We killed the $129 Ahrefs Lite seat
Ahrefs Lite is $129 a month. Ahrefs pricing lists Lite at $129/mo for one user. A live ToolRouter keyword analysis on 31 August 2026 cost $0.0178.
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Read and follow https://toolrouter.com/agent-onboarding/SKILL.mdThe seat versus the meter
| Ahrefs Lite | This ToolRouter run | |
|---|---|---|
| What you pay | $129 every month | $0.0178 for one keyword analysis |
| When you pay | Whether you used it or not | Only when the call works |
| Source | Ahrefs pricing | ToolRouter live meter, keyword research / analyse keyword, 31 Aug 2026 |
TOOLROUTER · RECEIPT
| Line | Cost |
|---|---|
| Keyword analysis | $0.0178 |
| Total | $0.0178 |
That figure is the billed cost on a successful production call, not an estimate. Failed paid calls do not charge.
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What this does not replace
Ahrefs still owns a backlink index, rank tracker, and site crawl credits. ToolRouter Keyword Research is the job “what should I publish, with real volume,” not a clone of Site Explorer. If you already pay for Ahrefs and use it every day, keep it.
If you open Keywords Explorer twice a month, a $129 seat is the expensive way to buy two lookups.
How to run it
- Paste
Read and follow https://toolrouter.com/agent-onboarding/SKILL.mdinto Claude, Cursor, or Codex. - Ask: “Find keyword ideas for [your topic] in [country], with monthly search volume, then analyse the top term.”
- Read the volume field. If it says estimate, the live volume source is not connected; if it shows a monthly number, that is the index.
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