Migration guides
Parameter mappings, step-by-step ports, and an honest list of what does not carry over. Every guide has a section naming what you will lose, because a migration guide that claims a clean swap is not one.
Migrating off the Bing Web Search API
The Bing Search API was retired in August 2025, taking Web, Image, News, Video, Entity, Autosuggest, Spell Check and Custom Search with it. Microsoft’s designated successor requires adopting Azure AI Foundry.
Microsoft retired the Bing Web Search API on 11 August 2025.
9 parameters mapped · 5 steps · 3 known gaps
Read the guide →The Brave Search API free tier ended — what now
Brave replaced its long-running free developer tier with a $5 monthly credit in February 2026. For projects built on the free tier, that is a new bill; for onboarding funnels that depended on it, a problem.
Brave retired its perpetual free developer tier in February 2026.
8 parameters mapped · 4 steps · 3 known gaps
Read the guide →Migrating from Tavily after the Nebius acquisition
Tavily was acquired by Nebius in February 2026. The service continues, but acquisitions prompt re-evaluation — and Tavily never owned a web index.
Nebius Group acquired Tavily for $275 million in February 2026.
9 parameters mapped · 4 steps · 3 known gaps
Read the guide →Moving off Google Search grounding to cut cost
Google Search grounding is the best retrieval available and priced accordingly — $14 per 1,000 search queries on Gemini 3.x, $35 on 2.5 models, with one prompt able to trigger several billed queries.
Grounding with Google Search costs $14 per 1,000 queries on Gemini 3.x, and $35 on Gemini 2.5.
5 parameters mapped · 4 steps · 3 known gaps
Read the guide →Port it on the free tier
10,000 requests a month, no card. Run both APIs against your own queries before you change anything in production.