ExaAPI
Search API designed for LLMs and agents, returning structured results
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Usage-based API billing with a free allowance; see the official site.
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Form factor：answer-engine
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Role division, scenario selection, and cost comparison of three search engines in an Agent framework. DuckDuckGo is free and fast, Tavily provides AI summaries, Brave covers news and communities comprehensively.
A complete technical primer on three search channels: their respective indexing mechanisms, ranking algorithms, return formats, and cost models, plus how to divide work precisely within AI Agent workflows.
Tavily
Search API for AI applications, returning pre-digested, citable content
Researcher Free (1K credits/mo); Project USD 30/mo (4K credits); Bootstrap USD 100/mo (15K credits).
Brave
Search API on an independent index — privacy-oriented and programmatically callable
Auto $5 credits/month; then USD 5 per 10K requests.
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