Pricing notes
What an Ahrefs seat costs
An Ahrefs seat is a research subscription built around its backlink index and keyword data. The pricing page checked on 5 November 2026 listed Starter, Lite, Standard, Advanced, and an Enterprise card. One user is included on the self-serve plans. Lexicon SEO does not sell that research. The Lexicon table below is the live audit catalog.
Prices checked 5 November 2026. They exclude tax. Ahrefs’ plan guide says the figures are in US dollars before tax. Confirm them on Ahrefs’ site before you buy. Lexicon SEO is not affiliated with Ahrefs.
Prices on the Ahrefs pricing page
| Plan | Monthly | Yearly | Users |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | $29 | $29 in the page data, so no two-months-free price | 1 included. Page data lists an extra power-user seat at $50 a month. |
| Lite | $129 | $1,290 a year | 1 included. Extra user $40 a month. |
| Standard | $249 | $2,490 a year | 1 included. Extra user $60 a month. |
| Advanced | $449 | $4,490 a year | 1 included. Extra user $80 a month. |
| Enterprise | $1,499 displayed | Not shown as a yearly total on the card | Comparison table says from 3 users. Extra user $100 a month. |
The pricing page says annual billing saves up to 17%. Ahrefs’ plan guide says that two-months-free offer applies above Starter, which matches the Starter yearly figure staying at $29.
What the seat does not include
- A second user on Lite, Standard, or Advanced. The comparison table prices that person at $40, $60, or $80 a month. Enterprise’s extra user is $100 a month.
- Add-ons listed on the same page. Content Kit from $99 a month, Report Builder at $99 a month, Project Boost Pro at $20 a month per project, Project Boost Max at $200 a month per project, traffic reports at $99 a month, and traffic and market reports at $299 a month.
- Brand Radar’s AI-platform indexes. Ahrefs’ plan guide says those indexes are a separate purchase, from $199 a month per AI platform, and that no base plan includes them. Custom prompt checks start at $50 a month on that guide.
- A fix list written for a non-specialist. Site Audit is part of the suite. Turning the findings into an ordered set of changes is still your work. Ahrefs still wins if you need the backlink index.
What similar money buys on Lexicon SEO
These are audit allowances, not backlink seats. There is no Lexicon credit wallet. Starter matches Ahrefs Starter on the monthly list price and buys a different product. Extra audits are not on sale yet, so the monthly allowance is the stop.
| Ahrefs plan | Monthly | Nearest published Lexicon plan |
|---|---|---|
| Starter | $29 | Starter is $29/mo for 20 audits a month, up to 100 pages each. |
| Lite | $129 | Professional is $79/mo for 75 audits a month, up to 500 pages each. Business is $199/mo, which is more than $129. |
| Standard | $249 | Above every published Lexicon price. Business is $199/mo. Enterprise is custom. |
| Advanced | $449 | Above every published Lexicon price. Enterprise is custom. |
| Enterprise | $1,499 displayed | Lexicon Enterprise is custom. It is not a published dollar amount. |
Lexicon SEO plans
| Plan | Monthly | Annual | Audits / month | Pages / audit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0/mo | $0/yr | 1 | 50 |
| Starter | $29/mo | $290/yr | 20 | 100 |
| Professional | $79/mo | $790/yr | 75 | 500 |
| Business | $199/mo | $1,990/yr | 250 | 2,000 |
| Enterprise | Custom | Custom | Custom | Custom |
There is no credit wallet. Extra audits are not on sale yet. Automatic weekly monitoring is not live. Paid checkout is in Stripe test mode during early access, so a test subscription is not a real charge. Full prices and the billing toggle are on the pricing page.
Read the Ahrefs alternatives for the other options, or the Semrush pricing notes for that seat. Free checkers are on the tools page.
Run the audit the $0 plan includes
One public URL. Up to 50 pages on the free plan. No card. The checkers on the tools page look at one page, or at robots.txt and the sitemaps it names.
Sources
Checked 5 November 2026.