AdSense for Search
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Plans and prices
From AdSense for Search's own pricing page, checked 14 Nov 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| AdSense for Search | Priced on request | Earnings only from ad clicks on search results pages · No earnings if users search but do not click the ads · Publishers receive 51% of the revenue recognized by Google |
The facts
Each one read from AdSense for Search's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Continued access
- From August 20, 2025, partner accounts must have exceeded 20 Search ad impressions in at least two of the six months before that date or lose AdSense for Search access.checked 14 Nov 2026
- Legacy site search box
- Adding a Google-powered AdSense search engine is only available to eligible accounts created before May 17, 2022, and it can search the whole web or listed sites.checked 14 Nov 2026
- No publisher fee
- Participation in AdSense is free of charge, and Google pays for clicks, impressions, and other interactions with the ads shown.checked 14 Nov 2026
- Privacy
- Search ads on results pages are targeted to the query the user entered rather than to actual user data.checked 14 Nov 2026
- Product scope
- It is a Google AdSense product for adding Google Search and Shopping ads to a site and earning additional revenue.checked 14 Nov 2026
- Query and placement limits
- Only one query is allowed per user request, the online product is capped at 5 billion queries per account from August 1 to July 31, and at most two search boxes may be placed per page.checked 14 Nov 2026
- Search ads
- When a user searches from the site's search box, Google shows ads targeted to that query on the search results pages, and a click generates revenue.checked 14 Nov 2026
- Search results ad caps
- On desktop, search results pages can have up to three ad units; on mobile web and tablet, up to two Search ads units, with only one visible at a time.checked 14 Nov 2026
- Shopping ads
- Shopping ads is an AdSense for Search feature that serves Shopping ads on relevant shopping queries, including price, picture, and promotions.checked 14 Nov 2026
- Styling
- Search ads can be styled to the site, and size, location, color, and font are under the publisher's control.checked 14 Nov 2026
- What it does
- AdSense for Search lets site users search with Google results so the publisher earns from ads on the search results page.checked 14 Nov 2026
- Who can join
- Publishers who think their site fits the features contact an account manager, and Google reviews the site before use can start.checked 14 Nov 2026
- Works with content ads
- Publishers can use AdSense for Search together with AdSense for Content and monetize both search results pages and site content.checked 14 Nov 2026
Where it runs
- Platform limits
- AdSense for Search is not supported in mobile apps, and its code may not be put into a software application such as a toolbar or browser extension.checked 14 Nov 2026
- Site approval
- From March 4, 2024, a new site must be added on the AdSense Sites page and pass ownership and policy checks before it can show AdSense for Search ads.checked 14 Nov 2026
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