# Brave Search

> Independent crawler-backed search. Free tier; API requires email.

**Canonical URL:** https://xmr.club/search/brave-search
**Category:** search / Independent Index
**Grade (xmr.club rubric):** A
**KYC posture:** anonymous_signup
**Features:** api_available
**Highlights:** FREE, INDEPENDENT
**Fees:** Free · API from $5/mo
**Website:** https://search.brave.com
**Last verified:** 2026-05-12
**Uptime probe:** down (HTTP 429, 259ms) · checked 2026-05-13T23:04:43.181Z

## Editorial review

One of the few search engines with its own real index (not just a Bing/Google proxy). Free queries without account. API tier exists for downstream tools. No personal-data ads on free tier.

## Citation

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