Tools
Keyword difficulty checker
Check monthly searches, keyword difficulty, search intent and the top 30 Google results for this keyword.
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 4 points each from the 3,000 monthly Pro points. The saved example above is visible to everyone.