How does ScrapeGraphAI pricing work?

Credit-based pricing. SmartScraper costs 10 credits per page, Markdownify 2 credits per page, AgenticScraper 15 + 10 per step. Starter plan offers 60,000 credits/year ($17/month), Growth plan 480,000 credits/year ($85/month).

Can it scrape sites that require login?

Yes. Use the **AgenticScraper** endpoint—an AI agent autonomously navigates, fills forms, and logs in to extract protected content. Costs 15 credits plus 10 per step.

How is it different from Scrapy or Selenium?

ScrapeGraphAI extracts data using natural language prompts with no selectors, and auto-handles proxies, rendering, and site changes. Scrapy and Selenium require manual code and infrastructure maintenance but cost less and support self-hosting.

What AI tool integrations are supported?

Supports Claude Desktop, Cursor IDE, and other AI assistants via Model Context Protocol (MCP). Enables real-time web scraping directly in conversations—ideal for RAG pipelines and autonomous research.

ScrapeGraphAI

ScrapeGraphAI is an AI-driven web scraping API that extracts structured data using natural language. Handles proxies, JavaScript rendering, and site changes automatically—built for AI agents.

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Summary

ScrapeGraphAI is an AI-powered web scraping API designed for the AI era, extracting structured data from any website using natural language prompts. No need to manage proxies, write selectors, or handle site changes—ideal for AI agents, market research, and price monitoring.

What is ScrapeGraphAI?

ScrapeGraphAI is a cloud-based scraping platform powered by large language models (LLMs) that turns websites into APIs. You describe the data you need in plain English (e.g., "extract product name, price, rating"), and the system handles JavaScript rendering, proxy rotation, and anti-bot bypass. Supports single-page extraction (SmartScraper), full-site crawling (SmartCrawler), search engine analysis (SearchScraper), and autonomous navigation (AgenticScraper). Has processed over 40 million webpages.

Core Capabilities

SmartScraper: Extract specific data from single pages using natural language (product details, contact info)
SearchScraper: Analyze data across search engines and websites for market research
SmartCrawler: Crawl entire sites with intelligent depth control for documentation or competitor analysis
AgenticScraper: AI agent autonomously navigates sites, completes multi-step tasks (form filling, login-protected data)
Markdownify: Convert webpages to clean Markdown for LLM consumption
Automatic proxy management: Built-in residential proxy rotation and anti-bot bypass
JavaScript rendering: Handles dynamic content and infinite scrolling
Model Context Protocol (MCP): Direct integration with Claude, Cursor, and other AI assistants

Pros

Extract data with natural language prompts—no CSS selectors or XPath required
Auto-adapts to site structure changes with zero maintenance
Built-in proxies, rendering, and rate limiting out of the box
Supports output schema validation for consistent data structure
Integrates with AI tools (Claude Desktop, Cursor IDE) via MCP

Cons

Free plan offers only 50 API credits (one-time)
AI-powered endpoints (e.g., SmartScraper) cost 10 credits per page—higher than traditional scraping
AgenticScraper charges per step (15 + 10/step), adding cost for complex workflows
No self-hosting option—cloud API only
Advanced proxy rotation requires Pro plan ($425/month)

Decision Guidance

Use ScrapeGraphAI when you need to quickly build AI agent tools, RAG pipelines, or price monitoring systems and want to avoid maintaining proxies and selectors. Ideal for teams handling dynamic sites (e-commerce, LinkedIn, real estate) or integrating scraping into Claude or Cursor.

Consider alternatives if you have a tight budget and high scraping volume (AI endpoints cost more), or need self-hosting for data sovereignty. For static HTML scraping, traditional tools (Scrapy, BeautifulSoup) are more cost-effective.