OpenMAIC vs Pitch
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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- Free access
- OpenMAIC: Free access
- Pitch: Free access
- Paid from
- OpenMAIC: No fixed price listed
- Pitch: EUR 10 per month
- Plans listed
- OpenMAIC: 1
- Pitch: 5
- Public API
- OpenMAIC: Not confirmed
- Pitch: Yes
Where OpenMAIC and Pitch differ
- Open sourceOnly OpenMAIC is open source.
- Pricing checkPrices confirmed for OpenMAIC; pricing review due for Pitch.
- PlansOpenMAIC lists 1 plans and Pitch lists 5.
Head to head
Each value from the tool’s profile and the vendor’s own pages
| OpenMAIC | Fact | Pitch |
|---|---|---|
| Access and price | ||
| Free access availableFree (open source, MIT) · 0 | Free accessSame | Free access availableFree |
| No fixed price listed | Lowest listed paid plan | EUR 10 per monthPlus · billed annually · EUR 12 billed monthly |
| Free MIT-licensed code; model and hosting costs are yours | Pricing model | Free plan; paid from EUR 10 per month |
| 1 | Plans listedDiffers | 5 |
| Not confirmed | Public API | Yes |
| Not confirmed | Card to start | Not required |
| Yes | Open sourceDiffers | No |
| What it is for | ||
| Turning a topic or document into an interactive AI-taught lesson | Built for | Sales and client-facing decks |
| Presentations | CategorySame | Presentations |
| Platforms |
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| Works with | Not listed |
| How current | ||
| Profile sources checked | ||
| Prices confirmed · Sep 29, 2026 | Pricing checkDiffers | Pricing review due · Sep 24, 2026 |
Official source check for both tools. No hands-on testing and no score: “Differs” marks a documented difference, not a better tool.
Plans and prices
Pitch
Pricing review due · Sep 24, 2026- FreeFreeforever
- PlusEUR 10 per monthbilled annually · EUR 12 billed monthly
- TeamEUR 15 per seat per monthbilled annually · EUR 18 per seat billed monthly
- BusinessEUR 20 per seat per monthbilled annually · EUR 24 per seat billed monthly
- EnterpriseCustomcontact sales
Strengths and limits
OpenMAIC
Strengths
- Permissive license: The MIT license allows commercial use free of charge, and the README says so directly.
- Bring your own models: Works with many cloud providers or local models, so data and cost stay under your control.
- Portable output: Editable .pptx, self-contained HTML and a classroom ZIP that can play offline after import.
Limits to plan around
- Not zero-cost in practice: Cloud models, image, video and voice providers bill you separately, and the project publishes no cost estimate per lesson.
- Open by default: Without an ACCESS_CODE, every route of a deployment, including the API, is reachable by anyone who finds it.
- Hosted terms are unclear: The demo sign-in runs through a Chinese-language MAIC account page, and hosted credit amounts are not published.
Pitch
Strengths
- Free supports a small shared workspace: Up to five members can work together without paying.
- Paid plans add unbranded PowerPoint export: Plus and higher export PPTX files with speaker notes and no Pitch branding.
- Team and Business support larger workspaces: Seats scale to 25 and 200 members with shared rooms and advanced links.
Limits to plan around
- Free AI credits do not renew: The 100 free credits are spent once; after that, AI drafting needs a paid plan or bought credits.
- Plus is restricted to one workspace member: A solo subscription cannot host colleagues, so a shared workspace starts at Team pricing.
- PowerPoint export drops media and animation: Uploaded videos and recordings become thumbnails, transitions are lost and fonts may fall back.
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