Exa web search free through August 31 on AI Gateway and eve
Exa web search is now free and default on Vercel's AI Gateway through August 31—removing friction for agents that need real-time context.
Why it matters
Vercel is bundling web search into its AI developer platform, lowering the cost barrier for practitioners building agents and RAG applications. A tactical move to entrench AI Gateway as the go-to inference layer for agentic workloads.
The key facts
9 to knowExa web search free through August 31 on Vercel AI Gateway
Now default web_search tool for eve agents
Works with any AI Gateway model; no separate API key required
Supports domain filters, date filters, token-efficient excerpts
Available via AI SDK generateText() calls with gateway.tools.exaSearch()
Exa web search free on AI Gateway and eve through August 31, 2026
Exa is now the default web_search tool for eve agents
Works with any AI Gateway model; no separate Exa API key required
Integration via AI SDK: gateway.tools.exaSearch() parameter
Go to the source
Vercel Blogvercel.com
Publisher excerpt: web search is now free on through August 31, and it's now the default web search for agents.ExaAI Gatewayeve The tool works with any AI Gateway model, with no separate Exa API key. When the model calls it, AI Gateway routes the request to Exa's Search API, returning web results and extracted page…