AI visibility and SEO data your AI agent can pull whenever it needs

See how ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews mention your brand, and research keywords, trends, Reddit and YouTube from your AI agent. Via MCP or API, no subscription.

  • MCP native
  • 5 AI models
  • $1 free on signup
  • No subscription
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Step 1: Create your account

Try your first calls before adding funds.

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Step 2: Connect Cite42 MCP

Run this in your terminal. Your browser opens to sign in, no API key needed.

Step 3: Ask inClaude Code

You ask your AIWhere does Acme CRM rank for “best startup CRM”?
MCP runsAI Visibility
Runs across the supported AI models.
Your AI saysAcme CRM appears in 3 of 5 AI sources, usually second. Gemini and Google AI Overviews do not mention it yet...
TOOLS

Rankings, citations, keywords, and trends.

Ask in plain English. Your AI picks the right tool from the same operations exposed by the REST API, then turns live AI search rankings, citations, SEO keyword data, Reddit signals, and Google Trends into an answer.

AGENT WORKFLOWS

Content, competitors, and citations.

Each workflow is a ready-made MCP recipe for content opportunities, topic demand, AI prompt mapping, competitor content gaps, citation gaps, or SEO content briefs. Ask once and Cite42 runs the right tools.

SCHEDULED TRACKERS

Track AI visibility, citations, and sentiment.

Save the exact checks you care about, run them weekly or monthly, and keep every completed result in one history. Create and review trackers from your connected AI or the Cite42 dashboard.

WHAT WE QUERY

Sources Cite42 checks.

AI perspectives

One query across five answer engines

  • ChatGPTOpenAI API
  • ClaudeAnthropic API
  • PerplexityPerplexity API
  • GeminiGoogle Gemini API
  • Google AI OverviewsLive Google results

Search & audience data

Keywords, trends, discussions, and video signals

  • Google dataGoogle Ads
  • Google dataGoogle Trends
  • Reddit
  • YouTube

We use official AI APIs with web search and live Google results for AI Overviews, not scraped chat apps (how we measure).

WAYS TO USE CITE42

Use Cite42 wherever you already work.

MCP

You ask your AI

Where does Acme CRM rank for “best startup CRM”?

MCP

Cite42 returns

Rankings, citations, and a tracker draft when you need one.

Connect Cite42 to Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Claude, or ChatGPT. Ask in plain English to run every tool and workflow, create trackers, and retrieve saved reports.

Connect MCP

REST API

curl https://www.cite42.dev/api/v1/rankings \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer cite42_live_…" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"query":"best startup CRM",
      "terms":["Acme CRM"]}
# structured JSON response

Call the same tools and workflows from your product, scripts, or automations. Send a request and receive structured JSON for your own workflow.

Read API docs

Dashboard

Account overview

Dashboard
cite42_live_••••••••Active

Trackers

Reports

Request logs

Usage

Billing

Balance

Create API keys, review tracker reports, inspect usage, and manage your balance from one place in the browser.

Open dashboard
HOW WE COMPARE

Cite42 next to subscription platforms.

Cite42Subscriptions
Pricing modelCalls start at $0.01, with a $25 minimum top-up that never expires.Monthly plans may start around $95/month
Source coverageAll 5 AI sources; pay only for the sources you queryCoverage varies by provider and plan
API accessMCP and REST API first. The dashboard is optional.Depends on the provider and plan
OnboardingSign up by email, then create an API key.Workspace and brand setup
MCP / agent supportNative to Claude Code, Cursor, and MCP agentsDepends on available integrations
One-off usePay only when you queryMonthly subscription plans
PRICING

Pay-per-call pricing. No subscription, no seats.

Cite42

Pay per call

from $0.01/model & up

$25 minimum deposit. Your balance never expires.

  • Pay per API call. No subscription or seat plan.
  • MCP and the REST API use the same metered tools.
  • Workflows combine AI answers, citations, keywords, trends, Reddit, and YouTube.
  • Source coverage is visible for every tool and workflow.
  • Your balance never expires. Top up when you need more.
  • $1 free to try before your first top-up.
Start with $1 free

Typical subscription platforms

$95 to $495/month

Comparison only — not a Cite42 plan. Flat monthly subscription, whether you query or not.

  • Fixed monthly subscription, including months with little usage
  • Prompt, model, and project limits vary by plan
  • MCP and API access depend on the provider and plan
  • Higher tiers add projects, response volume, and team features
  • No shared pay-per-call price across subscription plans
ESTIMATE YOUR COST

What will it cost you?

Configure

What kind of call?

Different tools cost different amounts per model. Choose the data you need.

AI surfaces to check

Each model is priced separately. Select all you want every prompt checked against.

Requests

How many requests you make. A quick check is 1; an agency audit might be 50+.

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Your estimate

$0.13

3 calls · 3 models × 1 request · paid once, never expires

Typical subscription platformsflat monthly, query or not$95 to $495/month
  • ChatGPT$0.05
  • Perplexity$0.03
  • Gemini$0.05
Currency
USD
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same rate
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$25 minimum deposit · your balance never expires

Notes on building with AI search data.

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Questions about Cite42.

Cite42 is a pay-per-call MCP server and API that gives AI agents AI visibility, citation, SEO keyword and trend data. Connect it to Claude, Codex or Cursor and ask in plain English, or call the API from your own code. There is no subscription: you top up a balance and each successful call costs from $0.01.
Ask the questions your buyers ask and count how often each AI model names you. Cite42's AI Visibility tool does this in one call across ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini and Google AI Overviews, showing how often each model mentions your brand and in what order. Save the questions as a tracker to repeat the check weekly or monthly, since answers change.
ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini and Google AI Overviews. Each call uses ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini by default; you can pick any subset or run all five. Cite42 asks each model through its official API with web search on and reads Google AI Overviews live, and you pay only for the models you select.
An MCP server is a plug-in for AI assistants. The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an open standard that lets apps like Claude, Codex and Cursor call outside tools while you chat. The Cite42 MCP server gives your assistant AI visibility, keyword and trend data, so you can ask "does ChatGPT recommend us?" instead of writing code.
Create an API key in the Cite42 dashboard, then add the MCP server with one command: npx -y @cite42/mcp --api-key=YOUR_KEY. Claude.ai and ChatGPT can connect to the hosted server at mcp.cite42.dev instead. The docs have copy-paste setup steps for each app.
Yes. Every tool is also a REST API endpoint with the same data and pricing, so you can call it from your own scripts, apps or backend with a Bearer key. The dashboard adds API keys, usage history, a Playground to try each tool, and tracker reports.
Profound, Peec AI and Otterly are AI visibility platforms sold as monthly subscriptions and used through their dashboards. Cite42 is built around AI agents: you ask from Claude, Codex or Cursor over MCP, or call the API, and pay per call with no subscription. It also includes keyword, Google Trends, Reddit and YouTube data alongside AI visibility.
Not exactly. Cite42 asks each model through its official API with web search on, which is the closest repeatable version of what people see. The consumer apps add personalization, memory and experiments that APIs do not reproduce, so treat results as a consistent measurement rather than a copy of one person's chat.
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Use MCP or REST to pull AI visibility, rankings, citations, keywords, and trends into your workflow.

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