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Napkin AI: plans, prices, strengths and limits
Napkin AI has a free plan with 500 AI credits a week and a Napkin watermark on exports. Plus costs $12 a month, or $108 a year, for 10,000 credits a month, and Pro costs $30 a month, or $264 a year, for 30,000 credits a month, before tax.
Prices for United States, before sales tax Data release 2026.11.07-2, Nov 7, 2026 Rules 2.5.0
- Made by
- Second Layer, Inc.
- Individual plans
- 3, one free
- Paid plans
- $12 to $30 a month
- Facts checked
- Nov 4, 2026
Quick verdict
Napkin AI turns text you select into editable diagrams, flowcharts, mind maps, timelines and charts, and its Slides agent (beta) builds whole editable decks. Napkin Free gives 500 AI credits a week, unlimited editing, imports and PNG and PDF exports, a limited number of PowerPoint and SVG exports and a Napkin watermark on exports. Napkin Plus is $12 a month, or $108 a year paid up front ($9 a month), with 10,000 credits a month, unlimited PowerPoint and SVG exports, premium image models for slide pictures, 3 brand styles and no watermark. Napkin Pro is $30 a month, or $264 a year paid up front ($22 a month), with 30,000 credits a month, exclusive designs, unlimited custom branding, your own fonts and optional credit top-ups. Prices are before tax.
Usage rights are clear: Napkin's help center and Terms say complete visuals may be used in commercial work, including resale and marketing, on any plan, but individual icons and parts may not be extracted. On training, self-serve users can turn off "Use my content for product improvements" in Account Settings > Data Privacy, and the Terms say visual content is not used for training.
Credits are easy to estimate: about 1 credit per word turned into a visual and 100 per slide, with manual edits free, and your first deck of up to 20 slides costs nothing while it is your only one. Credits do not roll over. Napkin does not search the web, and generating visuals needs a computer. This verdict rests on what Napkin documents, not on our tests, which we have not run yet.
Strengths and limits
Strengths
- Text into editable visualsSelect text and Napkin turns it into flowcharts, mind maps, timelines, tables, comparison charts and other visuals you can keep editing. It costs about 1 credit per word selected, and manual edits are free.
- Commercial use on every planNapkin's help center and Terms say you can use complete Napkin visuals on websites, in presentations and books and in commercial applications, including resale and marketing. Extracting individual icons or parts is not allowed.
- Unlimited PNG and PDF on FreeEvery plan, Free included, exports PNG and PDF without limit. Plus and Pro add unlimited PowerPoint, SVG and Google Slides exports; in .pptx files, text and supported shapes stay editable.
- A training switch you controlSelf-serve users can turn off "Use my content for product improvements" in Account Settings > Data Privacy; Teamspace admins control it for a Teamspace. Napkin's Terms say visual content is not used for training.
- Simple credit mathAbout 1 credit per word for visuals and 100 credits per slide, while slide pictures use no credits. Your first deck, up to 20 slides, is free while it is your only one.
Limits
- Watermark and export cap on FreePlan limit. Free exports carry a Napkin watermark, and PowerPoint and SVG exports on Free are limited; Napkin does not publish the exact allowance. Plus removes the watermark and the limit.
- Credits do not roll overPlan limit. Free credits reset weekly and paid credits monthly, with no rollover. Top-ups are Pro only: $10 for 10,000, $20 for 30,000 or $60 for 100,000 credits, which never expire. Plus cannot buy more.
- No web searchWorkflow limit. Napkin does not search the web on its own; the agent reads only links you paste into your message. Bring your own facts and figures.
- Computer needed to generateWorkflow limit. Napkin runs in a browser and needs an internet connection, with no offline mode. On a phone or tablet you can view work and create and edit presentations, but generating visuals needs a computer.
- No Office or Google add-insNot verified. No PowerPoint, Word, Google Docs or Google Sheets add-in is documented. Napkin does not export to Word directly, so you insert exported PNG or SVG pictures instead.
Based on what Second Layer, Inc. documents for each plan, not on our tests.
Who it suits
A good fit if you
- Turning paragraphs into flowcharts, mind maps and timelines you can edit
- Visuals for commercial decks, websites and books on any plan
- Free use for PNG and PDF exports, if a watermark is acceptable
- Short slide decks from an idea, text or a file with the Slides agent
Look elsewhere if you
- Watermark-free exports without paying: Free exports carry a Napkin watermark
- Research with sources: Napkin does not search the web
- Making visuals on a phone: generation needs a computer
- Extracting single icons for reuse: the Terms forbid it
Plans and prices
| Plan | Monthly | Yearly | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| Napkin Free | Free | Nov 4, 2026 | |
| Napkin PlusYearly option is $108 a year ($9/month); US prices from Napkin's public pricing API (country=US), matching the page's default $12 monthly / $9 yearly display. | $12 a month | $108 a year | Nov 4, 2026 Source |
| Napkin ProYearly option is $264 a year ($22/month); US prices from Napkin's public pricing API (country=US), matching the page's default $30 monthly / $22 yearly display. | $30 a month | $264 a year | Nov 4, 2026 Source |
Prices for United States, before sales tax unless a plan says otherwise. A yearly plan is paid up front and is not cancel-any-time.
Features by plan
What Second Layer, Inc. documents for each plan. A hatched mark means we could not verify it, which is not the same as "not offered".
| Feature | Napkin Free | Napkin Plus | Napkin Pro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Models and limits | |||
| Top models included | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Models from several companies | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Research and sources | |||
| Web search with sources | No | No | No |
| Files and data | |||
| File and document uploads | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Spreadsheet and data analysis | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Images, video and voice | |||
| Image generation | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Image editing and design | |||
| Photo editing | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Background removal | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Text inside images | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Logo maker | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Vector (SVG) files | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Upscaling | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Diagrams from text | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Writing and slides | |||
| Slides from a prompt | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Grammar and spelling checks | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Paraphrasing and tone changes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Projects and memory | |||
| Projects | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Memory across chats | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Integrations and agents | |||
| Connectors to other apps | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Inside Google Docs | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Inside Google Sheets | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Inside Word | No | No | No |
| Inside Excel | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Inside PowerPoint | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Browser agent | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Privacy and control | |||
| Opt out of model training | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Export your data | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Shows ads | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Rights and licensing | |||
| Commercial use of outputs | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Apps and extras | |||
| Cloud storage included | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Apps | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Usage included | Yes | Yes | Yes |
The details and sources of every row are in Compare two AIs and the data release.
What it documents for each use
- Images & Design Create images from a description · Make graphics for posts and slides · Turn text into diagrams
- Business & Productivity Connect AI to the apps I already use · Make a presentation
A use is listed when at least one plan documents every feature a task needs. Answer quality is a separate question: see below.
Using it day to day
Napkin runs in the browser on a computer and needs an internet connection to open, generate and save work. You can import Word (DOCX), PowerPoint (PPTX), PDF, Markdown, HTML and TXT files up to 30 MB, or attach a file to the Slides agent, which builds an outline from your idea, text or file and then a full editable deck. You can ask the agent to rewrite specific text on your slides; those requests use credits based on the work.
Free gives 500 AI credits a week, Plus 10,000 a month and Pro 30,000 a month per paid seat, with no rollover. Exports: PNG and PDF are unlimited on every plan, while PowerPoint, SVG and Google Slides (straight to your Google Drive) are limited on Free and unlimited on paid plans. An API, with tokens created in Account Settings, connects Napkin to other tools. Napkin does not name the AI models it uses, and Data Charts turn data or text into editable charts, but no page describes calculations over spreadsheets.
Privacy, data and ads
Self-serve users can turn off "Use my content for product improvements" in Account Settings > Data Privacy; in a Teamspace, admins control the setting. Napkin's Terms say visual content is not used for training. Complete visuals may be used commercially under the Terms. Whether Napkin shows ads is not verified.
Read the vendor's own page: Napkin AI privacy and data controls. We make no legal or compliance claim.
Test results
We have not tested Napkin AI yet, so this page makes no claim about answer quality, and we show no example outputs. Run the same kit in it and in the alternatives, in your own account:
- Summarize a report with traceable facts
- Analyze a spreadsheet and get the numbers right
- Edit an email without losing a detail
- Diagnose and repair a small program
- Research a question with sources that support the answer
- Make sense of documents that disagree
- Research a current question within a date window
- Edit an article without changing its facts
- Turn project notes into a report that agrees with itself
- Implement a small specification
- Refactor code without changing what it does
- Make a picture that follows a detailed brief
- Put exact text into a graphic
- Change one thing in a picture and nothing else
- Make a short clip that follows a brief
- Make a song that sings your lyrics exactly
- Read a script with names, numbers and abbreviations
- Design a logo with an exact name
Getting started
- Sign up for Napkin Free on a computer and turn off "Use my content for product improvements" in Account Settings > Data Privacy.
- Paste a paragraph and generate a few visuals; at about 1 credit per word, 500 weekly credits cover several tries.
- Build your first deck with the Slides agent: up to 20 slides are free while it is your only deck.
- Upgrade to Plus at $12 a month if you need exports without the watermark or unlimited PowerPoint and SVG files; choose Pro if you need top-ups or your own fonts.
- Compare Napkin with Gamma and other tools on our tools page, and read how we check vendor claims.
Your fit
Tell Find my AI what you do and what matters; it checks every plan of Napkin AI against your priorities, next to the alternatives.
Alternatives
- Gamma For full decks, documents and simple websites rather than single diagrams, Gamma Free gives 400 one-time credits and exports to PowerPoint and Google Slides, though its paid US prices are not verified. About Gamma
- Beautiful.ai Beautiful.ai Pro, at $14.50 a month billed annually, includes over 300 Smart Slide layouts with editable flow charts, Venn diagrams, org charts and timelines, and says your input is never used to train its AI models. About Beautiful.ai
- Canva Canva has a free plan, Pro is $18 a month or $144 a year before tax, and its AI terms say you own your output except where it incorporates Canva Licensed Content. About Canva
Recent changes
- Napkin Pro added
- Napkin Plus added
- Napkin Free added
Every change is in the change log.
Questions
Is Napkin AI free?
Yes. Napkin Free gives 500 AI credits a week, unlimited editing and unlimited PNG and PDF exports, with a Napkin watermark on exports and a limited number of PowerPoint and SVG exports.
How much does Napkin AI cost?
Plus is $12 a month, or $108 a year paid up front, with 10,000 credits a month. Pro is $30 a month, or $264 a year paid up front, with 30,000 credits a month. Prices are before tax.
Can I use Napkin AI visuals commercially?
Yes, on any plan. Napkin's help center and Terms allow complete visuals in commercial work, including resale and marketing, but not extracting individual icons or parts.
Does Napkin AI add a watermark?
Free exports carry a Napkin watermark. Plus and Pro export without it.
How many credits does Napkin use?
About 1 credit per word turned into a visual and 100 credits per slide; manual edits and slide pictures are free. Your first deck of up to 20 slides is free while it is your only one. Credits do not roll over.
Does Napkin AI train on my content?
You can turn off "Use my content for product improvements" in Account Settings > Data Privacy, and Napkin's Terms say visual content is not used for training.
Sources
16 official pages, checked Nov 4, 2026. This page was written by the What the tech desk with AI assistance from the facts in our data release; no company paid for or reviewed it.
- Building Your Outline | Napkin Help CenterNapkin AI (Second Layer, Inc.)
- How can I import my file? | Napkin Help CenterNapkin AI (Second Layer, Inc.)
- Credits & Plans | Napkin Help CenterNapkin AI (Second Layer, Inc.)
- Can I use Napkin AI visuals without copyright issues? | Napkin Help CenterNapkin AI (Second Layer, Inc.)
- Does Napkin AI offer an API? | Napkin Help CenterNapkin AI (Second Layer, Inc.)
- Can I export my visuals to Microsoft Word? | Napkin Help CenterNapkin AI (Second Layer, Inc.)
- Can I export my presentation to PowerPoint? | Napkin Help CenterNapkin AI (Second Layer, Inc.)
- Is my content used to train Napkin's AI? | Napkin Help CenterNapkin AI (Second Layer, Inc.)
- Can I use Napkin AI offline? | Napkin Help CenterNapkin AI (Second Layer, Inc.)
- Is Napkin Slides available to all users? | Napkin Help CenterNapkin AI (Second Layer, Inc.)
- Editing Your Presentation | Napkin Help CenterNapkin AI (Second Layer, Inc.)
- Custom Generation | Napkin Help CenterNapkin AI (Second Layer, Inc.)
- What are AI Credits and how can I check how many I have left? | Napkin Help CenterNapkin AI (Second Layer, Inc.)
- Pricing - Napkin AINapkin AI (Second Layer, Inc.)
- What's the difference between Plus and Pro plans? | Napkin Help CenterNapkin AI (Second Layer, Inc.)
- Napkin AI public pricing data (US)Napkin AI (Second Layer, Inc.)
About this page
- Published by
- What the tech, Helsinki, Finland
- Author
- What the tech
- Reviewed by
- Peyman Khosravani
- Review scope
- Checked that this page matches the facts in data release 2026.11.07-2: a check against documented sources, not a hands-on test of the product.
- Evidence
- Facts documented by each company, each linked to its official source and dated. Test results appear only where an editor ran the test.
- Data release
- 2026.11.07-2, Nov 7, 2026
Product ownership is separate from publication: What the tech publishes this page; Second Layer, Inc. supplies Napkin AI. Official Napkin AI website. Product names and logos do not imply endorsement of this publication.