B 
Blotato
Generate, remix and auto-publish content across every social network.
NOT REALLY
why this verdict
Keep paying — OpenAI has not replaced it
OpenAI's version overlaps, but does not finish the social media job, so this one still earns its $29/mo.
- A named launch, not a vibe named, unlinked
- ChatGPT can write the post but cannot publish it. OpenAI, March 1, 2025 — no announcement link recorded yet.
- How much of the job it covers not the job editorial call
- Parts of it. The job still needs the tool to get finished.
- Is there a free way to do it? yes
- 2 of 3 listed replacements have a usable free tier: Postiz and Buffer.
- What the call is worth $348/yr
- $29/mo at the entry paid tier — $348 a year per seat.
Reason composed from the fields above missing: announcement linked recorded: free replacement listed recorded: two or more escape hatches
- Threatened by
- OpenAI
- Since
- March 1, 2025
- List price
- $29/mo
- Per year
- $348
The backstory
Blotato rode the 2025 automation wave: wire it to an n8n or Make workflow and one idea becomes platform-native posts that actually go out. Drafting is the commodity half. The API plumbing, per-platform formatting rules and publish reliability are the half nobody wants to maintain themselves, which is why a general chatbot has not dented it.
Escape hatches
P 
Postiz Open-source and self-hostable.
postiz.com open_in_new P 
Post Bridge Cheaper if you only need cross-posting.
post-bridge.com open_in_new B 
Buffer Free plan covers three channels.
buffer.com open_in_new2 of 3 replacements have a usable free tier.