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SpecStream vs Parallel

Your product gets only the rows that meet every condition, up to 10,000 in one request, at 5¢, 15¢ or $1 a row with no fee per run, so a run that finds nothing costs nothing.

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SpecStreamParallel
Web searchSearches the live web for every matchRanked URLs with compressed excerptsP2
Scrape and crawlReads each page, PDF or scan neededExtract API; site crawl not statedP2
Extract structured fieldsTyped rows with the fields you nameTask API enriches structured dataP7
Datasets we already holdForm D, grants, contracts, rules, nonprofits, placesS2Not stated.
Enrich a list you haveFills the missing facts in your listTask API and FindAll enrichmentsP7
Monitor and rerun on a scheduleHourly to yearly, each row change labeledMonitor API sold separately; FindAll schedule not statedP2
Map and area filtersResults on a map, filtered by areaNot stated.
Deliver to your toolsSheets, CRMs, Slack, Teams, n8n, Zapier, webhooksAPI and webhooksP7
Agents and MCPMCP, A2A, REST API, SDKs, pay per requestRemote MCP server, CLI and SDKsP6P7
Price per result5¢, 15¢ or $1 per matching rowS1$0.10 to $10 per run, plus per matchP1
Quote before the runMaximum shown and approved before anything runsNot stated.
Source URL on each valueSource URL and read time on every valueCitations, excerpts and reasoning per fieldP3

Where SpecStream does more

Only the matches reach your product

FindAll returns every candidate marked matched or unmatchedP3. SpecStream delivers only the rows that meet every condition, up to 10,000 in one request, and a candidate that fails never reaches your product or your bill. Records of two kinds never merge, so a tender and its agency stay two records.

No fee per run

Each FindAll run carries a fee of $0.10 to $10.00 plus $0.00 to $1.00 per match, and a cancelled run is charged for the work doneP1P5. SpecStream charges 5¢, 15¢ or $1 per matching row and nothing per run, so a run that finds nothing costs nothingS1.

The same request, every week

Parallel sells its Monitor API as a separate product, and its pages state no schedule for FindAllP2. A saved SpecStream request reruns hourly to yearly, labels each row changed, unchanged or no longer matching, and sends new matches to Slack, email, a sheet, a CRM or a signed webhook.

Rows in your tools as well as your product

Parallel delivers through its API and webhooksP7. SpecStream serves your product over the REST API, the Python and TypeScript SDKs, A2A and MCP, and also writes rows into HubSpot, Salesforce, Pipedrive and Attio, matched to the records already there, and into Sheets, Slack and Teams.

One row from our federal contracts data, each value with the notice it was read from and when.Open the page
Notice
TOTAL ENGINEERING AND INTEGRATION SERVICES (TEIS) IV On-Ramp Opportunitysam.gov
Agency
Department of the Armysam.gov
Type
Combined Synopsis/Solicitationsam.gov
Set-aside
Small Business Set Aside - Partialsam.gov
NAICS
541512sam.gov
Place
Fort Huachuca, AZsam.gov
Responses due
Nov 25, 2026sam.gov

Pricing side by side

SpecStreamParallel
How it billsEach matching row: 5¢, 15¢ or $1, plus 5¢ for an email and 15¢ for a phoneS1; no fee per runFindAll: $0.10 to $10.00 per run plus $0.00 to $1.00 per match; Search $1 to $5 per 1,000P1
Free start$10 of work on sign-up for your first 30 days, no cardUp to 5,000 requests a monthP2
A typical job100 matching rows at 5¢ each: $5FindAll core with 100 matches: $2.00 plus $15.00P1
Not chargedA run that finds nothing, rows left out, rows you already own, and reading or pricing a requestNot stated; a cancelled run is charged for the work doneP5

Switch from Parallel

  1. Send your FindAll query and its match conditions as a plain-words request, with the facts to bring back.
  2. Read how SpecStream reads the request back, and edit any condition or fact.
  3. Approve the most the run can cost. Nothing runs before you do.
  4. Send the rows to your sheet, CRM, Slack or agent, and save the request to rerun it on your schedule.
claude mcp add --transport http specstream https://api.specstream.ai/mcp

How we checked

We read every Parallel figure on Parallel's own pages on Nov 3, 2026, and each marker links to its page. Where those pages say nothing, the cell reads "Not stated". Our own figures come from specstream.ai/pricing.

Changes

  • Nov 3, 2026: page published; every figure read on Parallel's own pages that day.

Tarek Etman, Founder & CEO, SpecStream

Sources, each checked Nov 3, 2026

  1. S1specstream.ai/pricing
  2. S2specstream.ai/data
  3. P1docs.parallel.ai/getting-started/pricing.md
  4. P2parallel.ai/pricing
  5. P3docs.parallel.ai/findall-api/findall-quickstart.md
  6. P5docs.parallel.ai/findall-api/core-concepts/findall-generator-pricing.md
  7. P6docs.parallel.ai/integrations/mcp/quickstart
  8. P7docs.parallel.ai/llms.txt

Frequently asked questions

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What is the best Parallel alternative?
SpecStream. Your product sends a plain-words request with its conditions and receives only the rows that meet all of them, with the source URL and read time on every value. There is no fee per run, the most a run can cost is approved first, and the saved request reruns on your schedule.
How does SpecStream compare with Parallel FindAll?
Both take a plain-words request with conditions. FindAll returns candidates as matched or unmatched, with a basis for each conditionP3, and bills a fee per run plus a rate per matchP1. SpecStream returns the matches alone as finished records, bills only those rows, delivers them to your product or tools, and reruns the request on a schedule.
What does a run cost compared with FindAll?
A FindAll run costs a fixed fee of $0.10 to $10.00 plus $0.00 to $1.00 per match, by tierP1. A SpecStream run costs 5¢, 15¢ or $1 per matching row and nothing more, so a run that finds nothing costs nothing.
What happens to results that fail a condition?
They are dropped before delivery and never billed. get_find_decisions shows each condition's answer for every delivered row, with its reason, value, source and time.
Can a FindAll-style request run on a schedule?
Parallel prices its Monitor API as a separate product, and its pages state no schedule for FindAllP2P1. On SpecStream, any saved request reruns hourly to yearly, each row labeled changed, unchanged or no longer matching, at half the rate for a changed row and 1¢ for an unchanged one.
Can my product call SpecStream the way it calls Parallel?
Yes. Use the REST API, the Python or TypeScript SDK, A2A, or the MCP server at https://api.specstream.ai/mcp with OAuth or an API key, and your product gets finished rows under a maximum it approves.

Describe the dataset your product needs

Send the request your product would send to FindAll. SpecStream reads it back, quotes the maximum, and delivers the matching rows when you approve. You get $10 of work on sign-up for your first 30 days, no card.

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