Exa

Exa

Search API and hosted MCP with a published per-1,000 request rate.

Exa charges prepaid credits for search and related endpoints, and documents a hosted MCP server. Instant search is listed at $4 per 1,000 requests. Fast and auto search are listed at $7 per 1,000.

Clients

• ChatGPT
• Claude
• Cursor

Text names only. A client is listed when the vendor documents it or when a standard MCP config is the install path. Confirm the snippet before you rely on it.

Our opinion as of Oct 17, 2026

87/100

Payment is not an input. Each line below is scored as of Oct 17, 2026. Publishers can request a re-review via Corrections. How this score works

• Open source

  25/25

  The MCP server's code is public under the MIT license at https://github.com/exa-labs/exa-mcp-server. Scored as of Oct 17, 2026.

  github.com/exa-labs/exa-mcp-server

• Last update date

  25/25

  Public update on Oct 7, 2026, within 30 days of this opinion. Scored as of Oct 17, 2026.

• Security disclosure

  12/25

  https://exa.ai/docs/admin/security/overview mentions SOC 2 Type II and tells enterprise buyers to contact sales@exa.ai. A security.txt, trust center, or vulnerability disclosure policy: none found as of Oct 17 2026. Scored as of Oct 17, 2026.

• Pricing transparency

  25/25

  A public page lists a starting price and the unit you pay for. Scored as of Oct 17, 2026.

Before you plug it in

• Exa's MCP guide names ChatGPT, Claude, and Cursor.
• The public repository exa-labs/exa-mcp-server was last pushed on Oct 7, 2026.
• The security overview we read does not list a vulnerability disclosure contact.

The pricing page lists /search instant at $4 per 1,000 requests, up to 10 results. Fast and auto search are $7 per 1,000. The card uses the instant rate.

Snapshot compiled Oct 17, 2026. Public update Oct 7, 2026.