Same $29 entry price. The difference is that Fastlane shows you a trending grid, and Topped shows you the real post your draft came from - with the number it got - then proves it on your own posts from the first plan up.
Facts checked 31 July 2026
Fastlane and Topped are aimed at the same person: a founder who has to make short-form content for their app and would rather be writing code. Both generate posts, both publish to your own accounts, and both start at $29 a month.
The clearest difference shows up in what happens after you spot a post. Fastlane's trending grid shows raw views and likes on other people's posts, and then you go and make something. Topped starts from a shelf of real posts our team hand-picks, and turns them into your drafts - each card carries the source post, the number it got, and a link to the original before you approve anything.
The second difference is how far that evidence goes. Fastlane's $29 Starter home includes a basic seven-day performance snapshot, while its dedicated advanced analytics starts on the $49 Growth plan. Topped's full Scoreboard is on every plan, including the free one.
Fastlane's figures were checked in the signed-in product, pricing page and terms on 31 July 2026. Prices and libraries move - check theirs before you decide.
| Topped | Fastlane | |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly price | $29 (Basic) | $29 (Starter) |
| AI credits included | 300 | 250 |
| Content saves included | 25 | 20 |
| Connected accounts | 2 | 1 |
| Performance analytics | Included on every plan, including free | Basic 7-day snapshot on Starter; advanced analytics from $49 |
| Evidence on a post | The real post it came from, and the number it got | Raw views and likes |
| Extra credits | $0.02 each, flat, any amount | $0.037–$0.040 each, cheaper in larger packs |
| Content-save top-ups | $0.20 each, flat, any amount, never workspace-locked (paid plans) | $0.15–$0.24 each, cheaper in larger packs, workspace-locked |
| Unused credits | Monthly grant resets each cycle; purchased credits never expire | Purchased credits never expire |
| Annual discount | 25% off | 20% off |
| Music | Upload and preview your own audio; no fictional bundled catalog | About 150 playable tracks plus personal audio uploads |
| Stock and template libraries | Curated Slideshow and Wall-of-text templates | Substantially larger - roughly 1,870 clips, 50 image themes and 50 faces |
| Top plan | $129 - 2,400 credits, 400 saves, 25 channels | $149 - 2,000 credits, unlimited saves, 500 connections |
This is the whole argument, and it is not a slogan. Fastlane's trending tiles are something to browse; you still have to decide what to make. Topped's engine deals from a shelf of real posts our team hand-picks and builds proposals on them - showing you the number each one got, with the account it came from and a link to it. You can disagree with the recommendation, but you can see what it rests on.
Fastlane Starter does show a useful seven-day performance snapshot on its home screen. Its dedicated advanced analytics view is reserved for Growth and above. Topped does not split that feedback loop: the full Scoreboard is included from the free plan onward.
On Fastlane, a 10-second talking-head clip is quoted at 250 credits - the entire monthly credit amount on the $29 plan, for one clip, against their own advice to post one to three times a day. That is not a trick, it is just what frontier video models cost. Topped keeps Creator free, puts generated video in Playground, and shows the exact price on the button before you click. You should still expect generated video to be expensive on any product in this category.
Topped tops up credits at a flat $0.02 each, whatever you buy. Content saves also have a top-up on paid plans, flat $0.20 each at any size, never locked to a workspace. Fastlane's credit packs work out between roughly $0.037 and $0.040 each depending on pack size, and their separate per-save packs run $0.15 to $0.24 each - cheaper at the top of their range, but sliding, and workspace-locked. Neither model is dishonest. One is easier to forecast.
The scan is free and takes about a minute. No card, and nothing published until you approve it.
Sources: Fastlane pricing · Fastlane terms · Topped pricing