Parallel

Parallel is a company that provides web access infrastructure for AI systems. Its APIs let agents and applications search the web, extract content from pages, monitor sources for changes and run deeper research, so products can answer with fresh, cited facts instead of relying only on model training data.

The product names on the homepage are Search, Extract, Monitor and Research, with a newer Parallel Search Fast API described as a quick, low-cost web search for agents. Use cases include watching portfolios, target accounts, competitor pricing and regulations with structured alerts, and giving assistants and coding agents current answers quickly enough for a chat thread.

Developers can start building for free through the platform, copy an onboarding prompt into tools such as Claude Code, Codex or Cursor, and read an agents.md file for integration guidance. Parallel is hosted and has a published pricing page, with no self-hosted version described.