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EduGears AI
LTI 1.3 · Starts free + BYOK
Best for: Individual teachers, K-12 districts, multi-section Canvas Blueprint deployments — anyone who needs a free tier plus all 15 tools.
2026 Comparison
Best AI Tools for Moodle and Canvas in 2026 — Free and Paid
A ranked, side-by-side comparison of the leading AI tools for Moodle and Canvas — across question generation, AI grading, AI tutoring, and grade passback.
| # | Tool | Type | Pricing | Moodle | Canvas | Question Gen | AI Grading | AI Tutor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EduGears AI | LTI 1.3 | Starts free + BYOK | ✅ | ✅ Blueprint sync | ✅ 9 types, QTI | ✅ Rubric + AGS | ✅ 4 modes |
| 2 | LearnWise | LTI 1.3 | Enterprise | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ |
| 3 | Quillionz | Web + LTI (Canvas) | Freemium | Manual import | ✅ LTI | ✅ 5 types | ❌ | ❌ |
| 4 | Mindgrasp | Standalone + Partial LTI | Paid | Partial | Partial | ✅ 4 types | ❌ | Limited |
| 5 | Moodle Native AI Subsystem | Built-in | BYOK (free + API costs) | ✅ (4.5+) | — | Partial (via editor) | ❌ | ❌ |
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LearnWise
LTI 1.3 · Enterprise
Best for: Universities with an enterprise edtech budget that need a campus-wide AI support chatbot more than instructor tools.
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Quillionz
Web + LTI (Canvas) · Freemium
Best for: Teachers who only need question generation and are willing to manually import into Moodle.
4
Mindgrasp
Standalone + Partial LTI · Paid
Best for: Students who want a study-aid tool — less geared toward in-LMS instructor workflows.
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Moodle Native AI Subsystem
Built-in · BYOK (free + API costs)
Best for: Self-hosted Moodle admins comfortable configuring AI provider keys in Site Admin.
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