Pricing Breakdown

Ahrefs Pricing in 2026: What You'll Actually Pay

The SEO suite, with AI visibility sold as Brand Radar. Complete breakdown of plans, costs, and hidden fees.

Starting Price

$29/month (Starter)

Typical Annual Cost

$1,548 - $5,388/year (Lite to Advanced, monthly billing)

Contract Required?

No

Pricing Model

Tiered plans; Brand Radar prompt packages and Brand Radar AI sold on top

Ahrefs Pricing Overview

Ahrefs is one of the most respected SEO suites: backlink analysis, keyword research and site audits, all built around Google. It now tracks AI visibility too, through Brand Radar. The market-wide index is included from the Lite plan with a small allowance of your own tracked prompts, and larger prompt sets are sold as separate packages. Prices below were read from ahrefs.com/pricing on 26 September 2026.

Contract Details: Monthly billing on Starter to Advanced; paying annually saves up to 17%. Enterprise ($1,499/month) requires an annual commitment.

Ahrefs Plans & Pricing

All plans and what's included (and what's not)

Starter

$29/month

Read 26 September 2026

Includes:

  • Entry-level access to Ahrefs tools

Limitations:

  • No tracked AI prompts listed

Lite

$129/month

Save up to 17% annually

Includes:

  • Core SEO suite: backlinks, keywords, site audit
  • Brand Radar index
  • 5 tracked AI prompts

Limitations:

  • More tracked prompts cost extra, from $50/month

Standard

$249/month

Save up to 17% annually

Includes:

  • Everything in Lite
  • 10 tracked AI prompts

Limitations:

  • More tracked prompts cost extra

Advanced

$449/month

Save up to 17% annually

Includes:

  • Everything in Standard
  • 20 tracked AI prompts

Limitations:

  • More tracked prompts cost extra

Enterprise

$1,499/month

Annual commitment required

Includes:

  • Custom limits and access

Limitations:

  • Annual commitment

Ahrefs Hidden Costs to Watch For

Custom prompt packages

Tracking more than the 5 to 20 included prompts means a package: Basic $50/month (2,500 checks), Growth $100/month (7,000) or Scale $250/month (25,000), with overage from $0.010 to $0.020 per check.

Brand Radar AI

The standalone Brand Radar AI product starts at $199/month on top of a plan.

A licence the interface does not flag

When we configured a Brand Radar report on our own paid account in August 2026, its data endpoints returned "Missing addon: Brand Radar" until the separate licence was bought. See Ahrefs Brand Radar missing add-on.

Ahrefs vs GetIntel: Pricing Comparison

See how GetIntel compares on price and value

FeatureAhrefsGetIntel
Entry price$29/month (Starter), $129 with Brand Radar$29/month
Your own tracked AI prompts5 to 20 included; more from $50/month25 to 120 buyer questions, daily
Market-wide AI researchYes, Brand Radar indexNo
Backlink and Google SEO dataIndustry-leadingNot a backlink tool
Fix workflowNoneRanked tasks with drafted copy, from $79

What it costs to add AI visibility tracking

Ahrefs already includes some AI tracking, so the question is how much you need. Brand Radar's index comes with Lite and above, with 5, 10 or 20 of your own prompts; tracking more of your own buyer questions means a prompt package, and Brand Radar AI is a separate product.

OptionPriceWhat it covers
Ahrefs Lite (includes Brand Radar index)$129/mo5 of your own tracked AI prompts
Plus a Basic prompt package+$50/mo2,500 prompt checks a month
Brand Radar AIfrom $199/moThe standalone AI product
GetIntel Monitor$29/mo25 buyer questions checked daily on ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Google AI Overviews; tracking only
GetIntel Pro$79/mo60 buyer questions daily, plus a ranked fix task for every gap, with drafted copy and MCP access
GetIntel Growth$149/mo120 buyer questions daily, plus Claude weekly

Ahrefs prices read from ahrefs.com/pricing on 26 September 2026. GetIntel Pro can also connect your own Ahrefs key.

For every alternative compared on price, engines and fix workflow, see Ahrefs Brand Radar alternatives.

Ahrefs Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Industry-leading backlink and keyword data
  • Brand Radar researches any brand across Ahrefs' prompt database
  • AI data sits beside your SEO data
  • Six AI surfaces tracked, including Copilot and AI Mode

Cons

  • Only 5 to 20 of your own AI prompts included
  • Prompt packages and Brand Radar AI cost extra
  • No fix workflow: research and tracking only
  • Expensive if AI visibility is all you need

The Bottom Line on Ahrefs Pricing

Ahrefs is the reference for Google SEO data, and Brand Radar makes it a reasonable way to research AI visibility across a market. What it does not give you is a large set of your own buyer questions tracked daily, or help fixing the gaps it shows. GetIntel checks 25 to 120 of your buyer questions every day on ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Google AI Overviews and, from $79 a month, turns each gap into a ranked task. Many teams keep Ahrefs for SEO and add a dedicated AI tracker.

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Ahrefs Pricing FAQs

On 26 September 2026 Ahrefs listed Starter at $29 a month, Lite at $129, Standard at $249, Advanced at $449 and Enterprise at $1,499 with an annual commitment. Paying annually saves up to 17% on the lower plans.

Yes, through Brand Radar. Lite, Standard and Advanced include the Brand Radar index and 5, 10 or 20 of your own tracked AI prompts. More prompts are sold as packages from $50 a month, and Brand Radar AI starts at $199 a month. Read 26 September 2026.

Use Ahrefs for backlinks, keywords and market-wide AI research. Use GetIntel to track your own buyer questions daily on four AI engines and get a ranked fix list, from $29 a month. Many teams run both, and GetIntel Pro can use your own Ahrefs API key.

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Pricing information last updated: 2026-09-26. Actual pricing may vary.