Exa 3.0
Smarter search that gives AI agent richer data at lower cost
Exa 3.0 launched on October 19, 2026 with 163 votes, #61 of 3,080 launches that month and more than 99% of that year's launches.
What it does
Exa 3.0 is the biggest search quality update to Exa’s search API for AI agents. It adds a larger embedding model, billions of new documents including 1.27B ecommerce listings and 211M+ local businesses, and Dynamic Highlights, which use 95% fewer tokens than full page text. A new Exa Lite tier costs $4 per 1,000 requests, and Exa Auto costs $7. Available now through the API.
Our largest improvement to search quality, with Exa Lite and smarter highlights.
Use this file to discover Exa products, pricing, evaluations, comparisons, use cases, agent interfaces, and technical documentation before exploring further. Today we’re introducing Exa 3.0, the largest improvement to search quality we’ve ever released. It ranks first on every benchmark we tested, from public evaluations to coding, finance, and go-to-market intelligence. We’re also launching Exa Lite, a new search type at $4 per 1,000 requests, built for cost-sensitive applications. Exa 3.0 leads on evaluations spanning coding, finance, deep research, and company intelligence. The gains come from three improvements to our retrieval stack, and every search type benefits from them: Exa 3.0…from exa.ai
Pricing, as stated on its site
Free tier, paid plans from $4/mo — Exa 3.0 offers a free tier with $10 monthly credits ($120/year). Paid plans start at $4 per 1,000 requests for Lite Search, $7 for Auto Search, and higher tiers available. Usage-based pricing model.
checked October 2026 · prices change
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