Exa vs. Tavily API
Exa offers best-in-class customization, significantly more results, and richer result metadata compared to Tavily.
Try the API for freeExa outperforms the competition
Exa's search combines keyword and embedding-based search to achieve best-in-class scores in result accuracy, giving your LLM the highest quality data.
Explore our APISimple QA comparison Scores
73.86%
90.04%
*Note, if SimpleQA scores are not provided we try to maximize each API's score
Why Exa?
Higher Limits:
Exa supports significantly more domain filtering and returns far more results per query, giving you greater flexibility and comprehensive coverage for your search needs.
Content Keyword Filtering:
Ensure specific keywords exist in the actual page content, not just titles or URLs, for more precise results.
Superior Performance:
Consistently higher quality grades and lower latency in evaluations, delivering better results faster.
Compare by features
Features
Date Filtering
Full Page Text Retrieval
Filter by Domain
Maximum Results
100
20
Content Keyword Filtering
Author Metadata
Custom Schema-Based Responses
Content Moderation Filter