Can I use Brave Search API and Orama together?

While both are in the Search category, some teams use both for different workloads. Check each vendor's free tier limits to see if they complement your stack.

Brave Search API vs Orama Free Tier Comparison

Q: Is Brave Search API or Orama more stable?

Brave Search API has 1 recorded change and is rated stable. Orama has 0 recorded changes. The page we cite for Orama states no amount, tier or rate we can read when we last looked, on 2026-10-09. We are not comparing the two pricing histories.

Verdict

Brave Search API offers a free tier ("Free"). We are not publishing a free-tier verdict for Orama. The page we cite for Orama states no amount, tier or rate we can read when we last looked, on 2026-10-09. We are not comparing the two pricing histories.

A verdict here is not a fixed property of the vendor. A one-off pricing event demotes a vendor while its recorded date falls in the last 180 days and then lapses on its own, with nothing about the vendor having changed; a standing condition — a free tier withdrawn and not restored, a product retired — does not lapse with time. A badge carrying a date states the record it rests on; a badge with no date rests on no record in force.

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Brave Search API

Riskstable

CategorySearch

TierFree

Verified2026-10-03

Last read2026-10-03

Changes1 recorded

$5 in free credits every month, applied automatically. Search is $5 per 1,000 requests; Answers is $4 per 1,000 requests plus $5 per million tokens. Web search, news, videos, images, LLM context endpoints. 50 queries/sec. Credit card required. The earlier free plan (2,000 queries/mo) ended Feb 2026

Keeping any data from the API is prohibited. Storing results or training an LLM requires an arrangement with Brave. (From api-dashboard.search.brave.com/documentation/resources/help-feedback, read 2026-10-06.)
Once the free $5 and any bought credits are used up, requests are rejected until funds are added. Auto-reload is optional. (From api-dashboard.search.brave.com/documentation/resources/help-feedback, read 2026-10-06.)
Unused free monthly credit does not carry over. (From api-dashboard.search.brave.com/documentation/resources/help-feedback, read 2026-10-06.)
Brave's Service Credit Terms say credits, bought or free, expire one year after they are issued or when the account closes, while its help page says bought credits do not expire. (From api-dashboard.search.brave.com/terms-of-service/credit-terms, read 2026-10-07.)
Bought credits are not refunded. (From api-dashboard.search.brave.com/terms-of-service/credit-terms, read 2026-10-07.)
Brave's February launch post says the $5 monthly credit requires attributing the Brave Search API on the project's website, while Brave's Terms of Use (updated September 1, 2026) make attribution optional. Brave's help page describes getting the credit with a card at signup and does not mention attribution. (From api-dashboard.search.brave.com/terms-of-service, read 2026-10-11.)
Brave keeps a record of search queries sent through an API account for up to 90 days for billing and troubleshooting. Zero data retention is available only for Enterprise customers. (From api-dashboard.search.brave.com/documentation/resources/privacy-notice, read 2026-10-11.)

Orama

Risk

CategorySearch

TierFree

Verified2026-08-19

Last read2026-10-09

Changes0 recorded

Full-text, vector, hybrid, and NLP search engine — Free Base plan: 2 included projects, 500 included docs per project (max 5,000 docs/project), 2 indexes per project, unlimited searches, 500 AI sessions/mo, 60-day analytics retention. No credit card required. Extra projects $5/mo, extra indexes $5/mo per 10The page we cite for this offer states no amount, tier or rate we can read when we last looked, on 2026-10-09, so we cannot confirm these terms today.

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We do not push notifications. Every change we record is readable the moment it lands, and the JSON answer carries an ETag — send it back as If-None-Match and an unchanged answer costs one 304.

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Brave Search API vs Orama

Verdict

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Pricing Change History

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