Compared on public facts

Ainfluencer vs LTK

Updated Nov 7, 2026

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Ainfluencer and LTK both list commission on sales. Ainfluencer also lists pay per video and product seeding, which LTK does not list publicly. LTK lists ads launched from the platform, which Ainfluencer does not list publicly.

4 facts known on both sides. "Not listed publicly" means we did not find it on their public pages on Nov 7, 2026; it does not mean they lack it.

Why brands pick HourlyUGC over Ainfluencer and LTK

HourlyUGC lists 7 ways to pay creators on its public pages: hourly sessions, pay per video, commission on sales, flat amount per order, share of ad spend, pay per 1,000 views and product seeding. A brand can combine them in one campaign. 1 2 3
Ainfluencer lists pay per video, commission on sales and product seeding publicly. HourlyUGC also lists hourly sessions, flat amount per order, share of ad spend and pay per 1,000 views, which Ainfluencer does not list publicly (checked Nov 7, 2026; not listing is not the same as not offering). 1 2
LTK lists commission on sales publicly. HourlyUGC also lists hourly sessions, pay per video, flat amount per order, share of ad spend, pay per 1,000 views and product seeding, which LTK does not list publicly (checked Nov 7, 2026; not listing is not the same as not offering). 1
Meta Partnership Ads with the creators' videos, launched from inside HourlyUGC: the ad goes out from the creator's handle with the brand's budget. Ainfluencer does not list this publicly. 1 2
Who counts the sale: Counted either by the ad platform (Meta) or by HourlyUGC: a connected Shopify store or the Hourly Pixel, last touch within 7 days, with creator links and codes. 1 2 3

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Which pay models each one lists

Side by side

Pay model	Ainfluencer	LTK
Hourly sessions	Not listed publicly	Not listed publicly
Pay per video	The brand and the creator negotiate the fee, content type and delivery date for each collaboration. 1	Not listed publicly
Commission on sales	Affiliate collaborations with commission set by the brand; lower plans have a minimum commission rate. Pay-per-sale partnerships are offered to Amazon sellers. 1 2	Brands set their commission rates; LTK says the average is 16 % and recommends 14 %. Their FAQ says brands typically offer 10-25 %. 1 2 3
Flat amount per order	Not listed publicly	Not listed publicly
Share of ad spend	Not listed publicly	Not listed publicly
Pay per 1,000 views	Not listed publicly	Not listed publicly
Retainers	Not listed publicly	Not listed publicly
Bonuses	Not listed publicly	Not listed publicly
Product seeding	Product seeding allowances rise with the plan; the top plan adds creator selection and shipment tracking. 1	Not listed publicly
Ads launched from the platform	Not listed publicly	LTK Boost puts paid reach behind video from the creator's handle on TikTok and Instagram; LTK Ads run inside the LTK shopping app. 1
Money and tracking	Ainfluencer	LTK
How sales are attributed	Not listed publicly	A click on an LTK link stores a tracking cookie in the shopper's browser; each brand sets its window, most between 7 and 30 days (2022 article). Returned items are deducted from earnings. 1 2
Platform fee	A transaction fee as a percentage of payments to influencers and affiliates, lower on higher plans and separate from the plan price; the rates did not load on the page. The Shopify app page says no platform fees. 1 2	The LTK app costs creators nothing to download and use. A brand-side fee is not stated on the pages read. 1
Brand pricing	Not listed publicly	Not listed publicly
Creator payout	The brand pays into Ainfluencer Trust (escrow), and the fee is released to the creator on confirmed delivery; auto-payouts are listed as a feature. 1 2	Commission is paid to creators through the brand's affiliate partner platform, with returns deducted. Schedule and minimum are not on the pages read. 1
Regions	Not listed publicly	Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, with sites in several regions; creators outside the US and Canada need at least 5,000 followers to apply. 1
Scale they publish	They say: They say over 5,000,000 creators can be reached. 1	They say: They say 40 million monthly shoppers, $4.1B in trackable sales a year, and hundreds of thousands of creators. 1 2 3

What the facts say

Where they overlap

Commission on sales

Ainfluencer lists, LTK does not

Pay per video: The brand and the creator negotiate the fee, content type and delivery date for each collaboration.
Product seeding: Product seeding allowances rise with the plan; the top plan adds creator selection and shipment tracking.

Checked Nov 7, 2026

LTK lists, Ainfluencer does not

Ads launched from the platform: LTK Boost puts paid reach behind video from the creator's handle on TikTok and Instagram; LTK Ads run inside the LTK shopping app.

Checked Nov 7, 2026

Which brand each one fits

From the models each lists, nothing else.

Ainfluencer

brands that can attribute sales and want to pay on orders
brands that budget per approved video
brands that ship product to creators

LTK

brands that can attribute sales and want to pay on orders

Questions people ask

What do Ainfluencer and LTK have in common?

Both list commission on sales on their public pages (checked Nov 7, 2026).

What does Ainfluencer list that LTK does not?

Ainfluencer lists pay per video and product seeding. LTK does not list them publicly; that is not the same as not offering them.

What does LTK list that Ainfluencer does not?

LTK lists ads launched from the platform. Ainfluencer does not list it publicly.

Where do these facts come from?

From each platform's public pages, linked next to every fact with the date we checked. A fact without a public source is not shown.

Sources

Each fact above links to one of these. Checked Nov 7, 2026.

Ainfluencer: ainfluencer.com, home, read 2026-11-07 · ainfluencer.com, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “Negotiate fees, content type, and delivery date with influencers.”
Ainfluencer: ainfluencer.com: Pricing, read 2026-11-07 · ainfluencer.com, checked Nov 7, 2026
LTK: LTK: How it works, brands (UK site), read 2026-11-07 · company.shopltk.com, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “You control the commission rates.”
LTK: LTK: FAQs (UK site), read 2026-11-07 · company.shopltk.com, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “Typically, our brands offer between 10-25% commission.”
LTK: LTK: For brands, read 2026-11-07 · company.shopltk.com, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “Scale reach on TikTok and Instagram, boosting video from the Creator's handle.”
LTK: LTK Brand Central: How commission is earned through your LTK links (24 Oct 2022), read 2026-11-07 · onbrand.shopltk.com, checked Nov 7, 2026 · “Most LTK brand partners’ cookie windows fall between 7 and 30 days.”