💸 The smarter way to roll out AI across your team

Your team pays $200+/mo for AI.
It doesn't have to.

Individual ChatGPT or Claude subscriptions cost $20–30 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 AI provider rates plus a 10% service fee for what you use, on your existing free Slack plan.

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Includes $1.00 free credit · Works on free Slack plans · No credit card needed

Prefer Microsoft Teams? PLAI is on the Microsoft marketplace

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.

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How most teams use AI today — and why it's expensive

Most teams end up in one of two situations, both of which cost more than they should.

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Option A — Everyone has their own subscription

  • • Half the team uses ChatGPT, half uses Claude, some use both
  • • $20–30/person/month × headcount = hundreds per month
  • • No shared context — everyone works in their own silo
  • • Finance chasing reimbursements from 15 different people
  • • New hire? Another subscription to set up and pay for
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Option B — Only power users have access

  • • AI is too expensive to give everyone — so only a few get it
  • • Others copy-paste from chatgpt.com or use free-tier limits
  • • Uneven productivity: half the team has a superpower, half doesn't
  • • Context not shared — AI answers live in personal chat histories
  • • Hard to justify ROI when only 3 people actually use it
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There's a third option: one shared AI workspace in Slack — where your team already works.

The Slack approach: one app, whole team, one bill

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.

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Install once — everyone's in

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.

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Top up once — shared balance covers everyone

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.

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AI in the open — shared context by default

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.

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Free Slack plan? No problem

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.

What does team AI actually cost?

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 AI provider rates plus a 10% service fee for actual usage, and free models cost $0. Costs scale with usage, not headcount.

See full pricing and the top-up fee math ($10 top-up → $9 credit) →

Native AI apps vs Plug and AI in Slack

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 open-source models — no limits
Image generation in workflow Separate tool / separate tab In Slack — Flux, Nano Banana 2

What your team gets with Plug and AI

300+ AI Models for Everyone

Every team member can use GPT-5, Claude, Gemini, Llama, Mistral and more. Switch by mentioning the model: @ai claude ... or @ai gemini ...

Summarize Channels & Threads

Anyone can catch up on what was discussed: @ai summarize #product from last 2 weeks. Free with open-source models — zero cost.

Image Generation for the Whole Team

Generate visuals with Flux and Nano Banana 2, analyze screenshots with vision models — right in the channel where the conversation happens.

Zero-Cost with Free Models

Llama, Mistral and other open-source models are completely free. Use them for channel summarization, drafts, Q&A — no credits consumed.

Works on Free Slack Plans

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 Invoice, Zero Headaches

One Stripe payment, one workspace balance, one line item for Finance. No chasing 10 reimbursements. No managing 10 separate AI accounts.

Who is this for?

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Startups and small teams (5–30 people)

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.

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Teams already using Slack (free or paid)

If your team is already in Slack, adding Plug and AI is one click. No new tool to learn — just @ai in any channel.

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Operations and finance teams

Tired of approving 15 individual AI subscriptions? One workspace balance, one invoice, zero friction. AI costs tracked centrally.

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R&D and product teams

Compare GPT vs Claude vs Gemini in the same thread. Switch models mid-conversation. 300+ models available — stop being limited to one provider.

Plug and AI for Teams: the bundle

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.

Plug and AI in Slack & Microsoft Teams

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.

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plai.chat: web chat

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.

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cnvs.app: free whiteboard

A free real-time collaborative whiteboard that runs in the browser, with no signup. Share the board's URL and everyone edits it live.

Open cnvs.app →

whenmeet.me: free group scheduling

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.

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What the bundle costs

  • • Plug and AI (Slack / Teams): pay-per-use top-ups through Stripe. You choose the amount at checkout, and 90% of the pre-tax amount becomes credit because of the 10% service fee. A $10 top-up gives you $9 of credit. There's no subscription and no per-seat fee. In Teams, you top up from the PLAI Dashboard personal tab in Teams desktop or web (not mobile).
  • • Free models: in Slack they answer at $0 and work even at a $0 balance; in Microsoft Teams, chatting needs a positive tenant balance, free models included. If the free models are unavailable and your workspace or tenant has credit, Plug and AI automatically retries the request on a low-cost paid model and charges that reply to your balance.
  • • plai.chat: billed separately, from its own per-user balance (a separate balance from Slack/Teams credit). plai.chat top-ups carry the same 10% service fee: a $10 top-up gives you $9 of plai.chat credit.
  • • cnvs.app and whenmeet.me: free.

See full pricing and the top-up fee math ($10 top-up → $9 credit) →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the cheapest way to give AI to my whole team?

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 AI provider rates plus a 10% service fee 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.

How do I give my team access to ChatGPT without paying per seat?

Use Plug and AI in Slack. Instead of every team member having their own ChatGPT subscription at $20–30/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.

Do I need a paid Slack plan to use Plug and AI?

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.

Can my whole team share one AI subscription?

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.

Is Plug and AI as good as ChatGPT or Claude?

Yes — because it gives you access to the exact same models. You get GPT-5.4, Claude Sonnet 4.6, 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 directly via their APIs.

How does billing work for teams?

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 a 10% service fee on top of AI provider rates — no per-seat charges.

Give your whole team AI — starting today

Install in under a minute. Works on your existing free Slack plan. Includes $1.00 free credit — no credit card needed to start.

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