# Codia AI review (2026): is it worth $16 a month, billed yearly? > AI design studio that rebuilds images and slides as editable files Checked Nov 12, 2026 ยท graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA. Codia makes AI tools that turn screenshots, PDFs and slides into editable designs and decks, with a Figma plugin, a Canva plugin and a Figma-to-code product. Plans are separate per product and metered in credits; this entry records the Codia Studio plans. - **Category:** AI App Builders - **Made by:** Codia AI - **Website:** https://codia.ai - **Runs on:** Web - **Who should skip it:** Not for you if you want a prompt-to-app builder, since it makes designs and code, not apps. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 12, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 12, 2026, Codia AI is a paid product, starting at $16 per month, billed annually ($20 billed monthly). - **Pricing model:** Paid - **Free plan:** None. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Starter | $16 per month, billed annually ($20 billed monthly) | 2,000 credits a month, 2 concurrent tasks, 5 brand kits and commercial use. | | Basic | $39 per month, billed annually ($49 billed monthly) | 5,500 credits a month, 4 concurrent tasks and 10 brand kits. | | Pro | $79 per month, billed annually ($99 billed monthly) | 12,000 credits a month, 8 concurrent tasks and 30 brand kits. | Read from https://codia.ai/pricing/ai_studio on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Codia AI before buying. ## Ways to pay less - **20% off Codia Studio yearly** (Annual discount): The Codia Studio page labels yearly billing as saving 20%, for example Starter at $192 a year. Source: https://codia.ai/pricing/ai_studio ## Key features - **Codia Studio:** An AI design agent that creates, edits and refines designs, with PSD import and export charged by file complexity. - **NoteSlide:** Converts NotebookLM PDFs, image slides and static decks into editable presentations. - **Screenshot to design:** Rebuilds images as editable text, layers and layouts, with Figma and Canva plugins. - **Figma to code:** A featured product on the homepage that turns Figma designs into code. - **Open API:** A developer API and reference are listed under Developers. ## Good for - Designers converting flat screenshots into editable layers - Teams turning PDF slides into editable decks ## Worth knowing - Pricing is per product; the Figma-to-code product's prices were not read. - Only Codia Studio plans are recorded here; NoteSlide has its own plans from a free tier. - Studio credits are spent per generation, and PSD handling is charged by complexity. - Not a prompt-to-app builder; it is closer to a design and design-to-code tool. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.0 out of 4**, graded Nov 12, 2026. Codia Studio rebuilds images and slides as editable designs, with Figma and Canva plugins. There is no free Studio plan, and it isn't a prompt-to-app builder, so if you want a working app out of a prompt, look elsewhere. - **Value for money: B.** $16 a month on yearly billing for 2,000 credits, which sits at the cheaper end of the category's $16 to $25 range. Basic is $39 and Pro $79. - **Free plan and trial: F.** No free Studio plan and no trial on record. NoteSlide, a sister product, has its own free tier, but that doesn't cover Studio. - **Features: C.** Image and slide to editable design, PSD import and export, Figma and Canva plugins and an API. It is a design tool, not an app builder, and Figma-to-code prices weren't read. - **Ease of use: C.** No store rating on record. A web tool, but you work in credits and concurrent tasks and pick the right product among several. - **Platforms and integrations: B.** Web, plus Figma and Canva plugins and an open API. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Codia AI's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among AI app builders - Codia AI's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 10 of the 89 other AI app builders we grade, and level with 12. - It stands best on value for money (B, above 64 of 89) and worst on free plan and trial (F, above 0). - Its paid plans start at $16 a month, against a middle price of $20 for the category: 23 of the 82 others that charge start lower. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 7 tools score higher and cost less. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/ai-app-builders ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** To replace Codia AI you would be making an image model, which you can rent by the picture but not make. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one. That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 67 of the 89 other AI app builders grade higher. It costs $192 a year. - You could not: An image model, which you can rent by the picture but not make. - You could not: A slide editor. - You could not: It plugs into other products, Figma and Canva among them, and has an API. - You could not: AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## Works with Figma, Canva **Tags:** AI features, Image generation, Presentations, Public API ## Alternatives - [Uizard](https://toolgpa.com/tools/uizard): AI UI design tool for app and web mockups and prototypes. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/codia-ai-vs-uizard) - [Builder.io](https://toolgpa.com/tools/builder-io): Visual IDE and CMS with an AI agent for shipping product UI. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/builder-io-vs-codia-ai) - [Kombai](https://toolgpa.com/tools/kombai): AI design engineer that designs on a canvas and codes in your repo. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/codia-ai-vs-kombai) - [Relume](https://toolgpa.com/tools/relume): AI website builder that exports to Figma, Webflow or React. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/codia-ai-vs-relume) - [Subframe](https://toolgpa.com/tools/subframe): Design canvas, coding agent and browser in one desktop app. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/codia-ai-vs-subframe) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026: - https://codia.ai/pricing/ai_studio - https://codia.ai/pricing - https://codia.ai Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/codia-ai Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).