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Associated Press APIGoogle AI Mode API
Google AI Mode's answer to one question, and the sources it cites.
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What teams build with the Google AI Mode API
Brand visibility in AI Mode
Ask the longer, conversational questions people take to AI Mode and count how often it names your brand and cites your site.
Product research questions
See how AI Mode compares products in your category, the strengths and limits it gives each, and the sources it trusts for them.
AI Mode next to AI Overviews
Ask the same question in both and see where Google's two AI answers agree, and which one leaves your brand out.
Does Google have an API for AI Mode?
No official API
No. Search Console counts AI Mode clicks in its Web totals, and no Google API returns an AI Mode answer.
Google's guide to AI features says AI Mode traffic is included in Search Console's Performance report under the Web search type, with no separate report, and describes no API for its answers. Gemini's Grounding with Google Search gives a Gemini model search results to cite, which writes a new answer, not AI Mode's.
Clair asks the question in Google's AI Mode tab, signed out, and reads the answer and its sources off the page.
Read from these pages on November 2, 2026.
Integrate in minutes
One host, one Bearer key for every Clair API. Each call returns JSON with the same envelope, so a second API is a new path, not a new client.
curl -G "https://api.clair.im/v1/google-ai-mode?q=best+project+management+software+for+small+teams" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
Query and response fields
Asks the question in Google's AI Mode tab. Product cards, a product's name linked to some page that mentions it, are not counted as sources.
GET /v1/google-ai-mode
Authorizationheader · stringrequired
- Bearer <api_key>. Create keys under API keys.
qstringrequired
- The question, as a person would type it, up to 500 characters.
countrystring
- Two-letter country code the question is asked from, such as
usorgb. Defaults tous.
Pricing
Each plan is a monthly balance spent across every Clair API. The row shows what the Google AI Mode API costs per 1,000 requests on each plan.
One subscription. Every API. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google AI Mode | $11.50/1K requests Up to 86 requests | $10.00/1K requests Up to 3K requests | $9.00/1K requests Up to 11.1K requests | $8.00/1K requests Up to 37.5K requests | Custom rate Volume pricing |
Paid plans run at 10 requests a second. Need more? Email us and we will raise your limit.
Common questions
Anything else? Email contact@serinlabs.com.
How is AI Mode different from an AI Overview?
An AI Overview is a short summary Google shows above some search results. AI Mode is a separate tab that answers every question at length, and usually cites more sources.
Can I ask a follow-up question?
No. Each request is a new question with no conversation before it, as when a person opens AI Mode.
Why does the same question give a different answer each time?
Google writes each AI Mode answer anew. Nothing is cached; ask a question several times and count how often a brand appears.
What counts as a citation?
A link to a source in the answer or in the source list beside it. Product cards, a product's name linked to some page that mentions it, are not counted.
How long does a request take?
Usually 10 to 30 seconds while AI Mode writes its answer. Set your client timeout to 90 seconds.
What does the Google AI Mode API return?
Asks the question in Google's AI Mode tab, signed out, and returns the answer a person would read and every source it links. Answers change from one asking to the next, so nothing is cached: ask a question several times and count how often a brand is named or a site is cited.
How is a request counted?
Each call is one request, and each extra page is a new call. A malformed request (400) is not counted, and a request that fails on our side (5xx) is refunded.
Is there a free tier?
Yes. The free tier is $1 of usage a month across every Clair API, with no card: about 86 Google AI Mode API requests if it all goes here. It resets monthly, and calls stop when the balance runs out.
What happens when I use up my plan's balance?
The API returns 429 until the next period, on every plan, and nothing is billed past the balance. An upgrade starts a new month at once, and the unused balance carries over.
Does my plan cover other Clair APIs?
Yes. One plan and one key cover every Clair API, and every call spends from the same monthly balance. Your first call starts the free tier.
Learn more about the Google AI Mode API
Use cases
- AI visibility tracking
How often ChatGPT and Google's AI name and cite a brand.
- Find the sites AI answers cite
The pages AI answers trust for your category.
Related APIs
APIs teams often combine with the Google AI Mode API.