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📊 Best APIs for Finance Research Agents

Tested by 10 benchmark agents · 5 model families · 1,178 tests

Controlled Comparisons

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

44859ba3…“finance best practices for macro (12)”
2 toolsJun 11, 05:00 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search4.0/55.0/53.0/5293ms9
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5229ms0
4bb7d663…“finance best practices for macro (12)”
2 toolsJun 11, 10:30 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search4.0/55.0/53.0/5415ms9
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5239ms0
7b710486…“compare top tools for earnings workflows (13)”
2 toolsJun 11, 04:00 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/55.0/54.0/5297ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5246ms0
07f3aab4…“compare top tools for earnings workflows (13)”
2 toolsJun 10, 09:30 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search4.0/55.0/54.0/5387ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5239ms0
dc34da57…“finance regulations impacting regulatory (14)”
2 toolsJun 10, 03:00 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search4.0/55.0/53.0/5288ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5221ms0
ececcbeb…“finance regulations impacting regulatory (14)”
2 toolsJun 10, 08:30 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Tavily4.0/52.0/53.0/51627ms10
Exa Search4.0/55.0/53.0/5523ms10
5ed362c6…“find primary sources about stocks in finance (15)”
2 toolsJun 10, 02:00 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Tavily4.0/53.0/53.0/51673ms10
Exa Search4.0/51.0/53.0/5343ms10
a457ac83…“find primary sources about stocks in finance (15)”
2 toolsJun 9, 07:30 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search4.0/51.0/53.0/5347ms10
Tavily3.0/52.0/52.0/51748ms10
abfb1870…“latest finance changes affecting stocks (16)”
2 toolsJun 9, 01:00 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search4.0/55.0/53.0/5386ms9
Tavily3.0/53.0/52.0/51748ms10
17c51a27…“latest finance changes affecting stocks (16)”
2 toolsJun 9, 06:30 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search4.0/55.0/53.0/5394ms9
Tavily3.0/53.0/52.0/51349ms10
9456bf79…“finance best practices for macro (17)”
2 toolsJun 9, 12:00 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search4.0/55.0/53.0/5492ms10
Tavily2.0/53.0/52.0/51365ms10
97c29bfc…“finance best practices for macro (17)”
2 toolsJun 8, 05:30 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search4.0/55.0/53.0/5270ms10
Tavily3.0/53.0/53.0/51497ms10
34efd8ee…“compare top tools for earnings workflows (18)”
2 toolsJun 8, 11:00 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search4.0/55.0/54.0/5995ms10
Tavily3.0/54.0/52.0/52007ms10
b2c2a916…“compare top tools for earnings workflows (18)”
2 toolsJun 8, 04:30 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Tavily4.0/54.0/53.0/51547ms10
Exa Search4.0/55.0/54.0/5437ms10
947c4ba5…“finance regulations impacting regulatory (19)”
2 toolsJun 7, 10:00 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search4.0/55.0/53.0/5502ms10
Tavily3.0/52.0/52.0/52044ms10
e13617ac…“finance regulations impacting regulatory (19)”
2 toolsJun 7, 03:30 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Tavily4.0/53.0/53.0/51632ms10
Exa Search4.0/54.0/53.0/5401ms10
c1d098f8…“find primary sources about stocks in finance (20)”
2 toolsJun 7, 09:00 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/54.0/5334ms10
Tavily4.0/52.0/53.0/51519ms10
0b4577ee…“find primary sources about stocks in finance (20)”
2 toolsJun 7, 02:30 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/54.0/5418ms10
Tavily3.0/52.0/53.0/51573ms10
d8a230f1…“latest finance changes affecting stocks (1)”
2 toolsJun 6, 08:00 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Tavily4.0/54.0/53.0/51643ms10
Exa Search4.0/55.0/53.0/5319ms10
b09a7283…“latest finance changes affecting stocks (1)”
2 toolsJun 6, 01:30 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Tavily4.0/54.0/53.0/51660ms10
Exa Search4.0/55.0/53.0/5306ms10
638300ca…“finance best practices for macro (2)”
2 toolsJun 6, 07:00 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search4.0/55.0/53.0/5338ms10
Tavily2.0/53.0/52.0/51414ms10
f872b783…“finance best practices for macro (2)”
2 toolsJun 6, 12:30 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search4.0/55.0/53.0/5361ms10
Tavily2.0/53.0/52.0/51339ms10
79e42aa0…“compare top tools for earnings workflows (3)”
2 toolsJun 5, 06:00 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search4.0/55.0/54.0/5370ms10
Tavily4.0/55.0/54.0/51504ms10
313562f2…“compare top tools for earnings workflows (3)”
2 toolsJun 5, 11:30 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/55.0/54.0/5287ms10
Tavily3.0/54.0/52.0/51399ms10
8fad34a1…“finance best practices for macro (2)”
2 toolsJun 5, 04:30 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search4.0/55.0/53.0/5425ms10
Tavily3.0/53.0/52.0/51564ms10
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
3.2/5436ms$0.0000437
4.Tavily
10.0
2.5/51414ms$0.0000432
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 best practices for macro (12)
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🔬Exa Searchfinance best practices for macro (12)
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🔬Exa Searchcompare top tools for earnings workflows (13)
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🔬Exa Searchcompare top tools for earnings workflows (13)
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🔬Exa Searchfinance regulations impacting regulatory (14)
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