Decision guide · Web Extraction · Verified
Best web extraction API for AI Agents
Reliable structured main content with high coverage and predictable cost for autonomous mid-task fetches.
Recommendationweb_extraction-2026-q2
For AI Agents, Exa ranks first on the weighted score (fidelity 0-1 40%, coverage % 40%, cost/correct $ 20%). Per dimension — best fidelity 0-1: Exa (0.74); best coverage %: Jina (99.3); best cost/correct $: Exa (0.0047).
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Weighted Ranking
| Vendor | score | fidelity 0-1 ·40% | coverage % ·40% | cost/correct $ ·20% |
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| 1Exa | 0.88 | 0.74 | 98.7 | $0.0047 |
| 2Firecrawl | 0.24 | 0.66 | 97.3 | $0.0294 |
Score = weighted sum of per-metric values normalized 0–1 across vendors (cost inverted). Source: Web Extraction leaderboard.
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Cost Calculator
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Estimated spend = correct pages × cost-per-verified-correct (provisional pricing). Vendors without an archived plan rate are omitted.