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 ZenRows?

Per credit on the entry plans, yes: $19 buys 75,000 ScrapingBee credits vs 45,000 on ZenRows, and the credit cost per request type is the same. At $99, ScrapingBee Startup's 1,000,000 credits also cost less per credit than ZenRows' $69 (250,000) or $199 (1,200,000) steps. ZenRows' free tier is larger and recurring (5,000 credits a month vs 1,000 at ScrapingBee signup).

Do the credit multipliers differ?

Not for the four shared tiers: plain 1, JavaScript 5, premium proxies 10, JavaScript plus premium 25 on both. ScrapingBee adds a stealth proxy tier at 75 credits and renders JavaScript by default. ZenRows bills residential bandwidth at 25,000 credits per GB and its Browser product at 5 credits a minute.

Do unused credits roll over?

Plan credits do not roll over on either. ScrapingBee credits are valid for one month. ZenRows plan credits refresh monthly; top-up credits bought on a paid plan roll into the next period once, then expire.

When does switch402 cost less?

Below about 2,375 requests a month against either $19 plan, or in any month you would pay a plan and barely use it. Above that, a filled plan costs less per request than $0.008. switch402 has no premium or stealth proxies, so it is not a substitute for sites that need them; its trade is no signup, API key, plan or unused credits.

Where do these numbers come from?

ScrapingBee's pricing page and API documentation (plans, credit costs, Auto-Mode, stealth proxies) and ZenRows' pricing page (plans, credit costs, free tier, top-ups), all fetched Nov 8, 2026, plus switch402's live payment terms. Prices can change; check the sources before you decide.

ScrapingBee vs ZenRows Pricing (2026): Plain, JavaScript and Premium Requests per 1,000

Short answer: ScrapingBee and ZenRows charge the same credits per request type: 1 for a plain page, 5 with JavaScript rendering, 10 with premium proxies and 25 with both. So the plan price per credit decides. Per scrapingbee.com/pricing and zenrows.com/pricing (checked Nov 8, 2026, monthly billing), ScrapingBee Hobby is $19 for 75,000 credits and ZenRows' entry plan is $19 for 45,000, so ScrapingBee costs less per request when the plan is fully used. ZenRows has the larger free tier (5,000 credits every month, no card; ScrapingBee gives 1,000 free credits at signup), and only ScrapingBee sells a 75-credit stealth proxy tier. switch402 has no plan: $0.008 per successful page ($8 per 1,000, or $3 on lite), which is more than either plan at full use and less only at low or uneven volume.

Same credit multipliers
Both bill 1 credit for a plain request, 5 with JavaScript rendering, 10 with premium proxies and 25 with JavaScript plus premium proxies. ScrapingBee renders JavaScript by default, so a request costs 5 credits unless you send render_js=false; ScrapingBee stealth proxies cost 75.
Different credit prices
ScrapingBee: Hobby $19 for 75,000 credits, Freelance $49 for 250,000, Startup $99 for 1,000,000, Business $249 for 3,000,000. ZenRows (entry step of each plan, monthly): $19 for 45,000, $69 for 250,000, $199 for 1,200,000 and $549 for 5,000,000; annual billing is pay 10 months, get 12.
Free tiers and unused credits
ZenRows Free is 5,000 credits a month with no card. ScrapingBee gives 1,000 free credits at signup. Plan credits on both last one month and do not roll over; ZenRows top-up credits on paid plans roll over once.
What gets charged
ScrapingBee charges successful requests; Auto-Mode bills only the tier that worked (1, 5, 10, 25 or 75) and max_cost caps it. ZenRows never charges failed requests but counts 404 and 410 responses as results; residential bandwidth is 25,000 credits per GB and its Browser product 5 credits a minute.

Cost per 1,000 successful requests if every plan credit is used (monthly billing, Nov 8, 2026)

Request type (credits)	ScrapingBee Hobby $19 / 75K	ScrapingBee Startup $99 / 1M	ZenRows $19 / 45K	ZenRows $69 / 250K	ZenRows $199 / 1.2M
Plain page (1)	$0.25	$0.10	$0.42	$0.28	$0.17
JavaScript rendering (5)	$1.27	$0.50	$2.11	$1.38	$0.83
Premium proxies, no JavaScript (10)	$2.53	$0.99	$4.22	$2.76	$1.66
Premium proxies + JavaScript (25)	$6.33	$2.48	$10.56	$6.90	$4.15
Stealth proxy (75, ScrapingBee only)	$19.00	$7.43	Not offered	Not offered	Not offered

These rates assume every credit in the plan is used that month. Use fewer and the real rate rises, because the plan price is fixed: 1,000 plain requests still cost $19 on either entry plan. switch402 is $8 per 1,000 pages on /v1/scrape and $3 on /v1/scrape/lite, whatever the page, but it has no premium, stealth or anti-bot proxy tier, so it only compares with the plain and JavaScript rows. Break-even vs switch402's $0.008: either $19 plan at 2,375 requests a month, whatever the tier. Below that, or in months a plan sits unused, switch402 costs less; above it, a filled plan costs less.

Sources, checked Nov 8, 2026: scrapingbee.com/pricing, scrapingbee.com/documentation, zenrows.com/pricing. Prices can change; check the source before you decide.

Example: 3,000 JavaScript-rendered pages in a month. ScrapingBee Hobby covers 15,000 such requests and ZenRows $19 covers 9,000, so both cost $19 (about $0.0063 per page used). switch402 costs $24 ($9 on lite, which returns markdown). At 1,000 pages ZenRows Free (5,000 credits = 1,000 JavaScript pages) costs $0.

Code example

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

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

ZenRows: standard request, 1 credit (curl)

curl "https://api.zenrows.com/v1/?apikey=$ZENROWS_API_KEY&url=https%3A%2F%2Fexample.com"
# js_render=true 5 credits, premium_proxy=true 10, both 25

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 ZenRows?: Per credit on the entry plans, yes: $19 buys 75,000 ScrapingBee credits vs 45,000 on ZenRows, and the credit cost per request type is the same. At $99, ScrapingBee Startup's 1,000,000 credits also cost less per credit than ZenRows' $69 (250,000) or $199 (1,200,000) steps. ZenRows' free tier is larger and recurring (5,000 credits a month vs 1,000 at ScrapingBee signup).
Do the credit multipliers differ?: Not for the four shared tiers: plain 1, JavaScript 5, premium proxies 10, JavaScript plus premium 25 on both. ScrapingBee adds a stealth proxy tier at 75 credits and renders JavaScript by default. ZenRows bills residential bandwidth at 25,000 credits per GB and its Browser product at 5 credits a minute.
Do unused credits roll over?: Plan credits do not roll over on either. ScrapingBee credits are valid for one month. ZenRows plan credits refresh monthly; top-up credits bought on a paid plan roll into the next period once, then expire.
When does switch402 cost less?: Below about 2,375 requests a month against either $19 plan, or in any month you would pay a plan and barely use it. Above that, a filled plan costs less per request than $0.008. switch402 has no premium or stealth proxies, so it is not a substitute for sites that need them; its trade is no signup, API key, plan or unused credits.
Where do these numbers come from?: ScrapingBee's pricing page and API documentation (plans, credit costs, Auto-Mode, stealth proxies) and ZenRows' pricing page (plans, credit costs, free tier, top-ups), all fetched Nov 8, 2026, plus switch402's live payment terms. Prices can change; check the sources before you decide.