Bright Data routes Google Trends through its SERP API at $1.50 per 1,000 successful requests on pay-as-you-go, with 5,000 free requests per month. There is no separate Trends SKU. This page isolates Bright Data's Google Trends scraper pricing, effective per-keyword cost, and what scraping buys versus a normalized trend API.
Bright Data markets a "Google Trends API" on its product site. Technically it is a Google Trends scraper routed through the SERP API product. There is no standalone Trends subscription. Every query draws from the same per-request quota as Google Search, Google Images, and other SERP endpoints.
For broader vendor comparisons, see DataForSEO Google Trends API pricing and the trend data API pricing comparison.
Bright Data charges only for successfully delivered requests. Failed scrapes (timeouts, blocks, empty responses) do not bill. Pricing is published on brightdata.com/pricing/serp as of July 2026.
| Tier | Monthly cost | Included requests | Effective rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 5,000 | $0.00 |
| Pay as you go | No minimum | Per success | $1.50 / 1,000 |
| Scale (base) | $499 | 380,000 | $1.30 / 1,000 |
| Scale (900K) | $999 | 900,000 | $1.10 / 1,000 |
| Scale (2M) | $1,999 | 2,000,000 | $1.00 / 1,000 |
| Enterprise | Custom | Custom | Negotiated |
Additional requests above the Scale allotment bill at the tier's overage rate (for example, $1.30 per 1,000 on the $499 plan).
Bright Data also advertises a signup deposit match up to $500. That affects initial balance, not the per-request rate.
A single SERP API call can target the Google Trends interest-over-time endpoint, related queries, interest by region, or trending-now lists depending on the request payload. Each successful delivery counts as one request against the monthly quota.
Typical response contents:
The data shape follows Google's frontend, not a vendor-normalized schema shared across platforms. Pipelines that also need TikTok hashtag volume, Reddit subscriber growth, or news sentiment require separate vendors or a multi-source API.
Response latency averages under one second on Bright Data's published benchmarks. That speed comes at a higher per-request cost than batch-queue providers like DataForSEO Standard ($0.00225 per task, up to 45-minute turnaround).
Allocation: 5,000 successful requests per month.
Credit card: Not required for the free tier at signup (per Bright Data product pages, July 2026).
Practical coverage: At one keyword per request, 5,000 free requests supports roughly 160 keyword checks per day for a 31-day month. Batching multiple keywords into one Trends comparison query (where the scraper supports it) stretches the allowance.
Reset: Monthly quota resets on the billing cycle, not calendar month, for paid accounts. Free tier terms should be confirmed in the Bright Data console at signup.
Verdict: Generous for prototypes and low-volume monitoring. Insufficient alone for programmatic SEO tools polling thousands of keywords daily.
Rate: $1.50 per 1,000 successful requests = $0.0015 per request.
Examples:
| Monthly volume | PAYG cost |
|---|---|
| 10,000 requests | $15.00 |
| 50,000 requests | $75.00 |
| 100,000 requests | $150.00 |
| 380,000 requests | $570.00 |
At 380,000 requests, the $499 Scale plan ($1.30 effective) saves about $71 versus PAYG. Volume above 380K favors committed Scale tiers over PAYG.
Hidden costs: Proxy infrastructure is included, but engineering time for parsing SERP JSON, handling geo parameters, and retry logic on partial failures still falls on the integrator. Scraped responses can change when Google updates the Trends UI.
The $499/month Scale plan includes 380,000 requests. Break-even against PAYG occurs at roughly 333,000 requests per month ($499 ÷ $0.0015 ≈ 332,667).
Teams with steady monthly volume above that threshold should model Scale tiers. Seasonal workloads with spikes may prefer PAYG with spend caps (Bright Data allows monthly spend limits on PAYG accounts).
Enterprise adds SSO, dedicated account management, and custom volume discounts. No public price sheet.
| Factor | Bright Data SERP (Trends) | DataForSEO Google Trends | Trends MCP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Billing unit | Per successful request | Per task (up to 5 keywords) | Per API request |
| PAYG entry | $0.0015/request | $0.00225/task Standard | 100 free requests/month |
| Free ongoing tier | 5,000 requests/month | Sandbox only; $50 min deposit for Live | 100 requests/month |
| Typical latency | Sub-second | 45 min Standard / 32 sec Live | Sub-second |
| Platforms | Google Trends only | Google Trends only | 25+ sources (Google, TikTok, Reddit, news, feeds) |
| Data type | Scraped SERP JSON | Task result JSON | Normalized time series + live feeds |
DataForSEO Standard at $0.00225 per task with five keywords bundled yields $0.00045 per keyword in a full task. Bright Data at $0.0015 per request wins on single-keyword, real-time pulls. DataForSEO wins on batch keyword sets and non-expiring prepaid balances.
Trends MCP does not scrape Google Trends. It returns normalized weekly time series, growth percentages, and live trending feeds across platforms in one API. A workflow that only needs Google relative interest may be cheaper on DataForSEO batch tasks; a workflow that correlates Google Search growth with TikTok and Reddit in one agent call favors Trends MCP's per-request multi-source model.
| Workflow | Bright Data PAYG | DataForSEO Standard | Trends MCP |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 keywords/month (1 each) | $0.15 (within free tier) | $0.225 (20 tasks × 5 keywords) | 100 requests: free tier |
| 5,000 keywords/month | $7.50 (free tier covers) | ~$2.25 (1,000 tasks) | Needs paid plan |
| 50,000 keyword checks/month | $75.00 | ~$22.50 (10,000 tasks) | Pro $49/month (5,000 requests; needs Business for 25K) |
| Daily Google Trends + TikTok growth on 20 terms | Google only on Bright Data; TikTok needs second vendor | Two vendors minimum | ~600 requests/month (Growth calls) |
Bright Data Google Trends scraper: Teams already on Bright Data SERP for Google Search ranking data who want sub-second Trends pulls in the same billing account and JSON pipeline.
DataForSEO Google Trends API: High-volume, batch-oriented Google-only research where five-keyword task bundling and non-expiring credits matter more than sub-second latency.
Trends MCP: AI agents and research workflows that need Google Search growth alongside TikTok, Reddit, YouTube, news, and live trending feeds without maintaining separate scraper integrations per platform.
Bright Data's Google Trends page name suggests a dedicated product. The invoice tells a different story: Trends is one SERP endpoint at SERP prices. Teams budgeting for cross-platform trend intelligence should count the second and third vendor contracts that Google-only scraping still requires.
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