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Firecrawl: what’s new in v2.11.608 and our verdict

Web data API: search, scrape and crawl for AI agents.

Official site

Release Ruler for Firecrawl: marked at its Reported release date on the timeline of every AI model we track.

At a glance

Evidence
Reported
Released
Oct 25, 2026
Last verified
Oct 25, 2026
Pricing
Partly verified
Best for
MCP servers

Evidence and ranking

Evidence behind this verdict

  1. Sources read2 cited sources, latest fetched Oct 25, 2026. (done)
  2. Facts re-checkedLast verified Oct 25, 2026. (done)
  3. Not run by us yetWe have not run it, so this is labelled Reported. (not done)

Where we rank it (editorial)

Listed here but not yet ranked. Ranks are editorial picks, not benchmark scores.

Pricing: Read from firecrawl.dev/pricing on 2026-10-25; exact plan names and credit counts were not captured. (checked 2026-10-25)

Our verdict

Web data API: search, scrape and crawl for AI agents.

Good for

  • Agents that need clean web content

Skip if

  • You need a license that avoids AGPL obligations for self-hosting

Status: Reported. This write-up is based on official release notes and docs; we have not run this release ourselves yet.

Best for

Key facts

Firecrawl is a web data API for AI agents that searches and scrapes the web into clean content. Its repository is AGPL-3.0 licensed with v2.11.608 published Oct 25, 2026, and a hosted API has a free plan.

  • License: AGPL-3.0 (per GitHub)
  • Platforms: API, SDKs, MCP, self-host
  • Pricing model: Freemium
  • Free tier: Free plan with a monthly credit allowance
  • Paid plans: Standard listed at $83 per month billed annually; higher tiers and extra credit packs exist
  • Latest release we saw: v2.11.608, 2026-10-25
  • How to start: Create an API key at firecrawl.dev or self-host from the repository.
  • v2.11.608 (2026-10-25): the newest release listed on the official page or repository when we read it on 2026-10-25.

How to set it up: Get started with Firecrawl

These steps come from the vendor's own pages as read on 2026-10-25. We have not run Firecrawl.

  1. Get access

    Create an API key at firecrawl.dev or self-host from the repository.

  2. Check the limits and costs first

    Free plan with a monthly credit allowance. Paid: Standard listed at $83 per month billed annually; higher tiers and extra credit packs exist. Read from firecrawl.dev/pricing on 2026-10-25; exact plan names and credit counts were not captured.

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Open-source repository
  • Free plan

Cons

  • AGPL license for self-hosting

Alternatives and comparisons

  • Browser Use: Open-source library that lets AI agents drive a browser, with a pay-as-you-go cloud browser starting at $0.02 an hour.
  • Playwright MCP: Microsoft's MCP server that lets agents drive a browser with Playwright.
  • Figma MCP server: Figma's own MCP server that gives coding agents access to design files.
  • MCP reference servers: The MCP project's collection of reference servers.

See all alternatives to Firecrawl

FAQ

What is Firecrawl?

Firecrawl is a web data API for AI agents that searches and scrapes the web into clean content. Its repository is AGPL-3.0 licensed with v2.11.608 published Oct 25, 2026, and a hosted API has a free plan.

Is Firecrawl free?

Free plan with a monthly credit allowance. Paid: Standard listed at $83 per month billed annually; higher tiers and extra credit packs exist. Read from firecrawl.dev/pricing on 2026-10-25; exact plan names and credit counts were not captured. Checked 2026-10-25; prices change, so confirm on the vendor's page.

What license is Firecrawl under?

Its license: AGPL-3.0 (per GitHub). Read from the project's own pages on 2026-10-25.

What we have not verified

  • Behavior in practice (we have not run this tool)

Sources

Last verified · Agentic Weekly

  • Figma MCP server: Figma's own MCP server that gives coding agents access to design files.
  • MCP reference servers: The MCP project's collection of reference servers.
  • Context7: Up-to-date, version-specific library docs served to coding agents.

How to cite this page

Agentic Weekly, "Firecrawl v2.11.608: what's new, verdict & setup", last updated 2026-10-25, https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/firecrawl

Keep the Reported or Tested label when you quote a verdict. Plain-text version: https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/firecrawl.md. More for AI assistants: /ai, /tools.json, /llms.txt.