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Keyword difficulty checker

Check monthly searches, keyword difficulty, search intent and the top 30 Google results for this keyword.

Keyword research is a Pro feature.

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What the keyword difficulty checker returns

  • Monthly searches with a 12-month trend for one market and language.
  • Keyword difficulty from 0 to 100, search intent, ad competition and CPC range.
  • The top 30 Google results, each with its page and the ranking site’s estimated monthly visits when a report has them.

Example: “ai” in the United States

The example on this page is a saved September 2026 snapshot for “ai” (United States, English): about 5M monthly searches, difficulty 100, informational intent, low ad competition and a $2.15 CPC. The first results are Wikipedia, Google, Google Cloud, Britannica and IBM.

Difficulty 100 with reference sites and large brands on page one tells a new site to target a narrower, longer query instead. Monthly searches and difficulty are provider estimates for that market and date.

Questions

What is a good keyword difficulty score?

It depends on your site. A newer site usually starts with terms below about 30 where page one includes smaller sites; check the SERP list to see who you would compete with.

Which market does the data use?

Each result names its market and language, for example United States · English, and the month the data describes.

Is keyword research free?

Live keyword lookups are part of Pro and cost 60 credits each from the 10,000 monthly Pro points. The saved example above is visible to everyone.

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About this data

  • 1,602,978 websites in the current rank index
  • 1,705,503 saved website reports

Monthly visits are third-party whole-site estimates. Search visibility is a separate keyword-ranking sample. Ranks come from the public Tranco and Majestic lists.

Each number keeps its provider, observation period, scope and confidence. A missing estimate stays empty.