Comparison · updated September 2026
LinkDM sells DM volume in tiers: free for 1,000 DMs and one account, $19 for 25,000 DMs and three accounts, $99 for 300,000 DMs and ten accounts, with no generative AI. LiliFlow sells unlimited DMs from $8.97 and meters only AI actions. At $18.97 against $19 the prices meet and the contents do not.
LinkDM: $19 for 25,000 DMs · LiliFlow: $8.97 Starter, $18.97 Pro · converted at $1 = R$ 5.50 and €1 = $1.08
A ladder with no AI on it
Every LinkDM tier is a bigger number of DMs at a bigger price. None of the tiers includes a reply written by AI, at any price point.
Comparison
| Feature | LiliFlow | LinkDM |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | 1,000 automations a month, no AI | 1,000 DMs, 1 account |
| Entry paid plan | $8.97, unlimited DMs, 3 accounts | $19, 25,000 DMs, 3 accounts |
| Plan at about $19 | Pro at $18.97, unlimited DMs, 10 accounts, 2,500 AI replies | $19, 25,000 DMs, 3 accounts, no AI |
| Top tier | $18.97 Pro plus $5 top-ups as needed | $99, 300,000 DMs, 10 accounts |
| How DM volume is priced | Not metered on paid plans | Capped per tier |
| AI-generated replies | 800 on Starter, 2,500 on Pro | Not offered |
| Cloned-voice audio in the DM | 5 a month on Starter, unlocked on Pro | Not offered |
The decision
LinkDM puts 3 Instagram accounts on its $19 tier and 10 on the $99 tier. LiliFlow Pro connects 10 accounts at $18.97, which is the difference between one price and five for a creator running multiple handles or an agency holding client accounts.
Meta does not charge for Instagram DMs, so LiliFlow does not meter them. The bill moves with AI usage instead, which means a viral week costs the same as a quiet one unless AI replies are actually generated.
LinkDM sends the message the creator wrote. LiliFlow Pro writes 2,500 replies a month from the creator's own content for $18.97, and a $5 top-up adds 300 more whenever a campaign runs long.
LiliFlow answers with a cloned-voice audio message at 200 credits per 30-second block. LinkDM has no feature in this category at any tier, so every LinkDM answer arrives as text.
How LiliFlow charges
Meta charges nothing for Instagram DMs, so neither does LiliFlow. Keyword automation is unlimited on every paid plan. Credit exists only for actions with real processing cost.
Starter includes 8,000 credits per month and Pro includes 25,000. Need more and a top-up costs $5 for 3,000 credits — and purchased credit never expires while the subscription is active.
Being fair
The LinkDM model is more predictable than LiliFlow's. A tier is a fixed number of DMs for a fixed price with nothing to meter, no credit balance to watch and no top-up decision to make mid-campaign. For a team that wants one line on the invoice and no variables, the LinkDM ladder is the cleaner product, and its free plan gives 1,000 real DMs.
At the top of the ladder LinkDM sells something LiliFlow cannot match with evidence. The $99 tier is 300,000 DMs a month, priced and supported as a product. LiliFlow does not cap DMs, but it also has no published record of sustaining that scale, no Meta partner badge and an Instagram app that has not been published yet. An operation sending hundreds of thousands of DMs should weigh a proven tier over an uncapped promise.
FAQ
Only AI actions. Replying to a comment with a keyword, sending the DM, replying publicly and delivering a link consume no credit on any paid plan. Credit is spent on two things: an AI-generated reply at 10 credits, and cloned-voice audio at 200 credits per 30-second block. That is the complete table.
No. Basic automation keeps running because it does not depend on credit. Only the AI layer pauses, and you are notified on the first refusal by email and inside the app. You can also set a monthly spending cap so the bill never surprises you.
No. Credits included with a plan renew monthly and do not roll over, but top-up credits bought separately accumulate indefinitely while the subscription is active. If you cancel, they are held and become valid again on reactivation.
Yes, no card and no time limit. It includes 1,000 automations per month and one Instagram account, with a discreet LiliFlow signature on DMs. On activation you also receive 2,000 AI credits valid for 7 days.
LiliFlow has three plans: Free, with 1,000 automations per month and no AI; Starter at $8.97 per month with unlimited automations and 8,000 AI credits; and Pro at $18.97 per month with unlimited automations, 25,000 AI credits and cloned-voice audio unlocked. A top-up costs $5 for 3,000 credits and never expires.
Yes. LiliFlow runs exclusively on Meta's official API, with official login and no password sharing. There is no scraping, no browser automation and no messages sent to people who never interacted with the account, which is exactly the behaviour that gets accounts restricted.
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Free forever, no card. $8.97 when you want the AI on all month.