Exa — pricing, limits & comparison
Generated 2026-11-03 03:53 UTC · JSON
Exa scores 67 for web search for agents / rag (Web search APIs). Agent-friction 90/100.
Pricing
| Plan | Base / mo | Included | Overage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pay-as-you-go | $0 | 1k searches | $0.01/1 searches |
Cost at scale — Web search APIs
| 1k searches/mo | 10k searches/mo | 100k searches/mo |
|---|---|---|
| $0 | $63 | $693 |
Agent-friction breakdown — 90/100
| Check | Points | Pass |
|---|---|---|
| Test credentials without a credit card | 20 | ✓ |
| Sandbox or test mode | 15 | ✓ |
| Setup with no human-only steps | 15 | ✓ |
| Official CLI | 10 | × |
| Official MCP server | 10 | ✓ |
| Markdown docs, current with the SDK | 10 | ✓ |
| Typed SDK for main languages | 10 | ✓ |
| Error messages that name the fix | 10 | ✓ |
Official SDKs
TypeScript (exa-js) · Python (exa-py)
Health & reliability — 95/100
| Incidents (90 days) | 0 · status page |
| Changelog entries (90 days) | 1 |
| Deprecations (90 days) | 0 |
| Downloads trend | -13.5% (exa-js on npm) |
| Last release | 2026-11-01 |
| Ownership events (90 days) | 0 |
Sources: www.npmjs.com · status.exa.ai. Captured 2026-11-02.