Pangram review

Pangram checks text and images for signs of AI generation, including writing attributed to ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok and Llama. You can paste text or upload a PDF, DOCX or RTF file. The detector also checks images and videos with Pangram Image 1.0, though the pricing page describes monthly image scans rather than a separate video allowance.

Its results go beyond a single yes-or-no score. AI Segment Analysis shows which parts of a document Pangram considers AI-written, and the company says it can flag AI-assisted edits as well as fully AI-generated text. A Similarity Checker combines AI detection with plagiarism checks, while a separate claim says Pangram can identify text processed through humanizer tools.

Pangram says independent researchers at the University of Chicago and University of Maryland have verified its accuracy. That claim is not a reason to treat an individual score as proof of who wrote a passage.

Pangram bundles several checks that are often sold separately. A scan can include AI detection and plagiarism checking, and segment-level results may be more useful than a bare percentage when you need to review a document. The AI-assistance flag is also relevant for editorial workflows where the question is whether AI touched a passage, not whether a model produced the whole piece.

The feature set includes text, image and video detection, plus claimed detection of humanized text. For solo users, the Individual plan lists Google Docs and Gmail integrations. The Professional plan raises the included scan allowances and API credits; Team adds shared billing and admin and member dashboards.

• Individual costs $20 monthly, or $15 per month with annual billing. It includes 300,000 words and 100 image scans per month, plus $10 in monthly API credits.
• Professional is $65 monthly, or $45 with annual billing. It includes five times Individual’s word and image allowances and $200 in monthly API credits.
• Team starts at $40 per month for two seats, or $30 with annual billing. A seven-day free trial is listed, but there is no free plan.

The central risk is treating a detector score as a verdict. Reddit discussions include reports of human-written recipes, essays and even older writing being flagged, while other commenters say Pangram correctly identified AI involvement in a draft. Those are user reports, not a controlled accuracy study, but they show how sharply results can be disputed. One thread also describes Pangram as aggressive about labeling text AI-written when a commenter believed AI had only edited it.

The paid limits matter if you scan heavily: Individual stops at 300,000 words and 100 image scans monthly. Professional’s five-times allowance works out to 1.5 million words and 500 image scans, based on the listed Individual caps. Team includes the Individual plan’s features, but the price for additional seats is not published on the vendor's site. There is no free tier, and annual billing is required for the lower advertised rates. API use can add cost: text is $0.05 per 100 words, Image 1.0 is $0.25 per image, and video is $0.05 per second.

Pangram has no free plan, but the listed plans include a 7-day free trial. Individual is $20 per month, or $15 per month when billed annually. It includes 300,000 words and 100 image scans monthly, plus $10 in monthly API credits.

Professional costs $65 monthly or $45 monthly with annual billing. That is a steep jump from Individual; in return, Pangram lists five times the word and image scan limits and $200 in monthly API credits. Team is $40 per month for two seats, or $30 per month for two seats with annual billing. Additional seats are available, but their price is not published here.

API use can add costs: text is $0.05 per 100 words, Image 1.0 is $0.25 per image, Image Flash is $0.05 per image, and video is $0.05 per second. Bulk text API gets a 20% discount. Check how annual billing is charged and whether API credits cover your expected use before switching.

Moving a review workflow to Pangram may be straightforward if you only need to paste text or upload PDFs, DOCX, or RTF files; the product also lists Google Docs and Gmail integrations. That does not establish that existing reports, account settings, or historical scans can be migrated. Export options and retention rules are not published on the vendor's site, so confirm them before moving a team workflow.

Leaving may be less about migrating data than replacing checks and integrations. Pangram combines AI detection and similarity checks, and its plans include different scan limits and API credits. If you stop using it, budget for another tool or process for those jobs; the published sources do not document an export path or equivalent replacement.

We don’t have Reddit posts in the published material, so we can’t reliably say what users commonly cite when leaving Pangram. Treat claims about typical churn reasons as unverified until there are specific threads to support them.