Firecrawl
Developer-facing research index and web scraper for live, high-recall access to papers and the web.
Our editorial assessment, based on the public sources listed below. Last reviewed .
- Task rank
- #30
- Tier
- B
- Score
- 64.2
Strengths
- Strongest research index recall for builders
- Credit-based pricing scales to agent volumes
- Great for live paper and open-web access
Considerations
- Builder-facing, not an end-user research UI
- Requires technical setup
Price
Credit-based; free tier available
Shown for reference — price is not part of the score.
Score breakdown
- Performance
- 64.0
- 55% of score
- Reputation
- 60.0
- 35% of score
- Recency
- 80.0
- 10% of score
The overall score combines these sub-scores using the weights shown. How we score →
Verification status
Each field carries its own re-verification date. Amber means older than 90 days — treat those figures as stale until re-checked.
- Pricing
- Benchmark
- Reputation
- Feature list
Checked against the sources listed below.
Sources
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