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Brave Search API vs Serper

BRBrave Search APIvsSESerper
Brave Search APISerper
7%
93%

Leading: Serper (93.3%)

Statistics

MetricValue
Brave Search API wins2
Serper wins28
Abstains (no tool)1
Other tool chosen315
Decisive cases30
Brave Search API win rate (unweighted)6.7%
95% CI1.8% - 21.3%
Brave Search API win rate (weighted)6.7%

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Per-model breakdown

ModelTierBrave Search APISerperNoneOtherA rate
Llama 4 ScoutSmall012000%
Llama 4 MaverickFrontier010020%
MiMo V2.5 ProFrontier1301625%
DeepSeek R1 0528Frontier031170%
DeepSeek V4 ProFrontier10020100%
Claude Haiku 4.5Small00014n/a
Claude Opus 4.8Frontier00021n/a
Claude Sonnet 4.6Frontier00021n/a
DeepSeek V4 FlashMid00021n/a
Devstral 2 2512Mid00013n/a
Gemini 3.5 FlashSmall00016n/a
GLM 5.2Frontier00021n/a
GPT 5.3 CodexFrontier00021n/a
GPT 5.4 MiniMid00021n/a
GPT 5.5Frontier00021n/a
Kimi K2.7 CodeFrontier00021n/a
MiniMax M3Frontier00020n/a
Mistral Small 4Mid00021n/a
Qwen3 Coder NextMid0008n/a

Per-prompt breakdown

PromptTierBrave Search APISerperNoneOtherA rate
ai-agent-applicationAdvanced01101030%
ai-agent-applicationIntermediate28110420%
ai-agent-applicationBeginner0901080%