Napkin AI vs Plus AI
Plans, free access, limits and intended use side by side, taken from each vendor’s own pages. No score and no winner: the facts show where the two differ.
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AI add-on that drafts, rewrites and remixes slides inside Google Slides and PowerPoint
- Free access
- Napkin AI: Free access
- Plus AI: Free trial only
- Paid from
- Napkin AI: USD 9 per person per month
- Plus AI: USD 10 per user per month billed annually
- Plans listed
- Napkin AI: 4
- Plus AI: 5
- Public API
- Napkin AI: Yes
- Plus AI: Yes
Where Napkin AI and Plus AI differ
- AccessNapkin AI offers free access, while Plus AI offers a free trial only.
- PlansNapkin AI lists 4 plans and Plus AI lists 5.
Head to head
Each value from the tool’s profile and the vendor’s own pages
| Napkin AI | Fact | Plus AI |
|---|---|---|
| Access and price | ||
| Free access availableFree · USD 0 | Free accessDiffers | Free trial only |
| USD 9 per person per monthPlus · billed yearly · or $12 billed monthly | Lowest listed paid plan | USD 10 per user per month billed annuallyBasic · or $15 billed monthly |
| Free weekly credits; Plus from $9/person/month billed yearly | Pricing model | No free plan; 7-day trial with a card; Basic from $10 per user a month billed annually |
| 4 | Plans listedDiffers | 5 |
| Yes | Public APISame | Yes |
| Not confirmed | Card to start | Required |
| No | Open sourceSame | No |
| What it is for | ||
| Turning written text into editable business diagrams | Built for | Drafting and reformatting slides without leaving Google Slides or PowerPoint |
| Presentations | CategorySame | Presentations |
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| How current | ||
| Profile sources checked | ||
| Prices confirmed · Sep 29, 2026 | Pricing checkSame | Prices confirmed · Oct 24, 2026 |
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Plans and prices
Napkin AI
Prices confirmed · Sep 29, 2026- FreeUSD 0
- PlusUSD 9 per person per monthbilled yearly · or $12 billed monthly
- ProUSD 22 per person per monthbilled yearly · or $30 billed monthly
- EnterpriseCustom pricing
Plus AI
Prices confirmed · Oct 24, 2026- BasicUSD 10 per user per month billed annuallyor $15 billed monthly
- ProUSD 20 per user per month billed annuallyor $25 billed monthly
- TeamUSD 30 per user per month billed annuallyor $40 billed monthly
- MaxUSD 200 per user per month billed annuallyor $240 billed monthly
- EnterpriseCustom quote
Strengths and limits
Napkin AI
Strengths
- Credit-free editing: Changing colors, icons, sizes and shapes after generation does not consume credits.
- One plan covers Visuals and Slides: Free, Plus and Pro all include both products at no extra cost.
- Useful free exports: Free includes unlimited PNG and PDF export and unlimited file imports.
Limits to plan around
- Watermark on Free: The Napkin logo toggle is locked on for every Free export.
- No credit rollover: Unused monthly credits are lost at each reset on paid plans.
- Content used by default: Content may be used in anonymized form to improve models unless you opt out in settings.
Plus AI
Strengths
- Works in your own file: Generated slides are added to the open Google Slides or PowerPoint file and can be edited, shared or exported like any other slide.
- Both editors on one plan: The same subscription covers Google Slides, PowerPoint and Google Docs, with no separate purchase for each app.
- Text-preserving modes: Preserve and Strict modes keep your wording as close to the source as possible instead of rewriting it.
Limits to plan around
- No free plan: Every account needs a paid plan; the 7-day trial requires a card and charges automatically when it ends.
- No refunds: The terms and help guide say subscription payments are final, including after cancellation.
- File upload starts on Pro: Basic cannot turn a PDF or Word document into slides; that needs Pro at $20 per user a month billed annually.
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