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SiftQ vs
Linkup.

SiftQ crawls the public web; for users who don't need licensed publisher access, we cover broader ground at lower cost.

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TL;DR

Different use cases. Linkup for legal-clean editorial. SiftQ for general agent retrieval on the public web.

SiftQ

Why pick us

You are building agents on the open web and don't need licensed publisher feeds.

  • ✓Broader public web crawl
  • ✓Lower per-query cost
  • ✓Multi-modal coverage
Linkup

Why pick them

You are an enterprise that needs explicit content licensing for editorial-grade output.

  • •Licensed publisher content
  • •Legal-clean for enterprise
  • •High-quality editorial sources
Side by side

At a glance.

Preview · numbers below are illustrative pending audited benchmarks

SiftQLinkup
Licensed publisher contentnoyes
Crawl breadth1.2T pagescurated
Cost / 1k queries$3$25+
Multi-modal scopes103
PricingFree 1,000/mo, $0.003/query.Premium tier, enterprise pricing.
Linkup's positioning

Linkup focuses on licensed premium publisher content — solid for legally-clean enterprise use cases.

SiftQ's positioning

SiftQ crawls the public web; for users who don't need licensed publisher access, we cover broader ground at lower cost.

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actual workload.

The truest benchmark is your own queries. SiftQ's free tier gives you 1,000 / month, no credit card.

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