You pay only for successful calls, and your balance never expires

Top up once from $25, then each successful call debits its listed price, from $0.01 per AI model. Tracker management and your usage history are free.

Cite42

Pay per call

from $0.01/model & up

$25 minimum deposit. Your balance never expires.

  • Pay per API call. No subscription or seat plan.
  • MCP and the REST API use the same metered tools.
  • Workflows combine AI answers, citations, keywords, trends, Reddit, and YouTube.
  • Source coverage is visible for every tool and workflow.
  • Your balance never expires. Top up when you need more.
  • $1 free to try before your first top-up.
Start with $1 free

Typical subscription platforms

$95 to $495/month

Comparison only — not a Cite42 plan. Flat monthly subscription, whether you query or not.

  • Fixed monthly subscription, including months with little usage
  • Prompt, model, and project limits vary by plan
  • MCP and API access depend on the provider and plan
  • Higher tiers add projects, response volume, and team features
  • No shared pay-per-call price across subscription plans
TOOLS

Tools.

MCP and REST share the same data and meter. Choose the AI models you need, or use a source tool billed once per call.

AI Visibility
$0.01 to $0.06 / model
How often AI names your brand, and where it places.
Sources
AI Competitors
$0.01 to $0.06 / model
Which competitors get named instead of you, and where.
Sources
AI Citations
$0.01 to $0.06 / model
Which URLs and domains AI cites for a question.
Sources
AI Search
$0.01 to $0.06 / model
The raw answer each model gives, with its sources.
Sources
AI Sentiment
$0.03 to $0.08 / model
How AI characterises your brand when it does mention it.
Sources
Keyword Research
$0.03 to $0.12
Search volume, CPC, competition, and related ideas.
Sources
  • Google data
Google, Reddit & YouTube Trends
$0.05 each
Demand movement across Google, Reddit, and YouTube.
Sources
  • Google data
Content Gap Analysis
$0.82 max
Find topics worth creating
Sources
  • Google data
AI Prompt Research
$0.82 max
Discover prompts worth tracking
Sources
  • Google data
Topic Demand
$0.57 max
Measure demand across channels
Sources
  • Google data
Competitor Content Analysis
$0.72 max
Find gaps against rivals
Sources
  • Google data
AI Citation Gaps
$0.80 max
Find missing source mentions
Sources
Content Brief
$0.82 max
Evidence-backed brief
Sources
  • Google data
AI Recommendations
$0.25 / page report · site check free
Page-level next steps for one prompt: inspects your page and up to two AI-cited pages. A URL alone gets a free technical check; a review without a saved result adds a citations check. Charged only when the report includes verified page-comparison advice.
Sources
Your page + cited pages
Tracker Management
Free
Create, edit, pause, and read stored tracker reports. Runs use the selected tool price.
Sources
Your account
Usage
Free
Balance, price list, and call history.
Sources
Your account

AI tools bill only for the models you select. Google, Reddit, and YouTube trend calls are separate tools and each costs the listed per-call rate. Workflow rows show the current maximum per run; the actual total is calculated from the live tools and selected AI models. Tracker setup, management, and stored reports are free. Scheduled and manual runs bill the selected tool for each saved prompt that returns a successful result.

ESTIMATE YOUR COST

What will it cost you?

Configure

What kind of call?

Different tools cost different amounts per model. Choose the data you need.

AI surfaces to check

Each model is priced separately. Select all you want every prompt checked against.

Requests

How many requests you make. A quick check is 1; an agency audit might be 50+.

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Your estimate

$0.13

3 calls · 3 models × 1 request · paid once, never expires

Typical subscription platformsflat monthly, query or not$95 to $495/month
  • ChatGPT$0.05
  • Perplexity$0.03
  • Gemini$0.05
Currency
USD
Repeat queryⓘ
same rate
Start with $1 free

$25 minimum deposit · your balance never expires

Questions about Cite42 pricing.

Cite42 is pay per call with no subscription. AI tools are priced per AI model, from $0.01, so an AI Visibility check across all five models is $0.20. Keyword data costs $0.03 to $0.12 per keyword. Google Trends and YouTube Trends cost $0.05 per call; Reddit Trends costs $0.20.
Yes. A verified signup adds $1 to your account, enough for 5 AI Visibility checks across all five models or a mix of other tools. There is no subscription to cancel afterwards. One signup bonus per account.
No. Cite42 only charges successful calls. If an AI model errors, returns nothing (for example when Google shows no AI Overview), or stops before finishing its answer, that model is not billed. Reading your balance, prices and usage history is always free.
No. Your prepaid balance never expires, so you can top up once and use it over months. The smallest top-up is $25, and there is no monthly fee.
Creating and managing trackers is free. Each run costs the tool's normal price for every saved question: an AI Visibility tracker costs $0.13 per question across the three default AI models. You confirm the maximum cost per run before a tracker starts.
Cite42 keeps each AI answer for 24 hours and shares it across customers, so when anyone asks the same question of the same model that day, the stored answer comes back instantly. Cached answers are billed at the normal rate, which keeps per-call prices low for everyone.