Via Logic vs Exa: Semantic Search with Reasoning
Compare Via Logic configurable search pipelines with Exa semantic search API. Full pipeline vs search-only.
Via Logic
$0.012-$0.091/query. Exa available as a provider within Via Logic pipelines.
Pros
- ✓ Exa semantic search available as one of many providers
- ✓ Complete pipeline with reasoning and synthesis
- ✓ Transparent pricing
- ✓ Configurable presets
- ✓ Can combine Exa with other search providers
- ✓ Built-in content extraction
Cons
- ✗ Beta product
- ✗ Semantic search quality depends on provider routing
- ✗ Less direct control over Exa parameters
Exa
Enterprise pricing (contact sales). Not publicly listed.
Pros
- ✓ Best-in-class semantic/embedding-based search
- ✓ Excellent for academic and research citations
- ✓ Neural search understands meaning not just keywords
- ✓ Content extraction built-in
Cons
- ✗ No public pricing — must contact sales
- ✗ No synthesis or reasoning included
- ✗ Enterprise-only access
- ✗ No pipeline orchestration
- ✗ Must build your own reasoning layer
Verdict
Exa has the best semantic search quality, but its enterprise-only pricing and lack of synthesis means most developers cant use it directly. Via Logic includes Exa as a provider option within its pipelines, giving you semantic search + reasoning + synthesis at transparent prices.