# ScrapingBee: what AI models say (September 2026)

Source: Memetik Index, https://www.memetik.ai/vendors/scrapingbee
Website: https://www.scrapingbee.com

ScrapingBee was named in 18 of 50 AI answers across 1 category. Best position: Web search and scraping APIs for AI, 36% answer share, ranked #8, named first in 0%.

## What ScrapingBee is

ScrapingBee provides APIs for collecting and extracting data from public websites. It is built for developers and teams that scrape websites at scale.

Its HTML API fetches raw page content. It can render JavaScript pages in headless Chrome and run interaction scenarios. ScrapingBee automatically rotates proxies, supports country-level geolocation, and converts pages into Markdown or plain text. It can also return structured JSON using AI extraction rules.

(From ScrapingBee's own website, read 2026-09-02.)

## By category

| Category | Rank | Answer share | Named first | Models |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Web search and scraping APIs for AI (https://www.memetik.ai/index/ai-search-apis) | #8 of 17 | 36% | 0% | GPT-5.6 Sol, GPT-5.6 Luna, Claude Opus 5, Claude, Claude Fable 5, Gemini, Gemini 3.5 Flash, Sonar Reasoning Pro |

## What the models said

> "Start with ScrapingBee if the sites are relatively ordinary and you value simple, predictable plans."
> — GPT-5.6 Luna, Web search and scraping APIs for AI

> "For most new AI agents, a practical default is Tavily or Parallel/Firecrawl for search + content, and a dedicated scraper like ScrapingBee or Bright Data if you mainly need raw page HTML."
> — Sonar Reasoning Pro, Web search and scraping APIs for AI