Head to head

Pangram vs Polygraf AI

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

Polygraf AI

Sales-quoted

AI security suite that also flags interview cheating from tools such as Cluely. Hiring detection is sales-quoted.

Where Polygraf AI fits

TA teams fighting AI-coached live interviews
Security teams that want on-prem AI policy enforcement
Employers hiring into sensitive or government roles
Companies that need deepfake and synthetic-voice checks

At a glance

Detail	Pangram	Polygraf AI
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, Interviewing

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

Polygraf AI

Stands out: Transcribes interviews and scores AI-coached answers in under 2 seconds, aimed at Cluely, Yoodli, InterviewCoder, and Pickle.

Watch out: The hiring detector is demo-sold. Retail AI-detector plans exist for writing, but those are a different SKU from interview fraud.

Not the right fit for

Teams that want a self-serve interview SKU with a rate card
Buyers who only need a cheap writing detector

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

Polygraf AI

Interview cheating detector for live audio
On-prem deploy option for sensitive employers
Flags named coaching tools in real time

Hiring SKU is sales-quoted
No self-serve checkout for interviews
Writing-detector prices are a different product

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

Polygraf AI

Sales-quoted

Sales-quoted. The Interview Cheating AI Detector is sold on a demo. Retail writing-detector plans are a different SKU. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 19 Sep 2026

Common questions

Can you try Pangram or Polygraf AI 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?