GradeWithAI vs Brisk Teaching

Brisk Teaching is a Chrome and Edge extension with 30+ AI tools for creating materials and giving feedback inside Google Docs and other apps. GradeWithAI is an AI grader that scores class sets and sends grades to Canvas or Google Classroom.

Sending an AI-graded score and feedback back to Canvas from GradeWithAI
GradeWithAI is best for
Teachers who need a score and feedback on every submission, including math, handwritten tests, and Google Forms quizzes, sent to Canvas or Google Classroom.
Brisk Teaching is best for
Teachers who want AI inside Google Docs, Slides, and the browser for building lessons and quizzes, leveling texts, and commenting on drafts, especially in schools with a Brisk plan.

Where the products differ

Checked against each product's public documentation in October 2026.

GradeWithAI compared with Brisk Teaching, as of October 2026.
CriteriaGradeWithAIBrisk Teaching
Built forGrading class sets and returning scores and feedback.AI help wherever teachers work: creating materials, leveling texts, and giving feedback in Docs, Slides, PDFs, and the web.
Feedback and scoresA draft score and comment for each criterion on every submission, which you review and edit.Glow and grow, next steps, and rubric criteria feedback. Rubric scoring in feedback is an opt-in on school and district plans.
Whole-class gradingImport a Canvas or Google Classroom assignment, or upload a class set, and grade it in one run.Batch Feedback on a Google Drive or OneDrive folder of student work, with an upload limit on the free plan.
Where results goReviewed scores and comments go to Canvas or Google Classroom, or export as a CSV and PDFs.Feedback is added to the student's document once you approve it. The extension also runs inside Canvas, Schoology, and Google Classroom.
Academic integrityPro: a 0–100% AI score and a label on each submission with typed text.Inspect Writing replays how a student wrote a document, including pasted text.
PriceFree: 25 graded submissions every 30 days. Pro: $20 a month or $120 a year.Free plan with 20+ tools. Premium and Intelligence plans are sold to schools and districts, priced per student.

Brisk Teaching details checked against briskteaching.com, including its plans, feedback, and integrations pages, in October 2026.

Where GradeWithAI fits better

  • Scores every submission and sends reviewed grades to Canvas or Google Classroom.
  • Reads handwritten tests from phone photos and scans, including math notation.
  • Grades Google Forms short answers and Canvas quizzes and discussions.
  • Any teacher can buy Pro for $20 a month or $120 a year without a school contract.

How to test it against Brisk Teaching

  1. 1Pick one recent assignment you already graded, and its rubric.
  2. 2Connect Google Classroom or Canvas, or upload the files.
  3. 3Grade the set and compare the draft scores and comments with your own.
  4. 4Keep Brisk for creating materials and draft comments, and use GradeWithAI when the work needs a grade.

Brisk Teaching comparison questions

Answers to common questions from teachers and school leaders. Something not covered here? Email john@gradewithai.com.

Brisk gives AI feedback on student work, including rubric criteria feedback and Batch Feedback for a folder of assignments. Rubric scoring in feedback is an opt-in on its school and district plans. GradeWithAI scores every submission on every plan and sends grades to Canvas or Google Classroom.

Brisk's free plan for teachers includes 20+ tools. Its Premium and Intelligence plans are sold to schools and districts with custom, per-student pricing (as of October 2026). GradeWithAI's free plan grades 25 submissions every 30 days, and Pro is $20 a month or $120 a year.

Yes. Brisk works inside Google Docs and the browser for planning and comments on drafts. GradeWithAI grades the finished work and returns scores to your LMS.

Yes. It grades PDFs, Word files, slides, phone photos, Google Forms responses, and Canvas quizzes and discussions.

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