{"slug": "exa-3-0-adds-cheaper-search-and-a-larger-index-for-ai-agents", "title": "Exa 3.0 adds cheaper search and a larger index for AI agents", "summary": "Exa released Exa 3.0 on October 18th, adding a lower-cost search tier, a broader index and a retrieval feature designed to cut the amount of webpage text AI systems must process. The API is available with Exa Lite priced at $4 per 1,000 requests and Exa Auto at $7 per 1,000 requests, and Exa's benchmark leadership claim comes from tests the company ran itself.", "body_md": "# Exa 3.0 adds cheaper search and a larger index for AI agents\n\n**The October 18th release adds a $4-per-1,000-request tier and token-saving highlights; Exa's benchmark leadership claim comes from tests it ran itself.**\n\n        By [Ryan Merket](https://runtimewire.com/author/ryan-merket)\n        · Published \n        · Updated \n\nPrimary source: [X](https://x.com/ExaAILabs/status/2112218730952601719)\n\n## Why it matters\n\nExa is selling search as a recurring input to AI agents, with pricing and token efficiency alongside retrieval quality. Its benchmark lead remains a company claim, so the evaluation setup matters as much as the headline scores.\n\nExa released Exa 3.0 on October 18th, adding a lower-cost search option, a broader index and a retrieval feature designed to reduce the amount of webpage text AI systems must process. The launch appeared in an [Exa blog post](https://exa.ai/blog/exa-3) a day before the company described it in a [thread on X](https://x.com/ExaAILabs/status/2112218730952601719). The API is available, with Exa Lite priced at $4 per 1,000 requests and Exa Auto at $7 per 1,000.…\n\nWhen you purchase through links in our articles, [we may earn a small commission](https://runtimewire.com/affiliate-monetization-standards). This doesn’t affect our editorial independence.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/exa-3-0-adds-cheaper-search-and-a-larger-index-for-ai-agents", "canonical_source": "https://runtimewire.com/article/exa-3-search-api-launch", "published_at": "2026-10-19 16:56:02+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-10-19 20:15:17.095952+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-search", "ai-agents", "ai-tools", "artificial-intelligence"], "entities": ["Exa", "Exa 3.0", "Exa Lite", "Exa Auto"], "also_reported_by": [], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/exa-3-0-adds-cheaper-search-and-a-larger-index-for-ai-agents", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/exa-3-0-adds-cheaper-search-and-a-larger-index-for-ai-agents.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/exa-3-0-adds-cheaper-search-and-a-larger-index-for-ai-agents.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/exa-3-0-adds-cheaper-search-and-a-larger-index-for-ai-agents.jsonld"}}