Choose Exa if you need
- Integration with Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor. We haven't found them on Kagi's website.
At a glance
- Exa has a free plan. We haven't confirmed one for Kagi.
- Kagi offers a free trial (length not stated). We haven't confirmed one for Exa.
- Kagi's lowest paid plan is Starter at $5 per month, as of October 20, 2026.
- Both are available on API.
- They list no integrations in common.
- Exa lists SOC 2, GDPR, HIPAA and SSO. We haven't confirmed any of these for Kagi.
- Both have a public API.
From each tool's own website, checked on the dates below, and from published reviews.
Which to choose
From the facts checked for both tools, not from opinion. A fact we haven't confirmed for one of them is never counted.
Choose Kagi if you need
- Integration with BoltAI or Alfred. We haven't found them on Exa's website.
Exa
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Kagi
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Review KagiThe facts
- What it does
- ExaSearch API for AI agents, with real-time web data
- KagiAd-free search, private browsing and powerful tools that respect your data
- Free plan
- ExaYes
- KagiNot confirmed
- Pricing
- ExaUsage-based
- KagiFlat monthly
- Paid plans from
- ExaNot confirmed
What they share
From the platforms and integrations each website lists.
Platforms
Both
- API
Only ExaNothing else listed
Only KagiNothing else listed
Integrations
BothNone in common
Only Exa
- Claude
- ChatGPT
- Cursor
- Codex
- VS Code
People who switched
Reviewers who say they used one of these before the other.
No reviewer has said they moved between Exa and Kagi yet.
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