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ExaPricing change · Price decrease · Jul 27 → Aug 3, 2026

Exa: Answer endpoint overage + AI-summary fees removed

Verified Aug 3, 2026AI & Machine LearningDirection: down
Covered on Pulse:Exa: Answer endpoint overage + AI-summary fees removed
The change$1/1k-request fee — removed.
Before · Jul 27$1/1k-request fee
After · Aug 3No $1/1k-request fee
removed
1 change2 capturesJul 27, 2026 → Aug 3, 2026

What happened

Between the Jul 27, 2026 and Aug 3, 2026 captures of Exa's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Answer endpoint: removed the $1/1k-request fee for results beyond 10 and the $1/1k-page AI-summary fee — both now show as not applicable, while Search, Deep Search, and Monitors still charge $1 for both. Pulse files it as a pricing change (price decrease) with a downward 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.

It lands 14 days after Exa's previous change, "Exa: Free tier switched to credit-based model ($20 signup + $10/mo)" (Jul 20, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "Exa halves Agent per-run price ceiling to $1.00, matching X-high tier" (Jul 6, 2026), "Exa launches Connect GA, taps leading external data providers" (Jun 30, 2026) and "Exa: Free tier limit increased 1,000 → 20,000 requests/month" (Jul 2, 2026). Exa has been tracked since 2024-11-17.

In the same window Google also changed their AI & Machine Learning pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.

  • Answer · PriceRemoved
    $1/1k-request feeNo $1/1k-request fee

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 compared

Full-page captures of Exa's pricing page (exa.ai) from Jul 27, 2026 and Aug 3, 2026; the change is marked around the middle of the page, where the $1/1k-request fee no longer appears.

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Exa, the last 90 days

Full history
  1. Oct 5, 2026packagingExa launches $4/1k Instant Search, cutting Search entry price from $7
  2. Sep 28, 2026packagingExa: Free plan first-month credits cut from $30 to $20
  3. Sep 7, 2026improvedExa boosts Starter agent concurrency 3→50 and doubles QPS limits
  4. Aug 3, 2026decreaseExa: Answer endpoint overage + AI-summary fees removed · this change
  5. Jul 20, 2026packagingExa: Free tier switched to credit-based model ($20 signup + $10/mo)
  6. Jul 6, 2026decreaseExa halves Agent per-run price ceiling to $1.00, matching X-high tier
  7. Jun 30, 2026improvedExa launches Connect GA, taps leading external data providers
  8. Jul 2, 2026improvedExa: Free tier limit increased 1,000 → 20,000 requests/month
  9. May 26, 2026packagingExa launches Agent endpoint for async research at $0.025–$2.00/run

Across AI & Machine Learning in the same window

All AI & Machine Learning changes
  1. GoogleJul 6Google Vertexai delays Agent Gateway billing to July 13, extends free window
  2. GoogleJul 3Google Workspace: new Workspace Studio feature; AI Ultra Access dropped
  3. GoogleJul 3Google Cloud: AI Commerce Search pricing revealed ($2.50-$6.00/1000 queries)
  4. GoogleJun 24Google Workspace drops 50%-off promo from Starter, Standard, Plus
  5. GoogleJun 8Google Cloud reveals AI Commerce Search pricing at $2.50/1K

Questions about this change

Did Exa raise prices in August 2026?

No — prices went down. Between Jul 27, 2026 and Aug 3, 2026 Exa's pricing page showed 1 price cut: Answer: $1/1k-request fee → No $1/1k-request fee (removed).

What changed on Exa's pricing page between Jul 27, 2026 and Aug 3, 2026?

Answer price: $1/1k-request fee → No $1/1k-request fee, removed. Pulse compared the captures it took on Jul 27, 2026 and Aug 3, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.

How often does Exa change its pricing?

Pulse recorded 5 other pricing-page changes for Exa in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Exa: Free tier switched to credit-based model ($20 signup + $10/mo)" on Jul 20, 2026; Exa has been tracked since 2024-11-17.