Firecrawl API free-tier rate limit: the limit, when it resets, and the error you'll see

Firecrawl's own docs, read 2026-10-10: the limit on its free allowance, when it resets, and the error text an agent sees on hitting it. Each quote is verbatim and links its source.

The limit

free plan

10 requests per minute on /scrape, /map and /search, and 2 requests per minute on /crawl, /agent and /interact

Source: docs.firecrawl.dev, read 2026-10-10.

When it resets

The allotment resets at the start of each monthly cycle. Unused free credits do not roll over.

Source: docs.firecrawl.dev, read 2026-10-10.

The error your agent will see

HTTP status: 429.

Rate limit exceeded

Concurrency limit reached

Source: docs.firecrawl.dev, read 2026-10-10.

Our row

Our dated entry for Firecrawl.

Other free search APIs if you're rate-limited

• Tavily Researcher plan (Tavily), checked 2026-09-08
• Exa free tier (Exa), checked 2026-10-06
• Serper new-user queries (Serper), checked 2026-09-16
• Brave Search API monthly credit (Brave), checked 2026-09-16

Facts as read on 2026-10-10. Limits change: check the linked source before relying on a number.