Exa Rebrands Auto Search to 'Auto / Fast' with Enhanced Description and Improved Latency
What happened
Between the Jul 6, 2025 and Oct 6, 2025 captures of Exa's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Auto search rebranded to 'Auto / Fast' with updated description from 'AI auto decides search type' to 'Combined keyword and neural search', and latency changed from 'higher' to 'higher / lowest'. Pulse files it as a product change (feature change) with a neutral direction. Pulse's latest capture (Oct 5, 2026) lists Search at $7 per 1k requests, up to 10 results + $1 per 1k page AI summaries, Agent at $0.01 per search tool call + $0.1 per request (Medium effort), Contents at $1 per 1k pages, per content type + $1 per 1k page AI summaries, Deep Search at $12 per 1k requests, up to 10 results + $1 per 1k requests, additional result above 10 and Deep-Reasoning Search at $1 per 1k page AI summaries + $1 per 1k requests, additional result above 10.
Exa's previous recorded change was "Exa Introduces Research API Pricing Tier with New Model Options for Enhanced Agent Operations" (Q2 2025). Exa has been tracked since 2024-11-17.
In the same window Google and You.com also changed their AI & Machine Learning pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Search · FeatureReworded
BeforeAI auto decides search type
AfterCombined keyword and neural search
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Search | Feature | AI auto decides search type | Combined keyword and neural search | Reworded |
Values as written on Exa's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of Exa's pricing page (exa.ai) from Jul 6, 2025 and Oct 6, 2025; the change is marked around the middle of the page, where "AI auto decides search type" becomes "Combined keyword and neural search".
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Exa, the last 90 days
Full history- Mar 3, 2026packagingExa expands free tier to 1,000 monthly requests, revamps pricing
- Feb 16, 2026improvedExa drops neural search, launches sub-200ms Instant mode
- Jan 11, 2026packagingExa Restructures Search API Pricing, Adding Deep Search at $15 per 1k Requests and Removing Keyword Search Option
- Q3 2025improvedExa Rebrands Auto Search to 'Auto / Fast' with Enhanced Description and Improved Latency · this change
- Q2 2025packagingExa Introduces Research API Pricing Tier with New Model Options for Enhanced Agent Operations
Across AI & Machine Learning in the same window
All AI & Machine Learning changes- GoogleOct 12Google Workspace swaps Gems for AI skills, rewords Gemini on Starter plan
- GoogleSep 7Google Workspace: promo discount cut from 50% to 30%/20% off
- You.comAug 4You.com: Web Search API now freemium (free 100/day + $5/1k after)
- GoogleJul 6Google Vertexai delays Agent Gateway billing to July 13, extends free window
- GoogleJul 3Google Workspace: new Workspace Studio feature; AI Ultra Access dropped
Questions about this change
Did Exa raise prices in October 2025?
No list-price increase was recorded between Jul 6, 2025 and Oct 6, 2025. The change Pulse detected was a product change: feature change.
What changed on Exa's pricing page between Jul 6, 2025 and Oct 6, 2025?
Search feature: AI auto decides search type → Combined keyword and neural search, reworded. Pulse compared the captures it took on Jul 6, 2025 and Oct 6, 2025; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Exa change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 1 other pricing-page change for Exa in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Exa Introduces Research API Pricing Tier with New Model Options for Enhanced Agent Operations" in Q2 2025; Exa has been tracked since 2024-11-17.