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# Tavily Research

> Multi-search research assistant that explores a topic, analyzes sources, and produces a detailed research report with citations.

![Tavily Research](https://media.empiriolabs.ai/model-logos/tavily-research.png)

[Tavily](/providers/tavily) · Research & Search

`POST /v1/research`

Multi-search research assistant that explores a topic, analyzes sources, and produces a detailed research report with citations.

## At a glance

| Field               | Value                                  |
| ------------------- | -------------------------------------- |
| Model id            | `tavily-research`                      |
| Model release date  | -                                      |
| Input modalities    | Text                                   |
| Output modalities   | Text                                   |
| Context window      | -                                      |
| Weight precision    | -                                      |
| Features            | web_search, citations, multi_search    |
| Native inference    | No                                     |
| New                 | No                                     |
| Supported endpoints | `POST /v1/research`, `POST /v1/search` |

## Pricing

| Charge | Spec             | Rate     |
| ------ | ---------------- | -------- |
| Mini   | average per task | \~\$1.19 |
| Pro    | average per task | \~\$2.75 |

## Example request

```bash
curl https://api.empiriolabs.ai/v1/research \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer $EMPIRIOLABS_API_KEY' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"model": "tavily-research", "query": "latest CRDT research papers 2026"}'
```

## Parameters

| Parameter         | Type   | Required | Default      | Description                                                                                                  |
| ----------------- | ------ | -------- | ------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| `query`           | string | yes      | -            | The natural-language query to search/research/answer.                                                        |
| `tavily_model`    | enum   | no       | `"auto"`     | auto = let Tavily pick. mini = cheaper. pro = deeper. · Allowed: `mini`, `pro`, `auto`                       |
| `citation_format` | enum   | no       | `"numbered"` | Citation style in the answer: numbered, mla, apa, or chicago. · Allowed: `numbered`, `mla`, `apa`, `chicago` |
| `include_domains` | array  | no       | -            | Array of domains to allow-list. Tavily restricts results to these domains when set.                          |
| `exclude_domains` | array  | no       | -            | Array of domains to block-list. Tavily skips any results from these domains.                                 |

## Notes

Always uses advanced search depth. Returns synthesized answer plus citations.

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*Machine-readable schema:* `GET https://api.empiriolabs.ai/v1/models/tavily-research`.