Exa
Web search API built for AI agents
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The platform indexes web content, GitHub repositories, and software documentation to serve context directly to LLMs. Developers configure requests using configurable effort modes ranging from minimal to x-high depending on task complexity. Automated monitors allow users to run recurring searches at set schedules and send push updates via webhooks. Pricing relies on a usage-based fee structure per thousand requests or compute units alongside a recurring free monthly credit allowance.
- Works on:
- Web, API
What Exa costs
As printed on exa.ai on August 31, 2026
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What changed
All tracked changes →Exa added the Custom plan at custom pricing.
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Exa added the Developer plan at custom pricing.
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Exa added the Starter plan at free.
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Exa added the Pay as you go plan at custom pricing.
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Exa added the Free plan at free.
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- Benchmarking AI search presence against competitors
- Researching prompt query volume and targeting keywords
What Exa does well
- ✓ Providing real-time documentation and repository context to coding agents
- ✓ Gathering structured research data with cited web sources
- ✓ Monitoring web updates and fresh events on a set schedule
Key features
- Configurable search latency from 180ms to 1s
- Token-efficient web text and highlight extraction
- Asynchronous deep research with structured JSON schema outputs
- Scheduled web monitors with webhook updates
People also ask
What output formats does Exa support for research tasks? +
Exa delivers responses as structured JSON objects matched to custom schemas, complete with web-grounded citations.
How does Exa reduce token usage when fetching webpage text? +
Exa extracts specific webpage highlights and targeted text summaries, reducing context token requirements by up to 90 percent.
What latency options are available for Search API calls? +
Search API requests feature configurable latency settings ranging from 180 milliseconds to 1 second for latency-sensitive agent loops.
Is Exa free? +
Yes. Exa has a free plan ($10 credits per month). Paid plans start at $0.01 usage-based.
How much does Exa cost? +
Exa lists 12 plans: Free Tier, Free, Starter (free), Agent at $0.01 usage-based, Contents at $1 usage-based, Search at $7 usage-based, Deep Search at $12 usage-based, Monitors at $15 usage-based, Enterprise (custom pricing), Pay as you go (custom pricing), Developer (custom pricing), Custom (custom pricing).
What platforms does Exa run on? +
Exa runs on Web, API.
At a glance
- Pricing model
- freemium
- Category
- search
- Website
- exa.ai ↗
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- Capabilities
- ai-search ai-agents developer-api citations codebase-context research
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