Research

Exa

Search API for AI agents that need real-time web data, deep research, and structured content.

Website
exa.ai
Category
Research
Pricing
Freemium, from $4 /1k requests
License
Proprietary
API
Yes
MCP server
Yes
Platforms
Web
Listed
Nov 9, 2026
exa.ai
Exa website

Overview

Exa provides a search API for AI agents and developers that need real-time web data, deep research, structured results, and grounded citations from one endpoint. It supports search across web, news, companies, research, people, financials, scholarly works, and other indexes.

The product includes Search, Contents, Agent, and Monitors APIs, plus a playground for search and contents requests. It is built for use cases like coding agents, chatbots, news monitoring, enrichments, voice agents, people search, and company search.

Exa also offers an MCP server, integrations, and enterprise controls such as zero data retention, SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA, SSO, SCIM, and custom data arrangements.

Founder

  • Will Bryk
    CEO

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