OpenMAIC 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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Free code, but the models are your bill
AI add-on that drafts, rewrites and remixes slides inside Google Slides and PowerPoint
- Free access
- OpenMAIC: Free access
- Plus AI: Free trial only
- Paid from
- OpenMAIC: No fixed price listed
- Plus AI: USD 10 per user per month billed annually
- Plans listed
- OpenMAIC: 1
- Plus AI: 5
- Public API
- OpenMAIC: Not confirmed
- Plus AI: Yes
Where OpenMAIC and Plus AI differ
- AccessOpenMAIC offers free access, while Plus AI offers a free trial only.
- Open sourceOnly OpenMAIC is open source.
- PlansOpenMAIC lists 1 plans and Plus AI lists 5.
Head to head
Each value from the tool’s profile and the vendor’s own pages
| OpenMAIC | Fact | Plus AI |
|---|---|---|
| Access and price | ||
| Free access availableFree (open source, MIT) · 0 | Free accessDiffers | Free trial only |
| No fixed price listed | Lowest listed paid plan | USD 10 per user per month billed annuallyBasic · or $15 billed monthly |
| Free MIT-licensed code; model and hosting costs are yours | Pricing model | No free plan; 7-day trial with a card; Basic from $10 per user a month billed annually |
| 1 | Plans listedDiffers | 5 |
| Not confirmed | Public API | Yes |
| Not confirmed | Card to start | Required |
| Yes | Open sourceDiffers | No |
| What it is for | ||
| Turning a topic or document into an interactive AI-taught lesson | 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 |
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
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
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.
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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