Is there a Semrush alternative for AI agents?

It depends on the job. An agent running looot gets a verdict of kinda for Semrush: 3 of 7 jobs covered, 3 partly.

Is there a free Semrush alternative?

looot is not free. It is pay per call, and each endpoint shows its price before the run, so you can see what a Semrush job costs before you start. We do not state what Semrush costs.

Semrush vs looot, which fits an agent?

Semrush is an app you open and use. looot is a catalog of endpoints your own agent calls. Semrush vs looot comes down to whether you want an app or an agent doing the jobs, and whether the jobs you need are in the covered list.

Which Semrush jobs can an agent do with looot?

keyword research, check search rankings, ad research, backlink data, competitor traffic and site audit. Coverage is checked against the live catalog, so a job drops to not covered when no priced endpoint exists.

Which Semrush jobs can an agent not do?

content writing assistant. Keep Semrush for these, or use another tool beside looot.

How do I replace Semrush with an agent?

Set up looot from https://looot.ai/skill.md, then paste the prompt on this page into the agent you already use. Edit it to match your own inputs.

How does looot price a Semrush alternative?

looot charges per call. The jobs above show the cheapest live price for each, read from the catalog. When no priced endpoint exists the page says price on request.

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Semrush alternatives for AI agents

Looking for a Semrush alternative? An AI agent can do some of its jobs by calling looot endpoints. Here is what it covers and what it does not.

Give this to your agent

set up looot - https://looot.ai/skill.md

Alternatives for AI agents

The honest answer

An SEO suite covering keyword research, rank tracking, site audits and competitor analysis. For an AI agent running looot, the verdict on Semrush is kinda. 3 of the 7 jobs we compared are covered and 3 more partly.

64%of jobs

Kinda

3 covered, 3 partly, 1 not covered

See the full Semrush coverage page

Covered 3

Keyword research
Check search rankings
Ad research

Partly covered 3

Backlink data
Competitor traffic
Site audit

Not covered 1

Content writing assistant

For these, keep Semrush or use another tool beside looot.

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Other tools in the same job

Jobs

Or let your agent do the jobs

Kinda3 of 7 jobs covered right now

Keyword research
$0.000125 / call
Check search rankings
$0.000125 / call
Backlink data
Depth and freshness differ from a dedicated backlink index.
$0.000125
Competitor traffic
Estimates come from the provider and may differ from other tools.
$0.000125
Site audit
An agent can crawl and check pages, but there is no ready-made audit report.
$0.000333
Ad research
$0.00642 / call
Content writing assistant
looot has no editor.

Prompt

Ask your agent

Prompt to replace Semrush

Use looot to run keyword research for a topic I give you, check who ranks in the top 10 for each keyword, and summarise the gaps. If you have not yet, set up https://looot.ai/skill.md first. Then search the looot catalog for each step, check the price of each endpoint before you call it, run the cheapest one that fits, and show me the results as a table.

Side by side

Semrush versus an agent running looot

Compared

SemrushAgent running looot

What it isAn SEO suite covering keyword research, rank tracking, site audits and competitor analysis.Your own agent calling looot endpoints and writing the result where you ask.

Jobs compared7 jobs3 covered, 3 partly

Not coveredcontent writing assistant1 job the agent cannot do through looot

How you use itThe Semrush appA prompt to the agent you already use

How you paySee Semrush for its own termsPay per call, with the price shown before each run

Last reviewed2026-10-02Prices read live from the catalog

Providers behind it

DataForSEO, SearchAPI.io, Firecrawl, Zyte API, Adyntel