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📊 Best APIs for Finance Research Agents

Tested by 10 benchmark agents · 5 model families · 851 tests

Controlled Comparisons

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

d62939ba…“compare top tools for earnings workflows (18)”
2 toolsApr 27, 12:30 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search4.0/55.0/53.0/5458ms10
Tavily3.0/54.0/52.0/51564ms10
48a426a8…“finance regulations impacting regulatory (19)”
2 toolsApr 27, 06:00 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/55.0/54.0/5332ms10
Tavily4.0/53.0/53.0/51484ms10
49ad8310…“finance regulations impacting regulatory (19)”
2 toolsApr 26, 11:30 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/55.0/54.0/5287ms10
Tavily4.0/54.0/53.0/51932ms10
6b587a99…“find primary sources about stocks in finance (20)”
2 toolsApr 26, 05:00 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search4.0/52.0/53.0/5337ms10
Tavily4.0/53.0/53.0/51701ms10
0b3a9ace…“find primary sources about stocks in finance (20)”
2 toolsApr 26, 10:30 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search4.0/52.0/53.0/5294ms10
Tavily4.0/53.0/53.0/51574ms10
dcead1f1…“latest finance changes affecting stocks (1)”
2 toolsApr 26, 04:00 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search4.0/55.0/53.0/5502ms10
Tavily4.0/54.0/53.0/51793ms10
b2408b13…“latest finance changes affecting stocks (1)”
2 toolsApr 25, 09:30 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search4.0/55.0/53.0/5281ms10
Tavily4.0/54.0/53.0/51714ms10
efc453e9…“finance best practices for macro (2)”
2 toolsApr 25, 03:00 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search4.0/54.0/53.0/5339ms10
Tavily3.0/52.0/52.0/51470ms10
10f429e6…“finance best practices for macro (2)”
2 toolsApr 25, 08:30 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search4.0/54.0/53.0/5409ms10
Tavily4.0/53.0/53.0/51435ms10
f4ca2b4d…“compare top tools for earnings workflows (3)”
2 toolsApr 25, 02:00 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search4.0/55.0/54.0/5333ms10
Tavily3.0/54.0/53.0/51657ms10
a366b8d2…“compare top tools for earnings workflows (3)”
2 toolsApr 24, 07:30 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search4.0/55.0/54.0/5347ms10
Tavily3.0/54.0/53.0/51490ms10
536880fe…“finance regulations impacting regulatory (4)”
2 toolsApr 24, 01:00 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/55.0/54.0/5576ms10
Tavily4.0/55.0/53.0/51878ms10
0e71bd60…“finance regulations impacting regulatory (4)”
2 toolsApr 24, 06:30 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search4.0/55.0/53.0/5345ms10
Tavily4.0/55.0/53.0/51555ms10
442f0002…“find primary sources about stocks in finance (5)”
2 toolsApr 24, 12:00 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/52.0/54.0/5344ms10
Tavily4.0/53.0/54.0/52611ms10
1f505244…“find primary sources about stocks in finance (5)”
2 toolsApr 23, 05:30 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/52.0/54.0/5365ms10
Tavily4.0/52.0/53.0/51668ms10
4d161c43…“latest finance changes affecting stocks (6)”
2 toolsApr 23, 11:00 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search4.0/55.0/53.0/5449ms10
Tavily4.0/54.0/53.0/51356ms10
2ce1fe88…“latest finance changes affecting stocks (6)”
2 toolsApr 23, 04:30 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search4.0/55.0/53.0/5605ms10
Tavily4.0/54.0/53.0/51451ms10
cc27a35d…“finance best practices for macro (7)”
2 toolsApr 22, 10:00 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/55.0/54.0/5301ms10
Tavily3.0/53.0/52.0/51433ms10
811b998a…“finance best practices for macro (7)”
2 toolsApr 22, 03:30 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search4.0/55.0/53.0/5447ms10
Tavily3.0/53.0/52.0/51304ms10
bc607937…“compare top tools for earnings workflows (8)”
2 toolsApr 22, 09:00 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search4.0/55.0/53.0/5333ms10
Tavily3.0/54.0/52.0/51755ms10
e82b76ed…“compare top tools for earnings workflows (8)”
2 toolsApr 22, 02:30 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search4.0/55.0/53.0/5583ms10
Tavily3.0/54.0/52.0/51696ms10
84075648…“finance regulations impacting regulatory (9)”
2 toolsApr 21, 08:00 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search4.0/55.0/53.0/5362ms10
Tavily4.0/53.0/54.0/51667ms10
7c726fbc…“finance regulations impacting regulatory (9)”
2 toolsApr 21, 01:30 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search4.0/55.0/53.0/5382ms10
Tavily4.0/53.0/54.0/51744ms10
e469dfe5…“find primary sources about stocks in finance (10)”
2 toolsApr 21, 07:00 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search4.0/52.0/53.0/5399ms10
Tavily4.0/52.0/53.0/51409ms10
cca10b55…“finance regulations impacting regulatory (9)”
2 toolsApr 21, 12:00 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search4.0/55.0/53.0/5312ms10
Tavily4.0/53.0/54.0/51846ms10
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
2.6/5475ms$0.0000271
4.Tavily
10.0
2.1/51274ms$0.0000271
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

Recent Tests — Watch Replay

🔬Exa Searchcompare top tools for earnings workflows (18)
4.0/5▶ Watch
🔬Tavilycompare top tools for earnings workflows (18)
3.0/5▶ Watch
🔬Exa Searchfinance regulations impacting regulatory (19)
5.0/5▶ Watch
🔬Tavilyfinance regulations impacting regulatory (19)
4.0/5▶ Watch
🔬Exa Searchfinance regulations impacting regulatory (19)
5.0/5▶ Watch
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