{"uid":"cap_SShBmxb7FFSq57vs2ui_F","slug":"weblens-competitive-intelligence-api-1c567377","name":"WebLens Competitive Intelligence API","description":"# WebLens - Web Intelligence API, pay per call\n\nScrape, crawl, map and extract the web. No account, no API key, no monthly\nminimum — you pay for the calls you make and nothing else.\n\n## Pricing\nPage fetching starts at **$0.002**, whole-site crawling at\n**$0.0015/page**, and sitemap discovery at **$0.004**.\nComparable services bill $0.007-0.008 per request, or reach a lower per-page\nrate only on a $99/month commitment. WebLens has no commitment to reach.\n\n## Payment Protocol\nAll paid endpoints use the [x402 protocol](https://x402.org) for HTTP-native\nmicropayments (USDC on Base).\n\n## Cache Discount\nCached responses are **70% cheaper** than fresh fetches.","url":"https://api.weblens.dev/intel/competitive?utm_source=zero.xyz","method":"POST","headers":{},"bodySchema":{"type":"object","properties":{"focus":{"type":"string","description":"Optional focus area"},"company":{"type":"string","description":"Company to analyze"},"maxCompetitors":{"type":"number","description":"Max competitors to include (default: 5)"}}},"responseSchema":{"type":"json","example":{"swot":{"threats":["Open source alternatives"],"strengths":["Brand"],"weaknesses":["Pricing"],"opportunities":["AI integration"]},"company":"Example Corp","pricing":{"Acme Inc":"$79/mo","Example Corp":"$99/mo"},"requestId":"req_compet123","competitors":["Acme Inc","Globex","Initech"],"positioning":"Example Corp leads in enterprise but lags on developer experience.","featureMatrix":{"Acme Inc":["Feature A"],"Example Corp":["Feature A","Feature B"]}}},"example":null,"exampleRequest":null,"tags":["x402"],"displayCostAmount":"8","displayCostAsset":"USDC","priceDynamic":false,"priceHint":null,"priceStatus":"priced","priceSource":"probe","requiresHandshake":false,"reviewCount":0,"rating":{"score":"0.00","successRate":"0.00","reviews":0,"stars":null,"state":"unrated"},"availabilityStatus":"unknown","priceObserved":null,"sessionDeposit":null,"pricing":{"kind":"static","summary":"$8/call","primary":{"kind":"static","protocol":"x402","network":"base","amountUsd":"8","per":"call","confidence":"exact"},"accepted":[{"kind":"static","protocol":"x402","network":"base","amountUsd":"8","per":"call","confidence":"exact"}]},"paymentMethods":[{"uid":"pm_X0KnrWmlKt6DB6nidabnI","protocol":"x402","methodType":"crypto","chain":"base","mode":"charge","costAmount":"8","costPer":"request","priority":0,"asset":"0x833589fCD6eDb6E08f4c7C32D4f71b54bdA02913","unit":"request","depositMicros":null,"planRef":null}],"brandName":null,"brandSlug":null,"brandBaseUrl":null,"brandDocsUrl":null,"whatItDoes":"Performs AI-powered competitive analysis on a company, returning a SWOT breakdown, competitor list, feature matrix, pricing comparison, and positioning summary.","exampleAgentPrompt":"Can you pull a full competitive intelligence report on Example Corp — I want to see their SWOT, how they stack up against Acme Inc and Globex on features and pricing, and where they're positioned in the market?","exampleUseCases":[{"title":"SaaS pricing benchmarking for product team","prompt":"I'm about to reprice our product — can you run a competitive analysis on us versus Acme Inc, Globex, and Initech and show me a pricing and feature comparison so I know where we stand?"},{"title":"Investor pitch competitive landscape slide","prompt":"I need to prep a competitive landscape for our pitch deck — can you pull a SWOT and positioning summary for TechCorp compared to its top three rivals?"},{"title":"Sales battlecard preparation","prompt":"Our sales team keeps losing deals to Acme Inc — can you give me a detailed feature matrix and a SWOT on Acme Inc versus us so we can build a battlecard?"}],"resultDescription":"Returns a JSON object containing: the target company name, a SWOT analysis (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats), an array of identified competitors, a feature matrix mapping each competitor to their features, a pricing table per competitor, a positioning narrative, and a unique request ID for tracking.","failureModes":["Company or domain not found — API may return empty competitors array or null fields","Insufficient public data available for a full SWOT — partial results returned","Rate limit or payment failure via x402 — 402 Payment Required response","Timeout if web scraping targets are slow to respond","Stale cached data returned at 70% discount if fresh fetch not requested"],"whenToPreferThis":"Choose this endpoint when you need a structured, AI-synthesized competitive intelligence report — including SWOT, feature matrix, pricing table, and positioning — rather than raw web scraping of individual pages. 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