Stockholders' Equity (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2022

Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]

Schedule of the reconciliation of shares of common stock issued and outstanding

	June 30, 2022
Total shares of common stock legally issued and outstanding	348,230,635
Less: Shares subject to future vesting:
Escrowed Earn-Out Shares	(27,690,978)
Sponsor Earn-Out Shares	(5,520,000)
Earn-Out Restricted Shares	(1,964,390)
RSAs	(2,273,727)
Total shares issued and outstanding	310,781,540

Schedule of the shares of common stock available for future issuance

	June 30, 2022	December 31, 2021
Shares reserved for issuance under the SES AI Corporation 2021 Plan	32,483,032	599,782
Common stock options outstanding	20,315,274	20,747,909
Public Warrants	9,199,947	—
Private Warrants	5,013,333	—
RSUs	2,631,342	—
PSUs	2,116,942	—
Redeemable convertible preferred stock	—	213,960,286
Restricted stock awards	—	2,261,880
Total common stock available for future issuance	71,759,870	237,569,857