Updated October 23, 2026
Profound vs Peec AI: which API for an in-house GEO team?
Two GEO platforms whose API is reserved for Enterprise customers: engines, data, method and limits compared.
By Mathias C.SEO consultant, and more recently GEO, at MentionBox
In short
- Both reserve the API for Enterprise customers and forbid reselling the data.
- Profound documents browser capture on nine engines and ships Python and TypeScript SDKs.
- Peec AI adds bulk edits through the API and custom source categories.
| Criterion | Profound API | Peec AI API |
|---|---|---|
| Coverage | 9 of 10 | 9 of 10 |
| Collection method | Browser capture on nine engines (advantage) | Interface for ChatGPT, official APIs for Claude and DeepSeek, others not named |
| Countries | 150+ regions (advantage) | 80+ |
| Official SDKs | Python, TypeScript (advantage) | None |
| Bulk operations | Not published | Up to 1,000 items per request (advantage) |
| Rate limit | 600 requests per hour | 200 requests per minute per project (advantage) |
| Type | GEO platform with an API | GEO platform with an API |
| Engines covered | ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, Copilot, Google AI Overviews, Google AI Mode, Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek, Exa Search | ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Google AI Mode, Perplexity, Gemini, Copilot, OpenAI Search API, Claude, DeepSeek, Qwen, Mistral, Grok, Muse Spark, Naver AI, Amazon Rufus |
| Data returned | raw answer, cited URLs, source categories, brand mentions, position, share of voice, sentiment, fan-out queries, shopping products | raw answer, cited URLs, source categories, brand mentions, position, share of voice, sentiment, fan-out queries, shopping products |
| Pricing model | quote | subscription |
| Free trial | Free trial: 50 prompts run daily for 7 days on 3 engines, without API access | not published |
| Delivery | sync | sync, batch |
| MCP server | yes | yes |
| Resale / white label | not allowed | not allowed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profound API | Covered | Covered | Covered | Covered | Covered | Covered | Covered | Covered | Covered | Not covered |
| Peec AI 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 you get API access?
Profound lists its API, SDKs and MCP server on the Enterprise plan only, at a custom price. Peec AI’s documentation says API access is limited to Enterprise customers, billed annually; its agency page says every agency tier includes the API.
Choose Profound API if…
you want the collection method documented and SDKs for your developers
Choose Peec AI API if…
you manage many products and categories and want to edit them in bulk through the API
Frequently asked questions
Can I resell Profound or Peec AI data?
No. Profound’s agreement limits use to internal business purposes, and Peec AI’s terms say customers cannot distribute or give access to the stand-alone APIs.