Artificial Analysis Launches Search Index; Exa and Perplexity Lead

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Artificial Analysis released a new Search Index evaluating agent-focused search APIs across 1700 tasks and three benchmarks. The data shows Exa and Perplexity leading with top scores of 80, providing developers with quantitative guidance for selecting search tools for agents.

LATEST/Artificial Analysis released a new Search Index evaluating agent-focused search APIs across 1700 tasks and three benchmarks. The data shows Exa and Perplexity leading with top scores of 80, providing developers with quantitative guidance for selecting search tools for agents.

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Artificial Analysis (@ArtificialAnlys)T1Oct 30, 08:54·68 pts
Artificial Analysis Launches Search Index; Exa and Perplexity Lead
- Search is a critical tool for agents, with projected agent search volume exceeding human usage by year-end
- The index evaluates performance using 1700 tasks and three specific benchmarks: BrowseComp, DeepSearchQA, and AA-Omniscience
- Exa (auto) and Perplexity (medium) currently lead in performance with top scores of 80
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