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kAInetVSan agency or a hire

Wants a person accountable for the number.

PPC agency · Freelancer · In-house hire
kAInetkAInet

The score

Ahead on 5 of 7

Agency / hire leads on 2.

kAInet leads
5
Even
0
Agency / hire leads
2
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Monthly cost

Agency / hire

$1.5k – $25k/mo

10 to 20% of spend, or a $66k to $101k salary.

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Flat monthly plan. The cheaper option.

Time to a campaign you can review

Days to weeks

Agency / hire

~12 min

kAInet, paused in your account

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What each one actually does

  1. 01Judgment and strategy
    Agency / hire

    Has seen your category before.

    kAInet

    Asks the right questions. You decide.

  2. 02Time to first draft
    Agency / hire

    Onboarding, briefs, revisions.

    kAInet

    About twelve minutes.

  3. 03Cost at $10k/mo ad spend
    Agency / hire

    $1,000 to $2,000 a month.

    kAInet

    A flat software fee. A fraction of that.

  4. 04Scales to more brands
    Agency / hire

    Hire more people.

    kAInet

    Same rigor on brand ten.

  5. 05Shows its work
    Agency / hire

    A monthly report.

    kAInet

    Every build and change logged.

  6. 06How often it tunes
    Agency / hire

    Weekly or monthly.

    kAInet

    Every 6 hours on Google.

  7. 07Someone accountable
    Agency / hire

    A name on the number.

    kAInet

    Software. Your team owns it.

Does it Does some of it Doesn't

Pick Agency / hire when

  • Judgment and taste
  • Someone accountable
  • Channels beyond Google and Meta
kAInet

Pick kAInet when

  • A fraction of the cost
  • Minutes, not weeks
  • Same rigor every time

“kAInet is the team your media buyer manages, not the media buyer.”

Prices are vendor list prices, read July 2026. Capability marks come from public product descriptions, not hands-on tests. Spotted an error? Tell us.

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kAInet vs an agency or a hire