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Exa AI features and pricing (October 2026)
Search API for AI applications with its own web index, page contents, deep search, research agents and monitors.
Usage-basedFree plan
from $4 usage-based
Pricing details
Free Starter with $10 in credits per month plus a $10 onboarding bonus; then pay as you go per request; Enterprise custom (as of September 2026).
What is Exa?
Exa is a web search API built for AI agents, chatbots and research tools. It returns search results, full page contents and structured answers, and offers agents that research or monitor topics on a schedule.
Exa's products include Search, Contents for full page text and highlights, Deep Search for multi-step queries, an Agent for asynchronous research runs and Monitors that search at a set cadence and send webhooks. Use cases listed by Exa include coding agents, news monitoring, company and people search and data enrichment. Exa Labs Inc. is based in San Francisco. The Enterprise plan adds a custom MSA and DPA, zero data retention, SSO and SCIM.
Exa AI features and use cases
- Gives agents current web contextSearch returns relevant pages with text and highlights in about 180 milliseconds to one second, depending on the setting. Assistants and coding agents answer with up-to-date sources rather than outdated training data.
- Answers complex questions with sourcesDeep Search runs several steps and returns structured output with web citations. Research and sales teams get a sourced answer, for example about a company, that they can check.
- Monitors topics over timeMonitors run searches daily or weekly and send new findings by webhook. Market and competitive intelligence teams are alerted to new events without repeating searches by hand.
What sets Exa apart
- Separate products for search, page contents, deep search, research agents and scheduled monitors.
- SOC 2 Type II on paid plans, HIPAA, zero data retention, SSO and SCIM on Enterprise.
- Startup and education grants of up to $1,000 in credits.
Where Exa is strongest
United States Available internationally
Exa Labs Inc. is based in San Francisco.
Questions to ask before you buy Exa
Decide whether you need zero data retention and a DPA, which Exa lists for the Enterprise plan only. Estimate volumes per product, since search, contents, deep search and agent runs are priced differently. If you use people search, check the legal basis for processing personal data about the people you look up.
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Questions about Exa
Can I use Exa for free?
Yes. The Starter plan includes $10 in credits every month plus a $10 onboarding bonus, and no payment method is required.
What does a search cost?
Instant Search costs $4 per 1,000 requests, Fast and Auto Search $7. Page contents cost $1 per 1,000 pages per content type, and Deep Search $12 to $15 per 1,000 requests.
Does Exa offer SSO?
SSO and SCIM for the Exa dashboard are part of the Enterprise plan, together with a custom MSA and DPA.
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