Trending AI Search Volume — User Guide
NordicPulse AI tool for discovering keywords with growing AI search volume.
What is Trending AI Search Volume?
Traditional search volume tools (Google Keyword Planner, Ahrefs) only measure Google searches. They don't capture what people are asking ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini. Trending AI Search Volume analyzes four independent signals to identify keywords growing in AI search — before your competitors catch them.
Cost: 75 credits per run
How to use the tool
1. Fill in the form
- Main topic — The seed keyword representing your topic area (e.g. "search engine optimization")
- Your domain — The domain you want to analyze (e.g.
example.com) - Brand name — Your company name
- Search market — Norway (nb-NO) or USA (en-US)
- Industry — Optional. Helps AI generate more relevant keywords
2. Start the analysis
Click "Find AI search trends". The tool runs 4 phases with a real-time progress bar:
| Phase | What happens |
|---|---|
| 1. Expand keywords | Gemini generates ~60 keyword variants from the seed topic |
| 2. AIO scanning | Serper checks each keyword for Google AI Overview presence |
| 3. News check | Serper News checks news recency for the last 7 days |
| 4. Perplexity + analysis | Perplexity cross-checks citations, Gemini calculates momentum |
Total time: approximately 30-50 seconds.
3. Read the results
The report contains the following sections:
Understanding the results
Summary cards
- Total analyzed — Number of keywords analyzed
- Rising — Keywords with increasing momentum (green)
- Stable — Keywords with stable volume (blue)
- Declining — Keywords with decreasing interest (gray)
Momentum score
Each keyword receives a composite score 0-100 based on 4 signals:
| Signal | Weight | Source |
|---|---|---|
| AIO presence | 25% | Serper — does the keyword have AI Overview in Google? |
| News recency | 25% | Serper News — fresh news in the last 7 days? |
| Perplexity citation | 25% | Perplexity Sonar — is the topic actively cited? |
| AI momentum | 25% | Gemini assessment of trend direction |
Signal distribution
Horizontal bar showing the distribution of the four signal types across all keywords.
Trend clusters
Keywords are grouped into thematic clusters with:
- Cluster name and description
- Dominant trend direction (rising/stable/declining)
- Keyword table with momentum score, trend classification and signal details
- Content recommendation per cluster
Content opportunities
AI-generated recommendations for content that matches rising trends. Focus on timing — "write about this topic NOW before competitors catch it".
Data integrity
| Badge | Source | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Serper — Live (green pulse) | Serper API | Real Google AIO data |
| Serper News — Live (green pulse) | Serper News API | Real news data |
| Perplexity Sonar — Live (green pulse) | Perplexity API | Real citation data |
| AI Analysis (cyan) | Gemini | Momentum scoring and clustering |
Tips
- Use broad topics as seed (e.g. "AI marketing") to catch the most trends
- Run the analysis weekly to discover new trends early
- Focus content production on "rising" keywords with high momentum scores
- Combine with AI Citation Cluster to understand who is already cited on trending topics
Related tools
- AI Citation Cluster — Map who is cited per topic in AI search
- AEO Topic Opportunity Finder — Find content gaps where competitors are cited but you're not
- Dark Traffic Estimator — Estimate hidden AI traffic in direct visits
- AEO Watchtower — Monitor AI visibility over time
Last updated 2026-03-19