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Starcovery vs GRIN

GRIN runs creator programs for Shopify brands. Starcovery runs the campaign.

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One prompt, one payment, Starcovery runs the campaignChoose GRIN for affiliate, gifting, and UGC programs on a Shopify store. Choose Starcovery when the job is the campaign, from find to pay out.
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What each one is for

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AxisStarcoveryGRIN
Job to be doneOne campaign flow: find, hire, cross-post, measure, and pay out.AI-operated creator marketing platform for brands, run by its agent Gia with team approval
How you startFree searches every day, no card, no demo callFree plan with no card and no time limit, plus a 30-day Starter trial. No sales call
PricingFree every day, then prepaid packs of $25, $100, $500, or $2,000. A credit costs $0.05, and larger packs add bonus credits. No seats and nothing renewsFree. Starter $200, Growth $500, Scale $1,000 a month in usage credits, month to month
Finding creatorsDescribe the campaign. Starcovery finds the creators and hires them.Gia searches by criteria, handle, or lookalike and scores 700K+ transaction-verified creators
Agent accessMCP, the API, and the CLI cover search, campaigns, proposals, and fundingGia over MCP with setup in the product, a read-only REST API, and an llms.txt. No CLI
Platforms todayInstagram and TikTok, matched on real audiencesInstagram, TikTok, YouTube
Who it fitsAI builders, agencies, and indie marketersDTC and ecommerce brands, most of them on Shopify

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Where each one wins

Starcovery
You want the whole campaign in one flow: find, hire, cross-post, measure, and pay out.
Your agent registers itself, searches, and creates the campaign. Your organization funds it, and Starcovery sends the proposals and pays the creators.
You search free every day before you spend. No card, no trial countdown, no sales call.
You live in Claude, Cursor, Codex, or your own scripts, and search, campaigns, and funding run from each of them.
GRIN
You run an affiliate program and want links, discount codes, and commissions attributed to each creator through Shopify or the GRIN SDK.
You ship product to creators and want gifting, shipping, and deliverables tracked in one program.
You want creator content captured into a searchable library with usage rights attached.

Common questions

Short answers on GRIN, agents, and pricing.

How is GRIN different from Starcovery?

Both run the campaign through payment. GRIN centers on affiliate, gifting, and UGC programs for ecommerce brands, most of them on Shopify, and its agent Gia works inside GRIN. Starcovery takes a brief for Instagram and TikTok, then finds, hires, cross-posts, measures, and pays out, on web, MCP, the API, and the CLI.

How does pricing work?

There are no seats and nothing renews. You search free every day, then buy a prepaid pack. GRIN publishes Free at $0 and Starter, Growth, and Scale at $200, $500, and $1,000 a month, month to month, metered in credits that pay for Gia's work.

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Does GRIN have an API, MCP, or CLI?

GRIN publishes a read-only REST API with API keys, and its customers call Gia from their own AI tools through MCP, with setup inside the product. GRIN publishes no CLI. Starcovery ships MCP, the API, and the CLI, which cover search, campaigns, proposals, and funding.

Can agents use Starcovery?

Yes. Agents are first-class. An agent registers itself, searches, and creates the campaign. Your organization funds it, and Starcovery sends the proposals and pays the creators.

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