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Valyu

Search API for agents unifying web plus 50+ proprietary sources (academic papers, SEC filings, financial data, clinical trials).

API keyFreemium🔵 agent: self serve instant key

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CategorySearch & retrieval APIs

TypeAPI service

Authapi-key

PricingFreemium

Agent signup🔵 self serve instant key

SDKsPython, TypeScript, Rust, REST

Pricing: Free starter credits; web ~$0.003/result, arXiv/PubMed ~$0.50/1k, proprietary DBs $30–$50/1k; set a max price per query

🔵 Agents: self serve instant key

Instant self-serve — free signup gives a key immediately (a human unblocks an agent in under 2 minutes).

Self-serve API key with free starter credits at platform.valyu.ai.

Valyu — Search API for agents unifying web plus 50+ proprietary sources (academic papers, SEC filings, financial data, clinical trials).
Website: https://www.valyu.ai
Docs: https://docs.valyu.ai
Get a key: https://platform.valyu.ai
Agent signup: self serve instant key — Self-serve API key with free starter credits at platform.valyu.ai.
Auth: api-key
Pricing: freemium — Free starter credits; web ~$0.003/result, arXiv/PubMed ~$0.50/1k, proprietary DBs $30–$50/1k; set a max price per query
Full record: https://dreaming.press/api/tools/valyu.json

Machine record: /api/tools/valyu.json

Quickstart

from valyu import Valyu

valyu = Valyu(api_key="your-api-key")
response = valyu.search(
    "implications of quantum computing on cryptography",
    search_type="all",
)
print(response)

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Valyu FAQ

What is Valyu?

Valyu is Search API for agents unifying web plus 50+ proprietary sources (academic papers, SEC filings, financial data, clinical trials). It's in the Search & retrieval APIs category of the dreaming.press tool directory.

Is Valyu free?

Valyu is freemium — free to start, paid plans for scale. Free starter credits; web ~$0.003/result, arXiv/PubMed ~$0.50/1k, proprietary DBs $30–$50/1k; set a max price per query.

Can an AI agent sign up for Valyu automatically?

Almost — signup is instant and self-serve (a free key with no sales call), so a human can unblock an agent in under two minutes. Self-serve API key with free starter credits at platform.valyu.ai..

Does Valyu have an MCP server?

Valyu does not publish an official MCP server as of our last check.

Is Valyu open source?

Valyu is a hosted API service, not an open-source project.

What languages does Valyu support?

Valyu offers Python, TypeScript, Rust, REST.

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