AI Search Tool

AI search MCP and REST API for every model. One prompt in, every model's answer out.

Install Cite42 MCP in Claude Code, Codex CLI, Cursor, or Claude.ai, or run AI Search over REST. One prompt fans out to the AI surfaces buyers use and returns each answer, citations, and structured data your agent can use.

  • $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 AIWhich CRM tools should startup teams shortlist, and which sources do the models cite?
MCP runsAI Search
Runs across the sources shown.
Your AI saysAcme CRM, Rival CRM, and Legacy CRM appear across most AI answers. Perplexity cites review sites and product docs; Gemini leans on CRM roundups...
HOW AI SEARCH WORKS

One question. Every AI answer.

Cite42 asks every AI model the same question, then shows each answer and the sources it cites.

EXAMPLE TOOL PROMPTS

Ask for AI Search data.

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

  • Ask every model: best startup CRM?

    You ask your AI“Ask every model: best startup CRM?”
    MCP runsAI Search
    Your AI saysAcme CRM shows up in the model answers. Claude and Perplexity cite its homepage; ChatGPT mentions Rival CRM first. It includes the key result, source context, and next step...

  • What did Claude actually answer?

    You ask your AI“What did Claude actually answer?”
    MCP runsAI Search
    Your AI saysClaude recommends Acme CRM for startups that want a quick setup, with 3 citations and one direct mention of its feature page. 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 Search
$0.01 to $0.06/model
One prompt in, every model's answer out.
Sources
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KEEP EXPLORING

All tools

Same API key, same credit balance, different question.

QUESTIONS

Questions about AI Search.

It returns one result per selected AI source: answer text, normalized citations, source URLs and titles, latency, and billing metadata. Use it when you need raw AI answers before calculating rankings, sentiment, or citation gaps.
ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini, and Google AI Overviews. Omit "models" for the full sweep, or pass a subset when you only need specific sources.
It is the closest API-equivalent answer. Cite42 uses provider APIs with web search or grounding enabled; consumer apps can still differ because vendors change UI prompts, personalization, and ranking behavior.
Use AI Search when you want full answer text and citations. Use AI Rankings or AI Competitor Compare when you want scored brand visibility, mention rate, position, and share of voice.
Yes. Install the Cite42 MCP server or hosted connector, then ask in plain English. The agent runs the same AI Search operation behind the scenes.
Every source comes back as a normalized array of { url, title } objects, even when the provider exposes sources differently. Your app or agent does not need per-provider citation parsing.
The API is stateless: no conversation history or memory. Cite42 stores billing records and response-cache entries so identical prompt and source calls can be served faster for a limited time.
READY WHEN YOU ARE

Give your AI live search answers.

Claude Code, Codex CLI, Cursor, or your app can pull current AI answers with one key.

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