InstantMind vs SpawnGraph

InstantMind is a web platform that converts text, documents, YouTube videos, and webpages into AI-generated mind maps. It accepts more than 30 file formats, including PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Markdown, and images. Users can question documents or maps and receive answers based on their content. AI can expand nodes with explanations, examples, and related concepts, using custom instructions. Maps can appear as visual diagrams or structured outlines, with classic, org chart, fishbone, and timeline layouts, plus presentation mode. Exports include InstantMind files, PNG, PDF, SVG, and Markdown. The responsive service works in modern browsers on desktop, tablet, and mobile. Maps are stored in cloud storage and synchronize across devices. The Free plan is always free and includes 400 AI credits at signup, limited storage, a basic AI model, 20,000 AI token inputs, and AI Summary as a free trial. Pro costs $8 a month, billed $96 annually; Max costs $12 a month, billed $144 annually. Pro adds 500,000-token inputs and priority support, while Max adds 1,000,000-token inputs and dedicated customer service.

SpawnGraph turns text, URLs, PDFs, YouTube videos, and more than 93 file types into editable hierarchical mind maps. Inputs include Office files, EPUB, Markdown, images with OCR, audio, video, transcripts, and maps from other mind-mapping tools. Its browser structuring step uses native natural-language processing rather than GPT, language-model APIs, or a server-side model. Text, Office documents, and Markdown are parsed locally; images and some legacy formats are sent to its server for text extraction. Collaboration features include live cursors, presence avatars, and edit-locking across plans, while Premium allows up to 20 live editors per board. Free exports include watermarked PNG, CSV, OPML, plain text, YAML, HTML, TSV, and FreeMind. Paid plans add formats including PDF, SVG, JPG, WebP, Markdown, JSON, PPTX, XMind, and knowledge ZIP exports. The Free plan is free, with two saved mindmaps, a 10 MB upload limit, 10 file imports per day, and 30 image uploads per day. Solo Pro is $5 a month, billed $60/year. Windows and Linux desktop apps work offline, and the browser app works offline after loading. The listed supported platforms also include web.