kwrds.ai review (2026): is the free plan enough?
Keyword and People Also Ask research with AI answers and an API
kwrds.ai report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Oct 23, 2026
Best for People Also Ask questions with AI answers
kwrds.ai is a web keyword research tool that pulls the People Also Ask questions Google shows and has AI draft answers, next to volumes, CPC and intent. It's research only, with no rank tracking or audit. The one web plan is $39 a month on yearly billing and stops at 1,500 queries, the free account shows only the first result, and the pricing page contradicts itself on API access.
Who kwrds.ai is for
- Fits if you write FAQ sections and want the questions Google shows for a keyword
- Works for developers who want keyword and PAA data through an API, sold from $49 a month
Who kwrds.ai is not for
- Skip it if you want rank tracking or a site audit, as it only does research
- Tight if you research a lot, since the web plan stops at 1,500 queries a month and more means asking them
- Watch out: the free account shows only the first result, and the API is sold apart from the web plan
- Watch out: the pricing page contradicts itself on whether the web plan includes API access
- Pricey if you just need volumes, at $39 a month on yearly billing, and cancelling is done by email
Why kwrds.ai 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 moneyUI Full Access is $39 a month on yearly billing, $49 monthly, at the dear end of this category but under its dearest tenth. It's the only web plan: past 1,500 queries a month you have to ask kwrds.ai about higher limits.
- CFree plan and trialA free account gets the top keyword and question lists and some free SEO tools, but its pricing FAQ says the tools show just the first result. Fine for a look. Paid plans have a 30-day money-back guarantee.
- CFeaturesVolumes with history, CPC, intent and competition in 190+ countries, PAA questions with AI answers, suggestions from Google, YouTube, TikTok, Amazon and more, URL rankings and topic reports. But it's research only: no rank tracking or site audit.
- BEase of useNo rating on record, but there's nothing to connect or build: you type a keyword or a question and read the results.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb only, with a JSON API and an MCP server for Claude Desktop and Cursor. The API is sold as separate plans from $49 a month, and the pricing page contradicts itself on whether the web plan includes it.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from kwrds.ai'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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kwrds.ai'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 $39 a month, against a middle price of $18 for the category: 28 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. kwrds.ai’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
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 kwrds.ai, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace kwrds.ai 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 $468 a year.
What you could not
- Search volumes for millions of keywords, gathered and kept up to date.
- It plugs into other products, Claude Desktop and Cursor among them, and has an API.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
What this rests on. kwrds.ai’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 kwrds.ai?
kwrds.ai is a web-based keyword research tool that pulls keyword ideas from Google autosuggest and other sources, with search volume, CPC, intent and competition on paid plans. It also collects Google's People Also Ask questions and drafts short or long AI answers to them. A separate set of API plans sells the same data to developers.
Worth knowing
- The web plan has one price; going past its 1,500 queries a month means contacting kwrds.ai about higher limits.
- API plans are sold separately from the web plan, and the pricing page contradicts itself on whether the web plan includes API access.
- There is no rank tracking or site audit; it is a research tool only.
- Paid plans carry a 30-day money-back guarantee; cancelling is done by email.
Key features
- Keyword research
- Keyword ideas from Google autosuggest plus AI, with search volume and its history, CPC, intent and a competition index, in 190+ countries and languages.
- People Also Ask questions
- Pull the questions Google shows for a keyword, in real time, and have AI write short FAQ answers or long answers for articles, with sources.
- Many suggestion sources
- The search box takes suggestions from Google, ChatGPT, YouTube, TikTok, Amazon, Reddit, Bing, Perplexity and about a dozen other sites.
- URL rankings and SERP data
- See the keywords a URL ranks for, and the ranking titles and URLs for any keyword.
- Topic research
- Enter a topic and AI builds an Excel report of related keywords, volumes, 12-month trends, CPC, difficulty and questions, in about 10 minutes.
- API and MCP
- A JSON API covers keyword research, PAA, search volume, SERP features, URL rankings and AI content, and can be connected to AI assistants through MCP.
kwrds.ai pricing
As of Oct 23, 2026, kwrds.ai has a free plan, and paid plans start at $39 per month, billed annually ($49 billed monthly).
- Starts at
- $39 per month, billed annually ($49 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- Free account: top keyword and question lists, free SEO tools and keyword ideas without search volumes; the pricing FAQ says the tools show only the first result. One free API call per endpoint.
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | Browse 1,000+ top keyword lists and top People Also Ask questions, use the free SEO tools, and preview the keyword tool. |
| UI Full Access | $39per month, billed annually ($49 billed monthly) | All tools in the web app with 1,500 queries a month and 500 AI research answers a month; the card says API access is included. |
| Starter API Access | $49per month for 600 API calls (20 a day) | Any API endpoint, including search volume, CPC, trends, competition, intent, SERP data and the AI keyword tool. |
| Full API Access | $99per month for 1,200 API calls (40 a day) | The same endpoints with twice the calls. Higher limits and enterprise terms are quoted by email. |
Read from kwrds.ai on Oct 23, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with kwrds.ai before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discountSave 20% with annual billing
kwrds.ai's pricing page lists annual billing at 20% less: UI Full Access is $39 a month billed annually instead of $49 a month.
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Common questions
Does kwrds.ai have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. kwrds.ai is listed for Web.
Does kwrds.ai have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. kwrds.ai is listed for Web.
Is kwrds.ai open source?
kwrds.ai is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 23, 2026.
Does kwrds.ai have an API?
Yes. kwrds.ai 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.