Exa joins the Vercel AI Gateway and Agent Marketplace
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vercel.com
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Zachary Balda
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Vercel added two ways to connect applications to Exa, a web-search service for AI. Through AI Gateway, a developer supplies the built-in search tool with a prompt; the gateway runs searches, returns results to the model and produces a synthesized answer. That route requires no separate Exa account or access key, and search charges appear alongside model usage at list price. The AI agentAn AI system that doesn't just answer once but works toward a goal in a loop — taking actions, reading the results, and deciding what to do next.Full definition → Marketplace route instead supplies a separate Exa key for using its products directly, with billing through Vercel. The choice is between gateway-managed search within a model response and a direct integration controlled by the application. Integration announcement.
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AI agent — An AI system that doesn't just answer once but works toward a goal in a loop — taking actions, reading the results, and deciding what to do next.
