Editorial take
Why it stands out
Exa should be framed as external context infrastructure. The distinction between search, deep search, monitors, contents, and answers matters editorially.
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Tool profile
Web search, crawling, and answer API for agents and AI systems that need fresh, structured context from the live internet.
Web search for agents
Exa belongs in the database because it is one of the clearest AI-native web context platforms rather than a generic search wrapper. The official product surfaces position it around search, deep search, content extraction, monitors, and answer APIs built for agent workflows. That makes it especially relevant for products that need grounded external context, research, or change detection from the live web.
It also deserves inclusion because the pricing is detailed and infrastructure-like instead of fuzzy. The official pricing page currently publishes a free entry allowance of up to 1,000 requests per month, plus separate usage pricing for Search, Deep Search, Contents, Monitors, and Answer endpoints. That level of endpoint-level billing clarity is exactly what buyers need in a premium tools database.
Quick fit
Editorial take
Exa should be framed as external context infrastructure. The distinction between search, deep search, monitors, contents, and answers matters editorially.
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Pricing snapshot
Exa currently lets teams run up to 1,000 requests per month for free, then charges by endpoint with examples such as Search at $7 per 1k requests and Deep Search at $12 per 1k requests.
AgentOps
Free planAgent observability
Observability for AI agents with tracing, debugging, session visibility, and production monitoring.
Closer to agent observability than to model hosting or prompt tooling
