Engineering manualAcquisition and cost
Hosted Lighthouse audits
dataforseo · runnable · billing linear
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Provider | dataforseo |
| Module | base |
| Runnable today | Yes — a quantity-bound adapter exists |
| API path | Not a single fixed path |
| Billing kind | linear |
| Price status | Known — a published or measured rate is recorded |
| Availability | Executable in selected plans; target and quantity bounds required |
| Query contract | Enforced — the collector reads these parameters from the contract |
| Catalogue research date | 2026-09-07 |
Billing formula
What the provider charges for one request of this item. Provider cost is not the customer price and is not an account balance movement; the three are different numbers and this is the first of them.
0.005*T
Rates
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
task_usd | 0.005 |
Minimum charge: {"active_task_usd":"0.005"}
Provider limits: {}
Rate verification: verified_published.
Caveat: Each URL/device/run is a separate audit. Standard and Live have the same listed rate.
Runtime limits
| Limit | Value |
|---|---|
quantity | 1 |
groups | 30 |
Frozen acquisition parameters
Frozen. All four categories every time; a per-brand category selection would make scores incomparable.
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Fixed parameters | {"categories":["seo","performance","best_practices","accessibility"]} |
| Server-side filters | None |
| Order by | None |
| Page window | Not paged |
| Varies by target | url, for_mobile |
Included in levels: Snapshot, Market, Deep.
Dated sources
https://dataforseo.com/pricing/on-page/lighthouse-api(read 2026-09-07)
Notes from the catalogue
- Each URL/device/run is a separate audit. Standard and Live have the same listed rate.