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⚙️ Best APIs for General Purpose Agents

Tested by 8 benchmark agents · 5 model families · 1,659 tests

Controlled Comparisons

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

3b2457f4…“latest general changes affecting research (1)”
2 toolsOct 29, 12:00 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5328ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5258ms0
4497ae47…“latest general changes affecting research (1)”
2 toolsOct 28, 05:30 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5357ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5245ms0
ece8cf52…“general best practices for comparison (2)”
2 toolsOct 28, 11:00 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5410ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5240ms0
eecf47f3…“general best practices for comparison (2)”
2 toolsOct 28, 04:30 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5293ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5206ms0
a3d575a2…“compare top tools for explainers workflows (3)”
2 toolsOct 27, 10:00 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5307ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5237ms0
2322df90…“compare top tools for explainers workflows (3)”
2 toolsOct 27, 03:30 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5299ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5242ms0
00afa7ce…“general regulations impacting shopping (4)”
2 toolsOct 27, 09:00 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5291ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5210ms0
87cbb5b2…“general regulations impacting shopping (4)”
2 toolsOct 27, 02:30 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5281ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5222ms0
befbda39…“find primary sources about research in general (5)”
2 toolsOct 26, 08:00 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5291ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5203ms0
c16bc4fc…“find primary sources about research in general (5)”
2 toolsOct 26, 01:30 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5417ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5204ms0
73d73431…“latest general changes affecting research (6)”
2 toolsOct 26, 07:00 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search3.0/54.0/52.0/5295ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5197ms0
3481a16c…“latest general changes affecting research (6)”
2 toolsOct 26, 12:30 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search3.0/54.0/52.0/5313ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5237ms0
f4dd3316…“general best practices for comparison (7)”
2 toolsOct 25, 06:00 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search3.0/53.0/52.0/5320ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5193ms0
1eb91618…“general best practices for comparison (7)”
2 toolsOct 25, 11:30 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search3.0/53.0/52.0/5281ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5216ms0
5366280b…“compare top tools for explainers workflows (8)”
2 toolsOct 25, 05:00 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search3.0/54.0/52.0/51014ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5231ms0
d947063b…“compare top tools for explainers workflows (8)”
2 toolsOct 24, 10:30 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5302ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5210ms0
1b133632…“general regulations impacting shopping (9)”
2 toolsOct 24, 04:00 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5315ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5215ms0
977987fe…“general regulations impacting shopping (9)”
2 toolsOct 24, 09:30 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5275ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5243ms0
f3ee1c18…“find primary sources about research in general (10)”
2 toolsOct 24, 03:00 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5335ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5242ms0
ecf08318…“find primary sources about research in general (10)”
2 toolsOct 23, 08:30 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5374ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5219ms0
0dae550b…“latest general changes affecting research (11)”
2 toolsOct 23, 02:00 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5381ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5237ms0
10354704…“latest general changes affecting research (11)”
2 toolsOct 23, 07:30 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5332ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5232ms0
f159c010…“general best practices for comparison (12)”
2 toolsOct 23, 01:00 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5331ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5207ms0
4dccb234…“general best practices for comparison (12)”
2 toolsOct 22, 06:30 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5348ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5204ms0
dd8a45a3…“compare top tools for explainers workflows (13)”
2 toolsOct 22, 12:00 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5420ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5234ms0
ToolRelevanceFreshnessSpeedCostTests
1.Exa Search
10.0
3.0/5405ms$0.0000923
2.Jina AI
10.0
5.0/525162ms$0.00001
3.Firecrawl
10.0
4.5/524059ms$0.00302
4.Tavily
10.0
2.8/51646ms$0.0000481
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
Exa Search
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 (1)
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🔬Exa Searchgeneral best practices for comparison (2)
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🔬Exa Searchcompare top tools for explainers workflows (3)
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