Individual ChatGPT or Claude subscriptions cost $20–25 per person per month. With Plug and AI in Slack, your whole team shares one balance — $0/month fixed, no per-seat fees — you pay usage-based rates (details on the pricing page) for what you use, on your existing free Slack plan.
Includes $1.00 free credit · Works on free Slack plans · No credit card needed
The same multi-model assistant is available on Microsoft Teams: chat across GPT, Claude, Gemini and 300+ models, image and PDF analysis, channel-aware answers (with tenant-admin consent) and a dashboard tab. Your whole Teams tenant shares one AI balance — a workspace account is provisioned automatically on install, with no per-seat subscriptions. See our full AI for Microsoft Teams guide.
Get PLAI for Microsoft Teams →
Also listed on the Microsoft commercial marketplace.
Most teams end up in one of two situations, both of which cost more than they should.
There's a third option: one shared AI workspace in Slack — where your team already works.
Most teams already use Slack — even on the free plan. Installing Plug and AI takes one click and instantly gives everyone in your workspace access to 300+ AI models. No individual accounts. No per-seat billing. No onboarding each person separately.
One admin adds Plug and AI to your Slack workspace. Every team member can immediately use @ai in any channel or DM. No individual setup, no invitations, no account creation per person.
One Stripe payment goes into a workspace balance. All team members draw from the same pool. No reimbursements. Finance sees one line item. When credits run low, top up — that's it.
Questions and answers live in Slack threads — visible to the whole team. No siloed conversations in personal ChatGPT accounts. Knowledge stays in your workspace, not in someone's browser history.
Plug and AI works on free Slack plans. You don't need Pro or Business. Most small teams are on the free plan already — just add the plugin and you're done.
Per-seat list prices vs. Plug and AI's pay-per-use model. Per-seat tools charge whether users are active or not.
| Team size | ChatGPT Plus $20/user/mo | Claude Pro $20/user/mo | Plug and AI pay-per-use | Plug and AI seat fees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 people | $100/mo | $100/mo | Pay per use | $0 |
| 10 people | $200/mo | $200/mo | Pay per use | $0 |
| 20 people | $400/mo | $400/mo | Pay per use | $0 |
| 50 people | $1,000/mo | $1,000/mo | Pay per use | $0 |
* Plug and AI has a $0/month fixed cost and no per-seat fees: you pay usage-based rates (details on the pricing page) for actual usage, and free models cost $0. Costs scale with usage, not headcount.
ChatGPT.com, Claude.ai, and other native interfaces are great for personal use. But for teams, they create friction.
| Aspect | ChatGPT.com / Claude.ai (native interfaces) | Plug and AI in Slack |
|---|---|---|
| Setup per person | Account + subscription per user | One install, everyone's in |
| Billing | Per-person, per-month | One workspace balance |
| Team cost (10 people) | $200+/mo | Pay per use · $0 fixed |
| Shared context | Private — lives in personal accounts | In Slack threads — visible to team |
| Context switching | Leave Slack → open browser tab | Stay in Slack — just @ai |
| Channel summarization | Not possible (no Slack access) | Free with open-source models |
| Models available | 1 per app (GPT or Claude, not both) | 300+ — switch mid-conversation |
| Free usage tier | Limited free tiers per person | Free models — shared, rate-limited capacity |
| Image generation in workflow | Separate tool / separate tab | In Slack — Nano Banana 2 |
Every team member can use GPT-5, Claude, Gemini, Llama, Mistral and more. Switch by mentioning the model: @ai claude ... or @ai gemini ...
Anyone can catch up on what was discussed: @ai summarize #product from last 2 weeks. Free with open-source models — zero cost.
Generate visuals with Nano Banana 2, analyze screenshots with vision models — right in the channel where the conversation happens.
Free models such as NVIDIA Nemotron are completely free. Use them for channel summarization, drafts, Q&A — no credits consumed.
No Slack upgrade needed. If your team is on the free Slack plan, just install Plug and AI and you're done. @mentions, DMs, /ai — all work.
One Stripe payment, one workspace balance, one line item for Finance. No chasing 10 reimbursements. No managing 10 separate AI accounts.
You want everyone to have AI but $200+/mo for ChatGPT is hard to justify. Plug and AI has no per-seat fees — $0/month fixed, and you pay only for what your team actually uses.
If your team is already in Slack, adding Plug and AI is one click. No new tool to learn — just @ai in any channel.
Tired of approving 15 individual AI subscriptions? One workspace balance, one invoice, zero friction. AI costs tracked centrally.
Compare GPT vs Claude vs Gemini in the same thread. Switch models mid-conversation. 300+ models available — stop being limited to one provider.
One team builds all four tools below. Plug and AI and plai.chat are pay-per-use; cnvs.app and whenmeet.me are free. Each one has its own account today — nothing below shares a balance with anything else unless it says so.
300+ AI models in your channels and DMs. One shared balance per Slack workspace or Teams tenant, no per-seat fees, and $1.00 of free credit when you install.
The same 300+ models in a browser chat, with no subscription. plai.chat is a separate account with its own balance today. Credit in your Slack workspace or Teams tenant can't be spent on plai.chat, and plai.chat credit can't be spent in Slack or Teams.
A free real-time collaborative whiteboard that runs in the browser, with no signup. Share the board's URL and everyone edits it live.
Finds a meeting time across companies. It checks live Google Calendar and Microsoft Outlook availability, and guests without a connected calendar can mark their free time by hand. When you confirm, it adds a Google Meet or Microsoft Teams link. It's free with no paid tier.
Cost, billing, Slack plans.
The simplest way to avoid per-seat costs is Plug and AI in Slack. If your team already uses Slack (even the free plan), install it in one click — giving everyone access to 300+ AI models with no per-seat fees: $0/month fixed, and you pay usage-based rates (details on the pricing page) for what your team actually uses (free models cost $0). That's compared to $200+/month for a team of 10 with per-seat ChatGPT or Claude subscriptions.
Use Plug and AI in Slack. Instead of every team member having their own ChatGPT subscription at $20–25/month each, you install one Slack app that gives everyone access to GPT-5 (and 300+ other models) from a single shared workspace balance. There are no per-seat fees — you pay only for what your team actually uses.
No. Plug and AI works on free Slack plans. @mentions, DMs, /ai commands, channel summarization, image generation — everything works without upgrading Slack. Most small teams are on the free plan already.
Yes — that's exactly what Plug and AI does. One workspace balance covers your entire team. Top up via Stripe once and everyone can use it. Costs scale with actual usage, not headcount. Light users don't cost anything extra.
Yes — because it gives you access to the exact same models. You get GPT-6.1 Sol, Claude Sonnet 5.5, Gemini 3.1 Pro, and 300+ others. You're not using a copy or a watered-down version — you're accessing the same AI models via their APIs, through OpenRouter.
One workspace admin tops up a shared credit balance via Stripe. All team members draw from that balance when they use AI. You can see usage stats in the App Home. Just usage-based rates (details on the pricing page) — no per-seat charges.
Install in under a minute. Works on your existing free Slack plan. Includes $1.00 free credit — no credit card needed to start.
No per-seat fees · No credit card required · Cancel anytime
Plug & AI