Karos vs an agency
Drafts every morning, without a retainer.
The short answer
Karos gives you marketing every day without a retainer. It reads your site, socials and competitors, drafts posts for each channel every day, and you approve or pass each one, with a say on every word. It costs $29 or $199 a month, month to month. A marketing agency is a team of people you pay a monthly retainer to plan and run your marketing.
Why builders pick Karos
- Knows your business as well as you do, and keeps reading.
- Sees what moves in your market every day.
- Gets better with every choice you make.
- Drafts every day, not to a monthly plan.
- You approve or pass every draft yourself.
- $29 or $199 a month. Cancel any time.
- Requests and accepted leads counted, plus how ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude answer about you.
Side by side
Agency retainers run from about $1,000 to $25,000 a month, by agency and scope.
| What | Karos | An agency |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly price | Karos: Starter $29 a month, Pro $199 a month, Enterprise priced by conversation | An agency: Up to $25,000 a month |
| Knows your business | Karos: Reads it all, keeps reading | An agency: What you tell them |
| Sees what moves | Karos: Every day | An agency: If someone spots it |
| Gets better with each choice | Karos: Every approve and pass | An agency: Slowly |
| Who does the work | Karos: Karos drafts. You approve or pass. | An agency: A team of people |
| How often drafts arrive | Karos: Every day, for each channel in your campaign | An agency: To an agreed plan |
| Approval | Karos: One tap for most drafts, with undo | An agency: Review rounds |
| Commitment | Karos: Month to month. Cancel any time. | An agency: Set by each contract |
Sources
- 1. HeyOrca, How to price social media services in 2026 (20 Oct 2026), checked 25 Oct 2026.
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Questions
- How much does a marketing agency cost?
- Retainers run from about $1,000 to $25,000 a month, by agency and scope. Karos starts at $29 a month.
- Who writes the posts with Karos?
- Karos drafts them from your site, socials and competitors. You approve, edit or pass each one, and Karos learns from every pass.
- Can I cancel Karos any time?
- Yes. Karos is month to month, and you can cancel any time.
- Does Karos post anything without my approval?
- No. Nothing goes out until you approve it.