Metaphor
An AI search engine (now Exa) that uses a transformer to understand, predict, and discover links, helping you find the absolute best content on the web.
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Metaphor Introduction
Metaphor (now Exa) is a paradigm-shifting AI search engine built on a fundamentally new architecture: a transformer trained to predict links. It addresses the limitations of keyword-based search by understanding the semantic content of the entire web, allowing you to find things that are 'about' a concept, not just 'containing' a word. Researchers, developers, and the curious can explore the web's long tail. Core features include a groundbreaking neural search model, a powerful 'find similar' function, and a powerful API for building the next generation of AI applications, making it one of the most important and technically sophisticated search tools available.
Key Features
- Search using natural language or by finding things similar to a given URL
- The AI model was trained to predict links, making it an incredible discovery engine
- Find long-tail content, obscure blogs, and the perfect piece of information
- An API-first company, providing the next generation of search for developers
- A completely new paradigm for searching the web, focusing on meaning over keywords
- Searches the web by meaning and similarity, not just keyword matching
- Trained to predict links, finding pages that are likely to be highly relevant
- Excels at complex, nuanced queries where traditional search fails
- Provides an API for developers to build into their AI applications
- Returns surprising and high-value discoveries you might not find otherwise
