KeyClusters vs Keyword Cupid (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 23, 2026, KeyClusters and Keyword Cupid share a 2.0 GPA, neither has a free plan and their prices can't be set side by side, so the choice depends on whether you care more about value for money, features and ease of use, where KeyClusters grades higher, or the free plan and platforms, where Keyword Cupid does.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
KeyClusters
Pay-as-you-go keyword clustering from live Google results
Keyword Cupid
SERP-based keyword clustering into pages and topical silos
Which one is for you
Pick KeyClusters if
- Fits if you have a big keyword export and need it turned into a list of pages
- Works for clustering now and then without a monthly bill, as credits never expire
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you need keyword ideas, as it only groups a list you bring
- Not for you if you want to try it free, as there's no trial or free credits
- Tight if you want looser groups, as it only joins keywords sharing 3 or more top-10 pages
- Pricey if you cluster a lot, as it's priced per keyword: 100,000 keywords is $350
- Too light for pulling results into other tools, as there's no API on record
Pick Keyword Cupid if
- Fits if you're planning a new site and want the page and silo structure worked out
- Works for teams that already have keyword data from another tool and need it grouped
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you need a tool that finds keywords as well as grouping them
- Tight if you're on Starter, at 500 keywords a month with no geotargeting, own data or briefs
- Not for you if you want a clear refund promise, as refunds are at the company's discretion
- Watch out: only monthly prices are listed, with no yearly plan, and monthly credits reset each cycle
- Watch out: trial payments aren't refunded, and the listing doesn't say what the trial costs
How we grade them
| 2.0GPAKeyClustersFair | 2.0GPAKeyword CupidFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | B$19 once for 2,500 keywords, with credits that never expire and no subscription. It's priced per keyword, though, so heavy users pay as they go: 100,000 keywords is $350. | CStarter is $9.99 a month, inside this category's cheapest quarter, but it only clusters 500 keywords a month. Geotargeting, your own data and briefs need Freelancer at $49.99, and there's no yearly plan to bring that down. |
| Free plan and trial | FNothing free: no free plan, no free credits and no trial. The smallest way in is the $19 pack. | CNo free plan, but a 7-day trial that doesn't turn into a paid plan when it ends. The listing doesn't say whether it costs anything; the terms only say money paid for a trial isn't refunded. |
| Features | CClustering from Google's live top 10, by location and device, with Ahrefs and Semrush imports and spreadsheet output. It does clustering fully, but that's a smaller job, and it can't find keywords: you bring the list. | DIt does one narrow part of the job, grouping a keyword list into pages and silos from live search results, with confidence scores, a mind map and briefs from Freelancer. Finding the keywords is left to other tools. |
| Ease of use | BNo rating on record, but there's little to learn: upload an export as it is, pick a location and device, and a spreadsheet arrives within minutes. | CNo rating on record. You bring a list, choose location, device and engine, then read a tree of pages and silos with confidence scores, which takes a little learning. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb only, with no API on record. It reads Ahrefs and Semrush export files and hands back CSV or Excel. | BWeb only, with no desktop or phone app. It connects to Google Search Console and Google Analytics, though there's no API on record. |
| Best for | clustering keyword exports with no subscription | grouping keyword lists into pages and silos |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: KeyClusters and Keyword Cupid. How we grade
Where they differ
- Keyword Cupid also covers internal linking.
At a glance
| KeyClusters | Keyword Cupid | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Free trial |
| Starts at | $19 one-time for 2,500 keyword credits | $9.99 per month for 500 keyword credits |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | None listed | 7-day trial that does not roll onto a paid plan when it ends |
| Web | ||
| Made by | KeyClusters | Keyword Cupid LLC |
| Price read from | keyclusters.com | keywordcupid.com |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
KeyClusters
- It does not find new keywords: you upload a list exported from Ahrefs or Semrush, or a file of your own.
- No free plan, free credits or trial is offered; the smallest pack is $19 for 2,500 keywords.
- Clusters are formed only from shared pages in Google's top 10 results, with 3 or more pages in common.
Keyword Cupid
- Starter has no geotargeting, own-data uploads, SERP Spy or content briefs; those start at Freelancer for $49.99 a month.
- Monthly credits reset each billing cycle; extra credits cost $0.006 to $0.02 per keyword by plan and do not expire.
- Only monthly prices are listed; there is no annual plan on the pricing page.
- The terms say refunds are at the company's discretion and trial payments are not refunded.
Key features
KeyClusters
- SERP-based clustering
- Each keyword is run through Google and its top 10 ranking pages compared; keywords with 3 or more pages in common are put in the same cluster.
- Ahrefs and Semrush imports
- Upload keyword export files from Ahrefs or Semrush as they are, or a custom CSV file of your own keywords.
- Location and device targeting
- Run the analysis for any location and for desktop or mobile results, so clusters follow the results searchers there see.
- Spreadsheet output
- Results arrive within minutes as a CSV or Excel file of keywords grouped into clusters, to plan one page per group and avoid cannibalization.
- Credits that never expire
- 1 credit clusters 1 keyword, packs are bought once and topped up from the dashboard, and there is no limit on list size beyond your credits.
Keyword Cupid
- Live SERP clustering
- Scrapes search results at the moment you run a report and clusters keywords that share results, up to 80,000 per report on the top plan.
- Pages and silos
- Organizes clusters into pages and the pages into silos, suggesting how to interlink them, with a color-coded confidence score per cluster.
- Interactive mind map and Excel
- Explore and edit the hierarchy as an interactive tree, or download an Excel file of pages, silos and their metrics.
- Bring Your Own Data reports
- From Freelancer, upload a CSV or XLSX keyword list with your own volume, difficulty and CPC figures to cluster.
- SERP Spy and content briefs
- From Freelancer, scrapes the text of top results for on-page stats such as average content length, and produces content briefs.
- Location, device and engine targeting
- Target results by location, by mobile, desktop or tablet, and by Google or Yandex, which can produce different clusters.
Plans
KeyClusters
2,500 keywords$19
one-time top-up, used as you go
2,500 credits at $0.0076 per keyword. 1 credit clusters 1 keyword, credits never expire and every feature is included.
20,000 keywords$110
one-time top-up, used as you go
20,000 credits at $0.0055 per keyword, which the vendor puts at 28% less per keyword than the smallest pack.
100,000 keywords$350
one-time top-up, used as you go
100,000 credits at $0.0035 per keyword, which the vendor puts at 54% less per keyword than the smallest pack.
Keyword Cupid
Starter$9.99
per month for 500 keyword credits
1 user, up to 2,000 keywords per report, simple keyword reports, mind map and Excel export. 1 credit clusters 1 keyword.
Freelancer$49.99
per month for 5,000 keyword credits
5 users, 20,000 keywords per report, your own data uploads, SERP Spy, URL Analyzer, content briefs and SERP geotargeting.
Agency$149.99
per month for 20,000 keyword credits
10 users, 40,000 keywords per report, up to 5 URLs analyzed, and access to the Keyword Corps group.
Enterprise$499.99
per month for 80,000 keyword credits
20 users, 80,000 keywords per report and up to 10 URLs analyzed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, KeyClusters or Keyword Cupid?
As of Oct 23, 2026, KeyClusters starts at $19 one-time for 2,500 keyword credits, and Keyword Cupid starts at $9.99 per month for 500 keyword credits.
Which has a free plan, KeyClusters or Keyword Cupid?
As of Oct 23, 2026, neither KeyClusters nor Keyword Cupid has a free plan. Keyword Cupid has a free trial.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.