Every answer is one paid request to DataForSEO, on your account, at DataForSEO's price. Here's one answer per engine, from the app's price catalog (checked Oct 5, 2026):
| Engine | How it's asked | Per answer |
|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | The ChatGPT app, through DataForSEO's LLM Scraper | 0.12 cents queued, 0.40 cents live |
| Gemini | The Gemini app, same scraper | 0.12 cents queued, 0.40 cents live |
| Google AI Overview | Google's results page | 0.20 cents |
| Perplexity | Perplexity's Sonar API | 0.66 cents |
| Claude | Anthropic's API with web search (an estimate: billed on tokens and searches) | 5.36 cents |
- $4.77/mo100 prompts, weekly, on ChatGPT, Gemini, AI Overview and Perplexity
- $7.00/mo25 prompts, weekly, on all five engines, Claude included
DataForSEO has no subscription. You top up at least $50 and it gets spent as you go: at $4.77 a month that's about 10 months of checks. Add a model from OpenRouter and its answers go on your OpenRouter account, at whatever that model costs. Skip OpenRouter and you never need an account there.
Nothing runs blind, either. Every batch shows a quote first (prompts, engines, calls, the estimate and the ceiling) before a cent moves. Want your own numbers? The AI tracking cost calculator does the sums for any prompt count, engine mix and schedule.