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Exa
Web search API built for AI apps, with search, page contents, answer, deep-search and research-agent endpoints.
- Exa
- Cloud
- Free tier · paid plans
Where it ranks
- SSearch & researchSearch APIs & engines · Cloud · 80 on Artificial Analysis Search Index (Search APIs)
Ranked by its own benchmark result where it has one; otherwise by the best model it offers.
Facts
- Vendor
- Exa
- Approach
- Search APIs & engines
- Where it runs
- Cloud only: needs the vendor’s service
- Interface
- API
- Skill level
- Intermediate: some setup or configuration
- Price
- Free tier · paid plans
- Pricing notes
- Pay as you go, no subscription: search $7 per 1K requests ($4 instant), deep search $12-15 per 1K, answer $5 per 1K, contents $1 per 1K pages, agent $0.012-$1 per request. $10 free credits, reset monthly.
- Source code
- Closed source
- Last verified
- 18 Oct 2026
Price from exa.ai, 18 Oct 2026.
Models it gives you
No models recorded yet.
Its own benchmark results
| Benchmark | Result | Entry on the leaderboard | As of | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artificial Analysis Search Index (Search APIs) | 80 | Exa Search (auto, dynamic highlights)Same answer model (GPT-5.6 Luna, medium) and harness for every Search API; best of the provider's tested configurations. | 19 Oct 2026 | artificialanalysis.ai |