Exa Pricing (2026)
Exa starts at $0.01 per month, with a free tier. Exa is a search engine and API platform for AI agents: low-latency and deep web search, page contents and highlights, async research agents and scheduled Monitors that push only new results to a webhook. Free tier with $10 monthly credits, then pay as you go.
Plans listed by the maker
As published on the Exa listing. Amounts are shown as written; check the maker's site for taxes, regional pricing and current promotions.
| Starter plan | Starter - Free - $10 credits/month + $10 onboarding bonus, all endpoints, MCP server, 10 search QPS, no card required |
| Second plan | Developer - Pay as you go - Lite $4 / Auto $7 / Deep $12 per 1k searches, contents $1 per 1k pages, monitors $2 per 1k runs, agent $0.012-$1.00 per run, up to 25 QPS |
| Third plan | Enterprise - Custom - SSO/SCIM, SLAs, dedicated Slack, custom QPS and indexes, up to 1,000 results per search; zero data retention from $12,000/yr in credits |
How it compares
Across the 51 AI Tools & Platforms tools on TechLogHub, 65% offer a free tier and the median published entry price is $4.49. Exa is below the category median and has a free tier. Directory-wide, 57% of tools have a free tier and the median entry plan is $9.99.
Medians come from the TechLogHub pricing report, recomputed daily.
What similar tools charge
Ranked by similarity to Exa (shared use cases, audience and stack), showing each tool's listed entry point.
| Tool | Free tier | Entry price | Plans |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jev | $0.04 | Usage-based - $42 per billion input tokens ($0.042 per million); output tokens free · Enterprise - contact sales | |
| Jockey by TwelveLabs | $0 | Free - $0 - 3 GB storage, basic workload and rate limits · Plus - $29/month ($290/year) - 50 GB storage, medium workload, high rate limits · Pro - $99/month ($990/year) - 200 GB storage, high workload, optional overage; Enterprise is custom | |
| CosVoice | $29 | Free trial · $29/mo · $149/mo | |
| Inferock | — | Watch - Free - quality, latency, cost and failed-call visibility on your own provider keys; monthly report · Serve - pay per token - supplier cost plus 10% service fee, prepaid; service credits for eligible failures · Dedicated - by agreement - reserved GPU capacity, price and SLA set per quote | |
| Mercury | $0.10 | Mercury 3 - $0.20 input / $0.70 output per 1M tokens (launch: 50% off, $0.10 / $0.35); cached input 90% off · Mercury Voice - $0.20 input / $0.75 output per 1M tokens (launch-discount price shown on site) · Enterprise - contact sales - dedicated capacity, fine-tuning, private deployment, custom SLAs | |
| Overmind | $0 | Free - $0 - 10 optimize runs, 2 training and 2 deploy jobs per month, 5 projects, one-time $50 credit · Pro - $120/month - unlimited optimize runs, training and deploy jobs and projects, priority support · Enterprise - custom - SSO, dedicated support, unlimited seats and usage contracts |
Exa pricing FAQ
Quick answers about Exa's plans, free tier and billing
Does Exa have a free plan?
Yes. Exa lists a free tier, and paid plans start at $0.01. Plans listed by the maker: Starter - Free - $10 credits/month + $10 onboarding bonus, all endpoints, MCP server, 10 search QPS, no card required, Developer - Pay as you go - Lite $4 / Auto $7 / Deep $12 per 1k searches, contents $1 per 1k pages, monitors $2 per 1k runs, agent $0.012-$1.00 per run, up to 25 QPS, Enterprise - Custom - SSO/SCIM, SLAs, dedicated Slack, custom QPS and indexes, up to 1,000 results per search; zero data retention from $12,000/yr in credits.
How much does Exa cost?
Exa starts at $0.01 per month. The maker lists these plans: Starter - Free - $10 credits/month + $10 onboarding bonus, all endpoints, MCP server, 10 search QPS, no card required, Developer - Pay as you go - Lite $4 / Auto $7 / Deep $12 per 1k searches, contents $1 per 1k pages, monitors $2 per 1k runs, agent $0.012-$1.00 per run, up to 25 QPS, Enterprise - Custom - SSO/SCIM, SLAs, dedicated Slack, custom QPS and indexes, up to 1,000 results per search; zero data retention from $12,000/yr in credits. An enterprise plan is also mentioned.
How does Exa pricing compare with other AI Tools & Platforms tools?
Across the 51 AI Tools & Platforms tools on TechLogHub, 65% offer a free tier and the median published entry price is $4.49 per month. Exa is $0.01, below the category median and has a free tier.
How is Exa billed?
Based on the listed plans, Exa offers monthly subscription, annual billing.
What are cheaper alternatives to Exa?
Jockey by TwelveLabs (free tier), CosVoice (free tier), Inferock (free tier), Overmind (free tier) are similar AI Tools & Platforms tools listed on TechLogHub with a lower or free entry point.
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