Guides: web search for AI agents
Practical guides to adding web search to agents: framework integrations, fallbacks, budgets and what each provider costs.
Add a web search tool to the Vercel AI SDK with Mux
Build a web search tool for the Vercel AI SDK with the tool() helper and multi-step generateText, using Mux for Exa and Parallel results on one key.
Exa pricing explained: what each Exa search tier costs
Exa pricing through Mux: per-request and extra-result math for exa/instant, fast, auto and deep, worked examples, and when your own Exa contract is cheaper.
Keenable search API through Mux: models and pricing
What the Keenable search API offers through Mux: two models, a flat $4 per 1,000 requests for up to 50 results, native date filters, and no page text.
LangChain web search tool with Mux (Python and TypeScript)
Build a LangChain web search tool with the @tool decorator or tool() helper and create_agent, backed by Mux for Exa, Parallel and Keenable on one key.
OpenAI Agents SDK web search tool with Mux
Build an OpenAI Agents SDK web search tool with @function_tool or tool() that calls Mux for Exa and Parallel results, with provider choice and per-key budgets.
Parallel search API pricing: turbo, fast, basic, advanced
Parallel search API pricing through Mux: per-request and extra-result math for all four tiers, the 50-result cap, full-content behavior and allowed options.
Search API fallback for AI agents with Mux
How to set up a search API fallback for AI agents with Mux's models list, so a provider outage, rate limit or timeout never stops a run mid-task.
Spend limits per API key for agents and tenants
How to set spend limits per API key in Mux, so every agent, customer or environment has its own USD budget that resets on a schedule and cannot be overshot.
Web search cost for AI agents: a budgeting guide
How to budget web search cost for AI agents on Mux: monthly cost per model at 1k to 1M searches, fallback billing, credit fees and per-key spend limits.
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