AI search API duel — SERPdive vs Tavily: ~60% of decided duels won, 20% fewer tokens, ~same latency

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Comparison of AI search APIs SERPdive and Tavily, showing SERPdive wins ~60% of comparisons with 20% fewer tokens and similar latency.

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