15 APIs ranked
The best AI visibility APIs in 2026
55 APIs that measure how brands appear in ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Google’s AI results, scored on engines covered, data returned, price per 1,000 answers and integration.
By Mathias C.SEO consultant, and more recently GEO, at MentionBox
In short
- Scraping APIs are the cheapest per answer but leave share of voice, position and sentiment to you.
- GEO APIs and platforms compute those metrics; most platforms keep their API for higher plans or Enterprise contracts.
- Check the collection method: an answer captured in the engine’s interface is what users see, an official model API answer often is not.
Rank 1: API for GEO
Our pick · tested hands-onOur editorial pick after hands-on testing by Mathias C.: per-brand share of voice, position, sentiment and categorised sources in one response, pay as you go with no monthly minimum, resale allowed.
- +Strengths: Share of voice, position, sentiment, themes and per-brand perception in one response
- –Limits: Higher price per answer than scraping APIs: $13 per 1,000 at the first tier
Rank 2: LLM Pulse API
GEO platform with an API covering 10 of the 10 engines we track; returns raw answer, cited URLs, source categories, brand mentions; €30.67 per 1,000 AI answers.
- +Strengths: Covers 10 of the 10 engines we track
from €299/monthPublished pricePricing checked October 23, 20268.8 out of 10Pricing on llmpulse.ai (opens in a new tab)Read the reviewRank 3: DataForSEO AI Optimization API
AI answer scraping API covering 5 of the 10 engines we track; returns raw answer, cited URLs, brand mentions, fan-out queries; $1.20 per 1,000 AI answers.
- +Strengths: $1.20 per 1,000 ChatGPT or Gemini answers on the standard queue
- –Limits: No share of voice, position or sentiment
from $50Published pricePricing checked October 23, 20267.7 out of 10Pricing on dataforseo.com (opens in a new tab)Read the reviewRank 4: AthenaHQ API
GEO platform with an API covering 10 of the 10 engines we track; returns raw answer, cited URLs, source categories, brand mentions; $81.94 per 1,000 AI answers.
- +Strengths: Covers 10 of the 10 engines we track
- –Limits: Collection method not published
from $295/monthPublished pricePricing checked October 23, 20267.4 out of 10Pricing on athenahq.ai (opens in a new tab)Read the reviewRank 5: Promptwatch API
GEO platform with an API covering 8 of the 10 engines we track; returns raw answer, cited URLs, source categories, brand mentions; $15.83 per 1,000 AI answers.
- +Strengths: Covers 8 of the 10 engines we track
from $95/monthPublished pricePricing checked October 23, 20267.4 out of 10Pricing on promptwatch.com (opens in a new tab)Read the reviewRank 6: Rankability API
GEO platform with an API covering 10 of the 10 engines we track; returns raw answer, cited URLs, brand mentions, position; $2.94 per 1,000 AI answers.
- +Strengths: Covers 10 of the 10 engines we track
- –Limits: Collection method not published
from $97/monthPublished pricePricing checked October 23, 20267.4 out of 10Pricing on rankability.com (opens in a new tab)Read the reviewRank 7: cloro API
AI answer scraping API covering 6 of the 10 engines we track; returns raw answer, cited URLs, brand mentions, fan-out queries; $4 per 1,000 AI answers.
- +Strengths: Real browser sessions on six engines, method documented
- –Limits: No share of voice, position or sentiment
from $30/monthPublished pricePricing checked October 23, 20267.4 out of 10Pricing on cloro.dev (opens in a new tab)Read the reviewRank 8: Scrunch Data API
GEO platform with an API covering 9 of the 10 engines we track; returns raw answer, cited URLs, source categories, brand mentions.
- +Strengths: Covers 9 of the 10 engines we track
- –Limits: Collection method not published
from $500/monthPublished pricePricing checked October 23, 20267.0 out of 10Pricing on scrunch.com (opens in a new tab)Read the reviewRank 9: Bright Data AI Scrapers
AI answer scraping API covering 6 of the 10 engines we track; returns raw answer, cited URLs, shopping products; $1.50 per 1,000 AI answers.
- +Strengths: Webhooks and batch jobs
- –Limits: No computed metrics: raw answers to analyse yourself
from $1.50Published pricePricing checked October 23, 20266.9 out of 10Pricing on brightdata.com (opens in a new tab)Read the reviewRank 10: Trakkr API
GEO platform with an API covering 8 of the 10 engines we track; returns cited URLs, source categories, brand mentions, position.
- +Strengths: Covers 8 of the 10 engines we track
from $500/monthPublished pricePricing checked October 23, 20266.8 out of 10Pricing on trakkr.ai (opens in a new tab)Read the reviewRank 11: OtterlyAI API
GEO platform with an API covering 7 of the 10 engines we track; returns raw answer, cited URLs, brand mentions, position; $15.75 per 1,000 AI answers.
- +Strengths: Covers 7 of the 10 engines we track
from $189/monthPublished pricePricing checked October 23, 20266.7 out of 10Pricing on otterly.ai (opens in a new tab)Read the reviewRank 12: Apify AI scrapers
AI answer scraping API covering 6 of the 10 engines we track; returns raw answer, cited URLs; $1 per 1,000 AI answers.
- +Strengths: Webhooks and batch jobs
- –Limits: No computed metrics: raw answers to analyse yourself
from $19/monthPublished pricePricing checked October 23, 20266.6 out of 10Pricing on apify.com (opens in a new tab)Read the reviewRank 13: GEOly Data API
GEO platform with an API covering 7 of the 10 engines we track; returns raw answer, cited URLs, source categories, brand mentions; $13.32 per 1,000 AI answers.
- +Strengths: Covers 7 of the 10 engines we track
- –Limits: Collection method not published
from $999/monthPublished pricePricing checked October 23, 20266.6 out of 10Pricing on geoly.ai (opens in a new tab)Read the reviewRank 14: Peec AI API
GEO platform with an API covering 9 of the 10 engines we track; returns raw answer, cited URLs, source categories, brand mentions; price on quote.
- +Strengths: Share of voice, position, sentiment and source categories
- –Limits: API limited to Enterprise in the docs, price on request
Rank 15: Profound API
GEO platform with an API covering 9 of the 10 engines we track; returns raw answer, cited URLs, source categories, brand mentions; price on quote.
- +Strengths: Nine engines, captured in the browser as users see them
- –Limits: API on the Enterprise plan only, price on quote
Engines covered, API by API
| Name | ChatGPT | Perplexity | Gemini | AI Overviews | AI Mode | Copilot | Claude | Grok | DeepSeek | Meta AI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| API for GEO | Covered | Covered | Covered | Covered | Covered | Covered | Covered | Covered | Covered | Covered |
| LLM Pulse API | Covered | Covered | Covered | Covered | Covered | Covered | Covered | Covered | Covered | Covered |
| DataForSEO AI Optimization API | Covered | Covered | Covered | Covered | Not covered | Not covered | Covered | Not covered | Not covered | Not covered |
| AthenaHQ API | Covered | Covered | Covered | Covered | Covered | Covered | Covered | Covered | Covered | Covered |
| Promptwatch API | Covered | Covered | Covered | Covered | Covered | Covered | Covered | Not covered | Covered | Not covered |
| Rankability API | Covered | Covered | Covered | Covered | Covered | Covered | Covered | Covered | Covered | Covered |
| cloro API | Covered | Covered | Covered | Covered | Covered | Covered | Not covered | Not covered | Not covered | Not covered |
| Scrunch Data API | Covered | Covered | Covered | Covered | Covered | Covered | Covered | Covered | Not covered | Covered |
| Bright Data AI Scrapers | Covered | Covered | Covered | Not covered | Covered | Covered | Not covered | Covered | Not covered | Not covered |
| Trakkr API | Covered | Covered | Covered | Covered | Not covered | Not covered | Covered | Covered | Covered | Covered |
| OtterlyAI API | Covered | Covered | Covered | Covered | Covered | Covered | Covered | Not covered | Not covered | Not covered |
| Apify AI scrapers | Covered | Covered | Covered | Covered | Covered | Covered | Not covered | Not covered | Not covered | Not covered |
| GEOly Data API | Covered | Covered | Covered | Covered | Covered | Covered | Not covered | Covered | Not covered | Not covered |
| Peec AI API | Covered | Covered | Covered | Covered | Covered | Covered | Covered | Covered | Covered | Not covered |
| Profound API | Covered | Covered | Covered | Covered | Covered | Covered | Covered | Covered | Covered | Not covered |
Engines listed on each vendor’s own pages, checked on 23 October 2026. For API for GEO, Gemini, AI Overviews, DeepSeek and Meta AI were confirmed in our hands-on test on 26 October 2026. A dashed square means the vendor does not publish its list.
Price per 1,000 AI answers
- $1
Starter plan
DataForSEO AI Optimization API
$1.20- $1.50
- $2.94
Starter plan
- $4
Lite plan
- $13
- $13.32
Plus plan
- $15.75
Standard plan
- $15.83
Essential plan
- $81.94
Starter plan
Computed from each vendor’s cheapest plan that includes the API, one answer being one prompt on one engine. Scraping APIs return the raw answer; GEO APIs include computed metrics; for platforms we assume daily runs. US dollar prices only; euro and pound prices are on each review. Checked on 23 October 2026.
Sources
- apiforgeo.com: home page (computed layer, endpoints, pricing) (opens in a new tab)
- llmpulse.ai: pricing (opens in a new tab)
- dataforseo.com: ai optimization (opens in a new tab)
- athenahq.ai: pricing (opens in a new tab)
- promptwatch.com: pricing (opens in a new tab)
- rankability.com: pricing (opens in a new tab)
- cloro.dev: pricing (opens in a new tab)
- scrunch.com: pricing (opens in a new tab)
- brightdata.com: web scraper (opens in a new tab)
- trakkr.ai: pricing (opens in a new tab)