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Could you break down the main differences in keyword difficulty metrics between Ahrefs and Semrush for someone totally new to SEO?

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Could you break down the main differences in keyword difficulty metrics between Ahrefs and Semrush for someone totally new to SEO?
2 real searches · 1 real-search pass
Ahrefs Keyword Difficulty how calculated backlinks top 10 official documentationGoogle ↗
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Semrush Keyword Difficulty how calculated official documentation factorsGoogle ↗
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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.

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Short factOther / navigationalComparisonConsequenceReason50%DefinitionInstruction50%Yes / no

Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 1 of 2 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.

Searches and sources

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Ahrefs Keyword Difficulty how calculated backlinks top 10 official documentation Google ↗
Semrush Keyword Difficulty how calculated official documentation factors Google ↗

Queries

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Query / typeSearchIntentQuery classRouting formatClusterFreq ↓Weight
Ahrefs Keyword Difficulty how calculated backlinks top 10 official documentation
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Google ↗
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Semrush Keyword Difficulty how calculated official documentation factors
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Google ↗
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—Reason——1x
of 1