Exa 3.0 Is Now on Risphai: Better Web Search and Dynamic Highlights
Exa 3.0 now powers web search on Risphai. What's new in Exa 3, Exa Auto, Exa Lite, Dynamic Highlights, Exa's benchmarks and how to try it free.
By Risphai
Every search level on Risphai uses Exa Auto from Exa 3.0.
Web search on Risphai now runs on Exa 3.0, the update Exa released on October 18, 2026. Every search level uses Exa Auto, Exa's main search, with Dynamic Highlights. Exa calls 3.0 its largest improvement to search quality so far and reports first place against Perplexity, Brave and Parallel on all eight benchmarks it published. You don't need to change anything, and you can try it on the Free plan.
Exa is the search engine behind Risphai's web search and research. When your question needs the web, Risphai searches with Exa, reads the results and writes an answer with sources.
Better search quality. Exa calls 3.0 its largest improvement to search quality so far and reports first place on all eight benchmarks it tested against Perplexity, Brave and Parallel.
Exa Lite. A new, lower-cost search option. It uses the same index as Exa Auto with less work per search, and in Exa's tests it scored slightly lower than Auto.
Dynamic Highlights for everyone. Smarter excerpts from search results, now available to everyone.
A bigger index. Exa added 1.27 billion shopping listings, more than 211 million local businesses and real-time news, sports, weather and market data.
Exa 3.0 Benchmarks
These are the Exa 3.0 scores Exa published. Exa reports that Exa 3.0 leads Perplexity, Brave and Parallel on all eight.
Exa 3.0 benchmark scores reported by Exa.
Benchmark
Exa 3.0
BrowseComp
91.8%
DSQA
88.2%
WebCode
75.5%
FinSearchComp
68.0%
WideSearch
56.1%
ATLAS
42.0%
Company FindAll
15.4
People FindAll
7.6
These are Exa's own results. We haven't run these benchmarks, and independent tests can come to different results. The two FindAll results use their own scoring, not percentages.
How Risphai Uses Exa 3.0
Every search level on Risphai now uses Exa Auto. The levels differ in how much Risphai searches and reads before it answers:
Search level
Exa 3.0 search
What Risphai does
Quick Search
Exa Auto
Searches and answers right away
Quick Research
Exa Auto
Searches several times and reads the most useful pages
Deep Research
Exa Auto
Searches and reads many pages for a detailed report
For real-time information, such as scores or prices, Risphai fetches the latest version of the pages so the answer is up to date.
What Changes for You
Nothing you need to do. Your settings and conversations stay the same.
Exa Auto for every search. Every web search now uses Exa 3.0's main search.
Up-to-date real-time answers. Questions about scores, prices or the time use the latest version of the pages.
One simple search price. Every search query costs the same, whichever search level you use.
Same results view. Answers still include sources with citations, and images and YouTube videos when they are helpful.
Cleaner search steps. The steps box shows what Risphai searched for and the filters it used, such as domains or dates, without the search mode.
What Dynamic Highlights Do
When Risphai searches, Exa doesn't send whole web pages. It sends highlights, the parts of each page that matter for your question, and the AI writes your answer from them.
Dynamic Highlights choose these parts from all results together. The most useful pages get more space, and information that several pages repeat is included only once. The AI reads less repeated text and more of what matters for your question.
Ask a question that needs the web. Risphai searches automatically when your question needs recent or specific information, and the answer includes sources.
Or choose the search level yourself. In Advanced mode, click the globe icon in the chat box and choose Quick Search, Quick Research or Deep Research.
Prompts to Try
"What changed in Exa 3.0? Give me the main points with sources."
"Compare the three best budget mechanical keyboards available right now."
"What's the current price of gold per ounce?"
"Research the pros and cons of heat pumps for an old house in Switzerland." (Quick Research)
"Write a report on the AI search market in 2026 with sources." (Deep Research)
Pricing
Every web search query costs a fixed 3.5 credits, whichever search level you use. Quick Research and Deep Research usually run several queries, so they use more credits than a Quick Search.
The AI model that writes the answer and any pages Risphai reads are charged as usual, and like every response, the total also includes the processing charge described in the Terms. The exact credits are shown for each response, and current prices are on the Information page.
The Free plan includes 100 credits per month, enough to try web search and research. Paid plans include 3,000 to 20,000 credits per month, the higher quality presets and model selection in Advanced mode. Compare plans on the Pricing page.
Privacy
Exa receives your search queries to find results, as described in the Privacy Policy. Web search follows its own privacy rules, separate from Privacy Mode for text models.
Try Exa 3.0 on Risphai
Exa 3.0 powers web search on Risphai now. Ask a question that needs the web on the Free plan, or upgrade on the Pricing page to research more with more credits each month. All changes in this release are in the v0.1.5 release notes.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Exa 3.0?
Exa 3.0 is the October 18, 2026 update of Exa, a search engine built for AI. Exa calls it its largest improvement to search quality so far. It also adds a new search option called Exa Lite, makes Dynamic Highlights available to everyone and adds more shopping, local business and real-time information to its index.
Is Exa 3 the same as Exa 3.0?
Yes. Exa 3 is a common short name for Exa 3.0. It is a new version of Exa's search engine, not a separate product or a language model.
Does Risphai use Exa 3.0?
Yes. Since October 20, 2026, every web search in Risphai uses Exa Auto from Exa 3.0, for Quick Search, Quick Research and Deep Research. You don't need to change any settings.
What is Exa Auto?
Exa Auto is Exa's main search option. It puts more work into finding and ranking results than Exa Lite, and in Exa's own tests it scored higher. Risphai uses it for every search.
What is Exa Lite?
Exa Lite is a new, lower-cost search option Exa introduced with Exa 3.0. It searches the same index as Exa Auto with less work per search. Risphai uses Exa Auto instead.
What are Exa Dynamic Highlights?
Dynamic Highlights pick the most useful parts of all search results together and leave out information that several pages repeat. The AI then reads less repeated text and more of what matters for your question. Risphai uses them for every search.
Is Exa 3.0 better than Perplexity, Brave or Parallel?
Exa reports that Exa 3.0 leads Perplexity, Brave and Parallel on all eight benchmarks it published, including 91.8% on BrowseComp. These are Exa's own results, and independent tests can come to different conclusions.
How much does a web search cost on Risphai?
Every web search query costs a fixed 3.5 credits, whichever search level you use. The AI model that writes the answer, any pages Risphai reads and the processing charge are added on top. The exact credits are shown for each response.
Does Quick Search still show images and videos?
Yes. Answers still include sources with citations, and images and YouTube videos when they are helpful.
Can I use Exa 3.0 on Risphai for free?
Yes. Web search works on the Free plan, which includes 100 credits per month and needs no credit card. Paid plans include 3,000 to 20,000 credits per month, the higher quality presets and model selection.
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