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AI Leads finds community threads, drafts posts and replies, and manages several Reddit accounts at a low price. Upthread works from your one account, checks every draft against the subreddit's rules with disclosure, and tracks what each reply did.

Last checked Nov 6, 2026. Every fact about AI Leads is numbered to its source at the bottom of the page.

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  1. Why look beyond AI Leads
  2. Who should choose which
  3. AI Leads in brief
  4. Pricing, plan by plan
  5. Point by point
  6. What it watches
  7. Replying
  8. After you post
  9. Price and plans
  10. Switching from AI Leads
  11. Reddit access is changing
  12. Questions
  13. Sources
  14. Related comparisons

Why people look beyond AI Leads.

AI Leads pitches Reddit as the way to get your brand recommended by AI. It finds the community threads AI answers cite, drafts your posts and replies, maps them on a 90-day calendar, and when it is time, opens Reddit with the draft ready so you publish from your own account. 1

It is priced for founders: $19 a month for one website on Reddit, or $39 a month on Startup for five websites across Reddit, YouTube, Quora and LinkedIn, and every plan lists unlimited Reddit accounts. A $14 trial buys 7 days of Startup access. 2

Upthread takes a narrower, stricter line. It covers Reddit only, works with the account you already post from, and builds every draft around the subreddit's rules, with a clear disclosure whenever your brand comes up. It reads Google's AI Overviews and AI Mode from live results, and once you post, it keeps score of what the reply did.

Who should choose which.

Who should choose AI Leads

  • Budget comes first. AI Leads starts at $19 a month. 2
  • You also want YouTube, Quora and LinkedIn opportunities. Upthread covers Reddit only. 2
  • You run several Reddit accounts and want them in one tool. Upthread works with your own account only. 2

Who should choose Upthread

  • You want AI Overviews and AI Mode read from live Google results, not only a weekly score.
  • You want every draft checked against the subreddit's rules, with your disclosure, before you see it.
  • You need each reply's score, removals and citation history after you post.

AI Leads in brief

Reddit and community lead finding with AI drafts, a content calendar and an AI visibility score.

  • Says AI Leads "finds them, drafts your posts, and keeps you inside each community's rules", to get your brand recommended by AI through Reddit. 1
  • Founder is $19 a month and Startup $39 a month, down from a regular $69. Agency is custom. 1
  • Its FAQ says every reply is "posted by you from your own account (we never auto-post on your behalf)". 1
  • Every plan lists "Manage unlimited Reddit accounts". 2
  • Describes its writer as "proprietary human-like AI content generation that bypasses detection tools". 1
  • Every plan has a weekly AI visibility score and shows who ChatGPT and Perplexity recommend. 2
  • A 7-day trial costs $14 and then renews at $39 a month unless you cancel, with a 14-day money-back guarantee. 2

Pricing, plan by plan.

AI Leads

Founder$19 a month
Reddit only, 1 website, 1 GEO scan a week, 30 tracked keywords, a weekly AI visibility score, citation-ready reply drafts, unlimited Reddit accounts, a 3-month SEO content plan. 2
Startup$39 a month, down from $69
Reddit, YouTube, Quora and LinkedIn, 5 websites, 10 GEO scans a week, 30 tracked keywords, the same AI visibility and drafting features, unlimited Reddit accounts. 2
AgencyCustom
Unlimited websites, GEO scans and keywords, multi-brand workspaces, team seats, webhooks and custom integrations. 2
  • Yearly billing saves 27%. 2
  • The 7-day trial costs $14 today and renews to Startup at $39 a month unless you cancel before day 7. 2
  • Everything paid in the first 14 days is covered by a money-back guarantee. 1

Upthread

Starter$49 a month
1 brand, 25 keywords, 25 buyer questions, 3 engines, 150 drafts a month, 1 seat. Discovery: Daily.
Growth$149 a month
3 brands, 100 keywords, 75 buyer questions, All engines, 600 drafts a month, 3 seats. Discovery: Every 6 hours.
Agency$499 a month
15 brands, 500 keywords, 300 buyer questions, All engines, 2,500 drafts a month, 10 seats. Discovery: Every 6 hours.

Yearly billing gives 2 months free. Every workspace starts with a 7-day trial on Starter limits, with no card. See full pricing.

AI Leads and Upthread, point by point.

Each row sets a sourced fact about AI Leads next to what Upthread does, grouped by what you would check first.

What it watches

PlatformsThey do more
AI LeadsReddit on Founder; Reddit, YouTube, Quora and LinkedIn on Startup. 2
UpthreadReddit only.
Finding threadsBoth do this
AI LeadsBuyer conversations daily, plus Reddit threads ranked to close AI visibility gaps. 1
UpthreadThreads from Google results and AI citations, ranked by Google rank, AI citations per engine, buying intent, freshness and how the subreddit treats brands.
AI answersBoth do this
AI LeadsA weekly AI visibility tracker across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Google AI. 1
UpthreadGoogle AI Overviews and AI Mode twice a week, from live Google results. ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Claude weekly through their APIs, labelled API.
How it reads RedditDifferent approach
AI LeadsNo Reddit data source stated. 1
UpthreadBuilt on your own logged-in browser, so Reddit's move to logged-in-only viewing doesn't break it. Discovery comes from Google results and AI citations, with no Reddit API.

Replying

DraftingDifferent approach
AI LeadsCitation-ready reply drafts from a writer it says bypasses AI detection tools. 1
UpthreadTwo drafts per thread, grounded in the thread, its top comments, the subreddit's rules and your facts. A lint and an AI judge check each one first.
PostingBoth do this
AI LeadsOne click copies the draft and opens Reddit; you publish from your own account. 1
UpthreadYou post from your own account. The extension can insert the draft; you click Comment.
Acting on itDifferent approach
AI LeadsEvery plan lists managing unlimited Reddit accounts. 2
UpthreadOne person, one account: Upthread never supplies, rents or rotates accounts, and you post from your own.
DisclosureUpthread does more
AI LeadsNo disclosure features listed. 1
UpthreadWhen a draft mentions your brand, it says how you're connected, and the posting checklist covers Reddit's Brand Affiliate tag.

After you post

After postingUpthread does more
AI LeadsAnalytics on qualified leads and conversions. No per-reply tracking listed. 1
UpthreadScore over time, moderator removals, and the thread's citation history before and after your reply. Links carry UTM tags for your own analytics.

Price and plans

PriceDifferent approach
AI Leads$19 / $39 a month. Agency is custom. A $14 trial for 7 days. 2
Upthread$49 / $149 / $499 a month, or 2 months free yearly. A 7-day trial with Starter limits. No card required.
AgenciesDifferent approach
AI LeadsA custom Agency plan with multi-brand workspaces and team seats. 2
UpthreadAgency plan: 15 brands, 10 seats and shareable client reports. No white-label yet.

Switching from AI Leads.

Upthread has no import, but the website step does most of the work: paste your address, and it drafts a brand profile with suggested competitors, keywords, 15 to 25 buyer questions and focus subreddits, each with a reason. Edit them, write your disclosure line, choose engines and a country, and the first runs start; the target is under three minutes.

What you bring across

  • Your tracked keywords, as Upthread keywords, with negative keywords to cut the noise.
  • The competitors you watch, entered with their aliases so Upthread spots them in threads and in AI answers.
  • The buyer questions behind your AI visibility score, as Upthread buyer questions.
  • Your main Reddit account, the one you post from. Upthread never supplies, rents or rotates accounts.

What works differently

  • AI Leads lets one workspace manage unlimited Reddit accounts. Upthread is built around one person posting from their own account, and never supplies, rents or rotates accounts. 2
  • AI Leads plans your posts and replies on a 90-day calendar. Upthread works from a ranked inbox of live threads, with views for AI-cited threads, threads ranking on Google and fresh ones from the last day. 1
  • AI Leads markets its writer as able to bypass AI detection tools. Upthread's drafts pass a lint and an AI judge against the subreddit's rules, and a draft that mentions your brand always carries your disclosure line. 1
  • AI Leads scans ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Google AI weekly. Upthread checks Google AI Overviews and AI Mode twice a week from live results, and ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Claude weekly through their APIs. 1

How Reddit access is changing

Reddit is closing its public API and moving toward logged-in viewing. This matters for any tool that reads Reddit, so each comparison states only what the tool itself says about its data source.

  1. On Oct 29, 2026, Reddit said it will shift to a primarily logged-in experience, starting with tests in select markets outside the US. 3
  2. 9to5Mac reported that Reddit will start requiring a logged-in account for most of its content. 4
  3. Reddit's CEO said most unauthorized access to its content happens through the logged-out experience. 5

AI Leads and Upthread: questions.

Does AI Leads post for me?

No. Its FAQ says every reply is posted by you from your own account and that it never auto-posts on your behalf. Upthread works the same way: you click Comment yourself. 1

Can I use several Reddit accounts?

AI Leads lists unlimited Reddit accounts on every plan. Upthread doesn't manage multiple accounts; each reply goes out from your own account, under your name. 2

Which is cheaper?

AI Leads, at $19 or $39 a month against $49 for Upthread's Starter. Upthread's price covers drafts checked against subreddit rules, live checks of Google's AI answers and tracking for each reply after it goes up. 2

Does AI Leads cover more than Reddit?

Yes, on Startup: Reddit, YouTube, Quora and LinkedIn. Founder is Reddit only, as is Upthread. 2

Is there a trial?

A paid one: $14 for 7 days of Startup access, which then renews at $39 a month unless you cancel. Upthread's trial is 7 days with Starter limits and no card. 2

Sources

We read each page on the date shown. AI Leads's own pages are named, not linked. Spotted something out of date? Email [email protected] and we will fix it.

  1. [1]AI Leads homepage, checked Nov 6, 2026.
  2. [2]AI Leads pricing page, checked Nov 6, 2026.
  3. [3]Engadget, checked Oct 29, 2026.
  4. [4]9to5Mac, checked Oct 29, 2026.
  5. [5]CyberInsider, checked Oct 30, 2026.

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Enter your website. Upthread drafts your brand profile, suggests buyer questions and subreddits, and runs your first discovery.

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