Real ChatGPT answer · index seedVnLt7Ek6YqkcompleteMarketing and advertising · content marketingcomparison
Is BuzzSumo still the king of content research, or do newer tools offer the same viral topic data for a fraction of the price?
Download run
Fan-out diagram
The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
SEED QUERY
Is BuzzSumo still the king of content research, or do newer tools offer the same viral topic data for a fraction of the price?
1 real search · 1 real-search pass
BuzzSumo pricing 2026 alternatives content research viral topics pricing Ahrefs Content Explorer Exploding Topics AnswerThePublic SparktoroGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDComparison
Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.
Query classes
Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.
ChatGPT real searches (1)
Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 1 of 1 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.
Searches and sources
ChatGPT1 real searches · gpt-6
BuzzSumo pricing 2026 alternatives content research viral topics pricing Ahrefs Content Explorer Exploding Topics AnswerThePublic Sparktoro Google ↗
- BuzzSumo vs Exploding Topics · explodingtopics.com
- What is Exploding Topics and how does it work? · semrush.com
- Explore Exploding Topics · explodingtopics.com
- Content Toolkit Pricing · semrush.com
- Plans & Pricing · ahrefs.com
- What's the difference between all Ahrefs subscription plans? · help.ahrefs.com
- Explore Ahrefs Content Explorer · ahrefs.com
- SparkToro Pricing · sparktoro.com
- Explore SparkToro · sparktoro.com
- BuzzSumo | Media Mentions In Minutes. Content Ideas For Days. · buzzsumo.com
- BuzzSumo pricing: plans, limits and cheaper options · tryfigo.com