{
  "$comment": "§New-2 Stage-2 extraction artifact for Buffer. This file is the evidence behind every Buffer number rendered anywhere on 0saas. If a field's confidence is not 'verified', the UI must render a link to the source, never a number.",
  "incumbent": "Buffer",
  "source_url": "https://buffer.com/pricing",
  "fetched_at": "2026-09-17",
  "extraction_method": "fetch official pricing page in-session (2026-09-17), extract plan cards + comparison table to strict JSON (no training-data recall)",
  "currency": "USD",
  "price_view_captured": "Yearly billing view (page default): Essentials US$5/month per channel, US$60 per channel billed yearly. Monthly-only figures not separately printed.",
  "plans": [
    {
      "name": "Free",
      "price": "US$0",
      "price_period": "free forever",
      "highlights": [
        "Connect up to 3 channels",
        "10 scheduled posts per channel (refill anytime)",
        "100 ideas",
        "1 user account",
        "1 API key, 3,000 requests/month",
        "AI Assistant included"
      ],
      "confidence": "verified"
    },
    {
      "name": "Essentials",
      "price": "US$5",
      "price_period": "per channel / month (US$60 per channel billed yearly)",
      "highlights": [
        "Unlimited scheduled posts per channel",
        "Unlimited ideas",
        "3 API keys, 7,500 requests/month",
        "Hashtag manager",
        "First comment scheduling"
      ],
      "confidence": "verified"
    },
    {
      "name": "Team",
      "price": "US$10",
      "price_period": "per channel / month (US$120 per channel billed yearly)",
      "highlights": [
        "Unlimited team members",
        "5 API keys, 15,000 requests/month",
        "Access levels",
        "Content approval workflows"
      ],
      "confidence": "verified"
    }
  ],
  "free_tier_ceiling_for_displacement_brief": {
    "claim": "Buffer Free holds 10 scheduled posts per channel across up to 3 channels (100 ideas, 1 user, 3,000 API requests a month). Essentials removes the queue cap at US$5 per channel a month — US$60 per channel billed yearly.",
    "confidence": "verified",
    "period_caveat": "The 'refill anytime' behaviour of the 10-post queue is stated on the page; its reset period is not printed, so we quote the page."
  },
  "field_confidence": {
    "free_tier_limit": "verified",
    "paid_tier_price": "verified",
    "team_plan_price": "verified"
  },
  "receipts": [],
  "next_check_due": "2026-10-17"
}