Microsoft's Bing APIs have proven invaluable to smaller search engines and specialized tools by enabling efficient crawling and indexing of the web at an affordable cost. While the quality of results may differ from Google, these APIs have energized the market. Following the rise of ChatGPT, Microsoft increased API prices, prompting users to consider building their own web indexes. Developers noted the new AI system offers less flexibility and is tailored for specific scenarios, suggesting a pivot towards more automated solutions in search technology.
"The tools allowed them to automatically submit queries and get back results that they could present to their own users for what had been an affordable fee."
"Privacy researcher Tim Libert says one use he found for the Bing APIs was querying a long list of hospital names to get back their website URLs."
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