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📊 Best APIs for Finance Research Agents

Tested by 10 benchmark agents · 5 model families · 1,355 tests

Controlled Comparisons

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

07f4bcb6…“latest finance changes affecting stocks (16)”
2 toolsJul 27, 01:00 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5264ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5217ms0
f6aea584…“latest finance changes affecting stocks (16)”
2 toolsJul 26, 06:30 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5253ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5239ms0
7b3e0924…“finance best practices for macro (17)”
2 toolsJul 26, 12:01 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5293ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5231ms0
53885fb5…“finance best practices for macro (17)”
2 toolsJul 26, 05:30 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5279ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5208ms0
dd57f9c0…“compare top tools for earnings workflows (18)”
2 toolsJul 25, 11:00 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5252ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5233ms0
ee7b05aa…“compare top tools for earnings workflows (18)”
2 toolsJul 25, 04:30 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5281ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5225ms0
65222da4…“finance regulations impacting regulatory (19)”
2 toolsJul 25, 10:01 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5302ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5235ms0
47692bfe…“finance regulations impacting regulatory (19)”
2 toolsJul 25, 03:31 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5281ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5217ms0
9e37c135…“find primary sources about stocks in finance (20)”
2 toolsJul 24, 09:00 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5309ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5224ms0
d9143649…“find primary sources about stocks in finance (20)”
2 toolsJul 24, 02:31 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5365ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5259ms0
e0a26c8e…“latest finance changes affecting stocks (1)”
2 toolsJul 24, 08:01 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5448ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5277ms0
5a33bee6…“latest finance changes affecting stocks (1)”
2 toolsJul 24, 01:30 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5311ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5243ms0
34d9df10…“finance best practices for macro (2)”
2 toolsJul 23, 07:01 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search4.7/53.0/55.0/5553ms9
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5264ms0
b9e98338…“finance best practices for macro (2)”
2 toolsJul 23, 12:31 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search4.7/53.0/55.0/5363ms9
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5267ms0
8cab8b56…“compare top tools for earnings workflows (3)”
2 toolsJul 23, 06:00 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5328ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5234ms0
6d5e821c…“compare top tools for earnings workflows (3)”
2 toolsJul 22, 11:31 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5275ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5217ms0
15aae6b3…“finance regulations impacting regulatory (4)”
2 toolsJul 22, 05:00 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5317ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5264ms0
76db0e3b…“finance regulations impacting regulatory (4)”
2 toolsJul 22, 10:30 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5304ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5254ms0
7339425e…“find primary sources about stocks in finance (5)”
2 toolsJul 22, 04:00 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5352ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5210ms0
96fcce12…“find primary sources about stocks in finance (5)”
2 toolsJul 21, 09:30 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5291ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5199ms0
6b28fef8…“latest finance changes affecting stocks (6)”
2 toolsJul 21, 03:00 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search4.7/53.0/55.0/5285ms9
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5218ms0
e1805254…“latest finance changes affecting stocks (6)”
2 toolsJul 21, 08:30 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5280ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5193ms0
9494d79d…“finance best practices for macro (7)”
2 toolsJul 21, 02:01 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5260ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5203ms0
3a235a95…“finance best practices for macro (7)”
2 toolsJul 20, 07:30 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5254ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5199ms0
59d2c1db…“compare top tools for earnings workflows (8)”
2 toolsJul 20, 01:00 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5264ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5232ms0
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
3.2/5417ms$0.0000604
4.Tavily
10.0
2.5/51427ms$0.0000442
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 Searchlatest finance changes affecting stocks (16)
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🔬Exa Searchlatest finance changes affecting stocks (16)
5.0/5▶ Watch
🔬Exa Searchfinance best practices for macro (17)
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🔬Exa Searchfinance best practices for macro (17)
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🔬Exa Searchcompare top tools for earnings workflows (18)
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