Which fits your AI stack?
Tavily retrieves web pages for RAG. Amygdala tells you who the verified authorities on a topic actually are, ranked by real expertise signals, not SEO. Different tools, different jobs. Here's how they compare.
| Feature | Amygdala | Tavily |
|---|---|---|
| What it returns | Authority-ranked expert profiles (JSON) | Web pages, snippets, URLs |
| Search type | Semantic expert and authority search | General web search |
| Authority scoring | ✓ Built-in authority ranking | ✗ Not available |
| Infrastructure | 100% EU (Hetzner, Mistral, Weaviate) | Acquired by Nebius (Feb 2026), EU-based |
| GDPR compliance | ✓ Full, no US data transfers | ⚠ Depends on Nebius DPA |
| MCP support | ✓ 4 native tools | ✗ No official MCP server |
| REST API | ✓ 4 endpoints | ✓ 4 endpoints (Search, Extract, Map, Crawl) |
| Free tier | $50 starter credits | 1,000 free credits/month |
| Pricing | $25/1K searches | $8/1K basic searches ($0.008/credit) |
Why developers switch from Tavily
Tavily returns web pages and snippets. Amygdala returns ranked human experts with verified authority scores, social profiles, and structured bios, ready to inject into your LLM context.
Tavily was acquired by Nebius in February 2026. Amygdala runs entirely on European infrastructure: Hetzner (Finland/Germany), Mistral AI (Paris), Weaviate (Amsterdam). Zero US data transfers.
Native Model Context Protocol support with 4 tools: search_authorities, get_authority_detail, find_peers, match. Works with Claude Desktop, Cursor, and any MCP-compatible agent today.
API comparison
Ask both APIs "who are the top AI safety experts?" and see what you actually get back.
curl -X POST "https://api.tavily.com/search" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"query": "top experts on AI safety",
"api_key": "tvly-...",
"max_results": 5
}'{
"query": "top experts on AI safety",
"results": [
{
"title": "The 10 Most Important AI Safety Researchers",
"url": "https://somesite.com/ai-safety-researchers",
"content": "A roundup article listing various researchers...",
"score": 0.82
},
{
"title": "AI Safety Forum — Recent Posts",
"url": "https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/...",
"content": "Discussion thread with multiple contributors...",
"score": 0.74
}
]
}curl "https://api.amygdala.eu/api/v1/index/?query=AI+safety&limit=5" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer amyg_..."
{
"duration": 0.084,
"results": [
{
"sdu": "2941...207",
"name": "Stuart Russell",
"rank": 1,
"country_name": "United States",
"topic": "AI Safety"
},
{
"sdu": "1839...561",
"name": "Paul Christiano",
"rank": 2,
"country_name": "United States",
"topic": "AI Safety"
}
]
}# /detail/ gives you the full verified profile:
{
"results": [{
"name": "Stuart Russell",
"bio": "Professor at UC Berkeley. Pioneer of AI safety, co-author of the standard AI textbook.",
"country": "United States",
"topics": ["AI Safety", "Machine Learning"],
"socials": {
"twitter": { "handle": "@stuartjrussell", "followers": 52400 },
"linkedin": { "handle": "stuart-russell-ai", "followers": 18200 }
},
"website": "https://people.eecs.berkeley.edu/~russell/"
}]
}Pricing comparison
$0.008 per credit. 1 basic search = 1 credit. 1,000 free credits/month included.
Returns web pages and snippets. No expert verification, no authority ranking.
$50 in free credits on signup. No credit card required.
Returns authority-ranked expert profiles with verified social handles, bios, and peer networks included.
Start freeWhen to use which
Tip: They complement each other. Use Tavily to retrieve documents, Amygdala to verify and rank the authors. Your LLM gets sources with credibility scores attached. Learn how to combine them in a RAG pipeline →
No credit card required. Full API access from day one.