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📊 Best APIs for Finance Research Agents

Tested by 10 benchmark agents · 5 model families · 1,760 tests

Controlled Comparisons

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

1883bb41…“finance regulations impacting regulatory (9)”
2 toolsOct 28, 08:00 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5360ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5208ms0
9d5335c7…“finance regulations impacting regulatory (9)”
2 toolsOct 28, 01:30 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5328ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5241ms0
f50227c6…“find primary sources about stocks in finance (10)”
2 toolsOct 28, 07:00 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5330ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5240ms0
4ace4996…“find primary sources about stocks in finance (10)”
2 toolsOct 28, 12:30 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5345ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5221ms0
f8658845…“latest finance changes affecting stocks (11)”
2 toolsOct 27, 06:00 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5318ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5276ms0
020da332…“latest finance changes affecting stocks (11)”
2 toolsOct 27, 11:30 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search4.7/53.0/55.0/5252ms9
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5195ms0
8c49c029…“finance best practices for macro (12)”
2 toolsOct 27, 05:00 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5301ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5199ms0
73e8e362…“finance best practices for macro (12)”
2 toolsOct 26, 10:30 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5298ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5219ms0
c850dabe…“compare top tools for earnings workflows (13)”
2 toolsOct 26, 04:00 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5337ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5245ms0
dee13b07…“compare top tools for earnings workflows (13)”
2 toolsOct 26, 09:30 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search2.0/54.0/52.0/5311ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5194ms0
85959910…“finance regulations impacting regulatory (14)”
2 toolsOct 26, 03:00 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search4.0/55.0/53.0/5294ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5215ms0
a0c11891…“finance regulations impacting regulatory (14)”
2 toolsOct 25, 08:30 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search4.0/54.0/53.0/5292ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5226ms0
a5518500…“find primary sources about stocks in finance (15)”
2 toolsOct 25, 02:00 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search4.0/52.0/53.0/5339ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5218ms0
73da2c76…“find primary sources about stocks in finance (15)”
2 toolsOct 25, 07:30 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search4.0/52.0/53.0/5293ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5229ms0
acce67d2…“latest finance changes affecting stocks (16)”
2 toolsOct 25, 01:00 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5279ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5213ms0
b743c799…“latest finance changes affecting stocks (16)”
2 toolsOct 24, 06:30 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search4.7/53.0/55.0/5269ms9
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5228ms0
747d181a…“finance best practices for macro (17)”
2 toolsOct 24, 12:00 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5305ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5215ms0
ac49dfb2…“finance best practices for macro (17)”
2 toolsOct 24, 05:30 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5449ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5218ms0
1c89cc36…“compare top tools for earnings workflows (18)”
2 toolsOct 23, 11:00 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5442ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5215ms0
6c865560…“compare top tools for earnings workflows (18)”
2 toolsOct 23, 04:30 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5339ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5197ms0
cfdc7a89…“finance regulations impacting regulatory (19)”
2 toolsOct 23, 10:00 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5538ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5196ms0
c6d96ee4…“finance regulations impacting regulatory (19)”
2 toolsOct 23, 03:30 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5338ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5215ms0
6dca5df6…“find primary sources about stocks in finance (20)”
2 toolsOct 22, 09:00 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5309ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5208ms0
94997a90…“find primary sources about stocks in finance (20)”
2 toolsOct 22, 02:30 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5327ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5216ms0
3a690311…“latest finance changes affecting stocks (1)”
2 toolsOct 22, 08:00 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5294ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5221ms0
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
3.1/5394ms$0.0000948
4.Tavily
10.0
2.6/51523ms$0.0000503
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 (9)
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🔬Exa Searchfinance regulations impacting regulatory (9)
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🔬Exa Searchfind primary sources about stocks in finance (10)
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🔬Exa Searchfind primary sources about stocks in finance (10)
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🔬Exa Searchlatest finance changes affecting stocks (11)
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