Free trial: what's included

When you sign up for Marking.ai, you start on a free trial with 20 free submissions and full access to every feature in the product. No card required.

This article explains how the trial works, what’s included, and what happens when your submissions run out.

How the trial works

Every new Marking.ai account starts with 20 free submissions. Each submission you mark uses one — so you can mark up to 20 students’ work without paying.

Your free submissions don’t expire, so you can take your time exploring. Use one today, another in a month — they stay on your account until you spend them.

What’s included

During your trial, you get the full Marking.ai experience. That means:

• Unlimited assessments — set up as many as you like, even before you mark any submissions
• AI marking — all 20 of your submissions go through the same powerful marking engine as paid plans
• Marko, your AI assistant — full access, no limits
• Insights — class performance, question analysis, misconceptions, student trends
• Sharing — share results with your students via private links
• Exports — PDF and CSV reports, student summaries, class summaries
• Branding — add your school logo and colour to shared outputs
• Customisation — feedback structure, language, share defaults, and more

In short — what you can do on trial is what you’ll be able to do on a paid plan, just capped at 20 submissions.

What happens when you run out

When your free submissions run out, you have three options:

1. Pick a subscription plan — Starter, Pro, or Plus, depending on how much marking you do each month. See Choosing the right plan.
2. Buy a top-up pack — a one-off bundle of submissions that doesn’t expire. Great if you only mark a few assessments a year. See Top-up packs.
3. Pause for now — your account stays open and your data stays put. Come back any time and pick up where you left off.

You’ll be prompted to choose when you reach the cap. Until you do, marking jobs will pause until you’ve got submissions available.

Already have a school plan?

If your school has a Marking.ai School plan, your trial submissions roll into the school’s pooled allowance once your account is invited to the workspace. See School plans: how they work for details.

Need help?

Got questions about the trial, plans, or pricing? Click the chat icon in the app or email us at connect@marking.ai. We’re happy to talk through what fits your situation.

FAQs

Do I need to enter a card to start the trial?

No. Sign-up is free and doesn’t ask for payment details.

Do my trial submissions expire?

No — they stay on your account until you use them.

What if I’m just exploring and don’t want to use a submission yet?

You can do most things in Marking.ai without spending a submission — creating assessments, exploring the interface, talking to Marko, setting up your profile. Submissions are only counted when Marking.ai actually marks a student’s work.

What counts as one submission?

Each individual student’s work that you mark uses one submission. Re-marking the same student’s work doesn’t cost an extra submission.

Can I get more free submissions?

Signing up with a school or work email gives you a more generous allowance from the start. Beyond that, paid plans or top-up packs are the way to get more.

Happy marking!