# Exa 3.0 Search API Tops Perplexity, Brave and Parallel on 8 Benchmarks

> **Publication**: aitalky (Independent AI Journalism)
> **Canonical Citation URL**: https://aitalky.vercel.app/news/exa-3-0-search-api-tops-perplexity-brave-and-parallel-on-8-benchmarks
> **Original Source**: [MarkTechPost](https://www.marktechpost.com/2026/10/20/exa-3-0-search-api-lite/)
> **Author**: Michal Sutter (undefined)
> **Published Date**: Tuesday, October 20, 2026
> **Category**: RESEARCH
> **Tags**: AI, MarkTechPost, research

## Executive Summary
Exa 3.0 is a search API upgrade from Exa. It adds a larger embedding model, Exa Lite at $4 per 1,000 requests, and Dynamic Highlights, and leads 8 benchmarks Exa ran itself



## Full Coverage
Exa 3.0 is a search API upgrade from Exa. It adds a larger embedding model, Exa Lite at $4 per 1,000 requests, and Dynamic Highlights, and leads 8 benchmarks Exa ran itself

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