Exa API pricing.
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Exa publishes 5 API prices across 4 products, from $4 per 1,000 searches at 1,000 a month, checked .
Every price Exa publishes
Lite search, Own index
$4 per 1,000 searches at 1,000 a month, $4 at 100,000.
- 1
Pay as you go
pay as you go
$4/1k searches - 2
Starter
2,500 a month
free
Answer, Answers
$5 per 1,000 searches at 1,000 a month, $5 at 100,000.
- 1
Pay as you go
pay as you go
$5/1k searches
Auto search, Own index
$7 per 1,000 searches at 1,000 a month, $7 at 100,000.
- 1
Pay as you go
pay as you go
$7/1k searches
Deep search, Own index
$12 per 1,000 searches at 1,000 a month, $12 at 100,000.
- 1
Pay as you go
pay as you go
$12/1k searches
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Kinds
2
Own index, Answers
Products
4
5 prices in all
Per 1,000 from
$4
Lite search, at 1,000 a month
Free tier
Yes
2,500 a month
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Frequently asked
- How much does the Exa API cost?
- Lite search costs $4 per 1,000 searches when you make 1,000 a month (pay as you go) and $4 at 100,000, checked 21 Oct 2026. Every product and plan is on this page.
- Does Exa have a free tier?
- Yes: Lite search, 2,500 a month. A free tier is a limit, not a price: it is listed on every page and called the cheapest on none.
- How current are these Exa prices?
- We read them from Exa's own page every day; the reading on this page is from 21 Oct 2026, from the endpoint table's base prices. Tax is extra.
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