AI Search Volume — GEO / AEO Keyword Research Tool & API

Bulk AI search volume for any keyword list — an estimated demand score plus a 12-month trend, built to tell you which topics and keywords to target for AI search (GEO / AEO). Works across 94 countries and 46 languages. Pay-per-use, no subscription and no prompt limits — a cheap alternative to Profound / Otterly / Peec — $0.99 per 1,000 keywords, free tier, no monthly floor.

AI search volume is a directional estimate of demand in AI-driven search, derived from large-scale search-signal aggregation — not a literal count of AI chats. Use it to prioritize, not as an absolute number. Strongest on brand, category, head and informational terms.

What you get

Feature	Output
Bulk AI search volume	Estimated AI-search demand score per keyword — up to 1,000 keywords / run
12-month trend	Monthly demand history per keyword (computed on completed months) → rising / flat / falling
94 countries, 46 languages	Native-language volume for US, UK, DE, FR, ES, BR, PL, JP, IN and more — one market per run (full list)

Quick start

{ "keywords": ["how to save money", "index funds", "best budgeting apps"],
  "location": "United States", "language": "English" }

Output example

Real output (US / English, personal-finance niche). ai_search_volume = directional demand score; trend_6mo is computed on completed months (the current partial month is excluded):

[
  { "keyword": "how to save money",          "ai_search_volume": 18157, "trend_6mo": "-22%", "location": "United States" },
  { "keyword": "high yield savings account", "ai_search_volume": 16696, "trend_6mo": "+13%", "location": "United States" },
  { "keyword": "index funds",                "ai_search_volume": 15455, "trend_6mo":  "0%",  "location": "United States" },
  { "keyword": "what is a roth ira",         "ai_search_volume": 10012, "trend_6mo":  "0%",  "location": "United States" }
]

Each keyword also returns the full ai_monthly_searches array (12 months of {year, month, ai_search_volume}) so you can chart the trend yourself.

Use cases

• GEO / AEO content strategy — rank your topic backlog by AI-search demand before writing.
• Prioritize a keyword list — feed the keywords you already care about, get a demand order.
• Spot rising & fading topics — the 12-month trend flags what's gaining or losing AI attention.
• Multi-market research — the same list across countries/languages for international sites.

Pricing

Pay per event, no subscription. The search-volume fee is charged only after a successful volume call — failed or empty scans never pay it. The flat actor-start fee ($0.05) applies to every run, including runs rejected for invalid input. No monthly minimum, no prompt caps, no seat fees.

Event	Fires	Price (FREE / BRONZE)
actor-start	once per run (input validation + cache check)	$0.05
search-volume	once, after a successful volume call (up to 1,000 keywords)	$0.99 / 1k

Volume discounts by Apify plan tier

Event	FREE	BRONZE	SILVER	GOLD
search-volume (per 1k)	$0.99	$0.95	$0.85	$0.75

actor-start stays flat across tiers. PLATINUM / DIAMOND (enterprise) pricing on request.

A single run of 1,000 keywords costs $1.04 on FREE/BRONZE — versus $29–€89/mo prompt-limited subscriptions elsewhere (Otterly $29/10 prompts, Peec €89/50 prompts).

How it compares

	This actor	Profound	Otterly	Peec
Entry price	pay-per-use, $0.99/1k	enterprise	$29/mo (10 prompts)	€89/mo (50 prompts)
Prompt / seat limits	none — bulk keyword lists	seat-based	10 prompts	50 prompts
Public keyword-volume API	✅	❌	❌	❌
94 countries & 46 languages	✅	partial	partial	✅
No subscription	✅	❌	❌	❌

Built for GEO/SEO agencies, content teams and developers who want AI-search demand in bulk without a per-seat platform.

What it does NOT do (honest scope)

• It's an estimate for prioritization, not exact AI-usage counts. Use the relative order within a niche — that's where it's reliable.
• Weaker on head-to-head "X vs Y" comparison phrases and hyper-specific long-tail — these read directional/low. For a product-comparison strategy, treat those numbers as a floor, not gospel.
• Small markets have thinner data than large ones (US/DE/FR/BR are richest).
• The trend is directional (computed on completed months) — read it as up/flat/down, not a precise %.
• No brand-mention monitoring, no site audit, no live chat logs (different tools).

Supported countries & languages

94 countries/regions and 46 languages (117 country/language combinations) — a fixed list set by the data source, so use the exact names below (common aliases like "USA", "UK" or "Turkey" are accepted). Not available: mainland China, Russia and a handful of smaller markets; for Chinese keywords use Hong Kong / Taiwan (Chinese (Traditional)) or Singapore (Chinese (Simplified)). An unsupported pair is rejected before the paid call with a message naming the valid options.

Language	Countries / regions
Albanian	Albania
Arabic	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates
Armenian	Armenia
Azeri	Azerbaijan
Bengali	Bangladesh
Bosnian	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgarian	Bulgaria
Chinese (Simplified)	Singapore
Chinese (Traditional)	Hong Kong, Taiwan
Croatian	Croatia
Czech	Czechia
Danish	Denmark
Dutch	Belgium, Netherlands
English	Australia, Cambodia, Canada, Cyprus, Egypt, Ghana, Greece, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Kenya, Malaysia, Malta, Myanmar (Burma), New Zealand, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Sri Lanka, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Vietnam
Estonian	Estonia
Finnish	Finland
French	Algeria, Belgium, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Canada, Cote d'Ivoire, France, Monaco, Morocco, Senegal, Switzerland
German	Austria, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland
Greek	Cyprus, Greece
Hebrew	Israel
Hindi	India
Hungarian	Hungary
Indonesian	Indonesia
Italian	Italy, Switzerland
Japanese	Japan
Korean	South Korea
Latvian	Latvia
Lithuanian	Lithuania
Macedonian	North Macedonia
Malay	Malaysia
Norwegian (Bokmål)	Norway
Polish	Poland
Portuguese	Angola, Brazil, Portugal
Romanian	Moldova, Romania
Russian	Kazakhstan, Ukraine
Serbian	Serbia
Slovak	Slovakia
Slovenian	Slovenia
Spanish	Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Spain, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela
Swedish	Sweden
Tagalog	Philippines
Thai	Thailand
Turkish	Turkiye
Ukrainian	Ukraine
Urdu	Pakistan
Vietnamese	Vietnam

FAQ

Is this real ChatGPT / Gemini conversation data? No. It's a directional estimate of demand in AI-driven search, derived from large-scale search-signal aggregation. Treat it as a prioritization signal, not a literal chat count.

Which countries and languages are supported? 94 countries/regions and 46 languages — see the full list. Volume is returned in the market's native language. One country/language per run. Mainland China and Russia are not available; for Chinese keywords use Hong Kong, Taiwan (Chinese (Traditional)) or Singapore (Chinese (Simplified)).

How accurate is it? Reliable for relative prioritization within a niche (which topics matter more), and for brand / category / informational terms. Comparison phrases and tiny long-tail are directional only.

Do I need a subscription? No. Pay per use; failed or empty runs never pay the search-volume fee (only the $0.05 actor-start).

Can I run it from an AI agent? Yes — it's a limited-permission, MCP-ready actor (no first-run approval step), callable from AI agents and IDEs via the Apify MCP server.

Related actors

Part of the DoesAiKnow keyword-research & GEO/SEO suite on Apify:

• Keyword Metrics Pro — Google + Bing Volume, CPC & Trend — classic search volume to pair with AI demand.
• AI Brand Visibility Tracker — ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini — see if your brand is cited in AI answers.
• Competitor Keyword Research — See Any Site's Ranked Keywords — the keywords a competitor domain ranks for.
• AI Keyword Clustering Tool — Topical Clustering + Bulk SERP — group a keyword list into topic clusters.
• Amazon Keyword Research Tool — Volume + Reverse ASIN — product-search demand + reverse-ASIN.
• Backlink Checker API — Referring Domains & Competitor Gap — referring domains + link-gap analysis.

Disclaimer

Provided as-is for research. AI search volumes are best-effort estimates for prioritization. Independent project — not affiliated with, endorsed by, or partnered with OpenAI, Google, Profound, Otterly, or Peec.

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Last reviewed: October 2026.