AI search API hub

AI search APIs for agents and retrieval workflows

Use this hub to compare search APIs, crawl APIs, and retrieval-friendly web data providers before building an agent that depends on live web evidence.

Compare AI search APIs Compare Exa vs Tavily See browser agents

Routing guide

Search APIs are often the safer first layer for agents.

Prefer an AI search API when the agent needs source discovery, citations, RAG ingestion, freshness checks, or repeatable web-grounded answers. Prefer browser automation only when the task genuinely requires page interaction, screenshots, form state, or workflow execution.

Core cluster

Search and crawl API pages

Cluster routeAI search APIs for agentsCompare search and retrieval APIs for agentic research, RAG, source finding, and web-grounded workflows. Cluster routeExa vs TavilyCompare neural search and agent-search API fit before picking a retrieval provider. Cluster routeExaSemantic and neural search API profile for agent and RAG builders. Cluster routeTavilySearch API profile for agentic research and web-grounded answers. Cluster routeFirecrawlCrawl, scrape, and markdown extraction profile for agent ingestion pipelines. Cluster routeBrave Search APIIndependent search API option for teams that need web search infrastructure.

Browser-agent sibling

When search is not enough

If the workflow needs browser state or page actions, route to the browser-agent cluster and evaluate reliability, security, and approval controls before granting production access.

Cluster routeAI browser agentsCompare Comet, Atlas, Dia, Neon, Browser Use, BrowserOS, and enterprise computer-use branches. Cluster routeAI browser automation toolsRoute builder teams toward Browserbase, Stagehand, Browser Use, Playwright MCP, Skyvern, and AgentQL-style workflows. Cluster routeStagehand vs Browser Use vs PlaywrightSeparate managed browser agents, open-source agent control, and deterministic browser automation.