90+
Entities found per query
4.5× more than CodexA Better Codex Alternative
Search beyond the codebase
Codex is built to search, understand, and work with code. Lev8 is built to search the web, finding the people, companies, and information that match your criteria across sources that traditional search and databases can miss. From a simple prompt, Lev8 discovers and researches relevant results, then qualifies and enriches them in the same workflow.
83.3%
Precision (judged by GPT-5.5)
Highest of all 4 tools9.7/min
Verified results per minute
1.6× faster than Exa$0.052
Cost per verified result
3.7× cheaper than Parallel
More results, lower cost,
and more build-in action than Codex
| Why Lev8 | Lev8 | Codex |
|---|---|---|
| Primary workspace | The open web | Codebases and development environments |
| Best for | Web search, research, prospecting, and outreach | Software engineering and repository work |
| Natural-language web discovery | ✓ Find people, companies, and other entities across web sources | Not its primary purpose |
| Entity research and enrichment | ✓ | × |
| Live web monitoring | ✓ | × |
| Native multi-channel outreach | Email, LinkedIn, WhatsApp, Instagram, and X | × |
| Software implementation | Not its primary purpose | ✓ |
| End-to-end action | Discover → research → qualify → enrich → outreach | Read → edit → test → ship code |
Product Comparison
More. Sharper. Faster.
And it actually understands intent.
Get more usable matches with Swarm Search
Lev8 runs a swarm of search agents in parallel, combining quick search, layered semantic search, and broad open-web exploration. Results are ranked and verified together, so you get broader coverage without giving up speed or precision.
Get more reliable identities with Entity Resolution
Lev8 assigns every person and company a unique entity ID and uses it as ground truth across search and enrichment. Supporting evidence is tied back to the same entity, reducing duplicate profiles, identity mix-ups, and hallucinated matches.
Get more relevant results with Intent Verification
Lev8 continuously builds an intent profile from your request, then checks results against both the overall goal and each individual condition. This multi-layer verification keeps results aligned with your real criteria, not just the keywords in your query.
Reach prospects where they hang out
With Lev8, every verified match comes with the channels they actually use. Send personalized outreach over email, LinkedIn, X, Instagram, or WhatsApp — and manage replies and follow-ups in one place.
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FAQ About Lev8,
AI Search & Web Research
Lev8 and Codex are both AI agents, but they are designed for different types of work. Codex is built for software engineering, while Lev8 is built for web search, research, prospecting, and outreach. Lev8 can be thought of as an agent for finding and acting on information across the web.
Codex works primarily with code and software development environments. It can read and edit code, run tests and commands, review changes, and help ship software. Lev8 works primarily with the web. It discovers people, companies, and other entities, researches them across web sources, enriches their information, monitors changes, and helps you take action.
Yes. Lev8 is designed around web search rather than a traditional database-only workflow. You can describe what you are looking for in natural language, and Lev8 searches relevant web sources to find and research the entities that match your criteria.
Not for software engineering. Codex is purpose-built for coding tasks such as implementing features, fixing bugs, refactoring code, running tests, and working with repositories. Lev8 is designed for a different category of work: discovering, researching, qualifying, and acting on information across the web.
You can use Lev8 to find people and companies, build prospect lists, research leads, enrich contact and company information, discover signals and changes, monitor entities, and prepare or execute personalized outreach.