AI search engine for developers. Semantic search across the web.
AI SearchFounded January 2022Ranked #47 of 265 in Developer Adoption
Exa has AI search metric coverage through 2026-04-20.
Recent context
Coverage state Latest metric evidence for Exa is dated 2026-04-20, so this snapshot records current coverage rather than a movement claim.
Watch next Watch Pypi Downloads for a measured change before treating Exa as a movement story.
Strongest current signal
5.6M/30d
Across npm and PyPI
Supporting signals
159
Projects depending on this across software registries
211
Main repository stars
6/30d
Ranked #6 in category discussion
Maintenance signals from the main open-source repository.
Exa provides semantic search API for developers. Better than keyword search for finding relevant content. Used in RAG and research applications.
Raised $22M total. DAI rank #3 of 9 in AI Search suggests moderate developer adoption relative to direct peers in this category.
Lightspeed Venture Partners
Andreessen Horowitz
Wing Venture Capital
Exa, Exa API
AI search engine for developers. Semantic search across the web.
A semantic search API for developers, designed to help AI agents and LLMs find relevant information on the web.
Raw history across the tracked public signals for Exa.
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| Date | npm Downloads | PyPI Downloads | Hacker News mentions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 23, 2026 | - | - | 5 |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 330.5K | 783.6K | - |
| Mar 30, 2026 | - | - | 1 |
| Apr 5, 2026 | 347.7K | 861.7K | - |
| Apr 6, 2026 | - | - | 0 |
| Apr 12, 2026 | 373.6K | 1.3M | - |
| Apr 13, 2026 | - | - | 1 |
| Apr 19, 2026 | 212.6K | 831.8K | - |
| Apr 20, 2026 | 30.0K | 135.0K | 1 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | - | - | 0 |
