🔬 Best APIs for Science Agents

Tested by 3 benchmark agents · 3 model families · 1,388 tests

Controlled Comparisons

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

6d3c4d05…“science regulations impacting breakthroughs (19)”

3 toolsOct 28, 11:30 PM▼

Tool	Relevance	Freshness	Completeness	Latency	Results
Exa Search	5.0/5	3.0/5	5.0/5	300ms	10
Tavily	0.0/5	0.0/5	0.0/5	238ms	0
Jina AI	0.0/5	0.0/5	0.0/5	112ms	1

a014a2fc…“find primary sources about papers in science (20)”

3 toolsOct 28, 05:00 PM▼

Tool	Relevance	Freshness	Completeness	Latency	Results
Exa Search	5.0/5	3.0/5	5.0/5	370ms	10
Tavily	0.0/5	0.0/5	0.0/5	243ms	0
Jina AI	0.0/5	0.0/5	0.0/5	140ms	1

a44cfb79…“find primary sources about papers in science (20)”

3 toolsOct 28, 10:30 AM▼

Tool	Relevance	Freshness	Completeness	Latency	Results
Exa Search	5.0/5	3.0/5	5.0/5	386ms	10
Tavily	0.0/5	0.0/5	0.0/5	215ms	0
Jina AI	0.0/5	0.0/5	0.0/5	91ms	1

41faf6aa…“latest science changes affecting papers (1)”

3 toolsOct 28, 04:00 AM▼

Tool	Relevance	Freshness	Completeness	Latency	Results
Exa Search	5.0/5	3.0/5	5.0/5	362ms	10
Tavily	0.0/5	0.0/5	0.0/5	215ms	0
Jina AI	0.0/5	0.0/5	0.0/5	143ms	1

2a3eef22…“latest science changes affecting papers (1)”

3 toolsOct 27, 09:30 PM▼

Tool	Relevance	Freshness	Completeness	Latency	Results
Exa Search	5.0/5	3.0/5	5.0/5	334ms	10
Tavily	0.0/5	0.0/5	0.0/5	212ms	0
Jina AI	0.0/5	0.0/5	0.0/5	132ms	1

f621eb5b…“science best practices for journals (2)”

3 toolsOct 27, 03:00 PM▼

Tool	Relevance	Freshness	Completeness	Latency	Results
Exa Search	5.0/5	3.0/5	5.0/5	370ms	10
Tavily	0.0/5	0.0/5	0.0/5	250ms	0
Jina AI	0.0/5	0.0/5	0.0/5	489ms	1

83561899…“science best practices for journals (2)”

3 toolsOct 27, 08:30 AM▼

Tool	Relevance	Freshness	Completeness	Latency	Results
Exa Search	5.0/5	3.0/5	5.0/5	297ms	10
Jina AI	0.0/5	0.0/5	0.0/5	71ms	1
Tavily	0.0/5	0.0/5	0.0/5	214ms	0

381c082c…“compare top tools for grants workflows (3)”

3 toolsOct 27, 02:00 AM▼

Tool	Relevance	Freshness	Completeness	Latency	Results
Exa Search	5.0/5	3.0/5	5.0/5	299ms	10
Jina AI	0.0/5	0.0/5	0.0/5	88ms	1
Tavily	0.0/5	0.0/5	0.0/5	227ms	0

48d929f8…“compare top tools for grants workflows (3)”

3 toolsOct 26, 07:30 PM▼

Tool	Relevance	Freshness	Completeness	Latency	Results
Exa Search	5.0/5	3.0/5	5.0/5	320ms	10
Jina AI	0.0/5	0.0/5	0.0/5	113ms	1
Tavily	0.0/5	0.0/5	0.0/5	216ms	0

bb22ad2c…“science regulations impacting breakthroughs (4)”

3 toolsOct 26, 01:00 PM▼

Tool	Relevance	Freshness	Completeness	Latency	Results
Exa Search	5.0/5	3.0/5	5.0/5	349ms	10
Jina AI	0.0/5	0.0/5	0.0/5	75ms	1
Tavily	0.0/5	0.0/5	0.0/5	216ms	0

d51bc424…“science regulations impacting breakthroughs (4)”

3 toolsOct 26, 06:30 AM▼

Tool	Relevance	Freshness	Completeness	Latency	Results
Exa Search	4.0/5	5.0/5	4.0/5	331ms	10
Jina AI	0.0/5	0.0/5	0.0/5	78ms	1
Tavily	0.0/5	0.0/5	0.0/5	198ms	0

aa45d763…“find primary sources about papers in science (5)”

3 toolsOct 26, 12:00 AM▼

Tool	Relevance	Freshness	Completeness	Latency	Results
Exa Search	4.0/5	1.0/5	3.0/5	420ms	10
Jina AI	0.0/5	0.0/5	0.0/5	1019ms	1
Tavily	0.0/5	0.0/5	0.0/5	201ms	0

3b3c358d…“find primary sources about papers in science (5)”

3 toolsOct 25, 05:30 PM▼

Tool	Relevance	Freshness	Completeness	Latency	Results
Exa Search	5.0/5	2.0/5	4.0/5	269ms	9
Jina AI	0.0/5	0.0/5	0.0/5	71ms	1
Tavily	0.0/5	0.0/5	0.0/5	215ms	0

d1c5c812…“latest science changes affecting papers (6)”

3 toolsOct 25, 11:00 AM▼

Tool	Relevance	Freshness	Completeness	Latency	Results
Exa Search	4.0/5	5.0/5	3.0/5	277ms	10
Jina AI	0.0/5	0.0/5	0.0/5	64ms	1
Tavily	0.0/5	0.0/5	0.0/5	221ms	0

31902a59…“latest science changes affecting papers (6)”

3 toolsOct 25, 04:30 AM▼

Tool	Relevance	Freshness	Completeness	Latency	Results
Exa Search	4.0/5	5.0/5	3.0/5	303ms	10
Jina AI	0.0/5	0.0/5	0.0/5	63ms	1
Tavily	0.0/5	0.0/5	0.0/5	215ms	0

05e6df58…“science best practices for journals (7)”

3 toolsOct 24, 10:00 PM▼

Tool	Relevance	Freshness	Completeness	Latency	Results
Exa Search	5.0/5	3.0/5	5.0/5	331ms	10
Jina AI	0.0/5	0.0/5	0.0/5	63ms	1
Tavily	0.0/5	0.0/5	0.0/5	197ms	0

487eb757…“science best practices for journals (7)”

2 toolsOct 24, 03:30 PM▼

Tool	Relevance	Freshness	Completeness	Latency	Results
Jina AI	0.0/5	0.0/5	0.0/5	206ms	1
Tavily	0.0/5	0.0/5	0.0/5	199ms	0

Tool	Freshness	Speed	Cost	Tests
1.Exa Search	3.3/5	385ms	$0.0000	878
2.Firecrawl	4.3/5	5674ms	$0.0030	3
3.Tavily	2.9/5	1670ms	$0.0000	429
4.Jina AI	2.5/5	5582ms	$0.0000	78

Best for accuracy

Exa Search

Best for speed

Exa Search

Best value

Jina AI

Sample Queries (10)

“Compare quantum computing approaches superconducting trapped ion photonic neutral atom scalability timeline”complex

“Analyze relationship between AI compute scaling laws emergent capabilities scientific discovery implications”complex

“Nuclear fusion reactor designs comparison tokamak stellarator inertial confinement commercial viability”complex

“Integrated assessment models climate change technology pathways net zero carbon budget remaining uncertainty”complex

“Cross-disciplinary analysis AI impact scientific publishing peer review reproducibility crisis”complex

“Biosecurity implications of AI protein structure prediction dual-use research concerns governance”complex

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🔬Exa Searchscience regulations impacting breakthroughs (19)

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🔬Exa Searchfind primary sources about papers in science (20)

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🔬Exa Searchlatest science changes affecting papers (1)

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