Keyword Magic review (2026): is the free plan enough?
Keyword research with live SERP previews and AI content briefs
Keyword Magic report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Oct 23, 2026
Best for keyword research for people who write with AI
Keyword Magic is a web tool that expands a seed keyword into related phrases with volume, difficulty, intent and a 12-month trend, then builds an AI content brief from the live Google top 10. That's all it covers: no rank tracking, audits or backlinks. The free plan is 5 actions a month, Pro is $15 for 200, and accounts are for one person, so teams should look elsewhere.
Who Keyword Magic is for
- Fits if you research a few keywords a week and draft posts with an AI model
- Works for a solo blogger who wants volume and difficulty without a full SEO suite
Who Keyword Magic is not for
- Not for you if you work in a team, as accounts are for one person only
- Skip it if you want rank tracking, audits or backlinks, which the vendor says it doesn't do
- Tight if you stay free, at 5 actions a month, where one search, one SERP fetch or one brief is an action
- Watch out: refunds cover only the latest payment, and only if it was a mistake or no actions were used
- Watch out: it's web only with no integrations or API, so briefs are copied into your AI model by hand
Why Keyword Magic gets a 2.2
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- CValue for moneyPro is $15 a month for 200 actions, billed monthly, between this category's cheaper quarter and its middle. An action is a search, a live SERP fetch or a brief, under a fair-use policy.
- CFree plan and trialThe free plan has every feature and needs no card, but only 5 actions a month. That's enough to see how it works and not much else.
- CFeaturesHundreds of related keywords per seed, with volume, difficulty, CPC, intent and trend in 170+ countries, a live top-10 fetch and AI briefs. The vendor's own FAQ says there's no rank tracking, site audit or backlink analysis.
- BEase of useNo rating on record, but there's nothing to set up. Type a keyword, open one that looks good, and the brief is a paste away from ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini.
- CPlatforms and integrationsWeb only, with no integrations or API. The briefs are made to paste into an AI model by hand.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Keyword Magic'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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Keyword Magic's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 12 of the 51 other keyword research tools we grade, and level with 10.
It stands best on ease of use (B, above 28 of 51) and worst on platforms and integrations (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $15 a month, against a middle price of $18 for the category: 12 of the 35 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 5 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 52 keyword research tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Keyword Magic’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
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 0 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
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
Keep Keyword Magic, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Keyword Magic 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.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 29 of the 51 other keyword research tools grade higher. It costs $180 a year.
What you could not
- Search volumes for millions of keywords, gathered and kept up to date.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
What this rests on. Keyword Magic’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 Keyword Magic?
Keyword Magic, styled KeywordMagic, is a web-based keyword research tool. A seed keyword expands into related phrases, questions and long-tail variations with volume, difficulty, intent, CPC and a 12-month trend, across 170+ countries. Opening a keyword fetches the live Google top 10 and builds an AI content brief from it, ready to paste into ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini.
Worth knowing
- The free plan's 5 actions a month are enough to try it, not to work with it.
- There is no rank tracking, site audit or backlink analysis, as the vendor's own FAQ says.
- Accounts are for one person; team accounts are not supported.
- Refunds cover only the latest payment, and only if charged by mistake or before any actions were used.
Key features
- Keyword expansion
- One seed keyword expands into hundreds of related phrases, questions and long-tail variations, ranked by opportunity.
- Volume, difficulty and intent
- Each keyword shows search volume, a difficulty score, competition, CPC, AI-detected intent and a 12-month volume trend.
- Live SERP preview
- Opening a keyword fetches the current Google top 10 for the chosen country, rather than a stored copy.
- AI content briefs
- Builds an outline, questions to answer, entities and the gaps the top 10 leave, bundled into one prompt for any AI writing model.
- 170+ countries
- Volumes and SERPs can be pulled for more than 170 countries and their languages.
Keyword Magic pricing
As of Oct 23, 2026, Keyword Magic has a free plan, and paid plans start at $15 per month for 200 actions, billed monthly.
- Starts at
- $15 per month for 200 actions, billed monthly
- Free plan
- 5 actions a month with every feature, including AI content briefs, search history, bookmarks and CSV export. No card needed.
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 5 actions a month with every feature unlocked. An action is one keyword search, one live SERP fetch or one AI brief. |
| Pro | $15per month for 200 actions, billed monthly | The same features with 200 actions a month, under a fair-use policy. Opening a keyword already fetched does not count. |
Read from keywordmagic.io on Oct 23, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Keyword Magic before you buy.
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Common questions
Does Keyword Magic have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. Keyword Magic is listed for Web.
Does Keyword Magic have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. Keyword Magic is listed for Web.
Is Keyword Magic open source?
Keyword Magic is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 23, 2026.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 23, 2026.