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Exa
Web search, built for AI agents
As of 29 August 2026, Exa has a free plan and paid plans start at $7/per 1000 requests. Real-time web search API designed for AI agents, with token-efficient content extraction. Softwr lists it under Business Intelligence.
Overview
What Exa does
Real-time web search API designed for AI agents, with token-efficient content extraction.
What people use it for
- Web search and research APIs
- Content extraction and analysis
- Real-time monitoring and alerts
The honest half
Where it falls short
Concrete and checkable, so you can decide whether any of them matter to you. This is the half of a review a vendor will not write about Exa.
- Usage-based pricing can be unpredictable without volume discounts upfront
- Enterprise customers need to contact sales for custom volume discount plans
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Pricing
What Exa costs
Taken from the vendor's own pricing page. Prices move, so check before you buy.
Free Tier
Free
- $20 in free credits (approximately 2,800 searches)
- $10 in monthly credits after first month
Search
$7 /per 1000 requests
- Standard search functionality
Deep Search
$12 /per 1000 requests
- In-depth search results
Contents
$1 /per 1000 pages
- Content extraction
Answer
$5 /per 1000 requests
- Answer generation
Monitors
$15 /per 1000 requests
- Monitoring functionality
Answered, with sources
Questions people ask
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How much does Exa API cost?
Exa uses pay-as-you-go pricing with no subscription or minimum spend required. Search costs USD$7 per 1000 requests, Deep Search costs USD$12-15 per 1000 requests, and Contents costs USD$1 per 1000 pages. Users load credits and are charged at these published rates.
SourceIs there a free tier for Exa?
Yes, new accounts receive USD$20 in free credits (approximately 2,800 searches) plus USD$10 in additional credits every month. This allows developers to test the API before committing to paid usage.
SourceWhat other costs are associated with Exa?
Beyond the main API costs, Exa charges USD$1 per 1000 results beyond the first 10 returned, USD$1 per 1000 pages for AI summaries, and USD$0.10 per Agent Compute Unit for autonomous agent usage. Contact enrichment features cost USD$0.02 per email and USD$0.07 per phone number.
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