Flint's Google Ads agent audits Search and skips Shopping and Performance Max. Scaley Media Buyer reads your Shopping and PMax spend, read-only, and names what is burning cash.
Scaley is the pick for a store owner running their own Google Ads, with a 3-day trial. Flint's Google Ads agent audits Search only. Its docs call Shopping and Performance Max out of scope for now. Scaley Media Buyer reads your Shopping and PMax, read-only, and names the products and search terms that spent and sold nothing.
Written and reviewed by Christopher Krassnig
If your money goes through Shopping and Performance Max, Flint's Google Ads agent does not audit it today. It connects to your account and audits the Search campaigns you already run. Then it suggests changes. It writes a change back only after you approve it. Scaley is the AI media buyer for Google Ads I built for store owners. Scaley Consultant reads your screenshots and connects to nothing. Scaley Media Buyer reads the live account and cannot change a setting. Only Scaley Suite writes, after your yes on each change.
| Feature | Scaley | Flint |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | Store owners running their own Google Ads | Performance marketing, per its homepage. No store on its customers page |
| What it reads | Media Buyer: live campaign, product and search term data, Shopping and PMax included. Consultant: your screenshots | Search campaigns only. Shopping and Performance Max "out of scope for now" |
| What it sells | Google Ads answers. Suite also queues fixes for your yes. No landing pages | Its menu starts with Pages, then Agents. Page builds use credits |
| Price model | Consultant $99/mo flat, for all your stores. Media Buyer $99/mo for all your stores + 1% of total ad spend. Suite $199/mo for all your stores + 4% of total ad spend | Custom. A monthly software fee plus a percent of the ad spend Flint works on. No numbers printed |
| Free trial | 3-day free trial. Card required. Cancel anytime | 14-day Basic trial on its developer page. Its Google Ads page offers a demo and a pilot. Card not stated |
| Who says yes | Suite asks on every change. Consultant and Media Buyer change nothing | "Every recommendation needs your approval". Approved changes go live in one click |
| Setup | Consultant: send a screenshot. Media Buyer: connect Google Ads, read-only. Suite: connect Google Ads and Shopify | Sign in with Google. Works with manager accounts (MCC). Checks again about every 48 hours, or when you ask |
| Cancel | Ad spend fee stops that day. The base fee already paid is not refunded | Not printed on its pricing page |
Every Flint line below comes from Flint's own pages, read 11 November 2026.
Flint's customer stories are lead and landing page wins, like Hawke Media and LangChain. If your money goes through Shopping and Performance Max, its agent does not audit that spend today.
You get 3 days free on every level, card required, and Media Buyer reads the live account.
On Media Buyer you sign in with Google and never share a password. The read cannot change a setting. Consultant uploads a file instead.
Media Buyer names the waste, with the spend next to it. On Suite, each fix waits until you say yes to that line.
On day 3 you decide if the answers earned the bill. Cancel before the trial ends and you pay nothing. Every change you said yes to stays in your account.
We take your card upfront. Your first base fee is charged when your trial ends.
Flint prices on a custom quote. Scaley prints its price, so you know the bill before you connect anything. Scaley Media Buyer is $99 a month plus 1% of ad spend, and reads the live account, read-only. Scaley Suite is 199 a month plus 4%, and it is the only level that makes changes, each after your yes. Scaley Consultant is $99 a month flat and connects to nothing.
3-day free trial. Card required. Cancel anytime
$99/mo flat
One fee. Any number of storesAlways $99 a month
3-day free trial. Card required. Cancel anytime
$99/mo + 1% of total ad spend
One fee. Any number of stores10 stores, $50K total spend: $99 + $500 = $599 a month. Not $990. The base is paid once.
3-day free trial. Card required. Cancel anytime
Leak Guarantee: any month we show you less waste than your bill, we refund it
Wasted spend means money spent in that 30-day billing cycle on search terms and products that, over 14 days, passed Scaley's spend line and made back 1.7 times their cost or less. Your conversion tracking has to be working, your ads have to be running, and your Google Ads account has to stay connected to Scaley. It covers every paid bill. Ask within 14 days of the bill. Full terms
$199/mo + 4% of total ad spend
One fee. Any number of stores10 stores, $50K total spend: $199 + $2,000 = $2,199 a month. Not $1,990. The base is paid once.
3-day free trial. Card required. Cancel anytime
Leak Guarantee: any month we show you less waste than your bill, we refund it
Wasted spend means money spent in that 30-day billing cycle on search terms and products that, over 14 days, passed Scaley's spend line and made back 1.7 times their cost or less. Your conversion tracking has to be working, your ads have to be running, and your Google Ads account has to stay connected to Scaley. It covers every paid bill. Ask within 14 days of the bill. Full terms
If you run your own store's Google Ads, pick Scaley. Pick Flint if you run Search for leads and your real fix is the landing page. For a store, start with Scaley Media Buyer. It reads the live account and cannot change a setting. Scaley Suite adds the dashboard ZenoX Media clients get: what to scale, what to cut and your best price bands.
It is one of Flint's agents. You sign in with Google to connect it. It audits the Search campaigns you already run and returns recommendations. It writes a change only after you approve it. Flint also builds landing pages. Read on flint.com, 11 November 2026.
Scaley Media Buyer connects read-only. Within minutes of connecting, it names the search terms and products that lost money.
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