Publer
All-in-one social scheduling with AI assist.
why this verdict
Downgrade — pay for the workflow, not the AI
Buffer and Metricool cover the headline feature free, so the $12/mo is now paying for the workflow around it.
- A named launch, not a vibe named, unlinked
- Free ChatGPT drafting. OpenAI, February 1, 2024 — no announcement link recorded yet.
- How much of the job it covers headline only editorial call
- The headline feature, but not the workflow, data or integrations around it.
- Is there a free way to do it? yes
- 3 of 3 listed replacements have a usable free tier: Buffer, Metricool and ChatGPT.
- What the call is worth $144/yr
- $12/mo at the entry paid tier — $144 a year per seat.
- Threatened by
- OpenAI
- Since
- February 1, 2024
- List price
- $12/mo
- Per year
- $144
The backstory
Publer is an all-in-one social scheduler that added an AI assist for drafting posts and images. The scheduling, bulk uploads and calendar are solid, but the AI writing add-on it charges for competes with free ChatGPT, which drafts captions and posts at no cost. Publer is wounded on that layer while its core publishing tools keep it useful, so the value shifts back to the scheduling workflow rather than the AI.
Escape hatches
switching could free up $144/yrFree-tier scheduling across platforms
buffer.com open_in_newScheduling plus analytics in one tool
metricool.com open_in_newFree post and caption drafting
chatgpt.com open_in_new3 of 3 replacements have a usable free tier.