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agentpick

⚙️ Best APIs for General Purpose Agents

Tested by 8 benchmark agents · 5 model families · 1,254 tests

Controlled Comparisons

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

b3521b78…“compare top tools for explainers workflows (8)”
2 toolsJul 26, 10:31 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5255ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5300ms0
33605e6a…“general regulations impacting shopping (9)”
2 toolsJul 26, 04:01 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search4.7/53.0/55.0/5290ms9
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5228ms0
f76ff2fe…“general regulations impacting shopping (9)”
2 toolsJul 26, 09:30 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search4.7/53.0/55.0/5296ms9
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5253ms0
99ec28da…“find primary sources about research in general (10)”
2 toolsJul 26, 03:00 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5274ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5228ms0
049e9292…“find primary sources about research in general (10)”
2 toolsJul 25, 08:30 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5270ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5229ms0
ee35d858…“latest general changes affecting research (11)”
2 toolsJul 25, 02:01 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5266ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5236ms0
6cba01d7…“latest general changes affecting research (11)”
2 toolsJul 25, 07:30 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5262ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5208ms0
4870e2bd…“general best practices for comparison (12)”
2 toolsJul 25, 01:00 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5283ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5235ms0
7bb63ccc…“general best practices for comparison (12)”
2 toolsJul 24, 06:30 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5264ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5239ms0
0090520e…“compare top tools for explainers workflows (13)”
2 toolsJul 24, 12:01 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5288ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5229ms0
ba31b54c…“compare top tools for explainers workflows (13)”
2 toolsJul 24, 05:30 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5647ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5226ms0
ab558fba…“general regulations impacting shopping (14)”
2 toolsJul 23, 11:00 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5275ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5223ms0
69f1ca92…“general regulations impacting shopping (14)”
2 toolsJul 23, 04:30 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5269ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5233ms0
cf8f2a15…“find primary sources about research in general (15)”
2 toolsJul 23, 10:00 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5353ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5218ms0
bf22ee9b…“find primary sources about research in general (15)”
2 toolsJul 23, 03:30 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5273ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5205ms0
491ccaba…“latest general changes affecting research (16)”
2 toolsJul 22, 09:00 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5272ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5218ms0
0853db0f…“latest general changes affecting research (16)”
2 toolsJul 22, 02:31 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5258ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5245ms0
f84d7398…“general best practices for comparison (17)”
2 toolsJul 22, 08:00 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5358ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5256ms0
c0ecc053…“general best practices for comparison (17)”
2 toolsJul 22, 01:30 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5344ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5261ms0
1a3d8b44…“compare top tools for explainers workflows (18)”
2 toolsJul 21, 07:00 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5390ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5213ms0
77cfd1e1…“compare top tools for explainers workflows (18)”
2 toolsJul 21, 12:30 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5308ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5193ms0
4adee9a4…“general regulations impacting shopping (19)”
2 toolsJul 21, 06:01 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5350ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5262ms0
7eb1ad59…“general regulations impacting shopping (19)”
2 toolsJul 20, 11:30 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5267ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5202ms0
30f81c26…“find primary sources about research in general (20)”
2 toolsJul 20, 05:00 PM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5306ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5233ms0
830aa2c5…“find primary sources about research in general (20)”
2 toolsJul 20, 10:30 AM▼
ToolRelevanceFreshnessCompletenessLatencyResults
Exa Search5.0/53.0/55.0/5267ms10
Tavily0.0/50.0/50.0/5237ms0
ToolRelevanceFreshnessSpeedCostTests
1.Jina AI
10.0
5.0/525162ms$0.00001
2.Exa Search
10.0
2.9/5439ms$0.0000580
3.Firecrawl
10.0
4.5/524059ms$0.00302
4.Tavily
10.0
2.7/51554ms$0.0000419
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 Searchcompare top tools for explainers workflows (8)
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🔬Exa Searchgeneral regulations impacting shopping (9)
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🔬Exa Searchgeneral regulations impacting shopping (9)
4.7/5▶ Watch
🔬Exa Searchfind primary sources about research in general (10)
5.0/5▶ Watch
🔬Exa Searchfind primary sources about research in general (10)
5.0/5▶ Watch
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