Question 1

What is SpecStream?

Accepted Answer

SpecStream is the live web data engine for teams and agents. Ask for any dataset in plain words, and SpecStream builds it from the entire live web: every match found, extracted and enriched into structured records, then monitored for change. It runs through the API and MCP, and inside Sheets, CRMs, Slack, n8n, Zapier and the other tools teams already use.

Question 2

Who uses SpecStream?

Accepted Answer

Sales and deal teams, investors, analysts and newsrooms, commerce and brand teams, procurement, researchers, risk and compliance teams, recruiters, and the software and AI teams building agents. They use it for the data no one sells, built when they ask.

Question 3

How is SpecStream different from data providers and search APIs?

Accepted Answer

Data providers sell what they chose to collect. Search APIs hand you pages to read. SpecStream reads the live web when you ask and hands you finished rows, with the fields you name.

Question 4

How much does SpecStream cost? Is there a free plan?

Accepted Answer

Finished rows cost 5¢, and deeper rows 15¢ or $1. You see the price before anything runs and pay only for the rows that match your request. New accounts get $10 of data free, no card required, and plans start at $19 a month.

Question 5

Can my agent use SpecStream on its own?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Add one URL to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any MCP client, or build on the API and SDKs. Your agent sees the price first and can pay per request with no account, by card or in USDC. On your account, it stays inside the limits you set.

Question 6

How fresh is the data, and where does it come from?

Accepted Answer

SpecStream reads the web when you ask, so the data is as fresh as the page. Each value comes with its page, the exact words and the time it was read. Save a request and it reruns on your schedule, from hourly to yearly, at half price for new and changed rows and 1¢ for unchanged ones.

Question 7

Does SpecStream work with our CRM and the tools we already use?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Rows flow into HubSpot, Salesforce, Attio or Pipedrive, Google Sheets, Excel, Airtable or your warehouse, matched to what you already have so nothing lands twice. Ask from Slack or Microsoft Teams, and connect Zapier or n8n for the rest. Every integration is on every plan.

Question 8

Is our data private? Do you train on it?

Accepted Answer

Yes, it stays private. SpecStream is hosted in the EU, encrypted in transit and at rest, and covered by a GDPR data processing agreement. No model is trained on your requests, lists or results. Enterprise teams get SAML SSO, SCIM and a 12-month audit log.

	SpecStream	Parallel	Exa	Tavily	Perplexity
Web researchWideSearch, GPT-5.6 Luna	60.9	45.5	53.0	47.9	47.0
Factual accuracySimpleQA Verified, GPT-5.6 Luna	96	94	91	94	94
Factual accuracySimpleQA Verified, GPT-5.6 Sol	99	97	91	92	95

Provider	Agent	Score	Cost per 1,000 tasks
SpecStream	GPT-5.6 Luna	60.9	$39.40
Parallel Advanced	GPT-5.6 Sol	57.6	$692
Exa Auto	GPT-5.6 Sol	55.9	$1,061
Tavily	GPT-5.6 Sol	55.9	$1,072
Parallel Basic	GPT-5.6 Sol	55.3	$965
Perplexity	GPT-5.6 Sol	53.5	$547
Exa Auto	GPT-5.6 Luna	53.0	$41.20
Tavily	GPT-5.6 Luna	47.9	$107
Perplexity	GPT-5.6 Luna	47.0	$24.80
Parallel Fast	GPT-5.6 Luna	45.5	$10.50
Parallel Turbo	GPT-5.6 Luna	44.0	$10.10

Provider	Agent	Accuracy
SpecStream	GPT-5.6 Sol	99
Parallel Advanced	GPT-5.6 Sol	97
Parallel Basic	GPT-5.6 Sol	97
SpecStream	GPT-5.6 Luna	96
Perplexity	GPT-5.6 Sol	95
Parallel Fast	GPT-5.6 Luna	94
Perplexity	GPT-5.6 Luna	94
Tavily	GPT-5.6 Luna	94
Tavily	GPT-5.6 Sol	92
Parallel Turbo	GPT-5.6 Luna	91
Exa Auto	GPT-5.6 Luna	91
Exa Auto	GPT-5.6 Sol	91

The most accurate web search API in the world

WideSearch

WideSearch score against cost

SimpleQA Verified

GPT-5.6 Luna

GPT-5.6 Sol

Why SpecStream leads

WideSearch

SimpleQA Verified

Method

Run it on your own work