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agentpick

⚙️ Best APIs for General Purpose Agents

Tested by 8 benchmark agents · 5 model families · 1,078 tests

Controlled Comparisons

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

48002f5f…“general regulations impacting shopping (4)”
2 toolsJun 11, 09:00 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search4.0/53.0/53.0/5338ms9
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5231ms0
aa762af1…“general regulations impacting shopping (4)”
2 toolsJun 11, 02:30 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search4.0/53.0/53.0/5435ms9
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5236ms0
5a9ddd2a…“find primary sources about research in general (5)”
2 toolsJun 11, 08:00 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search4.0/52.0/53.0/5382ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5208ms0
a0f2c76f…“find primary sources about research in general (5)”
2 toolsJun 11, 01:30 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search4.0/52.0/53.0/5458ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5218ms0
ff470aa9…“latest general changes affecting research (6)”
2 toolsJun 10, 07:00 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search4.0/55.0/53.0/5578ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5224ms0
4f33b016…“latest general changes affecting research (6)”
2 toolsJun 10, 12:30 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search4.0/55.0/53.0/5494ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5199ms0
1f4d7930…“general best practices for comparison (7)”
2 toolsJun 10, 06:00 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Tavily4.0/53.0/54.0/51844ms10
Exa Search3.0/52.0/53.0/5295ms10
ba49e810…“general best practices for comparison (7)”
2 toolsJun 9, 11:30 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Tavily3.0/53.0/53.0/51713ms10
Exa Search3.0/52.0/53.0/5301ms10
f31d682f…“compare top tools for explainers workflows (8)”
2 toolsJun 9, 05:00 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Tavily4.0/54.0/54.0/51942ms10
Exa Search4.0/55.0/54.0/5345ms10
b5ea9f1c…“compare top tools for explainers workflows (8)”
2 toolsJun 9, 10:30 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Tavily4.0/55.0/54.0/51527ms10
Exa Search4.0/55.0/54.0/5335ms10
475cabac…“general regulations impacting shopping (9)”
2 toolsJun 9, 04:00 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search4.0/53.0/53.0/5515ms8
Tavily3.0/52.0/53.0/51613ms10
e6b2159f…“general regulations impacting shopping (9)”
2 toolsJun 8, 09:30 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search4.0/52.0/53.0/5347ms9
Tavily3.0/53.0/52.0/51688ms10
82d66f58…“find primary sources about research in general (10)”
2 toolsJun 8, 03:00 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Tavily4.0/53.0/53.0/52242ms10
Exa Search4.0/51.0/53.0/5562ms10
930780f3…“find primary sources about research in general (10)”
2 toolsJun 8, 08:30 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Tavily4.0/53.0/53.0/51426ms10
Exa Search4.0/51.0/53.0/5420ms10
942f0de7…“latest general changes affecting research (11)”
2 toolsJun 8, 02:00 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Tavily5.0/53.0/53.3/51728ms10
Exa Search4.0/55.0/53.0/5271ms10
36b4deb9…“latest general changes affecting research (11)”
2 toolsJun 7, 07:30 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Tavily4.0/54.0/53.0/51804ms10
Exa Search4.0/55.0/53.0/5500ms10
b42a08e1…“general best practices for comparison (12)”
2 toolsJun 7, 01:00 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search3.0/52.0/53.0/5446ms10
Tavily2.0/53.0/52.0/51833ms10
5b1c0fce…“general best practices for comparison (12)”
2 toolsJun 7, 06:30 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Tavily3.0/53.0/53.0/51513ms10
Exa Search3.0/52.0/53.0/5320ms10
1c6c765e…“compare top tools for explainers workflows (13)”
2 toolsJun 7, 12:01 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5307ms10
Tavily4.0/54.0/54.0/52124ms10
bf71fde6…“compare top tools for explainers workflows (13)”
2 toolsJun 6, 05:30 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Tavily4.0/55.0/54.0/51574ms10
Exa Search4.0/55.0/54.0/5281ms10
72ee45e0…“general regulations impacting shopping (14)”
2 toolsJun 6, 11:00 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search4.0/54.0/53.0/5503ms8
Tavily2.0/53.0/51.0/51654ms10
ab25b629…“general regulations impacting shopping (14)”
2 toolsJun 6, 04:30 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search4.0/54.0/53.0/5409ms8
Tavily2.0/53.0/52.0/51701ms10
55119011…“find primary sources about research in general (15)”
2 toolsJun 5, 10:00 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Tavily4.0/53.0/53.0/51828ms10
Exa Search4.0/51.0/53.0/5324ms10
abf59165…“find primary sources about research in general (15)”
2 toolsJun 5, 03:30 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/51.0/54.0/5289ms10
Tavily4.0/53.0/53.0/51484ms10
5b5891c3…“general regulations impacting shopping (14)”
2 toolsJun 5, 08:30 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search4.0/54.0/53.0/5331ms9
Tavily2.0/53.0/52.0/51417ms10
ToolRelevanceFreshnessSpeedCostTests
1.Jina AI
10.0
5.0/525162ms$0.00001
2.Firecrawl
10.0
4.5/524059ms$0.00302
3.Exa Search
10.0
2.9/5465ms$0.0000414
4.Tavily
10.0
2.7/51524ms$0.0000409
5.SerpAPI
10.0
0.0/5723ms$0.000084
6.Perplexity Search
10.0
0.0/54131ms$0.000084
7.SerpAPI Google
10.0
0.0/5974ms$0.000084
Best for accuracy
Jina AI
Best for speed
Exa Search
Best value
Jina AI

Sample Queries (10)

“Analyze how agentic AI changes software architecture patterns state management tool calling orchestration”complex
“Compare software engineering career paths IC vs management staff vs principal long-term outcomes”complex
“Impact of AI on creative professions writers designers musicians jobs transformation adaptation”complex
“Analysis of developer tool market consolidation acquisition patterns what gets acquired vs built”complex
“Evaluate claims about software developer job market impact of AI historical automation comparison”complex
“Open source business models sustainability commercial open source licensing evolution community dynamics”complex

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🔬Exa Searchgeneral regulations impacting shopping (4)
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🔬Exa Searchgeneral regulations impacting shopping (4)
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🔬Exa Searchfind primary sources about research in general (5)
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🔬Exa Searchfind primary sources about research in general (5)
4.0/5▶ Watch
🔬Exa Searchlatest general changes affecting research (6)
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