AgentXray vs Teikametrics: Settlement-Verified Profit vs Ai-Automated Ad Optimization
Last updated: 2026-08-16
TL;DR
Teikametrics automates bids from $149/mo (billed annually; $179 monthly) up to $10K of monthly ad spend, and adds 3% of spend above $10K. AgentXray automates nothing — it verifies the profit of whatever ran, against the settlement, for a flat fee from $29/mo. The cheaper the optimizer looks at entry, the more the percentage matters as you grow.
Teikametrics (teikametrics.com) runs Flywheel, an AI bid optimizer for Amazon and Walmart with one of the friendlier entry prices in the category: $149/mo billed annually or $179/mo monthly up to $10K of monthly ad spend, custom pricing plus 3% of spend above $10K, and an optional managed service. AgentXray answers the question Flywheel's own dashboards grade themselves on: did the spend actually convert into settled profit? It reads settlement line items — the money that reached your bank — and reports net contribution per advertising arm, for a flat fee from $29/mo, no percentage. This page compares the two honestly: they overlap far less than their category label suggests.
The tools compared
AgentXray
From $29/mo — Flat fee, no commission on ad sales; every feature at every tier
Measurement layer for Amazon sellers: settlement-verified profit, break-even and per-arm net contribution.
Strengths
- Profit verified against settlement line items, not estimates
- Net contribution per advertising arm — the core metric
- Flat from $29/mo — never a percentage of ad spend
- Free no-login tools; no commission
Best for: Sellers who want the ads they run — by hand or by any optimizer — audited against the money that actually landed.
Teikametrics
$149/mo+ — Essentials (up to $10K monthly ad spend): $149/mo billed annually, $179/mo monthly, free trial. Above $10K: custom pricing + 3% of ad spend over $10K; managed services optional. teikametrics.com/pricing, read 2026-09-30
AI ad optimization (Flywheel) for Amazon and Walmart with optional managed service.
Strengths
- Flywheel AI bid automation across Amazon and Walmart
- Accessible entry price for smaller sellers
- Optional managed service with human specialists
- Market intelligence and SOV reporting
Best for: Sellers who want AI ad automation with a low entry price and are comfortable with a fee that scales with spend.
Feature comparison
Side by side
| Aspect | AgentXray | Teikametrics |
|---|---|---|
| Manages bids/budgets | No — measures and flags | Yes (Flywheel AI) |
| Profit source of truth | Settlement line items | Platform metrics + estimates |
| Pricing model | From $29/mo flat | $149–$179/mo up to $10K spend; + 3% of spend >$10K |
| Walmart ads | No | Yes |
| Managed human service | No | Yes (optional add-on) |
| Fee grows with ad spend | Never | Yes |
Verdict by use case
- Driving/optimizing ad campaigns: Teikametrics
- Verifying ads actually made money: AgentXray
- True per-unit break-even (fees as settled): AgentXray
- Optimizer plus independent audit: Both
If you want a system to drive your Amazon ads, Teikametrics is a credible pick in its bracket. If you want to know whether the driving made money — whoever or whatever did it — that is AgentXray: profit verified at the settlement, flat fee, no percentage of the spend it audits. The two run together without conflict.
Frequently asked questions
- Is AgentXray cheaper than Teikametrics?
- It is cheaper, but that is the wrong comparison — they do different jobs. Teikametrics drives bids; AgentXray verifies outcomes at the settlement. If you need automation, AgentXray does not replace it; if you need to know the truth about profit per arm, an optimizer's self-reported dashboard does not replace that either.
- What does '3% of ad spend' mean in practice?
- A seller spending $20K/month pays the base fee plus roughly $300/month on the portion above $10K — the fee grows with the spend the tool manages. AgentXray charges a flat fee regardless of spend, because charging a percentage of the thing you audit is a conflict of interest.
- Can Flywheel and AgentXray run together?
- Yes. Flywheel optimizes; AgentXray reconciles the result against settlement line items and flags arms whose net contribution is negative even when their ACoS looks healthy — the exact failure we measured on our own account.
- Does AgentXray work for Walmart like Teikametrics?
- No. AgentXray is Amazon-first (US, CA, UK, DE, AU today). Teikametrics covers Walmart advertising as well; if Walmart ads automation is a requirement, that is a genuine point for Flywheel.
Research sources
- Teikametrics pricing page (teikametrics.com/pricing) — read 2026-09-30
- AgentXray settlement-measured economics — internal, 2026-07