Chronicle vs Plus AI

Chronicle

• Sales, consulting and startup teams turning notes or documents into client-facing decks
• People who want AI-drafted slides they can still rearrange by hand
• Automating recurring decks from a CRM or workflow tool through the API or MCP

Plus AI

• People who want AI help without leaving Google Slides or PowerPoint
• Consultants and sales teams turning documents into editable native slides
• Teams that need generated slides to follow their logo, colors and fonts

Chronicle

• The Free plan is capped at 10 decks and has no AI features; AI generation needs a paid plan with a monthly token allowance.
• PowerPoint export, saved templates and the Muse agent start at Plus, and custom fonts and advanced branding need Max.
• AI tokens are counted per user, are not shared across a workspace and expire at the end of each month.
• Chronicle is a web app; its site does not list desktop or mobile apps.

Plus AI

• There is no free plan: a paid plan is required after the 7-day trial, and starting the trial needs a credit card.
• It is an add-on, not a standalone editor: it runs inside Google Slides and PowerPoint for Windows and Mac, and PowerPoint for iPad is not supported.
• Its own web app only generates decks for export as .pptx; the AI editing tools work in the add-ons, not in the web app.
• AI credits belong to each user and reset monthly. Document uploads and image generation need Pro, and custom branding needs Team.

Chronicle

AI deck generation

Pasted notes, outlines, meeting docs or existing decks are turned into a structured presentation. Generating a deck uses about 10 tokens plus 1 per chapter from the plan's monthly allowance.

Freeform canvas and Muse agent

Generated slides remain editable on a freeform canvas, with control over layout, content, animation and media. From the Plus plan, the Muse agent makes edits from written instructions.

Brand themes and templates

Brand fonts, colors and visual rules are set once and applied to every deck. Custom themes start at Pro, saving and generating from templates at Plus, and custom fonts at Max.

Sharing and export

Decks can be presented, published as a website or exported to PDF on every plan. PowerPoint export starts at the Plus plan.

Embeds

Slides can embed live content from other tools, including Loom and YouTube videos, Google Sheets and Airtable data, Calendly booking pages and Typeform or Tally forms.

API and MCP

A REST API with workspace-scoped keys lists templates and generates presentations, and an MCP server lets Claude, ChatGPT and other clients create decks. Zapier, Make and n8n can trigger generation.

Plus AI

Generate from a prompt or a file

A few sentences, a preset, or an uploaded PDF, Word, PowerPoint or text file becomes a full deck created directly in Google Slides or PowerPoint. File uploads need the Pro plan.

Insert, Rewrite and Remix

Insert adds a single slide in a chosen layout, Rewrite summarizes, expands or changes tone, and Remix reformats existing content into a different slide design.

AI credits

Using the AI agent draws on a monthly credit limit per user, from 1,500 on Basic to 6,000 on Team. A typical task uses 40 to 170 credits, and limits reset on the billing date.

Custom branding and templates

The Team plan applies a logo, colors and fonts to Plus AI templates. Enterprise customers can have slides generated from their own slide masters and asset libraries.

Presets and custom instructions

Frequently used prompts are saved as presets, and custom instructions store context about a person or company for later generations. Team plans share a preset library.

API, Zapier and MCP server

The Presentations API creates native PowerPoint files over HTTP with a bearer key and needs a Pro or Team plan. Zapier and an MCP server offer the same without code.

Chronicle

• Free$0

  Up to 10 decks with the editing tools, basic preset themes, web publishing, PDF and social export, and 3 guest editors. No AI features.

• Pro$12

  per user / month, billed annually ($15 billed monthly)

  500 AI tokens per seat a month, unlimited decks, no Chronicle watermark, custom themes, a shared workspace and up to 10 guest editors.

• Plus$25

  per user / month, billed annually ($30 billed monthly)

  1,000 tokens per seat a month, the Muse agent for AI edits, higher-quality AI image models, saved templates, PowerPoint export and unlimited guest editors.

• Max$45

  per user / month, billed annually ($59 billed monthly)

  2,000 tokens per user a month, advanced custom branding, custom fonts and priority support.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Quoted by sales: private workspaces, admin controls and permissions, and approved templates with locked brand styles.

Plus AI

• Basic$10

  per user / month, billed annually ($15 billed monthly)

  AI presentations in Google Slides and PowerPoint, 1,500 AI credits a month, single-slide inserts, and rewriting and remixing of slides.

• Pro$20

  per user / month, billed annually ($25 billed monthly)

  3,000 AI credits a month, document uploads (PDF, docx, txt), prompts of over 100,000 characters, AI image generation and unlimited team members.

• Team$30

  per user / month, billed annually ($40 billed monthly)

  6,000 AI credits a month, custom branding with logo, colors and fonts, advanced AI image models, saved presets and custom instructions shared across the team.

• Max$200

  per user / month, billed annually ($240 billed monthly)

  Everything in Team with unlimited AI credits and priority email support, aimed at daily users of the AI agent.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Custom templates built from the organization's own slides, asset libraries, SSO, user management and guided onboarding.

Chronicle

• Annual discount

  Save up to 20% with annual billing

  The pricing toggle reads "Pay annually (save 20%)": Pro is $12 instead of $15, Plus $25 instead of $30 and Max $45 instead of $59 per user a month.

Plus AI

• Annual discount

  Lower per-user price with annual billing

  Annual billing brings Basic from $15 to $10 per user a month, Pro from $25 to $20, Team from $40 to $30 and Max from $240 to $200.

• Education

  Education discount on request

  Plus AI's page for teachers says educators who apply through its contact form with a .edu email address can get a discount on paid plans.