Exa vs LM Studio
ExaAI Agents Sidekicks
From $7 per 1,000 searchesPublished price
LM StudioAI Infrastructure
Exa AI Agents Sidekicks AI-native search for applications and agents. | LM Studio AI Infrastructure Discover, download, and run local LLMs. | |
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| Overview | ||
| Category | AI Agents Sidekicks | AI Infrastructure |
| What it is | Exa is an AI-native search engine and API for applications and agents that need fresh web results, structured extraction, and research workflows. | LM Studio is a desktop application for discovering, downloading, and running large language models locally with a user-friendly interface. |
| Pricing | ||
| Published price | From $7 per 1,000 searches Usage-based API pricing: Search $7 / 1,000 requests, Contents $1 / 1,000 pages, Deep Search $12-15 / 1,000 requests, Monitors $15 / 1,000 requests. Agent modes $0.012-$1.00 per re… | As of mid-2025 LM Studio is free for both personal and commercial/work use with no license required. An optional LM Studio Enterprise plan (SSO, model/MCP gating, private collabor… |
| Pricing model | Usage-based | Not available |
| Free options | Free plan · Free trial | Free plan · Free trial |
| Deal on Cubbie | None right now | None right now |
| Company | ||
| Founded | 2021 | 2023 |
| Team size | 51-200 employees | 1-10 employees |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, CA | Remote |