AI Citations Tool

AI citation data MCP and REST API. See which sources models cite for one query.

Run AI Citations from your connected AI tool or call it over REST. Supply one query to collect distinct cited sources, and optionally one URL to check whether any selected model cited it.

  • $1 free on signup
  • Credits never expire
  • No subscription
  • MCP native
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Step 1: Create your account

Get $1 in test credit to try your first calls.

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Step 2: Connect Cite42 MCP

Replace cite42_live_... with your key, then run this once.

Step 3: Ask inClaude Code

You ask your AIIs https://acme.example/pricing cited when AI answers “best startup CRM”?
MCP runsAI Citations
Runs across the sources shown.
Your AI saysThe pricing page is not cited yet. AI answers cite competitor pricing pages and CRM guides instead; add clearer setup examples and comparison proof...
HOW AI CITATIONS WORK

Find the sources behind AI answers.

Cite42 lists the sources AI cites for a question, shows which models cite each one, and lets you check a URL.

EXAMPLE TOOL PROMPTS

Ask for AI Citations data.

Cite42 runs AI Citations and returns structured data your AI can summarize.

  • Which sources does AI cite for ‘best startup CRM’?

    You ask your AI“Which sources does AI cite for ‘best startup CRM’?”
    MCP runsAI Citations
    Your AI saysThe result contains the distinct cited URLs, their optional titles, the models in citedBy, and a count equal to the number of models citing each source. It includes the key result, source context, and next step...

  • Does AI cite acme.example/pricing for this question?

    You ask your AI“Does AI cite acme.example/pricing for this question?”
    MCP runsAI Citations
    Your AI saysThe lookup reports cited: true and identifies the selected models that cited the supplied URL in this result. It includes the key result, source context, and next step...
WAYS TO USE CITE42

Use Cite42 wherever research happens.

Give your AI agent live research tools through MCP, build directly with REST, or manage API access and saved tracker work in the dashboard.

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.

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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.

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WHAT WE QUERY

Sources Cite42 checks.

Cite42 queries AI answers, search demand, and conversation signals, then returns normalized results your app or agent can use.

  • ChatGPT

    OpenAI · Search when needed

  • Claude

    Anthropic · Search when needed

  • Perplexity

    Perplexity Sonar · Web-grounded

  • Gemini

    Google · Google Search grounding

  • Google AI Overviews

    Google Search · Live SERP

  • Google data

    Google data

    Search demand signal

  • Reddit

    Conversation signal

  • YouTube

    Video demand signal

AI answers are measured through each provider’s official API with native web search enabled, plus a live read of Google’s search results for AI Overviews — not by scraping consumer chat interfaces. How we measure.

PRICING

Pay per call for this tool.

Top up once ($25 minimum). Credits never expire, and this tool only charges when it runs.

AI Citations
$0.01 to $0.06/model
See which sources models cite for one query.
Sources
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KEEP EXPLORING

All tools

Same API key, same credit balance, different question.

QUESTIONS

Questions about AI Citations.

Yes. AI Citations is available through MCP and REST. A tracker is only needed when you want to repeat saved citation checks and store their history.
Exactly one query and at most one optional URL. Make another call for another query or URL.
count is the number of models that cited that source for this one query. It is not a citation frequency across a prompt index.
It echoes the supplied URL and reports cited plus citedBy. URL matching tolerates protocol and trailing-slash differences.
No. It returns the query, normalized sources, and the optional URL lookup. Use AI Search when you need the full prose answers.
READY WHEN YOU ARE

Give your AI current citation data.

Collect cited sources or check one URL for a specific query through MCP or REST.

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