A developer showcased Runo, a web-scraping API that claims 6-7x better efficiency than existing solutions. Unlike traditional scrapers that return raw HTML requiring post-processing, Runo lets users define a schema and returns structured JSON data directly. The tool handles JavaScript rendering, stealth mode, and LLM extraction to scrape most websites without additional parsing work.

Current scraping APIs often charge per feature or expensive credit tiers, with single requests costing 5-75 credits. Runo offers flat per-request pricing regardless of site complexity. At the Scale tier, users pay $0.90 per 1,000 effective requests compared to approximately $6 for Firecrawl equivalents. The developer offers a free tier with 500 monthly requests and no credit card requirement.

Runo includes multi-tier bypass mechanisms for popular bot protection services like Cloudflare, Datadome, and Akamai. The system uses TLS impersonation, fingerprint spoofing, and session cookie persistence to avoid detection. CAPTCHA solving and residential proxies are available on Pro and Scale plans for sites requiring additional bypass capabilities.

This addresses a real pain point in web scraping where developers spend significant time building and maintaining extraction logic. By eliminating post-processing and offering transparent pricing, Runo could reduce development time for data collection projects.