AiPPT vs Beautiful.ai (2026): which should you pick?

Pick AiPPT if

• Fits if you want to turn a PDF or a web link into a first-draft deck
• Works for people who make a few decks a month and pay yearly

Look elsewhere if

• Tight if you stay free: the 140 credits are a one-time grant and never renew
• Skip it if you want a hard price, as the discounts have no end date and the lifetime option has no price on the page
• Pricey if you want more than 25 slides a deck, which needs the $11 Pro plan
• Watch out: Google Drive import, merging slides and image-layer separation are tied to plans

Pick Beautiful.ai if

• Fits if you have no design skills and want slides that format themselves
• Works for teams that need every deck in the same colors, fonts and logo

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you want to try before handing over a card, as the trial needs one and charges it at the end
• Pricey if you pay monthly, at $45 for Pro against $14.50 on annual billing
• Not for you if you present without internet, because it's browser only and offline means an export
• Watch out: Team's $40 covers 3 users on the plan card but is per user in the FAQ on the same page
• Pricey if your company wants everyone on it, as the flat plans are $6,000 a year for 50 staff and $12,000 for 100

AiPPT

• Free plan credits are a one-time grant of 140 and do not renew.
• Features such as Google Drive import, merging slides and image-layer separation are marked by plan on the comparison table.
• The vendor lists a lifetime membership and extra credit packs; their prices were not shown in the page text read.
• Prices carry a displayed discount from a crossed-out figure with no end date given.

Beautiful.ai

• There is no permanent free plan; the 14-day trial needs a credit card, which is charged unless the trial is canceled in time.
• Paying monthly costs far more for one person: Pro is $45 a month billed monthly against $14.50 a month billed annually.
• The pricing page is inconsistent on Team: the plan card shows $40 a month including 3 users, while its FAQ states $40 per user per month.
• It is a browser-based app; for offline use Beautiful.ai points to exporting a deck as a PDF or PowerPoint file.

AiPPT

Input from many sources

Start from a topic, pasted text, or uploaded PDF, Word, PowerPoint, Excel and image files, or a URL, and the AI structures them into slides.

Four generation modes

Agent, Classic, Flow and Visual modes each have their own page limits per project, from 10 to 50 AI slides depending on mode and plan.

Conversational editing

Decks can be revised with plain instructions to rewrite content, adjust layouts, add charts or change the theme, according to the vendor.

Export formats

Finished decks download as PPTX, PDF or image files, or can be shared online, and the vendor says they stay editable in PowerPoint and Google Slides.

Template library

Templates are grouped by use, such as education, business plans, pitch decks and infographics, and users can upload a custom theme.

Beautiful.ai

Smart Slides

More than 300 layouts for data, comparisons, quotes, timelines and image grids that keep spacing, alignment and hierarchy in order as content changes.

AI deck generation

Start from a topic, a pasted outline or source files and links, refine the slide-by-slide outline, then choose a theme and image style before the slides are generated.

Brand controls

Brand colors, fonts and logos are defined once in a custom theme and applied to every slide. Enterprise adds configurable brand guardrails.

Team workspace

The Team plan adds real-time collaborative editing, a central slide and template library, a shared asset library, version control and locked slides.

Sharing and viewer analytics

Decks are presented live, shared by secure link or embedded on a website, and analytics show who viewed a deck, which slides they looked at and for how long.

PowerPoint import and export

PowerPoint files can be imported, and any deck can be exported as an editable .pptx or a PDF. A PowerPoint add-in brings the layout engine into PowerPoint itself.

AiPPT

• Free$0

  One-time 140 AI credits, basic AI models, 1 concurrent Agent task, Flow mode up to 15 slides.

• Plus$9

  per month, billed annually ($108 a year)

  600 AI credits a month, 10 concurrent Agent tasks, advanced models, Flow up to 25 slides. Page shows $13.83 crossed out.

• Pro$11

  per month, billed annually ($132 a year)

  1,200 AI credits a month, all models, Flow up to 50 slides. Page shows $20 crossed out and larger credit packs of 3,000 and 5,000.

Beautiful.ai

• Pro$14.50

  per month, billed annually ($45 billed monthly)

  For 1 person: unlimited AI content generation, over 300 Smart Slide layouts, custom themes, viewer analytics and PowerPoint import and export.

• Team$40

  per month, billed annually ($50 billed monthly)

  For 2 to 20 members, with live co-editing and shared libraries. The plan card says the price includes 3 users; the FAQ on the same page quotes it per user.

• SMB 50$6,000

  per year, flat rate

  Full access for every user at a company of up to 50 employees, with dedicated onboarding and priority support.

• SMB 100$12,000

  per year, flat rate

  Full access for every user at a company of up to 100 employees, with dedicated onboarding and priority support.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Adds single sign-on, SCIM user provisioning, audit logs, configurable brand guardrails, advanced permissions and team training.

AiPPT

• Education

  Education discount

  The pricing page links an Education Discount option under the plan cards; the terms were not shown on the page.

• Lifetime license

  One-time membership option

  The pricing page offers a Lifetime tab and describes one-time purchases with no recurring payments; the price was not read.

Beautiful.ai

• Annual discount

  Lower rates on annual billing

  Pro is $14.50 a month billed annually against $45 billed monthly, and Team is $40 a month billed annually against $50 billed monthly.

• Education

  One year of Pro free for students

  Students with a verified .edu email address can get a free annual Pro subscription. The offer is for new student subscribers only and lasts 12 months from activation.