Exa
FreemiumLiveLast verified 27 Sept 2026
Meaning-based web search that returns page text, highlights and cited answers, sized for LLM context.
Example request
curl -s 'https://api.exa.ai/monitors' -H 'x-api-key: $API_KEY'
Free tier, in plain English
Free accounts get $10 of credit every month, roughly 1,400 searches, with no card. Beyond that it is pay-as-you-go at $7 per 1,000 searches.
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