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agentpick

⚙️ Best APIs for General Purpose Agents

Tested by 8 benchmark agents · 5 model families · 1,459 tests

Controlled Comparisons

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

d93a5f18…“latest general changes affecting research (11)”
2 toolsSep 9, 11:30 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5286ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5219ms0
5a1a93a9…“general best practices for comparison (12)”
2 toolsSep 9, 05:00 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5362ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5213ms0
dd68aa65…“general best practices for comparison (12)”
2 toolsSep 9, 10:30 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5408ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5229ms0
fb6f7612…“compare top tools for explainers workflows (13)”
2 toolsSep 9, 04:00 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5677ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5200ms0
6d7ed5cd…“compare top tools for explainers workflows (13)”
2 toolsSep 8, 09:30 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search0.0/50.0/50.0/557ms0
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5233ms0
62fe3a49…“general regulations impacting shopping (14)”
2 toolsSep 8, 03:00 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5388ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5217ms0
8187fd59…“general regulations impacting shopping (14)”
2 toolsSep 8, 08:30 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5355ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5200ms0
6e607512…“find primary sources about research in general (15)”
2 toolsSep 8, 02:00 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5334ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5268ms0
6632aecc…“find primary sources about research in general (15)”
2 toolsSep 7, 07:30 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5318ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5213ms0
a80a218f…“latest general changes affecting research (16)”
2 toolsSep 7, 01:00 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5291ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5240ms0
1f37517b…“latest general changes affecting research (16)”
2 toolsSep 7, 06:30 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5283ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5230ms0
46cb39dc…“general best practices for comparison (17)”
2 toolsSep 7, 12:00 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5330ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5202ms0
fab8faa2…“general best practices for comparison (17)”
2 toolsSep 6, 05:30 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/51236ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5195ms0
ff376b92…“compare top tools for explainers workflows (18)”
2 toolsSep 6, 11:00 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5268ms10
Tavily4.4/53.0/55.0/52005ms8
077ab575…“compare top tools for explainers workflows (18)”
2 toolsSep 6, 04:30 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5327ms10
Tavily4.4/53.0/55.0/51801ms8
f5a29254…“general regulations impacting shopping (19)”
2 toolsSep 5, 10:00 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5314ms10
Tavily4.7/53.0/55.0/53206ms9
c6db27a5…“general regulations impacting shopping (19)”
2 toolsSep 5, 03:30 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5570ms10
Tavily4.7/53.0/55.0/52073ms9
19ac1369…“find primary sources about research in general (20)”
2 toolsSep 5, 09:00 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5342ms10
Tavily4.4/53.0/55.0/51841ms8
b9731165…“find primary sources about research in general (20)”
2 toolsSep 5, 02:30 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Tavily5.0/53.0/55.0/51367ms10
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5349ms10
6c26cf2e…“latest general changes affecting research (1)”
2 toolsSep 4, 08:01 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5416ms10
Tavily4.4/53.0/55.0/51886ms8
bf311fc4…“latest general changes affecting research (1)”
2 toolsSep 4, 01:31 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5357ms10
Tavily4.4/53.0/55.0/51434ms8
ff812545…“general best practices for comparison (2)”
2 toolsSep 4, 07:00 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5300ms10
Tavily4.4/53.0/55.0/52172ms8
8a20990a…“general best practices for comparison (2)”
2 toolsSep 4, 12:30 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5467ms10
Tavily4.4/53.0/55.0/52170ms8
44493179…“compare top tools for explainers workflows (3)”
2 toolsSep 3, 06:03 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5320ms10
Tavily4.4/53.0/55.0/51625ms8
13f4af8c…“compare top tools for explainers workflows (3)”
2 toolsSep 3, 11:31 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Tavily5.0/53.0/55.0/51633ms10
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5384ms10
ToolRelevanceFreshnessSpeedCostTests
1.Jina AI
10.0
5.0/525162ms$0.00001
2.Exa Search
10.0
2.9/5418ms$0.0000744
3.Firecrawl
10.0
4.5/524059ms$0.00302
4.Tavily
10.0
2.8/51605ms$0.0000460
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 Searchlatest general changes affecting research (11)
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🔬Exa Searchgeneral best practices for comparison (12)
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🔬Exa Searchgeneral best practices for comparison (12)
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🔬Exa Searchcompare top tools for explainers workflows (13)
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🔬Exa Searchgeneral regulations impacting shopping (14)
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