AI-assisted grading for Moodle, with a human approving every result.
For universities, training providers and corporate academies worldwide. The AI drafts grades and feedback inside Moodle using your own AI provider key, and a teacher or assessor reviews and approves each one before a learner sees it.
Bring your own AI keyHuman-approved gradesPriced per site, not per learner
Status: in development. The AI Plugin Suite is not yet generally available. We are building it with early-access institutions and taking sign-ups now. No payment is needed to join the list.
The UTSL AI Plugin Suite adds AI-assisted grading and feedback to Moodle. It connects through Moodle’s own AI provider settings, so your institution uses its own AI account and controls cost and data flow. AI output is only ever a suggestion: a teacher or assessor accepts, edits or rejects every grade before it reaches the gradebook. Pricing is a free tier, Pro at $149 per site per year and Institution at $790 per year.
The grading bottleneck is the same everywhere
Universities in the UK and Australia, training providers in the Gulf, corporate academies in the US: the people marking written work face the same problem. Feedback quality drops when a marker has 200 scripts and a week to return them. Learners wait. Moderation gets squeezed.
Generic AI tools promise to fix this by grading automatically. Most institutions can’t accept that. Academic integrity policies, accreditation bodies and learners themselves expect a qualified human to stand behind every grade. Our view is that AI should do the drafting and people should do the deciding.
How human-in-the-loop AI grading works
- The learner submits through the normal Moodle activity. Nothing changes for them.
- The AI drafts a suggested grade and feedback against your criteria, using the AI provider connected in Moodle’s settings.
- A marker reviews each suggestion and accepts it, edits it or rejects it. The marker’s decision is final.
- Only approved results are released to the learner and the gradebook, through Moodle’s normal grading workflow.
Why “bring your own key” matters
Since Moodle 4.5, Moodle has had a built-in AI subsystem: administrators connect AI providers centrally and decide where AI features are allowed. The plugin suite is designed to work through that, not through a separate UTSL-hosted proxy. In practice:
- You choose the provider your institution has already approved, under your existing data-processing terms.
- You pay the provider directly at their rates. We add no markup on model usage.
- Data goes where your settings send it, not through a third-party service you haven’t assessed.
- Admins keep control of which courses and roles can use AI features, using Moodle’s own permissions.
Who it’s for
Universities and colleges
Large cohorts, essay-based assessment and quality-assurance processes that require a named marker. Faster first drafts of feedback without changing who owns the grade.
Training and certification providers
Short-answer and written assessments marked by assessors against fixed criteria, where turnaround time affects completions and revenue.
Corporate academies
Internal programmes on Moodle or Moodle Workplace where L&D teams want richer feedback on written assignments without adding headcount.
Schools and online academies
Teachers who want help drafting consistent feedback while staying fully in control of every mark.
Design principles
- No auto-publishing. Every AI-suggested grade waits for human approval.
- Transparent to markers. Suggestions are clearly labelled as AI-drafted.
- Built on Moodle, not around it. Grades flow through Moodle’s own gradebook, so reporting, moderation and audit trails keep working.
- Priced per site. Costs don’t rise with every learner you enrol.
Pricing
| Tier | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | Early access. Try it on your site. |
| Pro | $149/site/yr | Bring your own AI provider key. |
| Institution | $790/yr | Bring your own AI provider key. |
AI provider usage is billed by your provider directly. The plugin needs a Moodle version with the AI subsystem (4.5 or later). If your site is older, start with a Moodle upgrade.
AI grading for Moodle FAQ
Is AI grading safe to use for real assessment?
Only with a human in the loop, which is how this suite is designed. AI-suggested grades are never published automatically. A teacher or assessor reviews and approves every one before it counts, so accountability for the grade stays with a person.
Which AI providers does it work with?
It is designed to use the AI providers configured in Moodle’s built-in AI subsystem, available from Moodle 4.5. You connect a provider your institution has approved and use your own key.
Where does learner data go?
To the AI provider your Moodle administrator has configured, under your agreement with that provider. The suite does not route submissions through a UTSL-hosted service.
What does it cost?
A free tier, then Pro at $149 per site per year or Institution at $790 per year. Pricing is per site, not per learner. You pay your AI provider directly for usage, with no markup from us.
Which Moodle versions are supported?
Moodle 4.5 LTS and later, because the suite relies on Moodle’s AI subsystem. Sites on older versions should upgrade first. Moodle 5.3 LTS is the recommended target.
When will it be generally available?
It is in development with early-access institutions now. Join the early-access list and we’ll contact you when your site can try it. There is no cost and no commitment.
Want early access?
Join the early-access list and we’ll reach out when your site can try it. No cost, no commitment.