Exa
Send web search or agent requests to Exa’s API; it returns structured, cited results, highlights, and latency-tiered retrievals suitable for agentic workflows. Workflow: choose endpoint (Search or Agent), tune latency mode, parse structured outputs, and integrate results into language model chains or agents with per-request billing.
The pricing pages list a Starter free credit plan, a Developer pay-as-you-go plan, and an Enterprise custom plan. Endpoint prices shown include Search at $7 per 1k requests and Agent runs billed per run (ranges documented). Specific numeric prices and billing units are listed on the pricing page.Is Exa right for you?
Good for
- Founders building autonomous agents or developer tools that need low‑latency, token‑efficient web retrieval and structured, cited search results for language models.
- Documents token-efficient highlights and a high token reduction feature intended to reduce language model context cost.
- States an enterprise data control option with no retained queries or results for customers requesting it.
Keep in mind
- The free access described is provided as time-limited or replenishing credits, not an unlimited free tier.
- Confirm production SLA needs and long‑term cost projections before committing if you require publicly documented uptime SLAs or unmetered free usage beyond starter credits.
Pricing and plan limits
The linked official pages list per-endpoint pricing (examples below) and a starter credit plan; they do not publish separate monthly subscription tiers beyond these pay-as-you-go and enterprise options in the available information.
More about capabilities and limits
Documented strengths
Documents token-efficient highlights and a high token reduction feature intended to reduce language model context cost.
States an enterprise data control option with no retained queries or results for customers requesting it.
Limitations to consider
The free access described is provided as time-limited or replenishing credits, not an unlimited free tier.
Choosing a plan
Try the Starter credits to run representative Search and Agent requests, measure latency/throughput in your environment, and estimate run costs at expected volume.
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You.com
Use You.com when you need a pay-as-you-go web-search and synthesis API that returns language model-ready snippets, citation-grounded answers, and page extraction for grounding agents.
