# MentionsAPI, free: Google AI Overview scraper API > Google Search results with the AI Overview block expanded. Returns the rendered AIO text and every URL Google attributes the AI answer to. MentionsAPI's Google AI Overview scraper API on its Free plan. It costs $0.00 per 1,000 answers. It returns 1 of the 6 key fields we check: Citations. We haven't run MentionsAPI through [our Google AI Overview scraper API benchmark](https://datacircle.dev/best-google-ai-overview-scraper-api.txt) yet. This plan is free. We rank 109 plans for Google AI Overview scraper APIs by price. Half the plans cost $1.92 per 1,000 answers or less. [Litescrape's top-up from $10](https://datacircle.dev/google-ai-overview-scraper-apis/litescrape/top-up-from-10-usage-based-get-api-google-ai-overview/llms.txt) costs the least per 1,000 answers: $0.15. [Litescrape](https://datacircle.dev/google-ai-overview-scraper-apis/litescrape/top-up-from-10-usage-based-get-api-google-ai-overview/llms.txt), [AnyAPI](https://datacircle.dev/google-ai-overview-scraper-apis/anyapi/top-up-from-10-manual-top-up-post-v1-run-google-ai-overview/llms.txt) and [Otterly.ai](https://datacircle.dev/google-ai-overview-scraper-apis/otterly-ai/189-monthly/llms.txt) are the best Google AI Overview scraper API providers in the Datacircle benchmark. - This page: https://datacircle.dev/google-ai-overview-scraper-apis/mentionsapi/free - [Google AI Overview scraper API: 4 providers compared](https://datacircle.dev/best-google-ai-overview-scraper-api.txt) - Get it: https://mentionsapi.com/pricing?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=google-ai-overview-scraper-api-pricing - Request: `POST https://api.mentionsapi.com/v1/check` - API key: with the plan, on https://mentionsapi.com/pricing?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=google-ai-overview-scraper-api-pricing - Its API docs: https://mentionsapi.com/docs/api/check/mode-ai-overview?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=google-ai-overview-scraper-api-pricing - Sold by: MentionsAPI (https://mentionsapi.com?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=google-ai-overview-scraper-api-pricing) - Checked: 2026-11-03 ## In the answer - Completeness: 17% - Citations: ✓ ## Price - $ per 1,000 answers: $0.00 - Per: call - Billing: free ## Charges - Repeat free: never - Also pays for: from the same budget: mode:quick · mode:perplexity_live · mode:chatgpt_live · mode:gemini_live · mode:bing_copilot · mode:ai_mode · mode:all_live · POST /v1/discover · POST /v1/compare · POST /v1/ask · GET /v1/mentions/search · POST /v1/mentions/crawl ## Overage - Units cap: hard ## Not found - $ per 1,000: $0.00 ## In their words - Their pitch: Google Search results with the AI Overview block expanded. Returns the rendered AIO text and every URL Google attributes the AI answer to. ## Data - Freshness: live - Keep data: no limit - Use data: Acceptable use: You will not (a) attempt to bypass rate limits, balance checks, or other technical controls, (b) resell raw responses without adding substantial value, (c) use the Service to generate or distribute content that is illegal, infringing, or violates the terms of any upstream LLM provider, (d) attempt to reverse-engineer credentials of the underlying scraping infrastructure. ## Plan - Pay: $0 - You get: 300 credits - Enough for: 20 calls - Expires: never ## Rate limit - Per second: 0.17 - Batch: 1 ## Speed - Answer: in the call ## The call - You send: query, brand, mode "ai_overview". Optional: region, include - Method: POST - Path: /v1/check ## About the plan - Plan: Free - Who can get it: anyone ## The 7 fields the plan's answer can hold brand mentioned, brand rank, mention context, citations, ads, overview available, answer text ## MentionsAPI's plans (15) - [MentionsAPI, free](https://datacircle.dev/google-ai-overview-scraper-apis/mentionsapi/free/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 17% complete, live - [MentionsAPI, $3 pack](https://datacircle.dev/google-ai-overview-scraper-apis/mentionsapi/3-pack/llms.txt): $45.00 per 1,000, 17% complete, live - [MentionsAPI, $4 pack](https://datacircle.dev/google-ai-overview-scraper-apis/mentionsapi/4-pack/llms.txt): $60.00 per 1,000, 17% complete, live - [MentionsAPI, $15 pack](https://datacircle.dev/google-ai-overview-scraper-apis/mentionsapi/15-pack/llms.txt): $45.00 per 1,000, 17% complete, live - [MentionsAPI, $20 pack](https://datacircle.dev/google-ai-overview-scraper-apis/mentionsapi/20-pack/llms.txt): $60.00 per 1,000, 17% complete, live - [MentionsAPI, $30 pack](https://datacircle.dev/google-ai-overview-scraper-apis/mentionsapi/30-pack/llms.txt): $45.00 per 1,000, 17% complete, live - [MentionsAPI, $40 pack](https://datacircle.dev/google-ai-overview-scraper-apis/mentionsapi/40-pack/llms.txt): $60.00 per 1,000, 17% complete, live - [MentionsAPI, $75 pack](https://datacircle.dev/google-ai-overview-scraper-apis/mentionsapi/75-pack/llms.txt): $45.00 per 1,000, 17% complete, live - [MentionsAPI, $100 pack](https://datacircle.dev/google-ai-overview-scraper-apis/mentionsapi/100-pack/llms.txt): $60.00 per 1,000, 17% complete, live - [MentionsAPI, $150 pack](https://datacircle.dev/google-ai-overview-scraper-apis/mentionsapi/150-pack/llms.txt): $45.00 per 1,000, 17% complete, live - [MentionsAPI, $200 pack](https://datacircle.dev/google-ai-overview-scraper-apis/mentionsapi/200-pack/llms.txt): $60.00 per 1,000, 17% complete, live - [MentionsAPI, $300 pack](https://datacircle.dev/google-ai-overview-scraper-apis/mentionsapi/300-pack/llms.txt): $45.00 per 1,000, 17% complete, live - [MentionsAPI, $400 pack](https://datacircle.dev/google-ai-overview-scraper-apis/mentionsapi/400-pack/llms.txt): $60.00 per 1,000, 17% complete, live - [MentionsAPI, $5 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/google-ai-overview-scraper-apis/mentionsapi/5-monthly/llms.txt): $75.00 per 1,000, 17% complete, live - [MentionsAPI, $54 yearly](https://datacircle.dev/google-ai-overview-scraper-apis/mentionsapi/54-yearly/llms.txt): $67.50 per 1,000, 17% complete, live ## MentionsAPI's calls for this API (1) - `POST /v1/check`: [MentionsAPI, free](https://datacircle.dev/google-ai-overview-scraper-apis/mentionsapi/free/llms.txt) ## MentionsAPI's APIs (6) - [MentionsAPI: Bing Copilot scraper API pricing, 15 plans](https://datacircle.dev/bing-copilot-scraper-apis/mentionsapi/free/llms.txt) - [MentionsAPI: ChatGPT scraper API pricing, 15 plans](https://datacircle.dev/chatgpt-scraper-apis/mentionsapi/free/llms.txt) - [MentionsAPI: Gemini scraper API pricing, 15 plans](https://datacircle.dev/gemini-scraper-apis/mentionsapi/free/llms.txt) - [MentionsAPI: Google AI Mode scraper API pricing, 15 plans](https://datacircle.dev/google-ai-mode-scraper-apis/mentionsapi/free/llms.txt) - [MentionsAPI: Google AI Overview scraper API pricing, 15 plans](https://datacircle.dev/google-ai-overview-scraper-apis/mentionsapi/free/llms.txt) - [MentionsAPI: Perplexity scraper API pricing, 15 plans](https://datacircle.dev/perplexity-scraper-apis/mentionsapi/free/llms.txt) ## MentionsAPI: Google AI Overview scraper API alternatives - [OpenWeb Ninja, pay as you go, GET /ai-overviews/ai-overviews, AI Overviews (AI Answers)](https://datacircle.dev/google-ai-overview-scraper-apis/openweb-ninja/pay-as-you-go-get-ai-overviews-ai-overviews-ai-overviews-ai-answers/llms.txt): $7.00 per 1,000, 0% complete, live - [Irmu, $25 pack](https://datacircle.dev/google-ai-overview-scraper-apis/irmu/25-pack/llms.txt): $7.50 per 1,000, 17% complete, live - [SearchApi, $80 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/google-ai-overview-scraper-apis/searchapi/80-monthly/llms.txt): $8.00 per 1,000, 67% complete, live - [Foglift, $49 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/google-ai-overview-scraper-apis/foglift/49-monthly/llms.txt): $36.75 per 1,000, 17% complete, live ## Sources From each provider's own pricing page and docs, and from what providers tell us. 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