Exa
Exa is an AI tool for research tasks. Search and retrieve web content through an API designed for semantic, neural, and research-agent workflows.
- Free
- $5/1,000 searches
- Custom pricing
Features
Exa supports source-oriented online research with product-specific search, review, and output controls.
- Neural search
- Match concepts and meaning rather than relying only on keyword overlap.
- Web search API
- Send structured search requests and receive ranked web results through an API.
- Content retrieval
- Return page text and extracted contents alongside search results.
- Date and domain filters
- Restrict results by domains, publication dates, and other search parameters.
- Research endpoint
- Run multi-step research requests that gather and synthesize sources.
- Find similar
- Use a URL as the seed for discovering semantically similar pages.
Pricing
Exa offers the plans listed below on its official pricing material.
Free
For free access to Exa.
- Access to the product workflow
- Plan-specific usage allowance
- Official support and account controls
Pay as you go
For pay as you go access to Exa.
- Access to the product workflow
- Plan-specific usage allowance
- Official support and account controls
Enterprise
For enterprise access to Exa.
- Access to the product workflow
- Plan-specific usage allowance
- Official support and account controls
FAQ
How does Exa handle neural search?
Match concepts and meaning rather than relying only on keyword overlap.
How does Exa handle web search api?
Send structured search requests and receive ranked web results through an API.
How does Exa handle content retrieval?
Return page text and extracted contents alongside search results.
How does Exa handle date and domain filters?
Restrict results by domains, publication dates, and other search parameters.
How does Exa handle research endpoint?
Run multi-step research requests that gather and synthesize sources.
How does Exa handle find similar?
Use a URL as the seed for discovering semantically similar pages.
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