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January 28, 2026
Exa AI Research Blog
Discover the latest in AI research and semantic search technology on the Exa blog. Learn how our neural network search engine provides high-quality web data for AI applications
TL;DR
- Exa Fast is the world's fastest search API with a p50 latency below 425ms.
- It is over 30% faster than competitors that scrape Google.
- Fast search is crucial for AI systems, including LLM calls, agentic workflows, and low-latency AI products.
- Exa Fast's speed is attributed to building a search engine from scratch, including crawling, search models, and a vector database.
- APIs wrapping Google have a minimum p50 latency of 700ms due to their processing method.
- The future of search requires speed to support autonomous agents and AI interactions informed by real-time knowledge.