Web search and crawling API built for AI agents, offering fast, accurate retrieval with token-efficient page contents.
What it does
Exa (formerly Metaphor Systems) is a web search API designed for AI agents. It provides search, crawling, content extraction, deep research agents, and monitors, returning token-efficient highlights and structured outputs with grounded citations for use cases like coding agents, chatbots, and enrichment.
Core features
Search API tuned for AI agents
Token-efficient page contents and highlights
Async deep-research agents with citations
Structured-output enrichment across companies
Web monitors with webhooks
Low-latency (sub-200ms) search options
Best for
→Powering coding-agent doc/repo search
→Grounding chatbots with live web data
→News monitoring and enrichment
→Company and people search
Pricing
Free
Search
$7
Contents
$1
Deep Search
$12
Monitors
$15
Reviews
Big-picture takes: what it's for and whether it delivers. High-engagement YouTube videos — not sponsored.