Alai vs Gamma (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Alai if

• Fits if you want a quick first draft from a prompt and can pay monthly
• Works for people who would rather pay for a designer-built deck than make one, as the team sells those too

Look elsewhere if

• Pricey if you want no watermark: that starts at $20 a month, billed monthly
• Tight if you stay free, as the credits are a one-time grant and every export is watermarked
• Skip it if you need long decks from one prompt, as Plus stops at 20 slides and Pro at 50
• Watch out: team or workspace plans are not described on the tiers, and Enterprise is by contact
• Watch out: custom decks by the Alai team are a separate service from $1,500

Pick Gamma if

• Fits if you have notes or an old file and want a first-draft deck out of them
• Works for asking "make slide 4 shorter" rather than dragging boxes around

Look elsewhere if

• Tight if you're never paying, because the 400 free credits don't come back
• Skip it if you want clean exports for free, as PDF and PowerPoint files carry a Gamma badge
• Not for you if you edit on your phone outside the US and Canada, where the apps aren't offered yet
• Watch out: Plus, Pro and Ultra prices aren't on record, and Business is $40 a member a month billed annually
• Pricey if you need the API, viewer analytics, passwords or custom domains, as all start at Pro

Alai

• The Free plan keeps a watermark and its AI credits are a one-time grant that does not renew.
• Paid plans are metered in monthly AI credits, and the slide count per prompt is capped at 20 or 50.
• The pricing page does not describe team or workspace plans on the tiers; Enterprise is by contact.
• Custom decks built by the Alai team are a separate service starting at $1500.

Gamma

• Plus, Pro and Ultra prices are shown only on Gamma's pricing page; its help center gives the Business price, $40 per member per month billed annually.
• Free-plan AI credits do not refresh: accounts start with 400 and earn 200 more per referral. Paid plans get monthly credits, from 1,000 on Plus to 20,000 on Ultra.
• API keys, detailed viewer analytics, password protection and custom domains start at the Pro plan, and Ultra is sold on monthly billing only.
• The mobile apps are in early access, limited to the US and Canada, and edit only through the agent, with no manual editing.

Alai

Prompt to deck

Describe a presentation and Alai generates the slides. The slide cap per prompt is 10 on Free, 20 on Plus and 50 on Pro and Ultra.

Credit-based AI usage

AI actions draw on credits. The Free plan gets a one-time grant that does not renew, and paid plans renew their credits every month.

PDF and PPT export

Every plan can export presentations as PDF or PowerPoint files, according to the pricing page.

Import and prettify

The site links tools that turn a PDF or a link into a PowerPoint deck and that restyle an existing deck.

Done-for-you decks

The pricing page offers custom-built decks from the team, starting at $1500, and an Enterprise contact route.

Gamma

Generate, paste or import

Three ways to start: generate a draft from a topic, paste existing text for Gamma to lay out, or import a PowerPoint, Word or PDF file or a URL to be restyled.

Agent

The agent asks about goal and audience, shows a plan to approve, then researches, writes, designs and adds images. Changes are requested in plain language in the same chat.

Present mode

Decks are presented full screen or in a tab, with a presenter view for private speaker notes, a spotlight mode that highlights the current block, and a follow link viewers can use to keep pace.

Export and import

Exports to PDF, PNG and PowerPoint, with tables kept editable in PPTX. Imports accept PowerPoint and Word files up to 200 MB and PDFs up to 100 MB.

Sites and custom domains

A gamma can be published as a website. Pro can publish up to 10 multi-page sites to custom domains, and Ultra and Business up to 100.

API and connectors

A REST API, generally available since November 2025, creates gammas from text or templates on Pro and higher plans. ChatGPT, Claude and Slack connectors work on every plan.

Alai

• Free$0

  Unlimited presentations, one-time AI credits with no renewal, up to 10 AI slides per prompt, watermark stays, PDF and PPT export.

• Plus$20

  per month, billed monthly

  Monthly AI credits, up to 20 AI slides per prompt, no watermark, priority access to new elements and themes.

• Pro$30

  per month, billed monthly

  A larger monthly credit allowance, up to 50 AI slides per prompt, no watermark and priority support from the founders.

• Ultra$80

  per month, billed monthly

  5,000 AI credits a month, up to 50 AI slides per prompt, no watermark and direct feature requests to the founders.

Gamma

Pricing could not be confirmed. See gamma.app.

Alai

• Annual discount

  20% off with annual billing

  The pricing page description says annual billing saves 20%; the plan cards displayed only monthly prices when read.

Gamma

• Annual discount

  28% off with annual billing

  Gamma's help center says annual plans include the same monthly credits as monthly subscriptions at a 28% discount. Ultra is offered on monthly billing only.