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Exa vs Academic Research Search
Same numbers we show everywhere else, lined up. Ratings come from users, the grade comes from our scanner, adoption comes from public registries.
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Connect AI agents to Exa for web search, content fetching, and multi-step research.
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Academic research search across PubMed and arXiv
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Neither has been reviewed yet, so the comparison rests on the scan and the public usage numbers. The safety scan favours Exa (88/100 against 67). Exa has noticeably more public adoption.
| Exa | Academic Research Search | |
|---|---|---|
| User rating | No reviews yet | No reviews yet |
| Safety grade | A88/100 | C67/100 |
| Adoption | Established | New |
| GitHub stars | 5.0k | – |
| Downloads / week | – | – |
| Runs where | Hosted (remote) | Hosted (remote) |
| Gateway-ready | Yes | Yes |
| Tools | 2 | 3 |
| Write actions | — | — |
| Price per call | Free | Free |
| Licence | MIT | — |
| Last release | 2026-09-23 | — |
| Category | Web search | Web search |