# Swirl vs Turbo AI

> Turbo AI is built around turning lectures, recordings, PDFs, videos, and notes into study materials such as notes, quizzes, flashcards, and podcasts. Compare that with Swirl for checking what you know after the lecture notes are made.

Canonical: https://dev.swirlai.app/vs/turbo-ai
Last updated: 2026-10-31

Turbo AI is built around turning lectures, recordings, PDFs, videos, and notes into study materials such as notes, quizzes, flashcards, and podcasts. If your job is checking what you know after the lecture notes are made, this is the difference that matters. People looking for a Turbo AI alternative should choose by the task, not by a feature count.

## Where Turbo AI wins

Turbo AI is built around turning lectures, recordings, PDFs, videos, and notes into study materials such as notes, quizzes, flashcards, and podcasts.

[Official source](https://www.turbo.ai/) - checked 2026-10-31

## Where Swirl wins

- Swirl marks a completed mock paper against its mark scheme, rather than stopping after it generates revision material.
- Swirl keeps the marked paper in the study workflow and can run another pass containing only the questions you missed.
- Swirl's non-renewing Week Pass is shaped for one concentrated revision week and is listed beside its recurring plans.

## Price, checked and linked

- **Turbo AI:** A free tier includes note generation, flashcards, and quizzes. The public page describes a paid upgrade for unlimited and advanced features without listing a web price. [Official offer](https://www.turbo.ai/) - checked 2026-10-31

- **Swirl:** Mini: $9 per month; Week Pass: $5 for 7 days, with no auto-renewal. [Official offer](https://dev.swirlai.app/about/pricing) - checked 2026-10-27

## The difference in one task

Start with checking what you know after the lecture notes are made. Swirl can turn it into a concrete result you can keep working on.

**[Try it on your lecture notes](/?for=study)**

## Related

- [What Swirl can do](https://dev.swirlai.app/for)
- [Current Swirl plans](https://dev.swirlai.app/about/pricing)