Metaphor
AI-powered web search API, now known as Exa, designed to give AI agents fast and accurate access to real-time web content.
About
Originally launched as Metaphor, this tool has rebranded to Exa and operates as a web search and crawling API built specifically for AI agents and developers. It returns high-quality, token-efficient search results across general web content, company data, and people search, with a highlights feature that can cut token usage by up to 90 percent compared to raw page content.
Exa supports structured JSON output extraction, deep research mode with citations, and covers over 70 million companies for enrichment use cases. Response times for standard queries run under 180 milliseconds. The platform holds SOC 2 Type II certification and offers zero data retention options for privacy-sensitive deployments. A free tier is available via the dashboard, with paid plans for higher volume.
Exa supports structured JSON output extraction, deep research mode with citations, and covers over 70 million companies for enrichment use cases. Response times for standard queries run under 180 milliseconds. The platform holds SOC 2 Type II certification and offers zero data retention options for privacy-sensitive deployments. A free tier is available via the dashboard, with paid plans for higher volume.