How does LeadLinx know which subreddits to search?
You don't type keywords — you type a plain-English description of your product and who you sell to, the same way you'd explain it to a new hire. AI reads that description and converts it into a concrete search plan: a list of target subreddits where that audience is likely to actually post, plus several different natural-language query phrasings that cover how a real buyer would word the problem, not just one guessed term. That plan is what removes the manual research most people skip entirely — sitting down and asking "which subreddits would my buyers even be in?" before they've found a single lead.
What happens after a search runs?
Once the plan is set, extraction runs across every planned subreddit using every generated query phrasing, pulling back matching posts and comments in one pass rather than one manual search at a time. Every result that comes back is then run through AI Lead Scoring, which classifies it into a buying-intent category before it reaches your results list. Search and scoring are two connected steps, not one monolithic black box — the search plans and scans, the scoring reads and classifies, and you see the outcome of both together.
Can I refine or re-run a search?
Yes. You can filter results by a minimum intent score so low-signal posts never clutter your list — start around the middle of the scale and raise the bar once you've seen how your first batch of results looks. Past searches are also kept in history, so you can re-open and re-run one instead of retyping the same description and rebuilding the same plan from scratch every time you want a fresh pass at the same audience.
Does this replace manually searching Reddit yourself?
Yes. Manually searching Reddit means guessing at keywords, opening a handful of subreddits you already know about, and scrolling dozens of threads to find one real buying signal — the exact grind covered in LeadLinx's Reddit lead generation tool guide. AI-powered search does the strategic part — deciding where to look and how to phrase the search — and the scanning itself, continuously, so the subreddit research and the manual re-searching both disappear. It's the same principle behind AI lead generation more broadly: let the model handle the planning and repetition, and keep the human judgment for deciding who to actually contact.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is AI-powered Reddit search?
It is the search-planning step that runs before LeadLinx scans anything. Instead of you picking subreddits and keywords by hand, you describe who you are looking for in plain English, and AI turns that description into a target subreddit list and several natural-language search phrasings, then scans Reddit against that plan.
How does LeadLinx decide which subreddits to search?
The AI reads your plain-English product and audience description — not a keyword list — and reasons about where that audience actually posts, returning up to 30 relevant subreddits. It also generates 6 to 8 natural search phrases covering direct solution-seeking language, competitor-alternative language, and genuine pain-point venting, so the search is not limited to one guessed keyword.
How many subreddits does a single search cover?
A single planned search can span up to 30 subreddits at once, each checked against every generated query phrasing. That is far more ground than most people would think to check manually, and it happens in one run instead of dozens of separate manual searches.
Does running a search cost credits?
Running a search and scoring the results it returns draws from your account's credit balance, the same balance used across LeadLinx's AI features. Every new account starts with free credits, so you can run a real search and see the subreddit plan and scored results before deciding whether to upgrade.
Can I specify my own subreddits instead of letting AI choose?
The AI-generated plan is the default and the fastest path, since it removes the guesswork of knowing where your buyers actually hang out. If you already know a subreddit is relevant to your business, describing it in your search input helps steer the plan toward it.
Is this the same as AI Lead Scoring?
No — they are two connected steps, not one feature. Reddit Lead Search plans the subreddits and query angles and pulls back matching posts; every one of those results is then classified into a buying-intent category by AI Lead Scoring before it ever reaches your results list.