TL;DR / Key Takeaways
- Gamma is the fastest prompt-to-deck tool and the cheapest paid plan here at $9 a month billed yearly.
- Gamma's free 400 credits never refill; free exports carry a badge.
- Beautiful.ai has no free plan but keeps team decks on-brand automatically.
- Microsoft 365 Personal ($99.99 a year) includes Copilot in PowerPoint.
- Tome no longer serves presentations.
Short answer: Gamma is the quickest way from a prompt, document or web page to a finished deck, and the cheapest paid plan here at $9 a month billed yearly. Beautiful.ai keeps slides on-brand automatically for teams. Prezi is for non-linear, zooming presentations. If you already pay for Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace, the AI built into PowerPoint or Slides may be all you need. Plus AI adds AI inside Google Slides and PowerPoint for teams that must stay in those formats. Updated October 30, 2026.
How we checked: plans, free allowances and export rules come from each vendor's own pricing and help pages, read October 30, 2026; Gamma's and Prezi's pricing pages were read in a browser because they do not load for automated readers. Canva's pricing page could not be read at all, so we leave its prices out rather than guess. We did not generate the same deck in every tool, so this guide does not rank design quality.
AI presentation makers at a glance
| Tool | Free option | Cheapest paid (annual billing) | Exports | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gamma | 400 credits at sign-up, never refilled; up to 10 slides per prompt | Plus $9/seat/month | PDF, PNG, PPTX; free exports carry a Gamma badge | Fastest prompt-to-deck |
| Beautiful.ai | No free plan; 14-day trial (card required) | Pro $14.50/month | PowerPoint import and export on every seat | On-brand team decks |
| Prezi | Free plan with 500 AI credits a month; presentations are public | Standard $7/month; Plus $19 adds PDF export | PDF from Plus | Zooming, non-linear talks |
| Plus AI | No free plan; 7-day trial (card required) | Basic $10/month | Works inside Google Slides and PowerPoint | Teams that must stay in Slides or PowerPoint |
| Pitch | Free for up to 5 seats, 100 one-time AI credits; Pitch branding on PDFs | Plus EUR 10/month | PPTX on Plus or Team (Pitch's pages disagree) | Collaborative startup decks |
| SlidesAI | 200 credits a month, Made with SlidesAI mark | Pro $120/year | Google Slides and PowerPoint add-ons | Turning notes into slides |
| PowerPoint Copilot | Not on the free web version | Microsoft 365 Personal $99.99/year | Native PowerPoint | If you already pay for Microsoft 365 |
| Google Slides with Gemini | Not on Workspace Business Starter | Workspace Business Standard $14/user/month | Native Slides | If your team runs on Google Workspace |
What one user pays per year
| Tool and plan | Per year (annual billing) | What that buys |
|---|---|---|
| Gamma Plus | $108 | 1,500 credits a month, up to 100 slides per prompt, no badge |
| Microsoft 365 Personal | $99.99 | Copilot in PowerPoint plus the whole Office suite |
| Plus AI Basic | $120 | 1,500 credits a month inside Slides or PowerPoint |
| SlidesAI Pro | $120 | 50,000 characters per presentation, PDF and Word uploads |
| Beautiful.ai Pro | $174 | Unlimited AI generation, custom branding |
| Google Workspace Business Standard | $168 | Gemini in Slides plus Gmail, Drive and Meet |
| Prezi Plus | $228 | PDF export, premium images, recording |
| Gamma Pro | $216 | 4,000 credits, custom domains, analytics, password protection |
Gamma
Gamma builds a deck, document or web page from a topic, pasted text, an imported file or a URL. Exports go to PDF, PNG or PowerPoint, and a PowerPoint file can be opened in Google Slides. Free exports carry a "Made by Gamma" badge; Plus ($9 a month billed yearly) removes it and raises the limit to 100 slides per prompt. Pro ($18) adds custom domains, analytics, password protection and API access. Annual billing is 28% cheaper than monthly.
Beautiful.ai
Beautiful.ai is built around smart templates that rearrange themselves as you add content, so slides stay aligned and on-brand. There is no free plan: Pro is $14.50 a month billed yearly after a 14-day trial (card required), Team is $40 per user a month billed yearly, and a one-off month of Pro costs $45. Students with a .edu email get a year free.
Prezi
Prezi presents on a zoomable canvas instead of a slide sequence, which suits talks that jump between topics. Its free plan includes 500 AI credits a month, but free presentations are public. Standard is $7 a month billed yearly; PDF export starts on Plus ($19); Premium ($29) adds analytics and training.
Already paying for Office or Workspace?
Copilot in PowerPoint is included in Microsoft 365 Personal ($99.99 a year), Family and Premium, and builds a deck from a prompt or a Word document. Gemini in Google Slides comes with Workspace Business Standard ($14 per user a month) and Plus, but not Starter. If your slides must end up in PowerPoint or Slides anyway, start here before adding another subscription.
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Which one to choose
- Fastest deck from an idea or document: Gamma.
- A team that needs every deck on-brand: Beautiful.ai.
- A talk that moves between ideas: Prezi.
- You must deliver in PowerPoint or Google Slides: Copilot or Gemini if you already pay for them; otherwise Plus AI.
- Free: Gamma's sign-up credits for a few decks, or Prezi's free plan if public presentations are acceptable.
Tome, once a popular AI deck maker, no longer serves presentations: its site returns an error as of October 30, 2026.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best AI presentation maker?
Gamma is the fastest from a prompt, document or URL to a finished deck, with paid plans from $9 a month billed yearly. Beautiful.ai is better for on-brand team decks, Prezi for non-linear talks, and PowerPoint Copilot or Gemini in Slides if you already pay for Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace.
Is Gamma free?
Gamma's free plan gives 400 credits at sign-up that never refill, up to 10 slides per prompt, and adds a Made by Gamma badge to PDF and PowerPoint exports. Plus is $9 a seat a month billed yearly.
What are the best Gamma alternatives?
Beautiful.ai (on-brand team decks, from $14.50 a month billed yearly), Prezi (zooming presentations, from $7), Plus AI (AI inside Google Slides and PowerPoint, from $10), Pitch (collaborative decks, from EUR 10) and the AI built into PowerPoint and Google Slides.
Can AI presentation makers export to PowerPoint?
Gamma exports to PowerPoint on every plan (with a badge on Free), Beautiful.ai includes PowerPoint import and export on every seat, Plus AI and SlidesAI work inside PowerPoint and Google Slides, and Pitch's PowerPoint export is on Plus or Team depending on which of its pages you read.