Search & Web Data for AI agents

APIs that give agents fresh web search and clean page content. 7 tools, each link checked.

7 tools1 open source21 comparisonsChecked Oct 16, 2026Read the guide

Exa
exa.ai

Search API built for AI agents, with real-time web data and deep research.
Search & Web DataNew
Tavily
tavily.com

Real-time search and content extraction APIs for agents.
Search & Web DataNew
Firecrawl
firecrawl.dev

Turns websites into clean, LLM-ready data with crawl, scrape, and search APIs.
Search & Web DataOpen sourceNew
Jina Reader
jina.ai

Converts any URL to Markdown for grounding LLMs.
Search & Web DataNew
Brave Search API
brave.com

Independent web search API covering a 40B+ page index.
Search & Web DataNew
Apify
apify.com

Marketplace of ready-made scrapers and automation tools callable by agents.
Search & Web DataNew
Parallel
parallel.ai

Web search, extraction, and monitoring APIs built for AI.
Search & Web DataNew