Exa by Exa Labs
Neural web search API with page contents, answers and deep-research agent runs for LLMs.
Web search APIs Official MCP server
Price
$7 / 1k requests
list price
Free tier
Yes
$10 credits every month plus a $10 onboarding bonus, no...
SDK downloads
2.4M
npm exa-js · PyPI exa-py
Pricing
| Free tier | $10 credits every month plus a $10 onboarding bonus, no payment method |
|---|---|
| Cheapest paid plan | — |
| Usage price | Search $7 per 1k requests (Auto/Fast, up to 10 results); Instant $4/1k; Deep $12-15/1k; Contents $1 per 1k pages |
| Good to know | Pay-as-you-go, no monthly plan; Enterprise custom. +$1 per 1k requests for each result above 10. Agent (research) runs $0.012-$1.00 per run by effort level. |
From the official pricing page, checked Oct 9, 2026. Prices change: confirm before you buy.
Use it from an agent
| MCP server | Official: exa-mcp-server |
|---|---|
| npm | npm install exa-js |
| PyPI | pip install exa-py |
| GitHub | exa-labs/exa-py · 234 stars · last push Oct 5, 2026 |
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