Keyword Cupid vs Topical Map AI (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Keyword Cupid and Topical Map AI share a 2.0 GPA, neither has a free plan, and Keyword Cupid starts cheaper, at $9.99 a month against $56 a month.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
Keyword Cupid grades higher on the free plan. Topical Map AI grades higher on features and ease of use. They get the same grade on value for money and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Keyword Cupid
SERP-based keyword clustering into pages and topical silos
Topical Map AI
AI topical map generator that clusters keywords into a content plan
Which one is for you
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
Pick Topical Map AI if
- Fits if you're starting a niche site and want a content plan built from one topic
- Works for someone who already pays OpenAI and wants maps without spending credits
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you want to try it first, since there's no free plan or trial
- Skip it if you already have a keyword list to cluster, as it can't import one
- Pricey if you need the API, team seats or white-label exports, which start at $179 a month
- Watch out: keywords are AI-made, and many long-tail ones have no reported volume, so the list needs review
- Too light for rank tracking or site audits, which it doesn't do at all
How we grade them
| 2.0GPAKeyword CupidFair | 2.0GPATopical Map AIFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | 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. | CBasic is $56 a month for 25 credits, near the top of what this category charges and just under its dearest tenth. A single map without a plan is $39. Bring your own OpenAI key and maps cost no credits. |
| Free plan and trial | 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. | FNo free plan and no trial. There's a full refund within 30 days if fewer than 10 credits were spent, but a refund isn't a trial. |
| Features | 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. | CFour map types, clusters by meaning and intent, briefs per cluster and exports to CSV, Google Docs, Excel or PDF by plan. But the keywords come from AI, many have no volume, and you can't import your own list or track rankings. |
| Ease of use | 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. | BNo rating on record, but it's type a niche, edit the subtopics, get the map. Do set aside time to look over what the AI came up with. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, with no desktop or phone app. It connects to Google Search Console and Google Analytics, though there's no API on record. | BWeb only, exporting to Google Docs and Notion, and it takes your own OpenAI key. The REST API, 3 team seats and white-label PDFs start at Enterprise, $179 a month. |
| Best for | grouping keyword lists into pages and silos | planning a whole site's content in one go |
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: Keyword Cupid and Topical Map AI. How we grade
Price against what you get
Keyword Cupid starts at $9.99 a month and scores 2.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Topical Map AI starts at $56 a month and scores 2.7.
Topical Map AI scores higher, and starts $46.01 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other keyword research tools on the chart, 10 score higher than Keyword Cupid for less, and 1 scores higher than Topical Map AI for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Keyword Cupid also covers content optimization and internal linking.
At a glance
| Keyword Cupid | Topical Map AI | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Paid |
| Starts at | $9.99 per month for 500 keyword credits | $56 per month for 25 credits, billed monthly |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 7-day trial that does not roll onto a paid plan when it ends | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Keyword Cupid LLC | Topical Map AI |
| Price read from | keywordcupid.com | topicalmap.ai |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
Topical Map AI
- There is no free plan or trial; a full refund is offered within 30 days if fewer than 10 credits were used.
- Keywords are generated by AI and checked against DataForSEO, so many have no volume and the list needs review.
- The REST API, team seats and white-label exports start at Enterprise, $179 a month.
- It does not track rankings, audit sites or import an existing keyword list.
Key features
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.
Topical Map AI
- Topical maps from one topic
- Enter a niche and AI generates hundreds of keywords grouped into topic clusters, with subtopics you can edit before the map is built.
- Search data where it exists
- Each keyword is looked up in DataForSEO for volume and difficulty; the vendor says most long-tail keywords have no reported volume.
- Content briefs
- Generate a content brief for any cluster inside the map, at 0.25 credits each.
- Exports and white-label PDFs
- Export maps as CSV, Google Docs, Excel or PDF depending on plan; Enterprise and Agency can brand PDF reports for clients.
- Bring your own OpenAI key
- Connect an OpenAI API key to create maps at no credit cost, paying OpenAI directly instead.
- 20+ languages
- Maps can be generated in more than 20 languages, including Spanish, French, German, Japanese and Arabic, for 25+ countries.
Plans
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.
Topical Map AI
Basic$56
per month for 25 credits, billed monthly
About 25 maps a month (20 on annual billing), all 4 map types, CSV and Google Docs export. 1 credit is one standard map.
Pro$104
per month for 46 credits, billed monthly
46 maps a month, 5 maps generated at once, and CSV, Excel and PDF export.
Enterprise$179
per month for 80 credits, billed monthly
80 maps a month, 10 at once, all export formats, 3 team seats and the REST API at 100 requests a day.
Agency$374
per month for 139 credits, billed monthly
139 maps a month, 20 at once, white-label exports, 5 team seats and the REST API at 200 requests a day.
1 Map$39
one-time, for one map credit that never expires
Buy maps without a plan or on top of one: 5 maps cost $149 and 20 maps $449.
Ways to pay less
Keyword Cupid
No public discounts listed.
Topical Map AI
- Annual discount
Save 17% with annual billing
Topical Map AI's pricing lists annual billing at 17% less than monthly; the Basic plan includes 20 maps a month on annual instead of 25.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Keyword Cupid or Topical Map AI?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Keyword Cupid is cheaper to start with: $9.99 a month, against $56 a month for Topical Map AI. Keyword Cupid starts at $9.99 per month for 500 keyword credits, and Topical Map AI starts at $56 per month for 25 credits, billed monthly.
Which has a free plan, Keyword Cupid or Topical Map AI?
As of Oct 23, 2026, neither Keyword Cupid nor Topical Map AI 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.