Best AI search API Tools

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Exa

MCP
MCP Server
🔴Developer

An AI-oriented search and retrieval platform with web, people, company, scholarly, and structured research data.

Search is $7 per 1,000 requests, Contents is $1 per 1,000 pages per content type, and Deep Search is $12–$15 per 1,000 requests. Agent pricing lists $0.10 per ACU, $0.005 per search tool call, and fixed effort from $0.012 Minimal to $1.00 X-high.View Details →

Tavily

MCP
MCP Server
🔴Developer

A web access layer for AI agents offering search, extraction, crawling, and research endpoints.

Freemium; paid usage from $0.008 per credit; Project from $30/month; Enterprise customView Details →

AI search API tools

Exa

MCP
MCP Server
🔴Developer

An AI-oriented search and retrieval platform with web, people, company, scholarly, and structured research data.

Key Features:

  • •Search API optimized for AI applications
  • •Neural and keyword search modes
  • •Content extraction, highlights, and answers

Search is $7 per 1,000 requests, Contents is $1 per 1,000 pages per content type, and Deep Search is $12–$15 per 1,000 requests. Agent pricing lists $0.10 per ACU, $0.005 per search tool call, and fixed effort from $0.012 Minimal to $1.00 X-high.

Tavily

MCP
MCP Server
🔴Developer

A web access layer for AI agents offering search, extraction, crawling, and research endpoints.

Key Features:

  • •Search API for live web results designed for LLM and agent workflows
  • •Extract API for retrieving relevant content from webpages
  • •Crawl API for gathering pages across a site

Freemium; paid usage from $0.008 per credit; Project from $30/month; Enterprise custom

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