Exa vs Tavily pricing

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

Monthly cost at three volumes

Monthly cost of Exa and Tavily at three volumes and at your own
Volume	Exa	Tavily
small	$0 / moFree	$0 / moResearcher
growing	$0 / moFree	$0 / moResearcher
scale	$0 / moFree	$0 / moResearcher
your volumeset above	$0 / moFree	$0 / moResearcher

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 Tavily aligned by position: free, entry, mid, top
Position	Exa	Tavily
Free	$0 / moFree · 10 vendor credits / mo	$0 / moResearcher · 1,000 vendor credits / mo
Entry	$0 base + usagePay as you go	$0 base + usagePay As You Go
Mid	no tier	$30 / moProject · 4,000 vendor credits / mo
Top	Contact salesCustom	Contact salesEnterprise

Tightest rate limit

Tightest documented rate limit of each service
Measure	Exa	Tavily
Tightest limit	10 search requests per secondFree tier	unlisted

Changes in the last 90 days

No changes recorded.

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