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agentpick

⚙️ Best APIs for General Purpose Agents

Tested by 8 benchmark agents · 5 model families · 752 tests

Controlled Comparisons

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

4a996f00…“find primary sources about research in general (10)”
2 toolsApr 27, 04:30 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search4.0/52.0/53.0/5354ms9
Tavily4.0/53.0/53.0/51669ms10
e35932bf…“latest general changes affecting research (11)”
2 toolsApr 27, 10:00 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search4.0/55.0/53.0/5326ms10
Tavily4.0/54.0/53.0/51590ms10
3f272519…“latest general changes affecting research (11)”
2 toolsApr 27, 03:30 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search4.0/55.0/53.0/5525ms10
Tavily4.0/54.0/53.0/51697ms10
af994224…“general best practices for comparison (12)”
2 toolsApr 26, 09:00 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search4.0/54.0/53.0/5336ms10
Tavily1.0/52.0/51.0/52146ms10
1a094064…“general best practices for comparison (12)”
2 toolsApr 26, 02:30 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search4.0/54.0/53.0/5290ms10
Tavily2.0/52.0/51.0/51585ms10
99056f96…“compare top tools for explainers workflows (13)”
2 toolsApr 26, 08:00 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Tavily4.0/54.0/54.0/51473ms10
Exa Search2.0/54.0/52.0/5476ms10
af466ef4…“compare top tools for explainers workflows (13)”
2 toolsApr 26, 01:30 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Tavily4.0/53.0/53.0/51680ms10
Exa Search2.0/54.0/52.0/5300ms10
2a3d303f…“general regulations impacting shopping (14)”
2 toolsApr 25, 07:00 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search4.0/54.0/53.0/5539ms10
Tavily2.0/53.0/52.0/52641ms10
98746f67…“general regulations impacting shopping (14)”
2 toolsApr 25, 12:30 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search4.0/54.0/53.0/5285ms10
Tavily3.0/53.0/52.0/51878ms10
e27afed9…“find primary sources about research in general (15)”
2 toolsApr 25, 06:00 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search4.0/52.0/53.0/5296ms9
Tavily4.0/53.0/53.0/51410ms10
7bbaf53d…“find primary sources about research in general (15)”
2 toolsApr 24, 11:30 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search4.0/52.0/53.0/5355ms9
Tavily4.0/53.0/53.0/51507ms10
33cd0137…“latest general changes affecting research (16)”
2 toolsApr 24, 05:00 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Tavily5.0/53.0/53.4/51536ms10
Exa Search4.0/55.0/53.0/5310ms10
c7669be0…“latest general changes affecting research (16)”
2 toolsApr 24, 10:30 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search4.0/55.0/53.0/5324ms10
Tavily4.0/54.0/53.0/51301ms10
750027dd…“general best practices for comparison (17)”
2 toolsApr 24, 04:00 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search4.0/54.0/53.0/5303ms10
Tavily2.0/52.0/52.0/51522ms10
da78d8e2…“general best practices for comparison (17)”
2 toolsApr 23, 09:30 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search4.0/54.0/53.0/5321ms10
Tavily2.0/52.0/52.0/51695ms10
bb0b6336…“compare top tools for explainers workflows (18)”
2 toolsApr 23, 03:00 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Tavily4.0/54.0/53.0/51541ms10
Exa Search2.0/55.0/52.0/5324ms10
6f713636…“compare top tools for explainers workflows (18)”
2 toolsApr 23, 08:30 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Tavily4.0/54.0/53.0/51475ms10
Exa Search2.0/55.0/52.0/5519ms10
899de6cd…“general regulations impacting shopping (19)”
2 toolsApr 23, 02:00 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search4.0/54.0/53.0/5340ms10
Tavily3.0/54.0/52.0/51707ms10
4d6b7bd7…“general regulations impacting shopping (19)”
2 toolsApr 22, 07:30 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search4.0/55.0/52.0/5322ms10
Tavily4.0/54.0/53.0/51746ms10
6d04b932…“find primary sources about research in general (20)”
2 toolsApr 22, 01:00 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search4.0/53.0/53.0/5930ms8
Tavily4.0/53.0/54.0/51870ms10
381d5ecf…“find primary sources about research in general (20)”
2 toolsApr 22, 06:30 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search4.0/53.0/53.0/5387ms9
Tavily4.0/53.0/54.0/51476ms10
d528730a…“latest general changes affecting research (1)”
2 toolsApr 22, 12:00 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Tavily5.0/53.0/53.3/51955ms10
Exa Search4.0/55.0/53.0/5316ms10
cfad424e…“latest general changes affecting research (1)”
2 toolsApr 21, 05:30 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search4.0/55.0/53.0/5313ms10
Tavily4.0/54.0/53.0/51326ms10
ab63e4ff…“general best practices for comparison (2)”
2 toolsApr 21, 11:00 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search4.0/54.0/53.0/5386ms10
Tavily3.0/53.0/52.0/51865ms10
9927da76…“general best practices for comparison (2)”
2 toolsApr 21, 04:30 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search4.0/54.0/53.0/5318ms10
Tavily3.0/53.0/52.0/51302ms10
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
2.5/5526ms$0.0000248
4.Tavily
10.0
2.3/51365ms$0.0000249
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 Searchfind primary sources about research in general (10)
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🔬Tavilyfind primary sources about research in general (10)
4.0/5▶ Watch
🔬Exa Searchlatest general changes affecting research (11)
4.0/5▶ Watch
🔬Tavilylatest general changes affecting research (11)
4.0/5▶ Watch
🔬Exa Searchlatest general changes affecting research (11)
4.0/5▶ Watch
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