A Brand24 alternative for marketers who already use AI
Brand24 is a solid social listening tool, and it is priced like one: plans start at $199 a month billed yearly ($249 month to month) for 3 keywords and 2,000 mentions. Many small teams only need part of that: find out what people say about the brand on Reddit, X or TikTok, and get a clear summary. If you already use Claude, ChatGPT or another AI tool, you can get that by connecting it to a data source and paying per use.
Brand24 and ProLevelMax compared
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| Brand24 | ProLevelMax | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | A social listening app with dashboards, alerts and reports | A data source your AI calls; the AI does the reading and summarising |
| Starting price | $199/month billed yearly, $249 month to month (Individual) | Pay per use from a prepaid balance; $1 sign-up credit |
| Keywords | 3 on Individual, 7 on Team, 12 on Pro | No keyword limit; you pay for each run |
| Update frequency | Every 12 hours on Individual, hourly on Team | Whenever you ask, or on a daily or weekly schedule |
| Platforms | Social networks, news, blogs, podcasts, reviews | 157 platforms, including Reddit, X, TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Xiaohongshu, Douyin, Amazon and review sites |
| Chinese platforms | Not listed | Xiaohongshu, Douyin, Weibo, Bilibili, Zhihu and more |
| Analysis | Built-in sentiment, topics, reach and reports | Your AI writes the analysis you ask for, in the format you want |
| Alerts and dashboards | Yes | No built-in dashboard or instant alerts |
| Stored history | Collected mentions stay in your project | Each run fetches what the platform shows at that moment; results are kept for 30 days |
Brand24 prices from brand24.com/prices, checked October 2026.
When Brand24 is the better choice
- You need news, blogs and podcasts in the same feed as social posts.
- Several people need a shared dashboard, PDF reports and instant alerts.
- You want sentiment and reach numbers without writing any prompt.
When an AI with a data source is enough
- You want to know what people say, not watch a live dashboard all day.
- You check a few brands or competitors once a day or once a week.
- You care about Reddit threads, TikTok comments or Xiaohongshu notes, and want the AI to read them in full.
- Your budget is closer to $10–20 a month than $200.
What it costs in practice
Example: check 3 keywords every day, with one Reddit search and 100 posts from X per keyword.
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| Item | Daily usage | Price | Per month (30 days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reddit search | 3 calls | $0.003 per call | about $0.27 |
| X posts | 300 results + 3 runs | $0.0012 per result + $0.001 per run | about $10.90 |
| Total | about $11 |
Reading full Reddit threads, TikTok comments or other platforms adds to this. Live rates are on the pricing page. Your AI shows the price before every run, and you are never charged more than the quote.
Set it up once
- Create an account at prolevelmax.com. New users receive $1 in sign-up credit after verifying their email (one per person). No card required.
- Connect your AI. Send it the line
set up https://prolevelmax.com/SKILL.mdtogether with your API key, or addhttps://prolevelmax.com/mcpas an MCP server. Step-by-step setup is in How to give your AI real-time social media data. - Ask in plain words. The AI picks the sources, tells you the price and runs them after you agree.
Prompts to copy
Search Reddit and X for posts from the last 7 days that mention "Acme Bottle".
Group them into praise, complaints and questions, count each group, and list the 5 posts with the most engagement, with links.Compare what people say about "Acme Bottle", "Brand B" and "Brand C" on Reddit and TikTok this month.
Give me a table: mention count, main complaints and main praise for each brand.Every day at 9:00, search Reddit and X for "Acme Bottle" and save the results.
Tell me the price of each run first.Limits
- Public data only. Private accounts, messages and anything behind a login are not collected.
- There is no live dashboard or instant alert. Scheduled runs save results to your run history; your AI reads and summarises them when you ask.
- Counts such as likes and views are the public numbers at the moment of the request.
Related
- How to get Reddit posts and comments with AI
- How to get TikTok comments with AI
- Social media data APIs for AI agents compared (2026)
- How to monitor brand mentions on Reddit and TikTok with ChatGPT or Claude
- How to give your AI real-time social media data
FAQ
Is ProLevelMax a full replacement for Brand24?
Not for every team. Brand24 includes dashboards, alerts, news and podcast monitoring. ProLevelMax provides the data and leaves the analysis to your AI, which suits teams that mainly need regular summaries of social conversations.
Do I need a subscription?
No. You top up a balance and pay per run. There is no monthly fee.
Can I monitor competitors as well as my own brand?
Yes. Any public keyword, account or link can be checked the same way.
Can it check Xiaohongshu or Douyin?
Yes. Xiaohongshu, Douyin, Weibo, Bilibili and other Chinese platforms are covered, and you can write prompts in English or Chinese.
New users receive $1 in sign-up credit after verifying their email (one per person). No card required. Pay per use with no subscription. Top up by card (USD) or Alipay (CNY); Enterprise top-ups from $1,000 by bank transfer.
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