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Brave Search API vs Serper

BRBrave Search APIvsSESerper
Brave Search APISerper
5%
95%

Leading: Serper (95.5%)

Insufficient data
This matchup has 22 decisive cases (minimum 30 required for publication).

Statistics

MetricValue
Brave Search API wins1
Serper wins21
Abstains (no tool)1
Other tool chosen227
Decisive cases22
Brave Search API win rate (unweighted)4.5%
95% CI0.8% - 21.8%
Brave Search API win rate (weighted)4.5%

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Per-model breakdown

ModelTierBrave Search APISerperNoneOtherA rate
Llama 4 ScoutSmall09000%
Llama 4 MaverickFrontier07020%
DeepSeek R1 0528Frontier031110%
MiMo V2.5 ProFrontier020120%
DeepSeek V4 ProFrontier10014100%
Claude Haiku 4.5Small00010n/a
Claude Opus 4.8Frontier00015n/a
Claude Sonnet 4.6Frontier00015n/a
DeepSeek V4 FlashMid00015n/a
Devstral 2 2512Mid00013n/a
Gemini 3.5 FlashSmall00010n/a
GLM 5.2Frontier00015n/a
GPT 5.3 CodexFrontier00015n/a
GPT 5.4 MiniMid00015n/a
GPT 5.5Frontier00015n/a
Kimi K2.7 CodeFrontier00015n/a
MiniMax M3Frontier00014n/a
Mistral Small 4Mid00015n/a
Qwen3 Coder NextMid0006n/a

Per-prompt breakdown

PromptTierBrave Search APISerperNoneOtherA rate
ai-agent-applicationIntermediate1717513%
ai-agent-applicationAdvanced080740%
ai-agent-applicationBeginner060780%