August 19th, 2026
Plus AI Pricing: What Each Plan Costs and Is It Worth It in 2026?
By Tyler Shibata · 16 min read
Plus AI pricing starts at $10 a month for the Basic plan, but the top Max plan runs $200 a month for unlimited AI credits and daily AI Agent use.
I ran the free trial and dug into the billing docs to see where each price jump actually earns you more. Here's the full breakdown of what each plan includes in 2026.
Plus AI pricing at a glance
🧩 Plan | 🔥 Price (annual billing) | 💳 Price (monthly billing) | ⚡ Monthly AI credits | 🎯 Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic | $10 per user per month | $15 per user per month | 1,500 | Trying Decktopus before you pay |
Pro | $20 per user per month | 750 | 3,000 | Solo creators making decks regularly |
Team | $30 per user per month | 6,000 | Small teams needing a brand kit and collaboration | |
Max | $200 per user per month | Custom | Unlimited | Power users and teams running the AI Agent daily |
Enterprise | Custom | Custom | Custom | Large organizations that need custom templates and added security controls |
*Pricing and credit allowances correct as of August 2026. Verify with vendor.
💡 Note: Every tier starts with the same 7-day trial and 1,000 AI credits, so you can test Max's AI Agent features before committing to $200 a month. Both Google Slides and PowerPoint are included from day one.
Plus AI pricing plans breakdown
Each step up in Plus AI's lineup raises the monthly credit pool, then adds more control over branding and templates as you climb the tiers.
Here's what each plan includes:
Basic: $10 per user per month, billed annually ($15 billed monthly)
What's included: AI slide creation and editing in Google Slides and PowerPoint, 1,500 AI credits a month, single slide insertion, and AI rewrite and remix.
Best for: Individuals creating basic presentations.
Pros: It's the cheapest way into the tool, and you still get full access in both Google Slides and PowerPoint.
Cons: No document uploads and no AI image generation, so building decks from existing PDFs or Word docs isn't possible on this tier.
Pro: $20 per user per month, billed annually ($25 billed monthly)
What's included: Everything in Basic, plus 3,000 monthly credits, document uploads, longer prompts, AI image generation, and unlimited team members.
Best for: Individuals and teams that need advanced AI features.
Pros: Document uploads and AI image generation open up a lot more than Basic, and unlimited team members means everyone on a project can work from the same account.
Cons: There's no custom branding or shared preset library here, so a team relying on Pro alone can end up with decks that look inconsistent from one person to the next.
Team: $30 per user per month, billed annually ($40 billed monthly)
What's included: Everything in Pro, plus 6,000 monthly credits, custom branding, advanced AI image models, saved presets, and a shared preset library.
Best for: Teams that need to stay on brand.
Pros: Custom branding and shared presets can keep output consistent across a group, which is harder to manage on Pro.
Cons: The added features focus on brand control. A team that doesn't care about matching logos and colors gets little extra use out of this tier beyond Pro.
Max: $200 per user per month, billed annually ($240 billed monthly)
What's included: Everything in Team, plus unlimited AI credits and priority email support.
Best for: Power users and teams running the AI Agent every day.
Pros: Unlimited credits remove the one real ceiling on heavy use.
Cons: Beyond removing the credit cap, Max doesn't add any new creative features over Team, yet the price jumps from $30 to $200 per user per month. A team that isn't hitting 6,000 credits a month gains nothing else for that increase.
Enterprise: custom pricing
What's included: SSO, user management, white-glove onboarding, custom templates built from your organization's slide library, integrated asset libraries, and support for specialized slide types like case studies and diagrams.
Best for: Large organizations that need custom templates, added security controls, and hands-on onboarding.
Pros: The team can convert your existing slide library into Plus AI templates, so generated decks can match your house style.
Cons: Custom template conversion depends on Plus AI's team's bandwidth, so a launch date isn't fully in your team's control.
How Plus AI credits work (and how many decks you really get)
Using the Plus AI agent spends credits, and a typical task runs 40 to 170 credits depending on complexity.
Users have their own credit pools, so one heavy user can't drain the team's shared balance. Credits reset on your billing date each month, and once you hit your limit, the agent stops working until the next reset.
Each plan's monthly credits translate to roughly this many tasks:
⚡ Plan | 📝Credits/month | ✅Estimated tasks/month |
|---|---|---|
Basic | 1,500 | 9 to 37 |
Pro | 3,000 | 18 to 75 |
Team | 6,000 | 35 to 150 |
Max | Unlimited | No cap |
These aren't official per-plan figures. I estimated these task counts using Plus AI's own 40-to-170 credit range, and a complex deck with images and charts can use credits toward the top of that range.
Still, the math shows why the Pro plan fits most people. In my experience, 3,000 credits can cover steady weekly deck-building, while Basic can feel tight if you generate a lot.
Billing details and hidden costs to know
The sticker price isn't the whole story. I dug into Plus AI's billing rules and found a few things that change what you actually pay:
Whole-org upgrades: Plans are priced per user, and the entire organization moves to the same plan together. You can't put one person on Pro and another on Basic.
Prorated seats: When you add or remove a team member, Plus AI adjusts your bill. Annual plans get billed or credited immediately, while monthly plans see the prorated charge show up on the next bill.
No refunds: Plus AI doesn't refund subscription payments, so I'd cancel before your renewal date if you're done. You can cancel anytime through the billing portal.
Uninstalling isn't canceling: Removing the Google Workspace add-on or the PowerPoint add-in does not cancel your subscription. You have to cancel through the billing portal separately.
Coupon codes: You can apply a promo code at checkout through Stripe.
Which Plus AI plan should you choose?
Choose Basic if you:
Make occasional or simple presentations and want AI generation unlocked.
Work mostly from prompts rather than existing PDFs or Word docs.
Want the lowest possible entry price.
Choose Pro if you:
Turn documents into decks and need uploads plus longer prompts.
Generate presentations regularly and want AI images.
Want the best balance of price and capability, which is most people.
Choose Team if you:
Need every deck to match your logo, colors, and fonts.
Share presets and templates across a group.
Want centralized, on-brand output more than extra raw AI.
Choose Max if you:
Run the AI agent daily and would pass 6,000 credits a month.
Want priority support and no usage ceiling.
Have done the math and know unlimited credits pay off for you.
Is Plus AI worth the cost?
Plus AI is worth it if you build presentations regularly inside PowerPoint or Google Slides and want AI help without switching to a separate app.
In my testing, it generates native files that stay compatible with your existing templates, and with SOC 2 Type II security, it’s a reasonable pick for professional slide work.
Here's how I'd weigh it:
It's worth it if: You make client-facing or internal decks often and want to cut the time from prompt or document to a first draft.
It's best for: Consultants, sales teams, marketers, and anyone whose week includes building slides in their existing app.
Skip it or trial-then-cancel if: You only put together a deck once in a while, or you'd rather use a web-native tool that lives outside PowerPoint and Slides. In that case, I'd weigh the best Plus AI alternatives before committing.
How Plus AI pricing compares to alternatives
💻 Tool | 🔥 Starting price (billed annually) | 🎯 Best for |
|---|---|---|
AI inside PowerPoint and Google Slides | ||
Web-native decks, docs, and sites | ||
Automatic slide formatting | ||
Quick standalone deck generation | ||
Turning your data analysis straight into a finished presentation |
*Pricing correct as of August 2026. Confirm with vendor.
Plus AI, Gamma, and Beautiful.ai all focus on building the deck itself, while Julius comes at it from a different angle. You build the presentation directly from data you've already analyzed in Julius, so there's no separate export step to a different tool.
💡 Tip: If you're comparing web-native tools, our look at Gamma versus Beautiful.ai breaks down two of the closest options.
My bottom line on Plus AI pricing
If you ask me, Plus AI earns its price on Pro. That's where the credit jump and document uploads actually change what you can do. From what I’ve seen, Basic can be limiting, and Team and Max only pay off if you need branding or daily AI Agent use.
Watch the credit system closely. It looks straightforward on paper, but a few image-heavy decks or long edit sessions can eat through a month's allowance faster than the sticker price suggests.
If your decks start life as raw data, I'd point you toward Julius. You can run the analysis, build the charts, and turn the results straight into a presentation without moving anything into a separate design tool first.
Plus AI vs Julius: which should you choose?
Plus AI is built for decks that begin with a prompt, a document, or an outline. Julius starts a step earlier, since you run the data analysis first, and the deck gets built from what that analysis turns up.
Figuring out which one fits your workflow comes down to a few questions:
Plus AI is better for: A polished, on-brand deck built from a prompt or an outline. Plus AI’s pricing makes sense for that kind of workflow, since you're only paying for generation and design work.
Julius is better for: Going from raw data, or just a question, to charts and slides. You can connect your own data, upload files, or let Julius pull public datasets and company financials on its own, then build the deck straight from what the analysis turns up.
Use both if: You've already built out brand templates and presets in Plus AI and don't want to rebuild them elsewhere. In that case, you can run the analysis and build the slides in Julius, then bring the deck into Plus AI to apply your existing branding and templates.
Want to build your slides starting from a simple question? Try Julius for free today.
