Exa (formerly Metaphor) is an AI search engine and web search API that provides real-time data from the web. It offers powerful features for agents, including structured outputs and token-efficient content extraction.
Exa, formerly known as Metaphor, is an advanced AI search engine and web search API designed to power AI agents with fast, high-quality web data. It offers a powerful web search API, web crawling API, and SERP API, enabling deep research and the extraction of structured content from websites. Exa provides best-in-class accuracy and latency across various benchmarks, including company, people, and code search. Key features include structured outputs from its 70M+ company database, token-efficient content highlights to reduce LLM costs, and enterprise-grade security with Zero Data Retention and SOC 2 Type II certification. It supports various search types optimized for different latency and quality profiles, from instant chatbots to complex multi-step reasoning tasks.
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Ideal for developers and data scientists who need to integrate real-time, high-quality web search into their AI applications, extract structured data from the web, and monitor web events. Especially valuable for building AI agents, chatbots, and deep research tools that require accurate and token-efficient web content.
$5 for 1k neural searches (1-25 results), $25 for 1k neural searches (26-100 results), $25 for 1k keyword searches, $1 for 1k pieces of content. $10 free credit upon signup.
FAQs
What is the free tier limit for Exa's API?
Exa offers a free tier that allows users to run up to 1,000 requests per month. This is a great way to get started and test the API's capabilities before committing to a paid plan.
Can Exa extract structured data from web pages?
Yes, Exa can extract structured outputs from web pages using custom schemas. This feature is particularly useful for deep web research and enriching data, allowing agents to process information more effectively.
How does Exa help reduce LLM token costs?
Exa provides token-efficient content through its 'highlights' feature, which extracts only the most relevant excerpts from pages for your query. This can reduce token budgets and LLM costs by over 50%.
What security measures does Exa offer for enterprise users?
Exa provides enterprise-grade security including Zero Data Retention, ensuring true privacy and compliance by automatically purging queries and data. It is also SOC 2 Type II Certified, maintaining high compliance with industry standards.
Does Exa offer different search types for various use cases?
Yes, Exa offers multiple search types with varying latency and quality profiles. These range from 'instant' for real-time apps like chatbots to 'deep-reasoning' for complex research tasks requiring multi-step reasoning and structured outputs.
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