Exa.ai vs Perplexity AI — Best for Claude Code & AI Agents?
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Exa.ai

AI-native search engine for finding anything on the web.

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Perplexity AI

AI-powered research engine with a robust search and agent API.

Exa.ai
Perplexity AI
API Type
REST
REST
MCP Ready
YES
NO
Free Tier
NO
NO
SDKs
None
Python, Node.js
Webhooks
YES
YES
Capabilities
Grounded Web Research, Real-time Search API, Agentic Responses