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Exa

AI search engine for developers. Semantic search across the web.

Founded by: Ethan Smith, Michael Smith

DMI: 14#103 of 262HN 30d: 12
195 · 42 forks
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Developer Adoption

Package downloads and ecosystem metrics, 30-day window

npm Downloads (30d)
1.3M
exa-js
PyPI Downloads (30d)
2.3M
exa-py
Total Downloads (30d)
3.6M
npm + PyPI combined

npm Download Trend

1,202,4791,234,9881,267,4971,300,0061,332,515Feb 21Feb 22Feb 23Feb 24Feb 25Feb 26
90-day trend↑ +1.3%

npm downloads grew from 1,283,272 to 1,300,362 (+1.3%) over the last 90 days.

PyPI Download Trend

2,131,1702,189,1232,247,0762,305,0292,362,982Feb 21Feb 22Feb 23Feb 24Feb 25Feb 26
90-day trend↑ +5.5%

pypi downloads grew from 2,196,918 to 2,318,126 (+5.5%) over the last 90 days.

Developer Community Metrics

Metrics computed from HN discussion, GitHub activity, and funding data.

HN Discussion Rank#5 in AI Search by HN mentions (out of 13 tracked)
HN vs Category2.0x category median (12 vs 6 median)
Funding Trajectory2 rounds in 12 months, ($5M → $17M)
Community Sentiment36% positive HN sentiment (11 comments) • Moderate confidence

Category Benchmark

13 AI Search companies
3.6M downloads/mo72% above median
0Median: 2.1M4.2M+
Cite This Data

According to AI-Buzz, Exa ranks #5 in AI Search for HN discussion share (out of 13 tracked with 3.0% of HN discussion), with 36% positive developer sentiment (11 HN comments analyzed), with 1,300,362 npm downloads in 30 days, with 2,318,126 PyPI downloads in 30 days.

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Metrics derived from public APIs (HN Algolia, GitHub, npm/PyPI). Sentiment classified by AI. See methodology for details →

About

Description

AI search engine for developers. Semantic search across the web.

Estimated Company Size

11 - 50 employees

Website

exa.ai

Details

Founded

2022

Description

Exa provides semantic search API for developers. Better than keyword search for finding relevant content. Used in RAG and research applications.

Products & Tools

Exa API

A semantic search API for developers, designed to help AI agents and LLMs find relevant information on the web.

Open Source

196
Stars
42
Forks
ActivePython
Last commit: 1 day ago
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