# Answer web: provider benchmark

2 providers ranked for web.answer on 4,448 real looot calls in the last 30 days. Exa has the highest success rate, 99.6%. Exa costs least per success, $0.00502.

## Summary

- Providers in the catalog for this job: 2
- Ranked providers (20 or more calls): 2
- Calls in the last 30 days: 4,448
- Read on 2026-11-10.

## Answer web: provider leaderboard

Ranked by success rate, then cost per success, then speed. A provider needs 20 calls in the last 30 days to be ranked.

| Rank | Provider | Success rate | Median time | Price | Cost per success | Calls (30 days) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [Exa](https://looot.ai/public-catalog/providers/exa) | 99.6% | 2.0 s | $0.005 per call | $0.00502 | 3,534 |
| 2 | [Linkup](https://looot.ai/public-catalog/providers/linkup) | 97.7% | 4.5 s | $0.006 per call | $0.00614 | 914 |

## Every endpoint for web.answer

Each endpoint in the public catalog that does this job, with its own numbers. Numbers appear from 10 calls in the last 30 days.

| Endpoint | Provider | Success rate | Median time | Price | Calls (30 days) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Exa / answer a question from the web](https://looot.ai/public-catalog/exa-answer) | Exa | 99.6% | 2.0 s | $0.005 per call | 3,534 |
| [Linkup / answer a question from the web](https://looot.ai/public-catalog/linkup-responses) | Linkup | 97.7% | 4.5 s | $0.006 per call | 914 |

## How we measure

- Window: every call made through looot in the last 30 days, read 2026-11-10 23:17 UTC.
- Success rate: the share of calls the provider answered without an error. An empty answer (for example no email found) counts as an answer. It does not check that the data is right. Calls that failed on looot's side are left out.
- Median time: half of the calls answered faster than this, as looot measured them. A 95th percentile is not published yet.
- Minimum calls: an endpoint shows numbers from 10 calls, and a provider is ranked from 20 calls. Rows below that say "Not enough calls to rank".
- One row per provider: the provider's endpoint with the most calls for the job. Every endpoint is listed in the endpoints table.
- Price: what looot charges per call or per result, in US dollars, from a prepaid balance. No subscription and no credits.
- Cost per success: the price per call divided by the success rate. A per-result price depends on how many results a call returns, so it has no cost per success.
- Source: GET https://api.looot.ai/v1/public-catalog/<endpoint>?stats=1 for each endpoint, and the public catalog for prices and jobs.

## Run web.answer from your agent

Connect the looot MCP server (https://api.looot.ai/mcp), then paste this prompt:

Use looot to run endpointId "job:web.answer" with fallback on for my input. Show me the price before the call, then the result.

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- [Search the web and get ranked results](https://looot.ai/benchmarks/web-search)
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- [Get Google search results for a query or keyword](https://looot.ai/benchmarks/google-serp-organic)
- [Verify an email address is deliverable](https://looot.ai/benchmarks/people-email-verify)
- [Get a LinkedIn person profile](https://looot.ai/benchmarks/linkedin-person-profile)

## Questions

### Which web.answer provider has the highest success rate?

Exa: 99.6% of 3,534 calls answered without an error in the last 30 days, measured on looot.

### Which web.answer provider is fastest?

Exa, with a median response time of 2.0 s over 3,534 calls in the last 30 days.

### Which web.answer provider is cheapest per success?

Exa: $0.005 per call at a 99.6% success rate is $0.00502 per successful call.

### How do I run web.answer from my agent?

Connect the looot MCP server and run endpointId "job:web.answer" with fallback on. looot picks a provider that can answer now and tries the next one on a miss. You pay per call from a prepaid balance.