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Exa

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1 product on the map — 1 closed.

Exa Search API

Openness

1 high confidence
1.0
license
Proprietary(API-only)
source
closed(neural search models + index proprietary
managed
cloud SaaS with API keys, usage-based pricing

Closed neural-search API; no self-hostable core, the index and ranking models are proprietary.

  • https://exa.ai/about recorded 2026-08-13

    "Exa: The Search Engine for Developers & Custom AI Search Solution"; "search for Cursor, Cognition, HubSpot, OpenRouter, Monday.com and over 400,000 developers"; Websets described as a product on top. No self-hosting, on-premise or source-available option anywhere on the page.