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AnswerThePublic review (2026): is the free plan enough?

Question and search-suggestion research shown as keyword wheels

Free plan · from $20/moKeyword ResearchChecked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
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AnswerThePublic report card

2.4GPA

Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Oct 23, 2026

Best for seeing the questions people ask about a topic

AnswerThePublic takes one word and shows you the questions, comparisons and phrases people search around it, as a wheel or a list, with volume and CPC. Starter is $20 a month, or $160 a year. But Starter allows 100 searches a month that don't roll over, the volume is last month's Google data only, there's no difficulty score, and subscriptions are generally non-refundable.

Who AnswerThePublic is for

  • Fits if you plan blog posts, FAQs or videos around what people ask
  • Works for showing a client how people search, as the wheels read at a glance

Who AnswerThePublic is not for

  • Tight if you research a lot, since Starter allows 100 searches a month and they don't roll over
  • Skip it if you need a difficulty score, as there isn't one on record
  • Not for you if you might want your money back, as subscriptions are generally non-refundable
  • Watch out: the 7-day trial needs a payment method and covers monthly plans only
  • Pricey if more people need access: Starter has 1 user, and 3 users means Growth at $99 a month
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Why AnswerThePublic gets a 2.4

Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.

  • CValue for moneyStarter is $20 a month, or $160 a year, which works out at about $13.33 a month, and until 8 November a year of Starter is $120. That's mid-table for this category, for 100 searches a month and 1 user.
  • CFree plan and trialA free account gets 3 searches a day, with volume and CPC on just two branches of each report and exports of 30 keywords. The 7-day trial needs a payment method and only covers monthly plans.
  • CFeaturesQuestions, comparisons and related terms from Google, Bing, YouTube, TikTok, Instagram and Amazon, with volume and CPC, AI prompt ideas and alerts. It does question research fully, but that's a smaller job, and the volume is last month's Google data only.
  • BEase of useNo rating on record, but nothing to set up either. Type a word and the wheel appears, and anyone you show it to will get it straight away.
  • BPlatforms and integrationsWeb only, with no desktop or phone app. Content Studio publishes to WordPress and Webflow, and paid plans get an API, still in alpha, that draws on the same search allowance.

What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from AnswerThePublic's own pages on 23 October 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.

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Where AnswerThePublic stands among keyword research tools

AnswerThePublic's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 23 of the 51 other keyword research tools we grade, and level with 14.

It stands best on ease of use (B, above 28 of 51) and worst on value for money (C, above 4).

Its paid plans start at $20 a month, against a middle price of $18 for the category: 19 of the 35 others that charge start lower.

On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. 1 tool scores higher and costs less.

Each grade against the category

Every bar is all 52 keyword research tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. AnswerThePublic’s own letter is outlined.

  • CValue for moneyAbove 4 of 51, level with 22
  • CFree plan and trialAbove 11 of 51, level with 29
  • CFeaturesAbove 6 of 51, level with 36
  • BEase of useAbove 28 of 51, level with 23
  • BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 26 of 51, level with 25

Price against what you get

Each dot is one of 44 keyword research tools. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.

Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged

D1.0C2.0B3.0A4.0Free$5$10$20$50$100More for lessCosts more, scores moreCosts less, scores lessCosts more, scores lessAnswerThePublic

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Keep AnswerThePublic, or make your own?

Keep it

To replace AnswerThePublic you would be making search volumes for millions of keywords, gathered and kept up to date. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.

It costs $240 a year.

What you could make

  • Long-form writing: an app builder makes this well.

What you could not

  • Search volumes for millions of keywords, gathered and kept up to date.
  • It plugs into other products, WordPress and Webflow among them, and has an API.
  • AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.

What this rests on. AnswerThePublic’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.

What is AnswerThePublic?

AnswerThePublic turns a seed term into the questions, comparisons and phrases people type into Google, Bing, YouTube, TikTok, Instagram and Amazon, laid out as visual keyword wheels and lists with search volume and cost per click. An AI Models report shows related prompts and answers from ChatGPT and Gemini, and Content Studio writes and publishes articles using monthly credits. It belongs to Neil Patel's NP Digital.

Worth knowing

  • Paid plans are capped at 100 to 300 searches a month, and unused searches and credits do not roll over.
  • Subscriptions are generally non-refundable once billing starts, and annual plans have no free trial.
  • Search volume reflects Google data from the previous month only.
  • Starter allows 1 user, Growth 3 and Business 10, and all users share the plan's monthly limits.

Key features

Keyword wheels and search modifiers
Groups suggestions into questions, prepositions, comparisons, alphabeticals and related terms, as a visual wheel or a list, with Google volume and CPC.
Searches across platforms
Reports draw on Google, Bing, YouTube, TikTok, Instagram and Amazon, plus People Also Ask results and Google Shopping product rankings.
AI Models report
Shows prompts people might give ChatGPT and Gemini about a topic, sorted by intent and sentiment, and generates sample AI answers from a monthly allowance.
Search listening alerts
Follow a keyword and get a weekly email of new suggestions: 1 alert on Starter, 5 on Growth and 20 on Business.
Content Studio
Writes articles from a project's keywords and publishes them to WordPress or Webflow. Each article uses 10 credits and each Deep Search 8.
API in alpha
Paid plans can create searches and pull reports through an API that draws on the same monthly search allowance. Not available on the free plan or during a trial.

AnswerThePublic pricing

As of Oct 23, 2026, AnswerThePublic has a free plan, and paid plans start at $20 per month, billed monthly ($160 a year billed annually).

Starts at
$20 per month, billed monthly ($160 a year billed annually)
Free plan
Free account: 3 searches a day, volume and CPC on two branches per report, exports of up to 30 keywords and 30 AI prompt responses a month. No Content Studio credits.
Free trial
7-day free trial on monthly plans, once per account; a payment method is needed
Free$03 searches a day with some suggestions and data locked, and small exports.
Starter$20per month, billed monthly ($160 a year billed annually)1 user, 100 searches a month, 1,000 AI prompt suggestions, 30 AI responses, 2 projects and 60 Content Studio credits.
Growth$99per month, billed monthly ($792 a year billed annually)Up to 3 users, 200 searches a month, 2,000 prompt suggestions, 60 AI responses, 4 projects, 350 credits and report comparisons.
Business$199per month, billed monthly ($1,592 a year billed annually)Up to 10 users, 300 searches a month, 3,000 prompt suggestions, 100 AI responses, 8 projects and 800 credits.
CustomCustomMore users, domains or limits than Business, quoted on request.

Read from answerthepublic.com on Oct 23, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with AnswerThePublic before you buy.

Pricing in detail

Ways to pay less

  • Annual discountAnnual billing at eight times the monthly price

    AnswerThePublic's campaign terms put the standard annual price at 8 times the monthly price, such as $160 a year for Starter instead of $240 paid monthly.

    Stated on answerthepublic.com
  • Annual discount6 months free on annual plans until November 8, 2026

    From October 13 to November 8, 2026, annual plans cost 6 times the monthly price ($120 a year for Starter) and renew at that price while active.

    Stated on answerthepublic.com
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Common questions

Does AnswerThePublic have an Android app?

No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. AnswerThePublic is listed for Web.

Does AnswerThePublic have an iPhone app?

No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. AnswerThePublic is listed for Web.

Is AnswerThePublic open source?

AnswerThePublic is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 23, 2026.

Does AnswerThePublic have an API?

Yes. AnswerThePublic offers a public API, according to its own site.

Sources for this page

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 23, 2026.