# Can I replace BigSpy with an AI agent?

An ad spy tool for browsing ads that run on social networks and ad platforms. Not really. looot covers few of the jobs this app does.

## What BigSpy does and what looot covers

- Search ads by keyword: covered. Providers: adyntel, apify.
- Find the ads of one advertiser: partial. Providers: adyntel, apify. Coverage depends on the ad library each provider reads.
- Large stored ad archive: not covered. looot reads libraries live and keeps no archive of past ads.
- Spend and engagement estimates: not covered. No provider in the catalog gives reliable spend figures.
- Saved boards: not covered. looot hosts no board or folder UI.

## Agent prompt to replace BigSpy

Use looot to search public ad libraries for a keyword and list the advertisers, ad copy and creative links, grouped by advertiser. If you have not yet, set up https://looot.ai/skill.md first. Then search the looot catalog for each step, check the price of each endpoint before you call it, run the cheapest one that fits, and show me the results as a table.

## Can an AI agent replace BigSpy?

Not really. looot covers a few of the data jobs but not the main product around them.

## Is there a free BigSpy alternative?

looot has no monthly seat. You pay per call to the provider you pick, and the catalog shows each endpoint's price before you run it. Whether that comes out cheaper than BigSpy depends on your volume.

## What does BigSpy cost?

List prices change, so check BigSpy's own pricing page. This page does not repeat them. The looot side is read live from the catalog on the web version of this page.

## What is a good BigSpy alternative for an AI agent?

An agent with a looot connection can call the providers behind BigSpy's data jobs directly. The providers used here are adyntel, apify.

## Which BigSpy features does looot not cover?

Not covered: large stored ad archive, spend and engagement estimates, saved boards. Keep BigSpy for those, or use another tool beside looot.

## How do I replace BigSpy with looot?

Paste the agent prompt on this page into your coding agent. It sets up looot, finds the endpoints for each job and runs them. You can edit the prompt to match your own inputs.

## Do I need a BigSpy account to use looot?

No. looot calls its own providers and does not connect to your BigSpy account. Your existing BigSpy data stays where it is.

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## Last reviewed

2026-10-02. Live prices are on the web page, read from the catalog.