Zapier vs Pine AI
Plans, free access, limits and intended use side by side, taken from each vendor’s own pages. No score and no winner: the facts show where the two differ.
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AI assistant that phones companies to cancel, dispute and negotiate bills for you
- Free access
- Zapier: Free access
- Pine AI: Free access
- Paid from
- Zapier: USD 19.99 per month
- Pine AI: USD 9.00 per week billed monthly; $6.10 per week billed annually
- Plans listed
- Zapier: 4
- Pine AI: 7
- Public API
- Zapier: Yes
- Pine AI: Not confirmed
Where Zapier and Pine AI differ
- PlansZapier lists 4 plans and Pine AI lists 7.
Head to head
Each value from the tool’s profile and the vendor’s own pages
| Zapier | Fact | Pine AI |
|---|---|---|
| Access and price | ||
| Free access availableFree | Free accessSame | Free access availableFree · USD 0 |
| USD 19.99 per monthProfessional · billed yearly · USD 29.99 billed monthly; 750 tasks | Lowest listed paid plan | USD 9.00 per week billed monthly; $6.10 per week billed annuallyPro |
| Free plan; paid Professional, Team and Enterprise | Pricing model | Free plan with daily credits; Pro from $6.10 a week billed annually; Plus $99.9 a month billed annually ($139 monthly); Enterprise custom |
| 4 | Plans listedDiffers | 7 |
| Yes | Public API | Not confirmed |
| Not required | Card to start | Not confirmed |
| No | Open source | Not confirmed |
| What it is for | ||
| Connecting web apps without code | Built for | US consumers and small teams who want an assistant to make support calls, cancel subscriptions and negotiate bills, and who will check how credits and the 25% savings fee apply to their plan |
| Automation | CategorySame | Automation |
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| How current | ||
| Profile sources checked | ||
| Prices confirmed · Oct 24, 2026 | Pricing checkSame | Prices confirmed · Nov 1, 2026 |
Official source check for both tools. No hands-on testing and no score: “Differs” marks a documented difference, not a better tool.
Plans and prices
Zapier
Prices confirmed · Oct 24, 2026- FreeFree
- ProfessionalUSD 19.99 per monthbilled yearly · USD 29.99 billed monthly; 750 tasks
- TeamUSD 69 per monthbilled yearly · USD 103.50 billed monthly; 2,000 tasks
- EnterpriseContact for pricing
Pine AI
Prices confirmed · Nov 1, 2026- FreeUSD 0
- ProUSD 9.00 per week billed monthly; $6.10 per week billed annually
- PremiumUSD 18.20 per week billed monthly; $12.30 per week billed annually
- PlusUSD 99.9 per month billed annually; $139 per month billed monthly
- MaxUSD 174.9 per month billed annually; $249 per month billed monthly
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- TeamUSD 291.6 per month billed annually; $419 per month billed monthly
- EnterpriseCustom
Strengths and limits
Zapier
Strengths
- Unlimited Zaps on every plan: Even Free lets you build as many Zaps, tables and forms as you want.
- Many steps cost nothing: Triggers, Filter, Paths, Formatter and Delay steps do not use tasks.
- Failed actions are not billed: Actions that error or halt do not count toward task usage.
Limits to plan around
- Task cost depends on step type: AI steps and Zapier MCP tool calls use more than one task each, so counting visible steps can underestimate usage.
- Free Zaps are two steps only: Free allows one trigger and one action; multi-step Zaps need a paid plan.
- Price rises with task volume: Paid prices are quoted for entry task tiers, and larger tiers cost more.
Pine AI
Strengths
- A free plan with daily credits: New users get 200 credits at signup and 50 a day on login, accumulating to 500, so small requests can be tried without paying.
- Fee depends on a confirmed result: On Free and Pro Monthly the 25% bill-negotiation fee is charged only after savings are confirmed, and the hold is released if the attempt fails.
- Credit rules are published: The guides give the spend order, the add-on price and the usual 300 to 1,000 credits for a call.
Limits to plan around
- Results are not guaranteed: The Usage Policy says using Pine creates no obligation to achieve savings, refunds or resolutions.
- Failed attempts can use credits: The bill negotiation guide says calls, research and follow-ups in an unsuccessful attempt still draw credits.
- Pricing pages disagree on the top tier: The plan guide names Team while the credits and payments guides name Enterprise, and weekly personal prices sit beside monthly work prices.
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