 2026, per scrapingbee.com/pricing: Hobby $19 (75,000 API credits), Freelance $49 (250,000), Startup $99 (1,000,000), Business $249 (3,000,000), with higher Business+ tiers on the same page. 1,000 free API credits on signup. Credits are valid for one month and do not roll over.

When does switch402 cost less?

Below about 2,375 pages a month vs ScrapingBee Hobby ($19) and below about 6,125 standard pages vs ScraperAPI Hobby ($49), or any month where you would pay a plan and barely use it. Above those volumes a filled plan usually costs less per page than $0.008. switch402's trade is no signup, key, plan or unused credits.

Where do these numbers come from?

ScraperAPI's public pricing page (plans, credit costs by domain, rollover) and ScrapingBee's pricing page plus API documentation (plan credits, render_js, premium/stealth proxies, Auto-Mode), all fetched Nov 6, 2026, plus switch402's live payment terms. Prices can change; check the sources before you decide.

ScraperAPI vs ScrapingBee Pricing (2026): Credits, Plans and Cost per Page

ScraperAPI and ScrapingBee are two of the most compared monthly-credit scraper APIs. Per scraperapi.com/pricing (checked Nov 6, 2026), ScraperAPI Hobby is $49 for 100,000 credits (Startup $149/1M, Business $299/3M, Scaling $475/5M, Professional $975/10.5M, Advanced $1,975/21.5M); a standard page is 1 credit, Amazon 5, Google/Bing 25, LinkedIn 30, and sites behind bot protection add 10. Per scrapingbee.com/pricing and its API docs (same day), ScrapingBee Hobby is $19 for 75,000 credits (Freelance $49/250K, Startup $99/1M, Business $249/3M); a request starts at 1 credit, JavaScript rendering (on by default) costs 5, premium proxies 10 or 25, and stealth/Auto-Mode can reach 75. Credits on both reset monthly and do not roll over. switch402 has no plan: $0.008 per successful page ($0.003 on lite). Honest answer: ScrapingBee's entry plan is cheaper; at steady high volume both plans cost less per page than switch402; at low or uneven volume switch402 costs less because there is no monthly minimum.

ScraperAPI: 1–30+ credits by site
A standard page is 1 credit. Domain-specific logic raises it: Amazon 5, Google and Bing 25, LinkedIn 30, and +10 when ScraperAPI bypasses bot protection. Annual billing is 10% off. Unused credits reset when the subscription renews.
ScrapingBee: 1–75 credits by options
render_js defaults to true and costs 5 credits. render_js=false is 1. Premium proxies cost 10 without JavaScript and 25 with it; stealth proxies (JavaScript required) cost 75. Auto-Mode charges 1, 5, 10, 25 or 75 for the configuration that worked, or 0 if all fail. Credits are valid for one month and do not roll over.
switch402: one price, no credits
$0.008 per successful page on /v1/scrape and $0.003 on /v1/scrape/lite, paid per call in USDC on Base over x402. No account, API key, plan or credit pool, and a month with no calls costs $0.
What each one adds
Both sell JavaScript rendering, geotargeting, screenshots and dedicated SERP or shopping APIs on higher tiers. ScraperAPI adds Ultra Premium routing and a Domain Cost Estimator. ScrapingBee adds stealth proxies, AI extraction rules and Auto-Mode. switch402 returns a public page as markdown, plus screenshots, web search, site maps, page metadata and PDF to text, each priced per call — no stealth-proxy tier.

Cost for pages you actually use (cheapest monthly plan that covers it, Nov 6, 2026)

Option	Entry plan	1,000 pages/mo	10,000 pages/mo	100,000 pages/mo
switch402 /v1/scrape	No plan	$8 ($0.008/page)	$80 ($0.008/page)	$800 ($0.008/page)
switch402 /v1/scrape/lite	No plan	$3 ($0.003/page)	$30 ($0.003/page)	$300 ($0.003/page)
ScraperAPI, standard (1 credit)	Hobby $49 (100K)	$49 Hobby ($0.049/page)	$49 Hobby ($0.0049/page)	$49 Hobby ($0.00049/page)
ScrapingBee, render_js=false (1 credit)	Hobby $19 (75K)	$19 Hobby ($0.019/page)	$19 Hobby ($0.0019/page)	$49 Freelance ($0.00049/page)
ScrapingBee, default JS (5 credits)	Hobby $19 (75K)	$19 Hobby ($0.019/page)	$19 Hobby ($0.0019/page)	$99 Startup ($0.00099/page)

Break-even vs switch402's $0.008: ScraperAPI Hobby at 6,125 standard pages a month; ScrapingBee Hobby at 2,375 pages (whatever the credit multiplier — the plan still bills $19). Below those volumes, or in a quiet month that still pays the plan, switch402 costs less. At 10,000+ standard pages both Hobby plans cost less per page than switch402. ScrapingBee's $19 entry undercuts ScraperAPI's $49 entry for the same 1-credit basic request. Neither comparison includes Google/Amazon credit multipliers or ScrapingBee stealth (75), which raise effective cost per URL on those vendors; switch402 stays $0.008 whatever the site. switch402 has no stealth-proxy option.

Sources, checked Nov 6, 2026: scraperapi.com/pricing, scrapingbee.com/pricing, scrapingbee.com/documentation. Prices can change; check the source before you decide.

Example: 1,000 standard pages. ScraperAPI Hobby still costs $49 (~$0.049 each). ScrapingBee Hobby costs $19 (~$0.019 each) whether those 1,000 are 1-credit or 5-credit requests. switch402 costs $8 ($3 on lite), and a month with no calls costs $0.

Code example

ScraperAPI: standard page, 1 credit (curl)

curl -s "https://api.scraperapi.com?api_key=$SCRAPERAPI_KEY&url=https%3A%2F%2Fexample.com"
# Amazon/Google/LinkedIn and bot-protected sites use more credits

ScrapingBee: 1-credit request with JS off (curl)

curl "https://app.scrapingbee.com/api/v1?url=https%3A%2F%2Fexample.com&render_js=false&return_page_markdown=true" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SCRAPINGBEE_API_KEY"
# leave out render_js=false and the same call costs 5 credits

switch402: flat $0.008 per successful page (JavaScript)

// npm i @x402/fetch @x402/evm viem
import { wrapFetchWithPaymentFromConfig } from '@x402/fetch'
import { ExactEvmScheme } from '@x402/evm'
import { privateKeyToAccount } from 'viem/accounts'

const account = privateKeyToAccount(process.env.AGENT_KEY)
const fetchWithPayment = wrapFetchWithPaymentFromConfig(fetch, {
  schemes: [{ network: 'eip155:8453', client: new ExactEvmScheme(account) }],
})

const res = await fetchWithPayment('https://api.switch402.com/v1/scrape', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json', 'User-Agent': 'my-agent/1.0' },
  body: JSON.stringify({ url: 'https://example.com' }),
})
const { markdown } = await res.json()

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. A lower-cost endpoint, /v1/scrape/lite, is $0.003 per call.
Is ScrapingBee cheaper than ScraperAPI?: On the published entry plans, yes: Hobby is $19 vs ScraperAPI Hobby at $49. At 100,000 basic (1-credit) pages a month both can land near $49 (ScraperAPI Hobby covers it exactly; ScrapingBee needs Freelance at $49 for 250,000 credits). Credit multipliers change the picture: ScrapingBee default JS is 5 credits per request, while ScraperAPI standard pages stay at 1 — but ScraperAPI Google/Bing requests are 25 credits. Compare the request type you actually send.
How much does ScraperAPI cost?: As of Nov 6, 2026, per scraperapi.com/pricing, monthly billing: Hobby $49 (100,000 API credits), Startup $149 (1,000,000), Business $299 (3,000,000), Scaling $475 (5,000,000), Professional $975 (10,500,000) and Advanced $1,975 (21,500,000). Annual billing is 10% off. Free plan: 1,000 credits a month; 7-day trial with 5,000 credits.
How much does ScrapingBee cost?: As of Nov 6, 2026, per scrapingbee.com/pricing: Hobby $19 (75,000 API credits), Freelance $49 (250,000), Startup $99 (1,000,000), Business $249 (3,000,000), with higher Business+ tiers on the same page. 1,000 free API credits on signup. Credits are valid for one month and do not roll over.
When does switch402 cost less?: Below about 2,375 pages a month vs ScrapingBee Hobby ($19) and below about 6,125 standard pages vs ScraperAPI Hobby ($49), or any month where you would pay a plan and barely use it. Above those volumes a filled plan usually costs less per page than $0.008. switch402's trade is no signup, key, plan or unused credits.
Where do these numbers come from?: ScraperAPI's public pricing page (plans, credit costs by domain, rollover) and ScrapingBee's pricing page plus API documentation (plan credits, render_js, premium/stealth proxies, Auto-Mode), all fetched Nov 6, 2026, plus switch402's live payment terms. Prices can change; check the sources before you decide.