Updated 7 Nov 2026: every feature and price below was checked on the vendor's own site that day.
An AI LMS is a learning management system that uses AI to write courses, answer learners' questions, run practice conversations, tag skills or act as an agent for admins. We opened the AI and pricing pages of 12 of them: all 12 have an AI assistant, but only 6 offer AI roleplay, and only 360Learning and Docebo name a feature in all six AI categories.
What is an AI LMS?
A learning management system (LMS) is the software a company or school uses to deliver courses, track completions and run assessments. Training Industry defines it as a computer-based system training organisations use to log and oversee their training activity.
An AI LMS adds AI on top of those jobs. In 2026 the vendors we checked use AI in six ways:
- Authoring: turn a PDF, slide deck or prompt into a course and quiz.
- Tutor or assistant: a chat box that answers learners' questions from the course content.
- Roleplay: the learner talks or types to an AI customer, buyer or colleague and gets scored.
- Skills: AI tags content and people with skills and recommends what to learn next.
- Translation: one course, many languages, without a translation agency.
- Agents: AI that does admin work inside the LMS, such as building learning paths or reports.
Most "AI LMS" claims are about the first two. Roleplay, skills and agents are where platforms really differ, so that is what to test in a demo.
Which AI LMS has which AI feature
This matrix uses each vendor's own feature names. Scroll sideways on a phone.
| Platform | Authoring | Tutor / assistant | Roleplay | Skills | Translation | Agents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 360Learning | AI Content Builder | AI Companion | AI Roleplay | AI skills tagging | Automated translations | Agentic Automation + MCP server |
| TalentLMS | TalentCraft AI course creator | AI Coach | Learning Playground (rehearse conversations) | Skills | AI course translation | — |
| iSpring LMS | AI Course Creation + AI Quiz Generator | AI assistant | — | — | AI translation | — |
| EducateMe | AI Assistant builds lessons and quizzes from files | AI Assistant and AI search | AI Roleplay Coach (voice and chat) | — | AI lesson translation | — |
| Disco | AI curriculum builder + AI quiz generator | Ask AI | — | — | — | — |
| Litmos | AI Content Authoring | AI assistant | AI video assessments (scored role-play) | Skill gap analysis | — | — |
| Docebo | AI content creation | AI assistant and search | Docebo Roleplay (add-on) | Skills Intelligence (add-on) | AI translations | Docebo Agents (add-on) |
| Absorb LMS | Absorb Create | Intelligent Assist (admin reports in plain language) | — | Absorb Skills | — | Absorb Aura (agentic AI via MCP) |
| Cornerstone Galaxy | — | Conversational AI agents for leaders | Immerse AI Companion (VR) | Skills Engine (skill inference from labour-market data) | — | AI Readiness Agents |
| Sana Learn (Workday) | AI authoring + course converter (SCORM/PDF to native) | AI Tutor | — | — | Authoring into any language | — |
| LearnUpon | Create+ (agentic AI co-creator) | Ask Lia | — | — | — | Agentic Editor, Reporting Agent, Journey Agent (beta) |
| Continu | Outline Generator | Eddy (in Slack, Teams and SMS) | — | — | — | Eddy AI Learning Agent |
| Tough Tongue AI (our product) | — | — | Voice roleplay with AI buyers, candidates or customers, scored after every session | — | — | — |
A cell shows the feature name the vendor uses on its own AI page, opened 7 Nov 2026. A dash means we found no such feature on the vendor's site, not that it can never exist.
Three things stand out. Authoring and an assistant are now table stakes: 11 of 12 platforms name an authoring feature and all 12 name an assistant. Roleplay is the split: 360Learning, TalentLMS, EducateMe, Litmos, Docebo and Cornerstone have it, in forms that range from a text drill to a VR scene to a voice call. Agents are new: 6 platforms now advertise agents, several of them through MCP, the protocol that lets AI tools like Claude or ChatGPT connect to other software.
Prices, and how AI is charged
The sticker price is only half the story, because AI often costs extra. Here is what each pricing page said on 7 Nov 2026.
| Platform | Published price (as written) | How AI is charged | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| 360Learning | Team $8 per user/month, up to 100 users, billed monthly; Business and Enterprise custom | "All plans include our AI-powered LMS"; features are not mapped to plans | Teams under 100 that want every AI feature type on a monthly plan |
| TalentLMS | Free (5 users, 10 courses); Core $119/month; Grow $229/month; Pro $449/month + $6 per extra user; price rises by user band | Credit-metered: Core 5,000 AI credits one-time; Grow 10,000 a month; Pro 15,000 a month | Small teams that want a free tier and a cheap start |
| iSpring LMS | Business: 100 users $6.91/user/month ($8,286 a year); 300 users $4.46 ($16,050); 500 users $3.97 ($23,790) | Not mapped to plans on the pricing page | Mid-size teams that want a low per-user price at 100–500 users |
| EducateMe | Pro $239/month (80 users); Premium $399/month (100 users); Scale $999/month (200 users); Enterprise custom | Voice roleplay sessions capped at 10 / 40 / 200 a month by plan; extra packs from 50 sessions for $175 | Small teams that want voice roleplay inside the LMS |
| Disco | Create $399/month billed annually (250 active members); Scale from $999/month | "AI is included in every Disco plan, with no credits to buy or track" | Cohort academies and community-led programmes |
| Litmos | Foundation from $8K a year; Platinum from $15K a year; Platinum AI "Talk to sales" | Platinum AI is priced on request; the page does not show which plan carries which AI feature | Companies running compliance and sales training in one LMS |
| Docebo | Not published (Elevate and Enterprise plans, priced on active learners) | Assistant and content creation included; AI credits, Agents, Roleplay and Skills are add-ons | Large companies that want to add AI modules one at a time |
| Absorb LMS | Not published (pricing form only) | Not stated; Create can be switched off, Intelligent Assist is built in | Admin-heavy teams that want AI for reporting and setup |
| Cornerstone Galaxy | Not published ("different cost depending on needs and size") | Not stated | Enterprises building a skills-based talent strategy |
| Sana Learn (Workday) | Not published in page text; bands below 300, 300–3,000 and above 3,000 users | Not stated | Enterprises that want an AI-first LMS with a learner tutor |
| LearnUpon | Not published; employee training from 100 users | Mentions optional add-ons without naming them; Scenarios Agent "coming soon" | Mid-market teams training employees, customers or partners |
| Continu | Not published; tiers by monthly active users | Continu AI not in Growth (under 1,000 MAU); unlocked on Professional | Learning inside Slack or Teams |
| Tough Tongue AI (our product) | Free 25 min; Business $299/month (2,990 min, 15 seats); Growth $499 (6,000 min, 25 seats); Momentum $999 (13,000 min, 50 seats) | Priced by practice minutes; not an LMS, it sits next to one | Adding spoken practice to the LMS you already have |
Each name links to the pricing page we opened on 7 Nov 2026. US dollars, before tax.
Two pricing patterns matter when you compare quotes:
- Credits or caps. TalentLMS Core includes 5,000 AI credits once; Grow includes 10,000 a month (pricing). EducateMe caps voice roleplay at 10, 40 or 200 sessions a month by plan, with packs of 50 for $175 (pricing).
- Add-ons. Docebo says its AI assistant and content creation "remain included", while AI credits, Agents, Roleplay and Skills Intelligence are add-ons (Docebo AI). Disco is the opposite: "AI is included in every Disco plan, with no credits to buy or track" (pricing).
Worked example: 40 learners
What does year one cost for a 40-person team at list price? These numbers come from the same price file as the shortlist tool below.
| Platform | Year one, 40 learners | Per learner | How we got it |
|---|---|---|---|
| TalentLMS | $1,428 | $35.7 | Core, 1–40 users band, $119 × 12 (monthly billing) |
| EducateMe | $2,868 | $71.7 | Pro, 80 users included, $239 × 12 (monthly billing) |
| 360Learning | $3,840 | $96 | Team plan: $8 × 40 active users × 12 months |
| Disco | $4,788 | $119.7 | Create, 250 active members, $399 × 12 (annual billing) |
| iSpring LMS | $8,286 | $207.15 | Business, 100-user tier (smallest published) |
| Tough Tongue AI (our product, practice only) | $11,988 | — | Momentum plan (50 seats), 30 practice min per learner a month |
TalentLMS is cheapest at this size, but its Core plan has the one-time credit pot, so heavy AI use pushes you to Grow at $229 a month. iSpring's smallest published tier is 100 users, so a 40-person team pays the 100-user price. Tough Tongue AI is not an LMS; it is a voice practice layer priced by minutes, shown for comparison if roleplay is the feature you care about.
Build your shortlist
Tick the AI features you must have and enter your headcount. The tool filters the 12 platforms (plus our practice layer) and sorts them by year-one list price. It runs in your browser and uses no AI.
AI LMS shortlist · 12 LMS + 1 practice layer · prices checked 7 Nov 2026
5 platforms name every feature you ticked.
- TalentLMSCore, 1–40 users band, $119 × 12 (monthly billing)$1,428/yr
- EducateMePro, 80 users included, $239 × 12 (monthly billing)$2,868/yr
- 360LearningTeam plan: $8 × 40 active users × 12 months$3,840/yr
- LitmosAI tier (Platinum AI) priced on request; Foundation without stated AI from $8,000Quote
- DoceboNot published: quote onlyQuote
A platform shows only if its own site names every feature you ticked. Year-one list price before tax, discounts and setup. Runs in your browser; nothing is sent anywhere.
Best AI LMS for each kind of team
- Under 100 learners, all AI types: 360Learning. The Team plan is $8 per active user a month, monthly, with a 30-day trial, and the AI page lists authoring, AI Companion, AI Roleplay, skills tagging, translation and an agent with an MCP server (AI page).
- Cheapest start: TalentLMS. Free for 5 users and 10 courses, Core from $119 a month (1–40 users band), with TalentCraft for AI course building (pricing).
- Voice roleplay built in: EducateMe. Its AI Roleplay Coach runs voice and chat practice; Pro is $239 a month for 80 users with 10 voice sessions included (pricing).
- 100–500 learners on a budget: iSpring LMS. $6.91 per user a month at 100 users, falling to $3.97 at 500 (pricing).
- Large enterprise, modular AI: Docebo. Every AI category is covered, but Roleplay, Agents and Skills are paid add-ons and the price is quote-only.
- Skills-based talent strategy: Cornerstone Galaxy. Its Skills Engine infers skills in real time using labour-market data (Galaxy AI).
- An AI tutor first: Sana Learn. Sana, now part of Workday, centres its LMS on an AI Tutor and says it works with any HR system (Sana Learn).
AI LMS for schools and universities
Academic LMS platforms are adding AI too, but access depends on your institution's tier.
| LMS | AI features (vendor names) | Price and AI access |
|---|---|---|
| Moodle LMS | AI subsystem (since 4.5): generate text and images in the editor, summarise and explain course content | Open source; AI needs your own provider (OpenAI, Azure AI or a self-hosted Ollama model), billed by that provider |
| Canvas (Instructure) | IgniteAI: discussion summaries, translations, quiz question help, rubric generator, grading assistance, Agent, Study Tools | Tiered: some IgniteAI tools in Canvas Core, teaching tools need Canvas Plus, Agent and Study Tools need Canvas Next; prices via account team |
| D2L Brightspace | D2L Lumi: outcomes mapping, study support after quizzes, content from existing files, module summaries | Not published; Lumi is listed under Brightspace add-ons |
| Blackboard (Anthology) | AI Design Assistant, AI Conversation (Socratic or role-play persona), AVA virtual assistant | "These AI capabilities are included as standard"; LMS price not published |
Moodle is the outlier: the AI subsystem is in core, but it needs your own provider account, such as a paid OpenAI API key or a self-hosted model (Moodle docs). On the time it saves, Dr. Steven Montagu-Cairns, Associate Professor in Law at the University of Leeds, says: "AI Design Assistant has taken a task which might have taken me a full day down to a few minutes."
Why practice is the feature to test
AI that writes courses faster does not, on its own, change what people can do at work. In a 2026 vendor survey for Docebo of 2,000 people in six countries, "85% of employees say the training they receive does not help them use AI in their role", while 79% of learning leaders already use AI for content, assessments and recommendations. Only 9% said AI had fully redefined their workflows.
The gap is practice. A sales rep, support agent or new manager learns a hard conversation by having it, getting feedback and having it again. That is why roleplay is the AI feature to test hardest in a demo:
- Can a learner speak, not just type, to the AI character?
- Does the AI push back with a realistic objection?
- Is every session scored against a rubric you can edit?
- Are sessions capped, metered or sold as an add-on?
- Can scores flow back into the LMS or your CRM?
If your LMS passes on everything else but fails here, you don't have to switch. A practice layer such as Tough Tongue AI (our product) runs voice roleplays and scores every session next to the LMS you already have; its free plan includes 25 minutes. See AI roleplay vs classroom training for the evidence, and the sales roleplay scoring rubric template to build the scorecard.
How we picked and checked
We started from the platforms that appear when buyers search for an AI LMS, then kept those with an AI page of their own. On 7 Nov 2026 we opened each vendor's AI feature page and pricing page and wrote down feature names and prices exactly as shown. We did not use review sites for prices or features, and we gave no star ratings. Where a vendor's own pages disagree with each other, we say so.
Tough Tongue AI is our product. It is listed as a practice layer, not as an LMS, and it does not rank against the LMS platforms.
FAQ
What is the best AI LMS in 2026? For small teams, 360Learning covers all six AI types we checked at $8 per user a month. For large enterprises, Docebo covers all six too, with roleplay, agents and skills sold as add-ons. TalentLMS is the cheapest start with a free plan.
What does an AI LMS cost? Published prices we found run from free (TalentLMS, 5 users) to $8 per user a month (360Learning Team). For 40 learners that is $1,428 to $8,286 a year at list price. Half the platforms quote privately.
Which LMS has AI roleplay? 360Learning (AI Roleplay), TalentLMS (Learning Playground), EducateMe (AI Roleplay Coach), Litmos (AI video assessments), Docebo (Roleplay add-on) and Cornerstone (Immerse AI Companion, VR).
Is AI included in the LMS price? It depends. Disco and Blackboard say AI is included. TalentLMS meters AI with credits, EducateMe caps voice sessions, and Docebo sells some AI as add-ons. Ask for the AI line items in writing.
Is Moodle an AI LMS? Moodle has had an AI subsystem since version 4.5, but you connect your own AI provider and pay it directly.