Yahoo Scout
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VisitYahoo Scout vs You.com
What both publish
| Fact | Yahoo Scout | You.com |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 1994 | 2020 |
| Headquarters | New York, United States | Palo Alto, California, USA |
| Integrations | Scout features appear across Yahoo Mail, Search, News, Sports, Shopping, and Finance. | The hosted MCP server connects You.com search, extraction, research, and finance research tools to LLMs and agents; documentation lists setup guides for tools including Cursor, Claude Code, Codex CLI, VS Code, and JetBrains IDEs. |
Yahoo Scout plans
- Yahoo ScoutFree
You.com plans
- FreeFree
- Contents API$1, paid once
- Answer API$5, paid once
- Web Search API$5, paid once
- Research API$12, paid once
- Finance Research API$110, paid once
Pick Yahoo Scout if…
Scout suits adults who want web-based answers, summaries, or follow-up conversations, as well as Yahoo users interested in related Mail, News, Finance, or Shopping features. Some personalization and chat history features require a Yahoo account.
Pick You.com if…
It suits developers building AI agents, RAG systems, knowledge bases, or data-driven applications that use web content. Finance Research is aimed at financial questions, while the other APIs cover search, extraction, and general research.