Head to head
unlob vs Linkup
Linkup is a well-regarded grounding API with a sub-second tier and native parallel search. unlob owns its index and publishes a flat rate.
Verified 7 October 2026·Figures from vendors' own pages
On the headline rate that is 13× — $5 per 1,000 for Linkup’s standard-depth search, its cheapest comparable mode, against $0.40per 1,000 searches. Other modes cost more; the pricing detail below lists them. Both figures are computed from the published plan tables rather than typed into this page, so they follow the vendors rather than drifting from them.
Price
- unlob$0.40
- Linkup$5
| Provider | Own index? | $ / 1,000 searches | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
Priced: standard-depth search. $5 per 1,000 standard-depth searches returning results ($0.005 a call); $6 per 1,000 with a sourced answer, and $50 per 1,000 at deep depth. | Partial Own retrieval layer over partner and web sources | $5 | Linkup pricing |
$29 per month for 50,000 credits, and a search is one credit. | Yes Our own crawl and index | $0.58 | This page |
$199 per month for 500,000 credits, and a search is one credit. | Yes Our own crawl and index | $0.40 | This page |
When Linkup is the better choice
A comparison page that cannot name a scenario where the competitor wins is an advertisement. Here are the real ones.
Choose Linkup
- Native parallel search for agentic workflows, which is a real architectural advantage.
- The /fast tier, when sub-second grounding is a hard requirement.
- Reported accuracy on verified question-answering benchmarks.
- European data residency, if that matters to your compliance position.
Choose unlob
- A published flat rate you can model before you integrate.
- An index we operate end to end.
- Graph traversal and coverage auditing.
The substantive differences
| Linkup | unlob | |
|---|---|---|
| Index | A retrieval layer over partner and web sources. | Our own crawl and index. |
| Pricing transparency | Per plan and per search depth; no single public per-1,000 rate. | A published rate per tier, computed from the plan table. |
Sources
Every figure on this page was read from the vendor's own pricing page or funding announcement on the date shown.
- Linkup: Linkup pricingread 7 October 2026
- Linkup: Linkup pricing documentationread 7 October 2026
- Linkup: Linkup raises $10M seedread 5 August 2026
Frequently asked questions
Has Linkup raised funding?
Yes — a $10 million seed round led by Gradient in February 2026, with Elaia, Seedcamp, Axeleo and Motier participating, plus angels including Olivier Pomel of Datadog, Arthur Mensch of Mistral and Florian Douetteau of Dataiku.
Check the claims yourself
The free tier is 10,000 credits a month with no card. That is enough to test coverage, latency and result quality against your own queries — which is a better comparison than this page.