Every one of these turns a prompt into a deck. What separates them is what happens next: whether the result looks like your brand, whether it exports cleanly to PowerPoint, and whether you can keep editing it in the tool your company actually uses.
Quick comparison
| Tool | Free plan | Entry price | Exports to PowerPoint | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pi (Presentation Intelligence) | 40 credits, no watermark | $9.90/mo | Yes | Raw speed |
| Gamma | 400 credits, one time | $9/mo | Yes | Best all-rounder |
| Canva AI | Yes, with limits | $15/mo | Yes | Brand consistency |
| Beautiful.ai | Trial only | $12/mo yearly | Yes | Automatic design |
| Plus AI | Trial | ~$10/mo | Native | Working inside Slides or PPT |
| Microsoft Copilot | No | Included with Microsoft 365 | Native | Anyone already paying for Office |
| Gemini in Google Slides | Limited | $19.99/mo (AI Pro) | Native | Workspace users |
| Presentations.ai | Yes, with limits | ~$10/mo | Yes | Corporate templates |
1. Pi (Presentation Intelligence) - the fastest
Built for speed above everything: describe the deck and it produces it in moments. Its free tier is unusually honest, with 40 credits and no watermark, so what you make is actually usable.
$9.90/mo. The pick when you need something presentable now.
2. Gamma - the best all-rounder
The best balance of design quality, editing flexibility and export options, which is why it is the default recommendation for most people. Its format is more document-like than slide-like, which some audiences prefer and some do not.
400 free credits to start, $9/mo after.
3. Canva AI - the best for your brand
If your company has a brand kit in Canva, Magic Design produces decks that match it without anyone checking colours by hand. Nothing else here handles brand consistency as well.
Free tier available, Pro at $15/mo.
4. Beautiful.ai - the one that designs for you
Slides that rearrange themselves as you add content, so a non-designer cannot easily produce something ugly. The trade is less control.
$12/mo billed yearly, with no real free plan.
5. Plus AI - the one that does not move you
Works inside Google Slides and PowerPoint rather than replacing them. If your company standard is PowerPoint and decks get edited by other people, this avoids the export problem entirely.
6. Microsoft Copilot in PowerPoint
Included with Microsoft 365, native output, no new subscription. If your company already pays for Office, evaluate this before buying anything else on this list.
7. Gemini in Google Slides
Same argument for Google Workspace. Included with the AI Pro tier at $19.99/mo, and it produces native Slides rather than an import.
8. Presentations.ai - corporate templates
Template-heavy and aimed at business decks. Reasonable if your presentations follow a predictable structure.
Which one should you pick?
If you already pay for Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace: use what you have first. Copilot and Gemini produce native files, and native beats imported every time a colleague opens your deck.
If you need a good deck fast and free: Pi, for the 40 no-watermark credits, or Gamma’s 400 starting credits.
If your company has a brand kit: Canva.
If other people will edit the deck in PowerPoint: Plus AI, because an exported file is never quite the same as a native one.
A warning about exports: every tool here claims PowerPoint export, but imported decks routinely lose animations, break layouts on other screens, and substitute fonts. If your deck will be edited by someone else, test the export before you build the whole thing.