# SearcherLite, free credits, keyword_overview: Keyword research API

> Search volume, CPC, keyword difficulty, competition, intent and 12-month trend for one keyword.

SearcherLite's Free credits plan for the keyword research API costs $0.00 per 1,000 keywords. SearcherLite's docs list all 6 fields on our checklist: Search volume, Monthly trend, Cost per click, Competition, Keyword difficulty, Search intent.
We haven't run SearcherLite through [our keyword research API benchmark](https://datacircle.dev/best-keyword-research-api.txt) yet.
This plan is free. We rank 290 plans for keyword research APIs by price. Half the plans cost $1.543 per 1,000 keywords or less. [See the best free keyword research API plan.](https://datacircle.dev/best-keyword-research-api.txt)
[AppDrift's $14.99 monthly plan](https://datacircle.dev/keyword-research-apis/appdrift/14-99-monthly/llms.txt) costs the least per 1,000 keywords. AppDrift's keyword research API costs nothing beyond the plan price.
[seodata.dev's $4.99 monthly plan](https://datacircle.dev/keyword-research-apis/seodata-dev/4-99-monthly/llms.txt) covers any number of keywords. seodata.dev's $4.99 monthly plan costs less up front than AppDrift's $14.99 monthly plan.
[DataForSEO](https://datacircle.dev/keyword-research-apis/dataforseo/top-up-from-50-pay-as-you-go-post-v3-dataforseo-labs-google-keyword-overview-live/llms.txt), [AppDrift](https://datacircle.dev/keyword-research-apis/appdrift/14-99-monthly/llms.txt) and [Bing Webmaster Tools](https://datacircle.dev/keyword-research-apis/bing-webmaster-tools/free-get-webmaster-api-svc-json-getkeywordstats/llms.txt) are the best keyword research API providers in the Datacircle benchmark.

- This page: https://datacircle.dev/keyword-research-apis/searcherlite/free-credits-keyword-overview
- [Keyword research API: the 13 best providers compared](https://datacircle.dev/best-keyword-research-api.txt)
- Get it: https://searcherlite.com/pricing?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=keyword-research-api-pricing
- Request: Docs behind sign-up, keyword_overview
- API key: with the plan, on https://searcherlite.com/pricing?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=keyword-research-api-pricing
- Its API docs: https://searcherlite.com/mcp?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=keyword-research-api-pricing#tools
- Sold by: SearcherLite (https://searcherlite.com?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=keyword-research-api-pricing)
- Checked: 2026-11-07

## In the answer

- Completeness: 100%
- Search volume: ✓
- Monthly trend: ✓
- Cost per click: ✓
- Competition: ✓
- Keyword difficulty: ✓
- Search intent: ✓

## Price

- $ per 1,000 keywords: $0.00
- Per: call
- Billing: free

## Charges

- Also pays for: from the same budget: serp_analysis · related_keywords · keyword_suggestions · keyword_questions · bulk_keyword_overview · domain_overview · domain_keywords · domain_pages · domain_competitors · domain_compare · backlinks_overview · backlinks_list · backlinks_referring_domains · backlinks_anchors · backlinks_pages · backlinks_competitors · backlinks_compare · ai_overview · ai_trend · ai_compare · ai_pages · ai_sources · ai_prompts · ai_check

## Not found

- $ per 1,000: $0.00

## In their words

- Their pitch: Search volume, CPC, keyword difficulty, competition, intent and 12-month trend for one keyword.

## Data

- Keep data: no API terms
- Use data: no API terms

## Plan

- Pay: $0
- You get: 20 credits
- Enough for: 20 calls
- Expires: never

## Rate limit

- Per second: 0.33
- Batch: 1

## Speed

- Answer: in the call

## The call

- You send: Docs behind sign-up

## About the plan

- Plan: Free credits
- Who can get it: anyone with a SearcherLite account (sign up with an email, no credit card needed)

## The 7 fields the plan's answer can hold

keyword, search volume, cost per click, keyword difficulty, competition, search intent, search volume trend

## SearcherLite's plans (5)

- [SearcherLite, free credits, keyword_overview](https://datacircle.dev/keyword-research-apis/searcherlite/free-credits-keyword-overview/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 100% complete
- [SearcherLite, $7 pack, Starter, keyword_overview](https://datacircle.dev/keyword-research-apis/searcherlite/7-pack-starter-keyword-overview/llms.txt): $140.00 per 1,000, 100% complete
- [SearcherLite, $37 pack, Personal, keyword_overview](https://datacircle.dev/keyword-research-apis/searcherlite/37-pack-personal-keyword-overview/llms.txt): $74.00 per 1,000, 100% complete
- [SearcherLite, $147 pack, Business, keyword_overview](https://datacircle.dev/keyword-research-apis/searcherlite/147-pack-business-keyword-overview/llms.txt): $49.00 per 1,000, 100% complete
- [SearcherLite, $297 pack, Enterprise, keyword_overview](https://datacircle.dev/keyword-research-apis/searcherlite/297-pack-enterprise-keyword-overview/llms.txt): $29.70 per 1,000, 100% complete

## SearcherLite's calls for this API (2)

- Docs behind sign-up, bulk_keyword_overview: [SearcherLite, free credits, bulk_keyword_overview](https://datacircle.dev/keyword-research-apis/searcherlite/free-credits-bulk-keyword-overview/llms.txt)
- Docs behind sign-up, keyword_overview: [SearcherLite, free credits, keyword_overview](https://datacircle.dev/keyword-research-apis/searcherlite/free-credits-keyword-overview/llms.txt)

## SearcherLite's APIs (10)

- [SearcherLite: ChatGPT scraper API pricing, 5 plans](https://datacircle.dev/chatgpt-scraper-apis/searcherlite/free/llms.txt)
- [SearcherLite: Gemini scraper API pricing, 5 plans](https://datacircle.dev/gemini-scraper-apis/searcherlite/free/llms.txt)
- [SearcherLite: Google AI Mode scraper API pricing, 5 plans](https://datacircle.dev/google-ai-mode-scraper-apis/searcherlite/free/llms.txt)
- [SearcherLite: Google AI Overview scraper API pricing, 5 plans](https://datacircle.dev/google-ai-overview-scraper-apis/searcherlite/free/llms.txt)
- [SearcherLite: SERP API pricing, 5 plans](https://datacircle.dev/serp-apis/searcherlite/free/llms.txt)
- [SearcherLite: backlink API pricing, 5 plans](https://datacircle.dev/backlink-apis/searcherlite/free/llms.txt)
- [SearcherLite: domain authority API pricing, 5 plans](https://datacircle.dev/domain-authority-apis/searcherlite/free/llms.txt)
- [SearcherLite: ranked keywords API pricing, 5 plans](https://datacircle.dev/ranked-keywords-apis/searcherlite/free/llms.txt)
- [SearcherLite: keyword research API pricing, 5 plans, keyword_overview](https://datacircle.dev/keyword-research-apis/searcherlite/free-credits-keyword-overview/llms.txt)
- [SearcherLite: related keywords API pricing, 5 plans, keyword_suggestions](https://datacircle.dev/related-keywords-apis/searcherlite/free-credits-keyword-suggestions/llms.txt)
- [SearcherLite: related keywords API pricing, 5 plans, related_keywords](https://datacircle.dev/related-keywords-apis/searcherlite/free-credits-related-keywords/llms.txt)

## SearcherLite: keyword research API alternatives

- [Ranxplorer, €2,500 pack, Sans abonnement 10 M, POST /v1/bulk/keywords](https://datacircle.dev/keyword-research-apis/ranxplorer/2500-pack-sans-abonnement-10-m-post-v1-bulk-keywords/llms.txt): $28.133 per 1,000, 50% complete
- [Jungle Scout, $29 monthly](https://datacircle.dev/keyword-research-apis/jungle-scout/29-monthly/llms.txt): $29.00 per 1,000, 0% complete
- [1Lookup, $99 monthly, Starter, POST /bulk/jobs](https://datacircle.dev/keyword-research-apis/1lookup/99-monthly-starter-post-bulk-jobs/llms.txt): $29.70 per 1,000, 33% complete
- [TheKeyword, $149 monthly, Ultra, POST /api/v1/keywords/batch](https://datacircle.dev/keyword-research-apis/thekeyword/149-monthly-ultra-post-api-v1-keywords-batch/llms.txt): $29.80 per 1,000, 100% complete

## Sources

From each provider's own pricing page and docs, and from what providers tell us. We read this row from these pages on 2026-11-07.

- https://searcherlite.com?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=keyword-research-api-pricing
- https://searcherlite.com/mcp?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=keyword-research-api-pricing
- https://searcherlite.com/pricing?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=keyword-research-api-pricing