Exa vs Parallel: search and research API pricing
Updated 2026-11-01 · listed A to Z, not ranked
Exa and Parallel both sell web search and research APIs for AI agents, priced per request. Both have a fast search tier, a page-contents tier and slower deep-research products priced by effort or processor.
Listed A to Z, from exa.ai/pricing and parallel.ai/pricing on Nov 1, 2026.
- Search
- Lite $4, Auto $7, Deep $12 per 1k requests (10 results; +$1 per 1k per extra result)
- Page contents
- $1 per 1k pages per content type
- Deep research / agent
- Agent: $0.012 (minimal) to $1.00 (x-high) per request, or usage-based on auto
- Monitoring
- Monitors $15 per 1k requests
- x402 pay per call
- Yes, api.exa.ai (our daily check below)
- Search
- Turbo or Fast $1, Basic or Advanced $5 per 1k requests (10 results; +$1 per 1k extra results)
- Page contents
- Extract $1 per 1k results
- Deep research / agent
- Task API: Lite $5 to Ultra8x $2,400 per 1k requests; Responses API $10–$250 per 1k
- Monitoring
- Monitor API $3 (Lite) or $10 (Base) per 1k requests
- x402 pay per call
- Not listed
How we checked: Rates are quoted from each official pricing page on Nov 1, 2026 (per 1,000 requests unless noted). Result quality and depth differ by tier, so test on your own tasks and confirm prices with each provider.
Measured by us: the x402 endpoints
We call these x402 endpoints daily without paying and read the HTTP 402 reply. Not a ranking.
How they differ
- Tiers. Exa prices search by type (lite, auto, deep). Parallel prices by “processor”, trading latency for depth (Turbo about 200 ms up to Advanced about 3 s, per its page).
- Research. Exa’s Agent is priced per request by effort level. Parallel’s Task API is priced per 1,000 requests by processor, with nine tiers from Lite to Ultra8x.
- Extras. Exa has an Answer endpoint ($5 per 1k) and contact enrichment on its Agent. Parallel has a Find All API priced per match.
FAQ
How much does Parallel search cost?
Parallel lists its Search API at $1 per 1,000 requests for the Turbo and Fast processors and $5 for Basic and Advanced, with 10 results included and $1 per 1,000 additional results (checked Nov 1, 2026).
How much does Exa search cost?
Exa lists Lite Search at $4, Auto at $7 and Deep at $12 per 1,000 requests with up to 10 results.
Sources (official pages, read 2026-11-01)
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