Head to head

Pangram vs Persona

Same facts, side by side: starting price, free tier, MCP, API and what each one is actually built for.

Pangram

$20/mo Free tier

AI-content detector for text and images. Free plan covers 2,000 words per day. Individual is $20/mo.

Where Pangram fits

Teachers checking essays for AI writing
Publishers and trust-and-safety reviewers
Recruiters screening written applications
Developers embedding AI detection via API

Persona

Sales-quoted

Modular identity platform for KYC, KYB, fraud, and workforce verification. Pricing is quote-based.

Where Persona fits

Marketplaces and fintechs building KYC or KYB
Trust and safety teams fighting coordinated fraud
HR teams verifying workers at scale
Product teams that need custom verification flows

At a glance

Detail	Pangram	Persona
Starting price	$20/mo	Sales-quoted
Free tier	✓Yes	–No
MCP server	–No	–No
Public API	✓Yes	✓Yes
Listed under	Candidate fraud & AI detection	Candidate fraud & AI detection
Capterra	Not enough reviews	4.9 from 28 reviews

Where they pull apart

Pangram

Stands out: Third-party-tested detector with a free daily cap, image scans, and a self-serve developer API.

Watch out: Individual is 300,000 words per month. API credits start at $0.05 per 100 words on Pangram 4, billed separately from the $20 seat.

Not the right fit for

Schools that need LMS-wide unlimited seats only
Teams that want a detector with no free cap

Persona

Stands out: Building blocks for verification, workflows, fraud graph, and case review rather than a single fixed check.

Watch out: There is no public rate card. This is an identity stack for product and risk teams, not a cheap one-off ID scan.

Not the right fit for

Teams that only need a low-cost ID scan
Buyers who want a public per-check price

Pros and cons

Pangram

Free 2,000 words per day
Individual from $20/mo
Self-serve detection API

Free plan stops at 2,000 words/day
API usage billed on top of seats
LMS unlimited is institution-only

Persona

Modular KYC, KYB, and fraud graph
Hosted, embedded, and API options
Workforce and customer verification

Quote-only, no public rate card
Heavier than a single ID scan
Buying starts with a demo

What each one costs

Pangram

$20/mo

Free plan is 2,000 words/day and 3 image scans/day with no payment method. Individual is $20/mo for 300,000 words and 100 image scans (annual saves $60). Professional is $65/mo. Team is $20/seat/mo from 2 seats. Pangram 4 API is $0.05 per 100 words. Institution and Enterprise are quoted. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 19 Sep 2026

Persona

Sales-quoted

Sales-quoted. No public rate card on the vendor site. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 19 Sep 2026

Common questions

Can you try Pangram or Persona for free?

Pangram carries a free tier on our listing.

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Editorial listings, never paid rankings. Prices checked 19 Sep 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?