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Create social media posts for LinkedIn with AI
Posts, threads, captions and carousels for LinkedIn, X, Instagram and TikTok. We ranked 32 apps that make it, favouring the ones built for LinkedIn, then grouped them into a stack you can actually use.
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OpenAI's general assistant for writing, research, images and voice chat
9.0/10
What it is ChatGPT is OpenAI's chat assistant. You type or talk, and it writes, rewrites, summarises, researches the web, analyses files and generates images. For content creators it is the default drafting tool: blog outlines, social captions, email sequences, video scripts and thumbnail or illustration images from the same conversation. Key features - GPT-5.6 models in three tiers: Luna… Read more →
Pros
- GPT-5.6 family covers quick drafts through long reasoning in one chat
- ChatGPT Images 2.5 handles text in images and multi-turn edits well
- Cheap Go tier ($8) gives 10x the free limits
- Apps on web, desktop, iOS and Android plus voice mode
- Business and Enterprise plans add shared workspaces and admin controls
Cons
- Free and Go users only get the lighter GPT-5.6 Luna model
- Video generation is gone: Sora and the in-ChatGPT video feature closed on 2026-04-26
- Pro $200 tier sign-ups were paused in September 2026
- Usage caps on images, files and top models are not published as hard numbers
Pricing: Free plan, paid from $8/mo · chatbot openai writing image-generation voice
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Online design platform with templates, brand kits and built-in Canva AI tools
8.8/10
What it is Canva is an Australian online design platform with a drag-and-drop editor, millions of templates and stock assets, and a growing set of Canva AI tools. It covers social posts, presentations, video, print, documents, websites and ads, and it owns Affinity and Leonardo.Ai. It runs on the web, desktop and mobile, and Canva Offline is a new option.… Read more →
Pros
- Huge template and stock library for almost any format
- Brand Kits, approvals and team collaboration
- Canva AI 2.0 with Veo-powered video clips and Magic Studio tools
- Generous free plan and apps on every platform
Cons
- AI use is capped by a pooled allowance; Ultra AI limited to about 20-40 uses
- No choice of AI model and little model transparency
- Designs can look template-generic
- Affiliate programme closed to new applicants
Pricing: Free plan, paid from $12/mo · design templates social-media brand-kit presentations
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Google's assistant with Nano Banana images, Veo video and Deep Research
8.8/10
What it is Gemini is Google's AI assistant on the web, Android and iOS. It chats, writes, researches, and creates images and short videos. It connects to Google apps such as Gmail, Docs and Drive, and its paid plans are sold as Google AI subscriptions that also bundle storage, Flow credits and other Google services. Key features - Image creation… Read more →
Pros
- Image and video generation in the same app as chat
- Free plan already includes image creation, Deep Research and Gemini Live
- AI Plus at $4.99 is the cheapest paid tier among major assistants
- Bundled storage (up to 20 TB+) and Gemini in Gmail and Docs
Cons
- Video generation needs a paid plan and consumes Flow credits
- Best models and Deep Think are gated behind AI Pro or Ultra
- Ultra costs $99.99 to $199.99 per month
- Plan features change often and are tied to Google account bundles
Pricing: Free plan, paid from $4.99/mo · chatbot google image-generation video-generation research
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Simple social scheduling with an AI Assistant, public API and official MCP server
8.4/10
What it is Buffer is a long-running social media scheduler for Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, X, Threads, Bluesky, TikTok, YouTube, Pinterest and more. You plan and queue posts, collect ideas, reply to comments and read analytics. Its AI Assistant rewrites and repurposes posts, and in 2026 Buffer shipped a public API and an official MCP server so AI assistants can draft… Read more →
Pros
- Genuinely usable free plan
- Low per-channel pricing
- Official MCP server and public API on all plans
- Clean, fast interface
Cons
- Per-channel billing grows with many profiles
- Free plan caps 10 queued posts per channel
- Analytics and listening are basic
- AI Assistant is simple compared with dedicated writers
Pricing: Free plan, paid from $5/mo · social-scheduling mcp api small-business creators
🔥 Deal: Annual billing: 2 months free
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n8n Freemium
Fair-code workflow automation with AI agent nodes, self-hosted or in the cloud
★ 206k · Sustainable Use License (fair-code) · updated 2026-09-25
8.6/10
What it is n8n is a workflow automation platform from n8n GmbH (Berlin). You connect triggers, app integrations, code steps and AI agent nodes on a canvas to automate tasks such as drafting blog posts from an RSS feed, repurposing a video transcript into social posts, or routing content through an approval step. The source is on GitHub (n8n-io/n8n) under… Read more →
Pros
- Free self-hosted edition with unlimited workflows
- Deep AI agent tooling (LangChain nodes, memory, vector stores, MCP)
- Priced per execution, so long multi-step workflows stay affordable
- Large template library and active community
Cons
- Sustainable Use License is fair-code, not OSI open source
- Steeper learning curve than Zapier or Make
- Cloud prices shown in EUR only; Business tier jumps to €667/month
- Self-hosting means you own updates, backups and security
Pricing: Freemium · automation ai-agents self-hosted fair-code workflows
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Social analytics, scheduling and ads reporting with a free plan and MCP access
8.0/10
What it is Metricool, from Spain, is a social media management tool known for analytics. It schedules posts across the main networks, reports on organic and paid performance, tracks competitors and includes an AI assistant for captions. It is priced by number of brands rather than per user, which makes it popular with freelancers and agencies. Key features - Planner… Read more →
Pros
- Useful free plan
- Priced per brand, not per user
- Strong analytics and ads reporting
- API and MCP access for automation
Cons
- API, MCP and team features need Advanced
- Free plan limited to 20 posts a month
- AI assistant credits are small
- Interface can feel crowded
Pricing: Free plan, paid from $20/mo · social-analytics scheduling agencies reporting mcp
🔥 Deal: Up to 24% off with annual billing
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Writing-first scheduler for X, LinkedIn, Threads, Bluesky, Mastodon and Instagram
8.0/10
What it is Typefully is a distraction-free editor and scheduler for text-first social posts and threads. It publishes to X, LinkedIn, Threads, Bluesky, Mastodon and Instagram, shows analytics, and supports automations. It has leaned into agent workflows: there is a public API, an MCP server and an open-source Agent Skills repository so AI assistants can draft and schedule for you.… Read more →
Pros
- Excellent writing experience for threads
- API, MCP server and Agent Skills for automation
- Supports X, LinkedIn, Threads, Bluesky, Mastodon, Instagram
- Free plan to start
Cons
- Current paid prices not verifiable from the vendor page
- Collaboration locked to Business plan
- Limited for video-first platforms
- AI model not disclosed
Pricing: Freemium · social-scheduling threads x-twitter linkedin mcp
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Make Freemium
Visual no-code automation with AI agents, 3,000+ app integrations and an MCP server
8.2/10
What it is Make (formerly Integromat, owned by Celonis) is a cloud automation platform where you build "scenarios" as flowcharts of modules: watch a Google Sheet, generate copy with an AI module, create an image, post to a CMS or social channel. For content teams it is a way to chain AI tools with publishing and approval steps without writing… Read more →
Pros
- Low entry price ($9/month) and a usable free plan
- Flexible visual logic: routers, iterators, error handling
- Built-in AI agents plus an MCP server
- Credits roll over for 12 months on annual plans
Cons
- Cloud only, no self-hosting
- Credit use is hard to predict on busy scenarios
- Free plan limited to two active scenarios
- Large scenarios get hard to maintain
Pricing: Free plan, paid from $9/mo · automation no-code ai-agents integrations workflows
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Writing assistant for grammar, tone and rewrites across 1 million+ apps
8.1/10
What it is Grammarly is a writing assistant that checks grammar, spelling, clarity and tone wherever you write, and generates or rewrites text with AI prompts. It is now part of Superhuman, and the enterprise plan is sold through Superhuman Go. Key features - Real-time grammar, spelling and tone suggestions in 1 million+ apps and sites - Full-sentence rewrites and… Read more →
Pros
- Works inside Google Docs, Word, Gmail, Outlook, Slack and 1 million+ apps and sites
- Free grammar and spelling checks plus 100 AI prompts a month
- Pro adds plagiarism and AI-text detection, AI Grader and rewrites
- Real-time support in 20+ languages
Cons
- Pro costs $30 monthly; the $12 price needs annual billing
- Free plan is mostly grammar and spelling
- Includes an AI Humanizer, which some schools and clients treat with suspicion
- Now part of Superhuman; enterprise sales go through Superhuman Go
Pricing: Free plan, paid from $30/mo · grammar editing tone plagiarism browser-extension
🔥 Deal: Pro is $12/member per month billed annually instead of $30 monthly
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Answer engine that cites sources, with a choice of GPT, Claude, Gemini and Grok
8.1/10
What it is Perplexity is an AI answer engine: you ask a question and it searches the web, then writes an answer with numbered citations. It also runs deep research reports, generates images and short videos, and offers a Comet browser and a developer API. For creators it works best as the research and fact-checking step before writing. Key features… Read more →
Pros
- Every answer links to its sources, which speeds up fact-checking
- Pro lets you switch between GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok and Perplexity's Sonar
- Short Veo video clips on Pro and Max
- Separate Sonar API for building research into your own tools
Cons
- Research-first: long-form drafting is weaker than in dedicated writing apps
- Video credits are small (5 per month on Pro, 15 on Max)
- Top models (GPT-5.6 Sol, Claude Opus 5) need the $200 Max plan
- Vendor pricing pages could not be read for this check
Pricing: Freemium · research search citations multi-model chatbot
