Exa, September 2026 new features

Agent Ultra

Agent Ultra Agent Ultra is Exa Agent's highest-effort mode, built for large list building, deep multi-source research, and criteria that are hard to verify. Set effort: "ultra" on a run. Metered : billed at standard Agent usage rates, up to a default $20 per run. Set budget.maxCostDollars to change the cap.

Exa Agent and Exa Connect in MCP

Exa Agent and Exa Connect in MCP Exa Agent is now available within Exa MCP. Use it from Claude, Cursor, or any other MCP client when the task needs more than a single search call. Enable the Agent tool with https://mcp.exa.ai/mcp?tools=agent_run , then call agent_run to run the agent through completion and return its output.

• Exa Agent and Exa Connect in MCP
• Introducing Exa Connect