# TinyFish on Monid

> Free search and fetch endpoints plus persistent logins for AI agents.

TinyFish on Monid provides AI agents with free live web search and webpage fetching, positioning itself as a $0 alternative to paid search APIs like Tavily or Exa. It also allows agents to bypass login walls by having the user sign in once via a managed browser session that stays persistent for future runs. Search and fetch require no credit card or subscription, while signed-in browser steps run on a pay-as-you-go balance.

Website: https://monid.ai/blog/tinyfish

## What it is for

- Equip AI agents with live web search and markdown page fetching without per-query API fees
- Let an agent access authenticated services like LinkedIn, Amazon, or Workday without exposing login credentials directly to the model
- Monitor web pages for updates without incurring check fees when content is unchanged

## Features

- Free live web search scoped to recency windows down to the last hour
- Markdown page fetching rendered inside a real browser
- Persistent browser authentication where users log in once and the agent stays authenticated
- Zero-cost change monitoring for static or unmodified pages
- Integration via standard agent skill files (SKILL.md) compatible with tool-calling frameworks

## Pricing

Freemium. Search and fetch are 100% free with no credit card; signed-in browser steps cost $0.015 per step; self-driven browser sessions cost $0.002 per minute.

## Details

- Type: Web app
- Category: [AI](https://xiry.app/topics/ai.md)
- Topic: [AI Agent Tools](https://xiry.app/topics/ai/ai-agent-tools.md)
- Open source: no
- Platforms: API, Web
- For: Developers building AI agents that need live web access and authenticated browser interaction.
- Alternative to: Tavily, Exa, Brave Search API, SerpAPI, Browserbase, Browserless
- Tags: ai agents, web search, web scraping, browser automation, api

## Why it was saved

- [@shengkunye, 27 August 2026](https://x.com/shengkunye/status/2093050916953903451): Gives agents web search and webpage fetching at $0 instead of paid per-1,000-search APIs (Brave $5, Exa $7, Tavily $7.50, SerpAPI $25). Setup instructions in the follow-up tweet.
- [@MonidHQ, 17 September 2026](https://x.com/MonidHQ/status/2100705843453079718): Removes per-search cost for agents that need to search Google and read webpages; set up via the linked blog post.

## Compare

- [Alternatives to Browserbase](https://xiry.app/alternatives/browserbase.md)
- [Alternatives to Tavily](https://xiry.app/alternatives/tavily.md)
- [Alternatives to Brave Search API](https://xiry.app/alternatives/brave-search-api.md)

## Related

- [anthropics/skills](https://xiry.app/resources/anthropics-skills): Official repository for Anthropic Agent Skills and Claude Code plugin templates (GitHub repo, Open source)
- [Impeccable](https://xiry.app/resources/impeccable): Design vocabulary, rules, and skills for AI coding agents. (Web app, Free)
- [Agent Reach](https://xiry.app/resources/agent-reach): Open-source capability layer giving AI agents access to browse and scrape platforms (GitHub repo, Open source)
- [agentic-awesome-skills](https://xiry.app/resources/agentic-awesome-skills): Agent-first control plane backed by 2,400+ curated AI developer skills (GitHub repo, Open source)
- [Monid](https://xiry.app/resources/monid): Pay-per-call tool discovery and API integration platform for AI agents (Web app, Freemium)
- [Parallel CLI](https://xiry.app/resources/parallel-cli): Terminal tool giving AI agents web search, extraction, and research capabilities (Web app, Freemium)

Updated 10 October 2026. Page: https://xiry.app/resources/tinyfish-on-monid

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