Adspirer alternatives if you want an AI that only reads your Google Ads
Adspirer is built to act: its site lists campaign creation on every platform it supports. If you want an AI that only reads Google Ads, the options are Google's free open-source MCP server (you run it yourself), a hosted read-only server like Ads MCP, or a plain Google Ads script. All three leave every change to you.
What Adspirer does
Adspirer connects AI assistants to Google Ads, Meta, LinkedIn, TikTok, Amazon and more, and its pricing page lists "Campaign creation on every platform". Plans in September 2026: Free, Plus at $40 a month, Pro at $83, Max at $167, with discounts on yearly billing (adspirer.com/pricing). If you want one tool that runs ads on many platforms from a chat, it is a sensible choice.
Why some people want read-only
An assistant that can change budgets can also misunderstand a sentence. For agencies there is a second reason: the client's account is not yours, and many clients only grant read access. A read-only tool finds the problems, and a person applies the fixes.
The read-only options
| Option | Cost | Setup | What you get |
|---|---|---|---|
| Google's open-source MCP server | free | Cloud project, API, credentials, often a developer token | raw GAQL access from your assistant |
| Ads MCP (hosted) | free plan, then paid | paste an address, sign in with Google | fixed audits, Editor files, client reports |
| A Google Ads script | free | paste into Google Ads | one fixed check, emailed daily |
How to choose
- Only Google Ads, and you want fixes you apply yourself: a read-only option.
- Many platforms and you want the AI to act: Adspirer or similar.
- Not sure: start with the free daily script. It costs nothing and shows whether search terms are where your money leaks.
Ads MCP is a read-only Google Ads connector for ChatGPT, Claude and other AI assistants. It finds the searches that spend without converting and hands you a file to import. Free: 50 tool calls a month.
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