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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
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Grounded Web Research, Real-time Search API, Agentic Responses