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Miro AI vs Slashspace

Two fact sheets from our own research, side by side — pricing, platforms, API access and status re-checked by us rather than quoted from the vendors. Miro AI starts at $8, Slashspace at $49. Only Miro AI has a free tier. Only Miro AI ships a public API.

Miro AIAI layer inside Miro's whiteboard: agents that read the canvas, cluster stickies and run prebuilt playbooks.SlashspaceDesktop infinite canvas for AI chat where conversations branch spatially instead of scrolling in one thread.

Side by side

FactMiro AISlashspace
CategoryDiagramming & WhiteboardsMulti-model Chat Aggregators
Pricing modelFreemiumPaid
Starts at$8 seat_month$49 month
Public APIYesNo
PlatformsWeb, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android, APImacOS, Windows
CompanyMiro—
Launched2011—
Last verifiedSep 6, 2026Sep 1, 2026

What our research says

Miro AI

The reason Miro AI beats a bolted-on chat box is context: the canvas is the prompt, so clustering, summarising and drafting land back on the board where the team already works. The cost model is the catch — AI credits are small on every tier and reset monthly, so real use pushes you upward. If your team is not already in Miro, none of this justifies a switch.

Pros

  • Uses existing board content as context, not a blank prompt
  • Prebuilt Playbooks for planning, prototyping and research
  • 250+ integrations plus a developer platform and MCP server
  • Free tier still includes 10 AI credits a month

Cons

  • AI credits are tightly capped: 25 per member on the $8 tier
  • Enterprise requires a 30-member minimum
  • Only worth paying for if the team is already on Miro

Slashspace

Branching on a canvas genuinely fits how research goes — you follow a tangent without losing the trunk, which a linear chat cannot do. The pricing is steep for a chat front-end, though the BYOK path means heavy users can push model spend onto their own API account rather than the subscription.

Pros

  • Canvas branching keeps tangents beside the original thread
  • Local-first storage rather than cloud-only history
  • Bring-your-own-key shifts model costs to your own account
  • One-time lifetime licence available at $129

Cons

  • $49/mo entry is expensive for a chat front-end
  • Vendor pricing page returns no readable figures
  • No company name or country disclosed

Which one fits

Choose Miro AI if you need

  • teams that already run workshops in Miro
  • summarising and clustering sticky-note sessions
  • turning board content into briefs or PRDs

Choose Slashspace if you need

  • Researchers exploring several threads from one question
  • People who lose context in long linear chats
  • Users who want local-first storage of their conversations

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