cloro

Google AI Mode Citations API

AI Mode is Google's end-state for search — a full conversational results page. cloro returns its source cards and inline citation pills as structured JSON, with city-level geo via location/uule and desktop/mobile targeting. If organic clicks are moving anywhere, they're moving here — measure your share of it.

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AI Mode citations, structured

Sources and citation pills are included in the base 4-credit request; AI Mode also supports location/uule and device like the classic SERP endpoint.

Request example

python
import requests

response = requests.post(
  "https://api.cloro.dev/v1/monitor/aimode",
  headers={
    "Authorization": "Bearer sk_live_your_api_key_here",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
  },
  json={
    "prompt": "best project management tool for remote teams",
    "country": "US",
    "device": "desktop",
    "include": {
      "markdown": True
    }
  }
)

print(response.json())

Response example

200 OK application/json
{
  "success": true,
  "result": {
    "text": "For remote teams, the tools that come up most consistently are...",
    "markdown": "**For remote teams**, the tools that come up most consistently are...",
    "sources": [
      {
        "position": 1,
        "url": "https://example.com/remote-pm-tools",
        "label": "Project Management Tools for Remote Teams",
        "description": "Deep comparison of 14 PM tools for distributed work"
      }
    ],
    "citationPills": [
      {
        "label": "Project Management Tools for Remote Teams",
        "citationPillId": 1,
        "url": "https://example.com/remote-pm-tools",
        "domain": "example.com",
        "position": 1
      }
    ]
  }
}

Every citation field, documented

Field Type Description
sources[].position number Position index of the source in the response.
sources[].url / label / description string Cited URL, display label, and source description.
citationPills[].citationPillId integer 1-based identifier shared by all entries from the same inline chip — group by it to reconstruct pills.
citationPills[].position integer 1-based pointer to the matching entry in result.sources.
citationPills[].domain string Host extracted from the URL, for grouping and display.

Pricing that scales with you

Pick a plan that fits your volume. Price per credit drops as you scale.

Hobby
$100/mo
250,000 credits
  • $0.40 per 1000 credits
  • 20 concurrent jobs
  • Email support
Starter
$250/mo
650,000 credits
  • $0.39 per 1000 credits
  • 50 concurrent jobs
  • Email support
Growth
$500/mo
1,350,000 credits
  • $0.37 per 1000 credits
  • 75 concurrent jobs
  • Priority email support
Most Popular
Business
$1,000/mo
2,800,000 credits
  • $0.36 per 1000 credits
  • 100 concurrent jobs
  • Priority email support
Enterprise
/mo
5,871,025 credits
  • $0.34 per 1000 credits
  • 135 concurrent jobs
  • Priority support
Enterprise$5,000+

Increased concurrency, overages on credits and credit discounts for annual contracts.

Know more

Credit cost per request varies by provider. The rates below apply to async/batch requests; sync requests add a +2 credit surcharge.

ChatGPT (full response) 7 credits
ChatGPT (web search) 5 credits
Perplexity 3 credits
Grok 4 credits
Copilot 5 credits
AI Mode 4 credits
AI Overview (incl. SERP) 5 credits
Gemini 4 credits
Google Search 3 credits +2/page
Google News 3 credits +2/page

ChatGPT full response includes query fan-out, ads, and shopping data. Google News uses the same pricing as Google Search.

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AI Mode citation tracking, answered

How is AI Mode different from AI Overview?+

AI Overview is a block at the top of the classic SERP; AI Mode is a separate conversational results experience that replaces the ten blue links entirely. They cite differently, so track both: this endpoint for AI Mode, the AI Overview API for the SERP block.

Why is city-level targeting important for AI Mode?+

AI Mode inherits Google's location model, and answers for commercial and local prompts shift by city, not just country. Use `location` (canonical Google location name) or `uule` — the same geo controls as the SERP API.

What does an AI Mode request cost?+

Base requests are 4 credits with sources, citation pills, and markdown included — shopping cards too when AI Mode renders them. See pricing for the full table.

What else can the response include?+

AI Mode is a full results surface: the response can carry places, shoppingCards, inlineProducts, videos, map entries, and an ads block when Google renders them — all structured, no extra flags.

How do I compare my AI Mode share against other engines?+

Run the same prompt set through ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, and Copilot — the parallel response shapes make cross-engine citation-share dashboards a join, not a rewrite.

Get cited where search is going

AI Mode citations, structured, with city-level geo targeting.