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Tavily

By Nebius Group NV

Tavily is a specialized AI search infrastructure and API platform designed specifically for large language models and autonomous agents. It provides a real-time web access layer that enables AI systems to retrieve, reason over, and act upon up-to-date information from both public and private sources. The tool is optimized for developers building applications in fields such as coding, financial trading, and multi-step research.

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What you can do with it
  • Integrate a fast search API into AI applications to provide LLMs with structured, context-optimized results.
  • Extract specific webpage content for use in Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) workflows.
  • Crawl websites to discover large amounts of data for agentic discovery and mapping.
  • Utilize a managed MCP server to easily connect AI agents to the web with minimal friction.
  • Perform deeper multi-step research tasks through a specialized research API for complex information gathering.
Standout features
Search API for LLMsReal-time data retrievalManaged MCP server supportAgent skill supportStructured data output
Pricing

Tavily utilizes a pay-per-request pricing model for its caching services, which recently reduced costs by 95% compared to provisioned capacity databases.

Background

Founded in 2023 (or 2024 per conflicting reports) by CEO Rotem Weiss, Tavily was recently acquired by AI infrastructure giant Nebius Group NV for $275 million in early 2026.

What's new
  1. 2026-09-14New profile

    Tavily added to the directory

    Tavily is a specialized AI search infrastructure and API platform designed specifically for large language models and autonomous agents. It provides a real-time web access layer that enables AI systems to retrieve, reason over, and act upon up-to-date information from both public and private sources

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