ChatLLM vs MindPal (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, ChatLLM grades higher than MindPal: 2.4 against 1.8 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 6, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
ChatLLM grades higher on value for money, features, ease of use and platforms. MindPal grades higher on the free plan.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
ChatLLM
Multi-model AI assistant and agent platform from Abacus.AI
MindPal
No-code builder for AI agents and multi-agent workflows
Which one is for you
Pick ChatLLM if
- Fits if you want many frontier models without a subscription to each lab
- Works for teams that want chat, an agent and app building on one bill
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you want to try before you pay, as there's no free plan or free trial
- Tight if you want the agent on Basic, which stops at 3 tasks of limited complexity and 3 Studio conversations
- Skip it if you expect refunds for poor results, since Abacus.AI says it gives none based on output or performance
- Watch out: heavy models, images, video and agent tasks burn through the 20,000 monthly credits faster
- Pricey if you're a team, as it's $10 for every user, and $20 each with Pro
Pick MindPal if
- Fits if you are a coach or consultant who wants clients to talk to an agent built on your material
- Works for agencies who can pay for extra seats and domains
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free: 100 credits and 100 MB of storage
- Pricey if you add the extras: $9 per 1,000 credits, $29 an editor seat, $9 a custom domain and $1 a GB
- Too light on Pro for clients, as it has no user seats
- Watch out: free credits may renew monthly or be a one-time amount, depending on the workspace
- Watch out: the pricing page showed a 60% Black Friday code, which is not counted here
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAChatLLMFair | 1.8GPAMindPalWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CBasic is $10 a user a month, the middle of this category, and it covers every chat, image and video model with 20,000 credits. The agent stops at 3 limited tasks, though, and lifting that means Pro at $20. | DPro is $39 a month yearly, $49 monthly, for 6,000 credits and 1 editor seat, well past the $20 where the dearest tenth of this category starts. Advanced is $149. |
| Free plan and trial | FNothing is free. No free plan and no free trial, so the first look costs money. The nearest thing to a taster is a first month of Basic at $7 instead of $10, and that month brings 14,000 credits rather than 20,000. | CThe free plan gives 100 credits, 100 MB of storage and 5 editor seats, and the page does not settle whether credits renew monthly or are one-time. |
| Features | BMore than 100 models with RouteLLM picking one for you, an agent that builds apps, slides and reports, image and video generation, file and data analysis, web search and a team workspace. That's the job covered. | CAgents on your documents, multi-agent workflows, publishing, seats and templates. Public API access starts at Pro, and Pro includes no user seats. |
| Ease of use | A4.9 from about 3,600 App Store ratings. Leave the picker on Auto and it chooses the model, so you needn't know which is which. Credits are the thing to watch, as heavy models, images and video eat them faster. | CA web builder where the work is setting up agents and workflows. No store rating is on record. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, iPhone and Android with a voice mode, plus a Chrome extension, and it connects to Slack, Teams, Google Drive, SharePoint, Confluence, Salesforce and Gmail, with an API that routes between models. No desktop app in the platform list. | CWeb only, with publishing by link, embed or custom domain. No integrations are listed. |
| Best for | many AI models on one $10 subscription | agents built from your documents and shared with clients |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: ChatLLM and MindPal. How we grade
Price against what you get
ChatLLM starts at $10 a month for each person and scores 3.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. MindPal starts at $39 a month and scores 2.0.
ChatLLM scores higher and starts $29 a month lower. Of the other AI assistants on the chart, 5 score higher than ChatLLM for less, and 51 score higher than MindPal for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- ChatLLM also covers AI search and app builder.
- MindPal also covers workflow automation and no-code.
At a glance
| ChatLLM | MindPal | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Free plan |
| Starts at | $10 per user / month (Basic) | $39 per month, billed annually ($49 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | None | 100 AI credits, 100 MB knowledge storage and 5 editor seats, with unlimited agents and workflows and publishing by link or embed. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Abacus.AI, Inc. | MindPal |
| Price read from | abacus.ai | mindpal.space |
| Checked | Oct 6, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
ChatLLM
- There is no free plan or free trial. Billing is monthly at $10 per user, or $20 per user with Pro.
- Usage runs on credits: Basic has 20,000 a month, and heavy models, images, video and agent tasks use them faster. A set of lighter models stays unlimited.
- Basic limits the Abacus AI Agent to 3 tasks of limited complexity and Abacus AI Studio to 3 conversations. Pro removes both caps.
- Abacus.AI states that it does not give refunds based on the output or performance of its models and agents.
MindPal
- Usage is metered in AI credits, and cost depends on the model and the number of steps a workflow runs.
- Extra credits cost $9 per 1,000 as a one-time purchase; extra storage is $1 per GB a month, a custom domain $9 a month, an editor seat $29 a month and a user seat $5 a month.
- Public API access starts at Pro, and the Pro plan includes no user seats.
- The free plan's credit allowance renews monthly or is a one-time amount depending on the workspace's billing system.
Key features
ChatLLM
- 100+ models with automatic routing
- Chat with models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, xAI and open-weight labs, or leave the picker on Auto and RouteLLM chooses a model for each task.
- Abacus AI Agent
- A general-purpose agent that builds and hosts apps from a description, creates slides, documents and research reports, and automates work with tasks and triggers.
- Image and video generation
- Image models include Nano Banana Pro, GPT Image and FLUX. Video generation runs through Abacus AI Studio with models such as Veo, Kling and Seedance.
- Documents, data and web search
- Analyzes uploaded PDFs, Word and PowerPoint files, charts data from CSV and Excel files, searches the web and runs generated code in a playground beside the chat.
- Team workspace and connectors
- Invite any number of users at the per-user price, organize chats and files in projects, and connect Slack, Microsoft Teams, Google Drive, SharePoint, Confluence and other systems.
- Mobile apps, extension and desktop tools
- iOS and Android apps with voice mode, a Chrome extension, and Abacus AI Desktop with a coding agent and CLI are included with the subscription.
MindPal
- Agents built on your documents
- Upload files, websites and instructions so an agent answers from your own material, with guardrails and a brand voice you set.
- Multi-agent workflows
- Chain agents into workflows for multi-step deliverables. Agent and workflow counts are unlimited on every plan.
- Publish to clients
- Share agents as links, embeds or branded portals. Custom branding needs a paid plan and custom domains are an add-on on Pro and Advanced.
- Editor and user seats
- Editors build and change agents; users only run what is shared with them. Advanced includes 20 user seats and Ultra has no seat cap.
- Templates
- Ready-made agent and workflow templates can be customized instead of building from a blank page.
- Bring your own model key
- Paid plans can use an API key from a model provider, who then bills for that usage directly.
Plans
ChatLLM
Basic$10
per user / month
Every chat, image and video model, 20,000 credits a month, 3 AI Agent tasks of limited complexity and limited Abacus AI Studio use.
Pro$20
per user / month (Basic plus a $10 upgrade)
30,000 credits a month, unrestricted Abacus AI Agent and Studio use while credits last, a stronger agent and the always-on SuperComputer.
Abacus.AI EnterpriseFrom $5000
billing period not stated
The separate enterprise platform for organizations that need enterprise features, sold through the sales team.
MindPal
Free$0
100 AI credits, 100 MB of knowledge storage and 5 editor seats. Whether the credits renew monthly or are a one-time starter amount depends on the workspace's billing system.
Pro$39
per month, billed annually ($49 billed monthly)
6,000 AI credits a month, 5,000 MB storage and 1 editor seat, with custom branding on published agents, bring-your-own-key and API access.
Advanced$149
per month, billed annually ($179 billed monthly)
30,000 AI credits a month, 25,000 MB storage, 5 editor seats and 20 user seats.
Ultra$374
per month, billed annually ($449 billed monthly)
100,000 AI credits a month, 100,000 MB storage, unlimited editor and user seats and unlimited custom-domain connections.
Ways to pay less
ChatLLM
- Other savings
$7 for the first month of Basic
New subscribers are charged $7 instead of $10 for the first month, then $10 billed monthly. The discounted month comes with 14,000 credits instead of 20,000.
MindPal
- Annual discount
Lower monthly rate with yearly billing
The pricing page shows Pro at $39 a month billed yearly against $49 a month billed monthly, and similar gaps on Advanced and Ultra.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, ChatLLM or MindPal?
As of Nov 13, 2026, ChatLLM starts at $10 per user / month (Basic), and MindPal starts at $39 per month, billed annually ($49 billed monthly). One is priced for each person and the other is not, so which costs less depends on how many of you use it.
Which has a free plan, ChatLLM or MindPal?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only MindPal has a free plan. ChatLLM does not.
Which platforms do ChatLLM and MindPal run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only ChatLLM lists iOS and Android apps and a browser extension. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.