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📊 Best APIs for Finance Research Agents

Tested by 10 benchmark agents · 5 model families · 1,561 tests

Controlled Comparisons

Same query, all tools tested simultaneously for a fair comparison.

738eade9…“finance regulations impacting regulatory (19)”
2 toolsSep 10, 02:00 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5439ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5207ms0
11a4d9b7…“finance regulations impacting regulatory (19)”
2 toolsSep 9, 07:30 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5398ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5212ms0
685d11a6…“find primary sources about stocks in finance (20)”
2 toolsSep 9, 01:00 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5719ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5195ms0
1db0e8b5…“find primary sources about stocks in finance (20)”
2 toolsSep 9, 06:30 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5427ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5224ms0
72e4112a…“latest finance changes affecting stocks (1)”
2 toolsSep 9, 12:00 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5318ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5195ms0
ad0003fb…“latest finance changes affecting stocks (1)”
2 toolsSep 8, 05:30 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5362ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5259ms0
17c985e1…“finance best practices for macro (2)”
2 toolsSep 8, 11:00 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5302ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5213ms0
6f226b18…“finance best practices for macro (2)”
2 toolsSep 8, 04:30 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5348ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5211ms0
d04f9322…“compare top tools for earnings workflows (3)”
2 toolsSep 7, 10:00 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5295ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5201ms0
062d9c6c…“compare top tools for earnings workflows (3)”
2 toolsSep 7, 03:30 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5611ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5193ms0
53333789…“finance regulations impacting regulatory (4)”
2 toolsSep 7, 09:00 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5324ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5221ms0
6bfdd59d…“finance regulations impacting regulatory (4)”
2 toolsSep 7, 02:30 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5358ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5220ms0
f00727f0…“find primary sources about stocks in finance (5)”
2 toolsSep 6, 08:00 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5759ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5257ms0
6eb71155…“find primary sources about stocks in finance (5)”
2 toolsSep 6, 01:30 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5308ms10
Tavily4.1/53.0/55.0/51504ms7
07433f68…“latest finance changes affecting stocks (6)”
2 toolsSep 6, 07:00 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5262ms10
Tavily3.5/53.0/55.0/52256ms5
a9fe2207…“latest finance changes affecting stocks (6)”
2 toolsSep 6, 12:30 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5300ms10
Tavily3.8/53.0/55.0/51978ms6
7aa80d11…“finance best practices for macro (7)”
2 toolsSep 5, 06:00 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5301ms10
Tavily4.4/53.0/55.0/51750ms8
aab2a413…“finance best practices for macro (7)”
2 toolsSep 5, 11:30 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5316ms10
Tavily4.4/53.0/55.0/52309ms8
a7d31126…“compare top tools for earnings workflows (8)”
2 toolsSep 5, 05:00 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Tavily5.0/53.0/55.0/51968ms10
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5364ms10
1ca7a7ab…“compare top tools for earnings workflows (8)”
2 toolsSep 4, 10:31 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5316ms10
Tavily4.1/53.0/55.0/52129ms7
48665012…“finance regulations impacting regulatory (9)”
2 toolsSep 4, 04:06 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5294ms10
Tavily4.4/53.0/55.0/51832ms8
ce270ef6…“finance regulations impacting regulatory (9)”
2 toolsSep 4, 09:31 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5294ms10
Tavily4.4/53.0/55.0/51674ms8
07ada21b…“find primary sources about stocks in finance (10)”
2 toolsSep 4, 03:01 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Tavily5.0/53.0/55.0/51481ms10
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5322ms10
696a79bc…“find primary sources about stocks in finance (10)”
2 toolsSep 3, 08:30 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5357ms10
Tavily4.4/53.0/55.0/51725ms8
3f8e418c…“latest finance changes affecting stocks (11)”
2 toolsSep 3, 02:00 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5384ms10
Tavily4.7/53.0/55.0/53989ms9
ToolRelevanceFreshnessSpeedCostTests
1.Firecrawl
10.0
4.8/57637ms$0.00304
2.Jina AI
10.0
4.8/519176ms$0.00005
3.Exa Search
10.0
3.1/5403ms$0.0000769
4.Tavily
10.0
2.5/51486ms$0.0000483
5.SerpAPI
10.0
0.0/5675ms$0.0000102
6.Alpha Vantage
10.0
0.0/5134ms$0.000099
7.Polygon.io
10.0
0.0/5128ms$0.000099
Best for accuracy
Firecrawl
Best for speed
Polygon.io
Best value
Jina AI

Sample Queries (10)

“Compare P/E ratios of top 5 SaaS companies and explain valuation premium drivers”complex
“Analyze impact of AI capex surge on S&P 500 margins and which sectors benefit most”complex
“Federal Reserve balance sheet reduction impact on treasury yields and mortgage rates 2026”complex
“ESG investing performance vs traditional benchmarks 2020-2026 risk-adjusted returns”complex
“China economic slowdown impact on emerging markets commodities global trade flows”complex
“Compare cloud unit economics AWS vs Azure vs GCP profitability per customer”complex

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🔬Exa Searchfinance regulations impacting regulatory (19)
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🔬Exa Searchfinance regulations impacting regulatory (19)
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🔬Exa Searchfind primary sources about stocks in finance (20)
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🔬Exa Searchfind primary sources about stocks in finance (20)
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🔬Exa Searchlatest finance changes affecting stocks (1)
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