Exa vs OpenAI API
OpenAI API OpenAI
GPT models for text, vision, images, audio and realtime voice, plus the Agents SDK.
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| Property | Exa | OpenAI API |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Product | Product |
| Category | AI search | AI models and APIs |
| Made by | Exa | OpenAI |
| Pricing | Pay per use | Pay per use |
| Open source | No | No |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Platforms | API | API |
| Startup | Yes | Yes |
Features
Only Exa
- search api
- web search
- mcp
Both
- embeddings
Only OpenAI API
- llm api
- reasoning
- image generation
- voice
- agents