# Firecrawl v2.11.608: what's new, verdict & setup

Canonical: https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/firecrawl · Released: 2026-10-25 · Last verified: 2026-10-25 · Evidence: Reported (not run by us) · Vendor: Firecrawl · Official site: https://www.firecrawl.dev/

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

## 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. Written from official release notes and docs; we have not run this release ourselves.

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

## Best for

- [Best AI tool for MCP servers](https://theagenticweekly.com/best/mcp-servers) (#-): Web data API: search, scrape and crawl for AI agents.

## 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

- [Browser Use](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/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](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/playwright-mcp): Microsoft's MCP server that lets agents drive a browser with Playwright.
- [Figma MCP server](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/figma-mcp): Figma's own MCP server that gives coding agents access to design files.
- [MCP reference servers](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/mcp-servers): The MCP project's collection of reference servers.
- [Context7](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/context7): Up-to-date, version-specific library docs served to coding agents.
- [Chrome DevTools MCP](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/chrome-devtools-mcp): Chrome DevTools for coding agents.
- [GitHub MCP Server](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/github-mcp-server): GitHub's official MCP server for repos, issues and pull requests.
- [MCP Inspector](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/mcp-inspector): Official tool for exploring and testing MCP servers, with a web UI and a CLI.
- [Supabase MCP](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/supabase-mcp): Connect Supabase projects to AI assistants.
- [Sentry MCP](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/sentry-mcp): Sentry's agentic tooling and MCP server for errors and traces.
- [Notion MCP Server](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/notion-mcp): Official Notion MCP server for reading and editing workspace content.

## 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

- [Firecrawl repository (GitHub)](https://github.com/firecrawl/firecrawl) (fetched 2026-10-25)
- [Firecrawl pricing](https://www.firecrawl.dev/pricing) (fetched 2026-10-25)

## How to cite

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

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