Both turn a social-media URL into structured data. The real difference is scope: Supadata is a broader web/social data-extraction credit system; FrameFetch is narrower and deeper on one thing — turning a video URL into metadata, transcript, frames, and on-screen text in a single call.
| What | FrameFetch | Supadata |
|---|---|---|
| Platforms | YouTube, Shorts, TikTok, Instagram, Pinterest, Reddit | YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, X, general web |
| Transcript | Captions when present, Whisper fallback — including TikTok & Reddit | Yes, transcript extraction (2 credits/min for generated transcripts) |
| Video frames | Parametric — every / every-Nth / 1fps / a time range, any size | Not offered |
| On-screen text (OCR) | Yes, per frame, with confidence + position | Not offered |
| One-call bundle | Metadata + insights + transcript + frames + OCR in one request | Fetch operations are separate (URL content, transcript, metadata each their own credit cost) |
| MCP server | Yes — framefetch_extract, framefetch_platform_capabilities | Yes |
| Agent payment | x402 (USDC on Base), no account | Not offered — API key + monthly credit plan |
| Free tier | $0.05 credit on signup, no card | 100 credits/month, 1 req/sec |
| Entry paid tier | No plan — pay per call, $0.002 floor | $5/mo for 300 credits (Basic) |
Supadata figures from supadata.ai/pricing, checked 2026-07-03. FrameFetch figures from framefetch.net/pricing, same date. Prices change — verify current numbers before deciding.
Supadata covers general web content (not just video) and X/Twitter, which FrameFetch doesn't touch. If your use case is broad web/social text extraction with video as one input among many, or you want a predictable monthly credit plan rather than metered per-call billing, Supadata's model fits that better. Its free tier (100 credits/month) is also simpler to reason about for light, steady use than a pure pay-per-call floor.
If you specifically need frames or on-screen text from a video — for a vision model, a moderation pipeline, or reading burned-in captions/price tags/signage — FrameFetch is the only one of the two that offers it at all. If your buyer is an autonomous agent that needs to pay for its own API access without a human setting up a monthly plan, x402 support matters; Supadata doesn't offer it as of this writing.
For light, occasional use, FrameFetch's $0.002 per-call floor and no monthly plan can work out cheaper than Supadata's lowest paid tier ($5/mo for 300 credits). At high steady volume, Supadata's per-credit cost can come out ahead — compare against your actual call pattern.
Not as of 2026-07-03, based on Supadata's public pricing and documentation — its credit system covers transcripts, URL content, and metadata fetches, not frame images or OCR.
FrameFetch is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Supadata. Trademarks belong to their respective owners.