What is the latest version of Exa?

The current shipped version of Exa is Exa Agent, as of September 16, 2026.

What AI model does Exa use?

Exa runs primarily on agentic models.

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Exa

Name: Exa
Author: Exa

Exa · #4 most active of 14 in Search & Research

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Embeddings-based web search designed to feed retrieval pipelines and agents.

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Current version

Exa Agent

Entry cost

Free tier includes $10/mo in credits. Pay-as-you-go thereafter (e.g. Search at $7/1k requests, Contents at $1/1k pages).

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The short answers · verified September 16, 2026

What is the latest version of Exa?: The current shipped version of Exa is Exa Agent, as of September 16, 2026.
How much does Exa cost?: Exa has no published flat entry price. Free tier includes $10/mo in credits. Pay-as-you-go thereafter (e.g. Search at $7/1k requests, Contents at $1/1k pages).
What AI model does Exa use?: Exa runs primarily on agentic models.

Source: Exa — docs.exa.ai · Reusable under CC BY 4.0 — cite Tomorrow

Capabilities

Neural search
Contents retrieval
Websets
Answer endpoint
Research API
Web Search API
Deep Research
Structured JSON Extraction
LLM Summaries
Monitors & Webhooks
Company Search
People Search
Academic Publication Search
Model Context Protocol (MCP)
Exa Agent
Neural Search
Web Crawling
Structured Outputs
Highlights
Monitors
Publication Search
Instant Search
Deep-Reasoning Search
Exa MCP
Exa Connect
Web Crawling & Extraction
Autonomous Research Agents
Clean Markdown Output
Structured JSON Outputs
Category Search (People/Company/Publications)
Scheduled Monitors & Webhooks
Real-time Livecrawl
Highlights & Summaries
Search API
Contents API
Agent API
Monitors API
MCP (Model Context Protocol) Server
LLM summaries
Grounded answers
Highlights extraction
Deep Search
Exa Agent API
Exa Monitors
MCP Server / Tool Integration
Markdown Contents Extraction
MCP Support
Structured outputs
web search
structured outputs
highlights
summaries
MCP server
crawling
MCP Server
search-api
contents-api
agent-api
monitors-api
mcp-server
structured-outputs
company-search
people-search
publication-search
Category-specific search
Company search
People search
Scholarly Publications Search
search_api
contents_api
agent_api
monitors_api
mcp_server
structured_outputs
Language Filtering
Scholarly Publication Search
web search API
deep research API
webpage text highlights
grounded answers
monitors
company search
people search
scholarly publication search
search api
contents api
agent api
monitors api
deep search
mcp server
Dynamic Highlights
Deep Research Agent
MCP Server Integration
AI summaries
Web search API
People search category
Company search category
Publication search category
MCP server access
Fast Search
Scholarly Publications Index
Deep Reasoning Search
Markdown Contents
neural search
monitors / scheduling
Publication search
Crawling / Livecrawl
Domain path filtering
Language filtering
Exa MCP / MCP server
Exa Connect (data partners)

Pricing

Starter
Free $10 credits per month, 10 Search QPS, 50 Agent concurrency
Free
Developer
Pay-as-you-go usage-based billing, up to 25 Search QPS
Free

Entry price over time

7/29/2026 · $09/16/2026 · $0

Geek mode

Models under the hood

agentic models
Provider undisclosed
disclosed
embedding
Provider undisclosed
disclosed
Exa Agent API
Exa
disclosed
Exa Auto
Exa
inferred
Exa Custom Search Models
Exa
inferred
Exa Search API
Exa
disclosed
Exa Search Embedding Model
Exa
inferred
Exa Search Model
Exa
inferred
Exa Search Models
Exa
inferred
Exa Search Neural Model
Exa
inferred

Context window

n/a

Public API

yes

Multi-model routing

yes

Stack signals

python
javascript
typescript
mcp
langchain
llamaindex

Shared model stack

Other tracked products running on the same foundation models — a quick read on how much of the catalog moves when one of these models changes.

agentic modelsProvider undisclosed · 1 product
- Exa
embeddingProvider undisclosed · 1 product
- Exa
Exa Agent APIExa · 1 product
- Exa
Exa AutoExa · 1 product
- Exa
Exa Custom Search ModelsExa · 1 product
- Exa
Exa Search APIExa · 1 product
- Exa
Exa Search Embedding ModelExa · 1 product
- Exa
Exa Search ModelExa · 1 product
- Exa

green disclosed · amber inferred · grey unattributed. Aliases are folded into one model; provider concentration counts only models with an established vendor.

Reported scale

Reference data. Each figure is whatever the source actually said — weekly users, downloads, revenue run-rate — with its own definition and date. These are not comparable between tools and are never used to rank anything.

No public usage figure on record for this product.

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Change history

Sep 16, 2026first seenversion
Exa moved to Exa Agent
Exa APIExa Agent
source
Sep 16, 2026first seenmodel
Exa added Exa Auto to its model stack
Exa Agent API, Exa Custom Search Models, Exa Search API, Exa Search Embedding Model, Exa Search Model, Exa Search Models, Exa Search Neural Model, agentic models, embeddingExa Agent API, Exa Auto, Exa Custom Search Models, Exa Search API, Exa Search Embedding Model, Exa Search Model, Exa Search Models, Exa Search Neural Model, agentic models, embedding
source
Sep 1, 2026first seencapability
New capabilities: Web search API, People search category, Company search category
94 tracked99 tracked · +Web search API, People search category, Company search category, Publication search category, MCP server access
source
Aug 28, 2026announcedversion
Exa moved to Exa Agent / Exa Search 2026
2026-03-01 updateExa Agent / Exa Search 2026
source
Aug 28, 2026announcedmodel
Exa added Exa Custom Search Models to its model stack
Exa Agent API, Exa Search API, Exa Search Model, Exa Search Models, Exa Search Neural Model, agentic models, embeddingExa Agent API, Exa Custom Search Models, Exa Search API, Exa Search Model, Exa Search Models, Exa Search Neural Model, agentic models, embedding
source
Aug 28, 2026announcedcapability
New capabilities: Dynamic Highlights, Deep Research Agent, MCP Server Integration
90 tracked93 tracked · +Dynamic Highlights, Deep Research Agent, MCP Server Integration
source
Aug 25, 2026first seenpricing
Entry price decreased to $0/mo
$10$0
source
Aug 25, 2026first seencapability
New capabilities: Scholarly Publication Search
75 tracked76 tracked · +Scholarly Publication Search
source
Aug 23, 2026first seenversion
Exa moved to Exa API
Exa AgentExa API
source
Aug 23, 2026first seenmodel
Exa added Exa Agent API, Exa Search API to its model stack
Exa Search Model, Exa Search Models, agentic models, embeddingExa Agent API, Exa Search API, Exa Search Model, Exa Search Models, agentic models, embedding
source
Aug 23, 2026first seencapability
New capabilities: search_api, contents_api, agent_api
68 tracked74 tracked · +search_api, contents_api, agent_api, monitors_api, mcp_server, structured_outputs
source
Aug 17, 2026first seenpricing
Entry price decreased to $0/mo
$1$0
source
Aug 17, 2026first seencapability
New capabilities: Category-specific search
64 tracked65 tracked · +Category-specific search
source
Aug 15, 2026first seenversion
Exa moved to Exa Agent
2026-07Exa Agent
source
Aug 15, 2026first seencapability
New capabilities: search-api, contents-api, agent-api
55 tracked64 tracked · +search-api, contents-api, agent-api, monitors-api, mcp-server, structured-outputs, company-search, people-search, publication-search
source
Aug 14, 2026first seenversion
Exa moved to 2026-07
Exa Agent2026-07
source
Aug 14, 2026first seencapability
New capabilities: MCP Server
54 tracked55 tracked · +MCP Server
source
Aug 10, 2026first seenmodel
QA auto-correction: model stack updated to embedding, agentic models after a unanimous jury read of the source page
Exa embeddings, Exa proprietary retrieval modelsembedding, agentic models
source
Aug 9, 2026first seencapability
New capabilities: MCP Support
46 tracked47 tracked · +MCP Support
source
Aug 7, 2026first seenversion
Exa moved to 2026.07
Exa 2.02026.07
source
Aug 7, 2026first seencapability
New capabilities: Deep Search, Exa Agent API, Exa Monitors
4110
source
Aug 6, 2026first seencapability
New capabilities: Search API, Contents API, Agent API
3310
source
Aug 6, 2026first seenmodel
Exa added Exa proprietary retrieval models to its model stack
Exa embeddingsExa embeddings, Exa proprietary retrieval models
source
Aug 6, 2026first seencapability
New capabilities: Web Crawling & Extraction, Autonomous Research Agents, Clean Markdown Output
2510
source
Aug 5, 2026first seencapability
New capabilities: Instant Search, Deep-Reasoning Search, Exa MCP
2110
source
Aug 4, 2026first seencapability
New capabilities: Neural Search, Web Crawling, Structured Outputs
1510
source
Aug 3, 2026first seencapability
New capabilities: Web Search API, Deep Research, Structured JSON Extraction
510
source
Jul 10, 2026first seenversion
Exa 2.0 released with a rebuilt neural index
1.52.0
source
Mar 15, 2026announcedversion
Exa moved to Exa API
AgentExa API
source
Mar 1, 2026announcedversion
Exa moved to Exa Agent
2026.07Exa Agent
source
Mar 1, 2026announcedcapability
New capabilities: Structured outputs
47 tracked48 tracked · +Structured outputs
source
Mar 1, 2026announcedcapability
New capabilities: web search, structured outputs, highlights
48 tracked54 tracked · +web search, structured outputs, highlights, summaries, MCP server, crawling
source
Mar 1, 2026announcedmodel
Exa added Exa Search Models to its model stack
agentic models, embeddingExa Search Models, agentic models, embedding
source
Mar 1, 2026announcedcapability
New capabilities: Scholarly Publications Search
67 tracked68 tracked · +Scholarly Publications Search
source
Mar 1, 2026announcedmodel
Exa added Exa Search Model to its model stack
Exa Search Models, agentic models, embeddingExa Search Model, Exa Search Models, agentic models, embedding
source
Mar 1, 2026announcedcapability
New capabilities: Company search, People search
65 tracked67 tracked · +Company search, People search
source
Mar 1, 2026announcedversion
Exa moved to Exa Agent
Exa APIExa Agent
source
Mar 1, 2026announcedpricing
Entry price increased to $10/mo
$0$10
source
Mar 1, 2026announcedcapability
New capabilities: Language Filtering
74 tracked75 tracked · +Language Filtering
source
Mar 1, 2026announcedmodel
Exa added Exa Search Neural Model to its model stack
Exa Agent API, Exa Search API, Exa Search Model, Exa Search Models, agentic models, embeddingExa Agent API, Exa Search API, Exa Search Model, Exa Search Models, Exa Search Neural Model, agentic models, embedding
source

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BibTeX

@misc{tomorrow-tools-exa,
  author       = {{Tomorrow}},
  title        = {Exa — version, pricing and model stack},
  year         = {2026},
  publisher    = {AlienSquad},
  howpublished = {\url{https://tomorrow.aliensquad.ai/tools/exa}},
  note         = {Accessed: 2026-09-17}
}