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 200+ countries and 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
200+ locations & languages	Native-language volume for US, UK, DE, FR, ES, BR, PL and more — one market per run

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. You pay only for successful runs — failed or empty scans are never billed. 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	✅	❌	❌	❌
200+ countries & 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).

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? 200+. Volume is returned in the market's native language — validated across US, UK, Germany, France, Spain, Brazil, Poland and more. One country/language per run.

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 are never charged.

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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