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Exa vs SerpApi pricing

Verified 2026-10-23 (2 days ago)Source: Exa: exa.ai/pricing, SerpApi: serpapi.com/pricingVerified shows the older of the two.

Monthly cost at three volumes

Monthly cost of Exa and SerpApi at three volumes and at your own
VolumeExaSerpApi
small10K search requests$0 / moFreeexcludes unpriced usage$150 / moProduction
growing500K search requests$0 / moFreeexcludes unpriced usage$2,750 / moInfrastructure
scale10M search requests$0 / moFreeexcludes unpriced usageno listed price
your volumeset above$0 / moFreeexcludes unpriced usage$2,750 / moInfrastructure

Each cell is the cheapest feasible plan, or the chosen model, at that volume, from the shared Overage cost function. "Cheapest model" only considers models with both an input and an output price listed. Volumes are example scenarios you can edit.

Tiers, aligned by position

Tiers of Exa and SerpApi aligned by position: free, entry, mid, top
PositionExaSerpApi
Free$0 / moFree · 10 vendor credits / mo$0 / moFree · 250 search requests / mo
Entry$0 base + usagePay as you go$25 / moStarter · 1,000 search requests / mo
Midno tier$75 / moDeveloper · 5,000 search requests / mo
TopContact salesCustom$2,750 / moInfrastructure · 500,000 search requests / mo

Tightest rate limit

Tightest documented rate limit of each service
MeasureExaSerpApi
Tightest limit10 search requests per secondFree tier50 api requests per hourFree tier

Changes in the last 90 days

No changes recorded.

No change detected for either service in the last 90 days.