# Buffer — AI Compare Ninja

> Schedule social posts, edit text with AI and reply to comments in the Community workspace.

## Overview
- **Category:** Content & SEO (Social media & campaigns)
- **Status:** Active · checked - Active social scheduling tool with AI Assistant and separate Community reply features.
- **Paid from:** 5 USD / channel/month, billed annually, first 1-10 channels (Essentials (annual billing))
- **Free access:** Free plan (3 channels, 10 reusable queue slots per channel, 100 ideas, 1 user, unlimited AI Assistant credits, 5 AI Replies per week, and 1 API key with 3,000 requests per month.)
- **Website:** https://buffer.com
- **Canonical URL:** https://www.aicompare.ninja/en/tool/buffer

## What it does
- AI Assistant: unlimited credits in all plans per vendor
- 3 channels; 10 reusable queue slots/channel; 100 ideas; 1 user; AI Assistant unlimited credits; AI Replies 5/week; 1 API key and 3,000 requests/month
- 1 user; paid queue with fair use of 5,000 posts/channel; unlimited AI Assistant and AI Replies per pricing table; advanced analytics; 3 API keys and 7,500 requests/month
- Unlimited team members per pricing table; approvals and permissions; branded reports; fair use of 5,000 posts/channel; unlimited AI Assistant and AI Replies; 5 API keys and 15,000 requests/month

## In brief
Buffer combines social scheduling with AI text editing. The key distinction: AI Assistant is listed with unlimited credits in every plan; 5 suggestions per week limits only Free AI Replies. Paid channels use progressive pricing, and the paid queue has a fair-use limit of 5,000 posts per channel.


## Limits
The pricing table gives AI Assistant unlimited credits in every plan. The Free limit of 5 suggestions/week applies only to AI Replies in Community, not the Assistant. Free provides 10 reusable queue slots per channel, not a monthly posting allowance. The advertised unlimited paid queue has a fair-use limit of 5,000 posts per channel. Assistant input text is sent to OpenAI; these sources contain no explicit general training commitment. Processing may take place in the US and other countries. User Content is stored indefinitely while the account is active; deleting an account removes Buffer data, not posts already published on social networks. Other retention follows purpose and legal duties.

## Pricing tiers
| Tier | Price | Period | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Free | free | free | 3 channels; 10 reusable queue slots/channel; 100 ideas; 1 user; AI Assistant unlimited credits; AI Replies 5/week; 1 API key and 3,000 requests/month |
| Essentials (annual billing) | 5 USD | channel/month, billed annually, first 1-10 channels | 1 user; paid queue with fair use of 5,000 posts/channel; unlimited AI Assistant and AI Replies per pricing table; advanced analytics; 3 API keys and 7,500 requests/month |
| Team (annual billing) | 10 USD | channel/month, billed annually, first 1-10 channels | Unlimited team members per pricing table; approvals and permissions; branded reports; fair use of 5,000 posts/channel; unlimited AI Assistant and AI Replies; 5 API keys and 15,000 requests/month |
| Essentials (monthly billing) | 6 USD | channel/month, billed monthly, first 1-10 channels | 1 user; paid queue with fair use of 5,000 posts/channel; unlimited AI Assistant and AI Replies per pricing table; advanced analytics; 3 API keys and 7,500 requests/month |
| Team (monthly billing) | 12 USD | channel/month, billed monthly, first 1-10 channels | Unlimited team members per pricing table; approvals and permissions; branded reports; fair use of 5,000 posts/channel; unlimited AI Assistant and AI Replies; 5 API keys and 15,000 requests/month |

## Sources
All details regarding plans, limits, and features are based on official vendor documentation and the primary sources verified below.

- https://buffer.com/pricing
- https://buffer.com/pricing.md
- https://buffer.com/bluesky
- https://buffer.com/legal#current-terms-of-use
- https://buffer.com/legal#privacy-policy
- https://buffer.com/legal#data-retention

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*Source: AI Compare Ninja (2026) - https://www.aicompare.ninja/en/tool/buffer*