Exa vs Firecrawl pricing
For 10,000 searches a month in each one's default search type, Exa costs $70 and Firecrawl search $94 (Hobby). Exa is cheaper at 1,000 to 10,000 searches a month, Firecrawl at 50,000 to 1,000,000. In the cheapest search type each sells (Exa's instant): Exa is cheaper at 1,000 to 10,000 searches a month, Firecrawl at 50,000 to 1,000,000. Free: Exa, $10 of credit a month, no card needed, plus a one-time $10 onboarding bonus (1,428 searches a month); Firecrawl, 1,000 credits a month, no card needed (500 searches a month).
Cheapest for 10,000 searches a month: Exa at $70 ($7.00 per 1,000). Most expensive: Firecrawl search at $94.
Each one's cheapest published way to run that many searches in a month, in its default search type, before VAT and free credits.
Which is cheaper at my volume?
| Searches a month | Exa | Firecrawl |
|---|---|---|
| 1,000 | $7 $7.00 per 1,000 | $19 $19.00 per 1,000 |
| 5,000 | $35 $7.00 per 1,000 | $44 $8.80 per 1,000 |
| 10,000 | $70 $7.00 per 1,000 | $94 $9.40 per 1,000 |
| 50,000 | $350 $7.00 per 1,000 | $99 $1.98 per 1,000 |
| 100,000 | $700 $7.00 per 1,000 | $349 $3.49 per 1,000 |
| 500,000 | $3,500 $7.00 per 1,000 | $749 $1.50 per 1,000 |
| 1,000,000 | $7,000 $7.00 per 1,000 | $1,749 $1.75 per 1,000 |
Default search type, cheapest published option a month; bold marks the cheaper. "Custom" means more than the largest published plan.
In the cheapest search type each sells
| Searches a month | Exa instant | Firecrawl up to 10 results, 2 credits |
|---|---|---|
| 1,000 | $4 $4.00 per 1,000 | $19 $19.00 per 1,000 |
| 5,000 | $20 $4.00 per 1,000 | $44 $8.80 per 1,000 |
| 10,000 | $40 $4.00 per 1,000 | $94 $9.40 per 1,000 |
| 50,000 | $200 $4.00 per 1,000 | $99 $1.98 per 1,000 |
| 100,000 | $400 $4.00 per 1,000 | $349 $3.49 per 1,000 |
| 500,000 | $2,000 $4.00 per 1,000 | $749 $1.50 per 1,000 |
| 1,000,000 | $4,000 $4.00 per 1,000 | $1,749 $1.75 per 1,000 |
How do they compare?
What is one search?
- Exa: One search request; the price covers up to 10 results, and each result above 10 adds $1 per 1,000.
- Firecrawl: Each 10 results, rounded up, cost 2 credits from the plan it shares with scraping: 11 results cost 4.
Search types and prices
- Exa: Instant: $4.00 per 1,000; Fast or auto (the default): $7.00 per 1,000; Deep-lite or deep: $12.00 per 1,000; Deep-reasoning: $15.00 per 1,000; Each result above 10: $1 more per 1,000 searches.
- Firecrawl: Search, up to 10 results: 2 credits, $1.50 to $7.60 per 1,000 with a plan used in full; Scraping each result: 1 credit a page more.
What does a search return?
- Exa: Up to 10 results by default (up to 100), with page contents such as highlights or full text. Page contents come with the search; AI page summaries cost $1 per 1,000 pages.
- Firecrawl: Search results, with each result optionally scraped into page content. Scraping each result adds 1 credit a page: 12 credits for 10 results with their content.
Free allowance
- Exa: $10 of credit a month, no card needed, plus a one-time $10 onboarding bonus (1,428 searches a month).
- Firecrawl: 1,000 credits a month, no card needed (500 searches a month).
Exa or Firecrawl: quick answers
Is Exa cheaper than Firecrawl?
Exa is cheaper at 1,000 to 10,000 searches a month, Firecrawl at 50,000 to 1,000,000, in each one's default search type: 1,000, $7 against $19; 5,000, $35 against $44; 10,000, $70 against $94; 50,000, $350 against $99; 100,000, $700 against $349; 500,000, $3,500 against $749; 1,000,000, $7,000 against $1,749.
What do 10,000 searches a month cost on Exa and Firecrawl?
Exa: $70, $7.00 per 1,000 (Pay as you go (auto): $7.00 per 1,000, no monthly fee). Firecrawl search: $94, $9.40 per 1,000 (Hobby: $19 a month with 2,500 searches, then $10.00 per 1,000).
Which has the bigger free tier, Exa or Firecrawl?
Exa, counted in searches. Exa: $10 of credit a month, no card needed, plus a one-time $10 onboarding bonus (1,428 searches a month). Firecrawl: 1,000 credits a month, no card needed (500 searches a month).
Do Exa and Firecrawl return page content?
Exa: Up to 10 results by default (up to 100), with page contents such as highlights or full text. Page contents come with the search; AI page summaries cost $1 per 1,000 pages. Firecrawl: Search results, with each result optionally scraped into page content. Scraping each result adds 1 credit a page: 12 credits for 10 results with their content.
One at a time: Exa pricing and Firecrawl credits. Leaving one? See Exa alternatives. Every search API at your volume: web search APIs for LLMs.
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