Updated October 23, 2026
MentionLab’s API for GEO vs Profound API
A pay-as-you-go GEO API you can resell against an enterprise platform: ten engines against nine, price, data and terms, line by line.
By Mathias C.SEO consultant, and more recently GEO, at MentionBox
In short
- API for GEO is self-serve and pay as you go: $0.013 per credit, no minimum, resale allowed.
- API for GEO covers all ten engines we track, Profound nine; Profound documents its browser capture, and its API comes with a custom-priced Enterprise plan.
- Both return share of voice, position, sentiment, cited sources and fan-out queries.
| Criterion | API for GEO | Profound API |
|---|---|---|
| Price per 1,000 AI answers | $13 | not published |
| Coverage | 10 of 10 (advantage) | 9 of 10 |
| API access | Key on request, pay as you go (advantage) | Enterprise plan only |
| Collection method | Native execution on each engine (vendor statement) | Browser capture, as users see it |
| Resale / white label | Allowed (advantage) | Forbidden by the terms |
| Countries | 40+ | 150+ regions (advantage) |
| Rate limit | 300 requests per minute (advantage) | 600 requests per hour |
| Official SDKs | Yes, confirmed in our test (languages not published) | Python, TypeScript |
| Type | GEO metrics API | GEO platform with an API |
| Engines covered | ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Mode, Claude, Copilot, Grok (listed by the vendor); Gemini, Google AI Overviews, DeepSeek, Meta AI (confirmed in our hands-on test on 26 October 2026) | ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, Copilot, Google AI Overviews, Google AI Mode, Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek, Exa Search |
| Data returned | raw answer, cited URLs, source categories, brand mentions, position, share of voice, sentiment, themes and per-brand perception, fan-out queries, shopping products, YouTube citations | raw answer, cited URLs, source categories, brand mentions, position, share of voice, sentiment, fan-out queries, shopping products |
| Pricing model | credits (pay-as-you-go, volume tiers) | quote |
| Entry price | $0.013, pay as you go (0–50k credits/month) | not published |
| Free trial | sandbox project with the key (no free credit amount published) | Free trial: 50 prompts run daily for 7 days on 3 engines, without API access |
| Delivery | sync and async, webhooks, batch | sync |
| MCP server | yes | yes |
Highlighted: the advantage on this criterion. 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.
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 |
| 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.
How do API for GEO and Profound charge?
API for GEO sells credits: one prompt, run once, on one engine, in one locale, with every metric included. The first tier costs $0.013 per credit, which makes $13 for 1,000 answers, with no monthly minimum, and credits never expire.
Profound publishes two plans: a free Trial without API access, and Enterprise at a custom price. The API, SDKs and MCP server are listed for Enterprise only.
Which engines does each one cover?
API for GEO lists ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Mode, Claude, Copilot and Grok on apiforgeo.com, and our hands-on test confirmed Gemini, Google AI Overviews, DeepSeek and Meta AI on 26 October 2026.
Profound lists ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, Copilot, Google AI Overviews, Google AI Mode, Gemini, Grok and DeepSeek, and says it captures them in the browser, as users see them.
Can an agency resell the data?
Yes with API for GEO: its terms present reselling as an intended use, as long as you do not sublicense direct API access. No with Profound: its Master Subscription Agreement forbids distributing, selling or sublicensing the services and limits use to internal business purposes.
Choose API for GEO if…
you want per-brand GEO metrics in your own product or client reports, paid per prompt and resold under your brand
Choose Profound API if…
your brand team wants a documented browser capture and Exa Search, and can sign an Enterprise contract
Frequently asked questions
Is API for GEO cheaper than Profound?
API for GEO publishes $13 per 1,000 answers on its first tier. Profound does not publish the price of the Enterprise plan that includes its API, so the two cannot be compared on price without a quote.
Do both return share of voice and sentiment?
Yes. Both document share of voice, average position, sentiment, cited sources, fan-out queries and shopping data in their API responses.