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Ten data search engines compared by what they return: dataset finders, statistics libraries, and APIs that give AI agents the numbers with a source.
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The Best Data Search Engines in 2026
Ten data search engines compared by what they return: dataset finders, statistics libraries, and APIs that give AI agents the numbers with a source.
Federal Lobbying and PAC Contribution Data Are Now Live in Tako
Federal lobbying reports and corporate PAC contributions to federal candidates since 2008 are now in Tako’s knowledge graph, queryable in natural language.
Data Native Agents
On 39 lead-list questions, Tako's company research agent returned more people with contacts than Exa or Parallel, in under a minute, at about $0.05 each.
Agents Need Structured Data for Data Work
Tako's Contents API exports the rows behind a search result. On 42 research questions, the Tako agent answered every one, faster and at a fraction of the cost.
Knowledge Graphs vs. Data Connectors
Data connectors leave agents to find and normalize sources on every request. Tako resolves them at ingestion, and wins on accuracy, cost, and latency.
Tako 2.0 is free in Vercel AI Gateway: Feeding agents all the signal, now including the web
Tako now searches the web alongside trillions of licensed, structured data points in one call, and Tako Search is free in Vercel AI Gateway through September.
Federal Contracts Data Is Public. Now It’s Usable in Tako.
US federal contract awards from USAspending.gov and open opportunities from SAM.gov are now in Tako’s knowledge graph, queryable in natural language.
Evaluating a new kind of Search API
Tako matches leading web search APIs on the SimpleQA and FRAMES benchmarks, and beats the next best by 21% on realistic research questions.
Trusted Financial Markets Data, Now Accessible in Natural Language
We've integrated QUODD's data into Tako's knowledge graph, making investor-grade market data across hundreds of markets and exchanges accessible.
Tako Knowledge Search is now integrated into Mistral's Le Chat
Real-time, authoritative data and interactive knowledge cards—now seamlessly embedded in Mistral's Le Chat.
Why Charting Libraries Struggle with Generative AI
Tako provides the deterministic reasoning layer that ensures consistent, accurate visualizations.
Knowledge Search API now live
We're excited to announce that Tako's Knowledge Search API is now generally available for any developer!
Tako x Liner: Empowering Smarter, Faster Research
Tako is now integrated into Liner.
Tako Seed Round
Announcing our $5.75 million seed round.
Tako x Perplexity: The First AI Tool Delivering Real-Time Sports Stats for Fans
Introducing the next evolution of our partnership with Perplexity: the first AI-powered platform delivering real-time sports intelligence.
Introducing Tako, a new way to reference real knowledge
Announcing Tako's integration with Perplexity, bringing structured, shareable knowledge cards into AI-powered search for faster, more reliable research.
It’s more than context
Your agents finally have access to the data they need.