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Plus AI vs Quadratic

Everything that matters when choosing between them, in one place: our rating, what each can do, what they cost, and the trade-offs.

Plus AI

4.0

From $10/mo

Quadratic

4.0

From $18/user/mo

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At a glance

Easiest to use

Pick it if: Consultants, salespeople and marketers who build decks in Google Slides or PowerPoint every week.

Best value

Pick it if: Analysts, finance staff and founders who outgrow Excel and want AI to write the analysis in a sheet they can check.

Overview

AttributePlus AIQuadratic
In one lineMakes and edits slides with AI inside Google Slides and PowerPoint.A spreadsheet where AI writes the formulas, Python and SQL to analyse your data.
Pricing modelPaidFreemium
Starting price$10/mo$18/user/mo
Free plan No Yes
Works with Claude Code Yes Yes

Rating breakdown

Our scores out of 5. The higher bar in each row is highlighted.

AttributePlus AIQuadratic
Overall rating4.04.0
Ease of useHow quickly someone non-technical gets value from it.
4.5
3.5
FeaturesHow completely it covers its own job, and how well the pieces fit together.
4.0
4.5
Output qualityHow good the results are before you fix them.
4.0
4.0
Value for moneyWhat you get for the price, including the free plan.
3.5
4.0
Speed & reliabilityHow fast it is and how often it falls over.
4.0
4.0

Feature comparison

A tick means it does this today. A dash means we haven't checked.

AttributePlus AIQuadratic
Access & platform
Free plan No Yes
Mobile app– No
Desktop app– No
Browser extension No–
API access Yes Yes
Teams & business
Team workspace Yes Yes
Enterprise plan or SSO Yes Yes
Connects to other apps Yes Yes
Open source or self-hosted No Yes
AI abilities
Works with your files Yes Yes
Understands images––
Makes images Yes No
Makes video No No
Writes code No Yes
Runs agents or automations– Yes
Learns your brand or style Yes–
Works in many languages––
Capabilities score7/ 179/ 17

Pricing

Plans as listed on each vendor's site when we last checked. Confirm before you buy.

AttributePlus AIQuadratic
Plans

Basic

$10/mo billed yearly, or $15 monthly

Occasional decks for one person.

Personal

Free

Trying it out or light personal analysis.

ProOur pick

$20/mo billed yearly, or $25 monthly

People who build decks every week.

ProOur pick

$18/user/mo billed yearly

Individuals and small teams doing regular analysis.

Team

$30/mo billed yearly, or $40 monthly

Teams that need on-brand decks.

Business

$36/user/mo billed yearly

Teams that lean on the AI every day.

Max

$200/mo billed yearly, or $240 monthly

Heavy users who don't want to count credits.

Enterprise

Custom

Larger companies with security and hosting rules.

Enterprise

Custom

Large companies.

Which plan to pickPro is the sweet spot for most people because it adds document uploads and the MCP server. Move to Team only when several people need decks on the same brand template. Prices are per user.Start on the free Personal plan with a real data set. If you use it every week, Pro is enough for most people; move to Business only if you keep running out of AI credits. Monthly billing costs about 10% more than the yearly prices shown.

Key features

AttributePlus AIQuadratic
Standout features
  • Prompt to deck
  • Document to slides
  • Edit existing slides
  • Brand templates
  • MCP server and API
  • AI analyst
  • Code in any cell
  • Database and app connections
  • Large files
  • PDF extraction
  • MCP and API

Pros and cons

AttributePlus AIQuadratic
Pros
  • Output is a normal Slides or PowerPoint file you can keep editing
  • Good at editing existing decks, not just new ones
  • Brand templates for teams
  • MCP server and API for automation
  • Every AI answer stays as formulas or code you can check and edit
  • Python, SQL, JavaScript and formulas in one grid
  • Direct database connections, no exporting CSVs
  • Handles much larger data sets than Excel or Google Sheets
  • Useful free plan and fair entry price
  • MCP server and API, so Claude can work with your sheets
Cons
  • No free plan; the trial needs a card
  • Credit-based, and complex decks use credits quickly
  • Branding features are locked to the Team plan
  • Charts from complex data often need manual fixing
  • Much more useful if you can read some Python or SQL
  • Overkill if you only need help with the odd formula
  • AI credits run out quickly for heavy users
  • Small community, so fewer templates and tutorials than Excel or Sheets
  • Few independent reviews yet, as it is a newer product

Who each one is for

AttributePlus AIQuadratic
Best for
  • Decks that must stay in Google Slides or PowerPoint
  • Turning a document into slides
  • Fixing or rewriting existing slides
  • Team decks on a company template
  • Asking questions of large data sets in plain English
  • Pulling live data from a company database
  • Python and SQL analysis without a separate notebook
  • Extracting tables from PDFs into a sheet
  • Auditable reports and models
You'll find it used by
  • Consultants
  • Sales teams
  • Marketers
  • Founders
  • Agencies
  • Data analysts
  • Finance teams
  • Founders
  • Operations managers
  • Researchers

Questions people ask

Which is better, Plus AI or Quadratic?

They tie on our overall rating (Plus AI 4.0/5 and Quadratic 4.0/5). Plus AI is best for decks that must stay in Google Slides or PowerPoint and turning a document into slides. Quadratic is best for asking questions of large data sets in plain English and pulling live data from a company database.

Which is cheaper, Plus AI or Quadratic?

Plus AI: There's no free plan. Paid plans start at $10/mo. Quadratic: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at $18/user/mo.

Which is easier to use, Plus AI or Quadratic?

Plus AI rates highest for ease of use in our scores. Consultants, salespeople and marketers who build decks in Google Slides or PowerPoint every week.

How we compare

Ratings are our own, from using each tool, across ease of use, features, output quality, value for money, speed & reliability.

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