BYOK Features - CiteMetrix
BYOK — Bring Your Own Key
Your Keys. Your Data. Your Costs, Transparent.
Every CiteMetrix plan runs on your own API keys for the AI platforms you monitor. You create the accounts, you pay the providers directly at their published rates, and CiteMetrix never marks up a single API call.
Why BYOK
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Your Own API Keys
Connect your own accounts with Anthropic, OpenAI, and every other platform CiteMetrix monitors.
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No Markup, Ever
Scan costs go directly to the AI providers at their published rates. CiteMetrix doesn’t add a margin on top.
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Your Data Stays Yours
Scan traffic runs through your own provider accounts — your data never passes through a shared CiteMetrix key.
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Full Cost Visibility
Real-time spend tracking across every connected platform, with alerts before a cost surprise ever hits your card. Learn more →
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You Choose the Scan Frequency
Monthly, weekly, daily, or more — you control the tradeoff between fresher data and higher API spend, query by query.
No Platform Key Required to Start
Haven’t set up your own key yet? CiteMetrix falls back to a platform key so you get real, AI-generated results from day one — adding your own key is optional, not a blocker.
See What BYOK Actually Costs.
A domain scanned weekly typically runs $25–30/month in direct API fees — no CiteMetrix markup.