Is Ailurn an authoring tool?

No. It generates a course for you to take. Mindsmith authors courses for others to take in an LMS.

Individuals on a team can learn with it. It will not replace your SCORM pipeline.

Ailurn Pro is $12/month for a learner. Mindsmith ~$39/month is for an author. Different buyers.

Does Mindsmith tutor me?

It can include conversational elements in published lessons. The product is still authoring.

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Ailurn vs Mindsmith

Mindsmith is an authoring tool for instructional designers. You build lessons for other people and ship them to an LMS. Ailurn is not an authoring suite.

Choose Ailurn if

You are the learner.
You want a custom syllabus without an authoring UI.
You want study tools at Pro pricing.

Choose Mindsmith if

You author e-learning for an LMS.
You need interactions, translation, and review workflows.
Success is a published package, not your personal mastery.

Features

Side by side

Feature comparison of Ailurn and Mindsmith
Capability	Ailurn	Mindsmith
Custom course from a prompt	Yes Built around your goal and level	Yes AI-assisted authoring from sources
Iterative planning chat	Yes Shape the syllabus before lessons save	Partial Agent in the authoring workspace
Ordered outline and lessons	Yes Streaming generation into a lesson reader	Yes Interactive e-learning
In-lesson AI tutor	Paid plan Ask with citations on Pro and Plus	Partial Live conversation elements for learners you publish to
Quizzes from each lesson	Paid plan Pro and Plus	Yes Assessments in the lesson
Flashcards	Paid plan Pro and Plus	Partial Possible as interactions
Lesson audio narration	Paid plan Pro and Plus	Yes AI audio in lessons
Lesson slides	Paid plan Pro and Plus	Partial e-learning screens
Learn from your files	Paid plan Up to 3 files on Pro; unlimited on Plus	Yes Documents to lessons
Web research while planning	Yes Included in the planning chat	No Authoring, not learner research
Accredited certificates	No Not a credential issuer	Partial LMS completion, not a public credential
Large pre-built catalog	Partial Public courses plus courses you generate	No You publish to your org
Human instructor video	No Written lessons with optional audio	Partial You can include video; not a marketplace of teachers

Pricing

What you pay

Ailurn

Free, then $12/mo

Free: 1 course workspace, planning chat with web research, full outline, and 2 streaming lessons. Pro is $12/month ($108/year) for unlimited courses, audio, Ask, quizzes, flashcards, slides, and up to 3 planning files. Plus is $24/month ($216/year) for unlimited files and course-pack export.

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Mindsmith

From ~$39/mo

Freemium with limited shared lessons. Professional commonly around $39/month. Enterprise/SSO/SOC2 for teams. Ailurn: Free / Pro $12 / Plus $24 (August 2026).

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The difference