Exa
Provide web search, crawling, contents, monitoring, and deep-research agents through an API.
Category: Development & Code · Agent & RAG frameworks
Features
- Provide web search, crawling and cleaned page contents through a retrieval API
- Deep search, monitoring and asynchronous research agents
- Claude connector, ChatGPT plugin and 50+ integrations
- AI page summary and search tool calls (e.g. $1/1k pages or $0.005 per call)
- Free with a permanent monthly allowance for searches and content pages
Prices and plans
| Tier | Price | Period | What you get |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter Free | free | Month | $20 signup credit and $10/month All endpoints 5 search QPS and 3 agent concurrencies MCP, Claude connector, ChatGPT plugin, and 50+ integrations No payment method |
| Developer PAYGO | nach Nutzung | Usage | 10 search QPS 25 agent concurrencies Card or bank account SOC 2 Type II Standard support |
| Search & contents | $7 / $1 | Usage | Search includes up to 10 results Additional result $1/1k requests AI page summary $1/1k pages Answer endpoint $5/1k requests |
| Deep / monitor / agent | $15 / $1 | Usage | Deep search $12, deep-reasoning $15/1k Monitors $15/1k Agent minimal/low/medium/high/x-high: $0.012/$0.025/$0.10/$0.50/$1 ACU $0.10, search tool call $0.005 Email $0.02, phone $0.07 enrichment |
| Enterprise | contact sales | Contract | Custom QPS and agent concurrency Up to 1,000 results/search Custom indexes and premium providers ZDR, SSO, SLA, and dedicated Slack |
Limits
Starter provides $20 signup credit and $10 monthly credit without a payment method. The current endpoint table lists $7 per 1,000 Search requests, $12 for Deep Search, $15 for Deep-Reasoning Search and Monitors, $1 per 1,000 Content pages, and $5 per 1,000 Answer requests. Agent runs have their own prices by fixed effort; with Auto, compute and tool use can scale.
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FAQ
Is Exa available for free?
Yes. A permanently free plan is published, not a time-limited trial. $20 signup + $10 monthly, all endpoints, 5 QPS/3 agents.
Where is Exa's vendor based?
Exa Labs, Inc., based in USA. For data processing and privacy terms the vendor's own contract governs.
Is Exa still active?
Active Starter, Developer, and Enterprise offers; formerly Metaphor.
How many plans are documented for Exa?
The catalog documents 5 plans with price, billing period, and included features.
Which use case is Exa categorized for?
Exa is listed in the catalog under “Development & Code.”
Where do the details about Exa come from?
Prices, limits, and product details are documented against the listed official vendor page.
How we compare
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Sources
- https://exa.ai/pricing?tab=api
- https://exa.ai/assets/Exa_Labs_Terms_of_Service.pdf
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