Developer Blog

Developer tutorials, product updates, and insights on building with search.

ResearchSeptember 29, 20268 min read

ChatGPT, Perplexity, Copilot and Gemini Cite Different Sources: A 120-Answer Study

We asked ChatGPT, Perplexity, Microsoft Copilot and Google Gemini the same 30 questions on the same day. Between them they cited 458 domains, 76% of them by one engine only, and all four agreed on a source for one question in thirty. The method, the numbers and the dataset.

Read article: ChatGPT, Perplexity, Copilot and Gemini Cite Different Sources: A 120-Answer Study
GuideSeptember 29, 202615 min read

Google Custom Search JSON API Shutdown (January 1, 2027): Step-by-Step Migration Guide

Google is discontinuing the Custom Search JSON API on January 1, 2027. What Google's own pages say, quoted and dated, what they leave out, and a step-by-step migration: parameter and response-field mapping tables, before-and-after Python and Node clients, the cost of the move and a testing and rollout checklist.

Read article: Google Custom Search JSON API Shutdown (January 1, 2027): Step-by-Step Migration Guide
TutorialSeptember 29, 202613 min read

How to Track Your Brand in ChatGPT, Copilot and Gemini (With an API)

A practical AI visibility tracking tutorial: build a prompt set, sample ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot and Google Gemini several times per prompt, and compute mention rate, citation share and first-mention position in Python, with the cost of every engine in dollars.

Read article: How to Track Your Brand in ChatGPT, Copilot and Gemini (With an API)
TutorialSeptember 29, 202612 min read

How to Monitor Google AI Overviews for Your Keywords (API Tutorial)

Build a daily AI Overview tracker: for every keyword, record whether Google showed an AI Overview, which sources it cited, whether your domain was one of them, and your organic rank from the same results page. One GET /serp call per keyword from 3 credits, with the Python to run it.

Read article: How to Monitor Google AI Overviews for Your Keywords (API Tutorial)
TutorialSeptember 29, 202613 min read

How to Scrape Google People Also Ask Questions at Scale (Python)

Build a Python pipeline that pulls Google's People Also Ask questions for a list of seed keywords, dedupes them, groups them by intent and exports CSVs for content briefs and FAQ sections. Real response keys, tested code, the cost in dollars and the limits that matter.

Read article: How to Scrape Google People Also Ask Questions at Scale (Python)
ComparisonSeptember 29, 202613 min read

Best AI Visibility (GEO) Tracking Tools and APIs in 2026: Verified Pricing

Eight tools that track brands in ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Copilot and Google's AI answers, compared on entry price, engines covered and API access. Every figure was read off the vendor's own pricing page on 2026-09-29, and gaps are stated as gaps.

Read article: Best AI Visibility (GEO) Tracking Tools and APIs in 2026: Verified Pricing
TutorialJanuary 20, 20264 min read

Add Web Search to CrewAI Agents in 5 Minutes

Quick tutorial: create a custom web search tool for CrewAI multi-agent workflows. Give your research and analysis agents real-time Google search capabilities.

Read article: Add Web Search to CrewAI Agents in 5 Minutes

Stay Updated

Get the latest tutorials and updates delivered to your inbox.