Alai vs Plus AI (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Plus AI grades higher than Alai: 2.0 against 1.8 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 6, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Alai grades higher on the free plan and features. Plus AI grades higher on value for money, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Alai
AI presentation maker that builds on-brand decks from a prompt
Plus AI
AI slide assistant that works inside Google Slides and PowerPoint
Which one is for you
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 Plus AI if
- Fits if you already work in Google Slides or PowerPoint and want AI drafts there
- Works for teams whose slides must carry their logo, colors and fonts, on Team at $30 a user a month
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you want to try it without a card, as the 7-day trial asks for one and there's no free plan
- Skip it if you make slides on an iPad or phone, since PowerPoint for iPad isn't supported and there are no phone apps
- Pricey if you turn documents into decks, as uploads need Pro at $20 a user a month billed annually
- Pricey if you use the AI all day, because unlimited credits means Max at $200 a user a month
- Watch out: one task uses 40 to 170 credits, and the web app only exports .pptx, without the AI editing tools
How we grade them
| 1.8GPAAlaiWeak | 2.0GPAPlus AIFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | DPlus is $20 a month billed monthly, which is where the dearest tenth of presentation tools starts, and the category's middle is $10. Annual billing takes 20% off. | CBasic is $10 a user a month billed annually, or $15 monthly, which is the middle figure for this category, and it covers both add-ons with 1,500 AI credits. Turning an uploaded document into slides needs Pro at $20, branding needs Team at $30, and all-day AI use means Max at $200. |
| Free plan and trial | CThe free plan has unlimited presentations but a one-time grant of credits, 10 AI slides a prompt, and the watermark stays. It is enough to try, not to live on. | DNo free plan at all. There's a 7-day trial of any paid plan with 1,000 AI credits, and you have to hand over a credit card to start it, which is the thing most people want to avoid. |
| Features | CPrompt to deck, import and prettify, PDF and PPT export. It meters AI by credits, and the pages say nothing about team plans below Enterprise. | DIt generates whole decks and single slides, with Rewrite, Remix, an API, Zapier and an MCP server. But it's an add-on, not an editor: it needs Google Slides or PowerPoint to be any use, its own web app only puts out a .pptx, and the AI editing tools don't work there. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. It is a web app where you write prompts, spend credits and edit the result. | BNo App Store rating on record. There's nothing to set up: you add it to the Google Slides or PowerPoint you already use and carry on working there. Watching credits is the fiddly bit, as one task uses 40 to 170. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb only, with no integrations listed. Export is by file. | BIt lives inside Google Slides and inside PowerPoint for Windows and Mac, with a web app that makes decks to export, plus an API, Zapier and an MCP server. No phone apps, and PowerPoint for iPad isn't supported. |
| Best for | AI decks you can export without a watermark | AI slides inside Google Slides and PowerPoint |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Alai and Plus AI. How we grade
Price against what you get
Alai starts at $20 a month and scores 2.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Plus AI starts at $10 a month for each person and scores 2.3.
Plus AI scores higher and starts $10 a month lower. Of the other presentation tools on the chart, 27 score higher than Alai for less, and 6 score higher than Plus AI for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
At a glance
| Alai | Plus AI | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $20 per month, billed monthly | $10 per user / month, billed annually |
| Free plan | Unlimited presentations with a one-time grant of AI credits, up to 10 AI slides per prompt, watermarks stay on. | None |
| Free trial | None listed | 7-day free trial of any paid plan with 1,000 AI credits; a credit card is required |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Alai | Plus Docs, Inc |
| Price read from | getalai.com | plusai.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Oct 6, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
Plus AI
- There is no free plan: a paid plan is required after the 7-day trial, and starting the trial needs a credit card.
- It is an add-on, not a standalone editor: it runs inside Google Slides and PowerPoint for Windows and Mac, and PowerPoint for iPad is not supported.
- Its own web app only generates decks for export as .pptx; the AI editing tools work in the add-ons, not in the web app.
- AI credits belong to each user and reset monthly. Document uploads and image generation need Pro, and custom branding needs Team.
Key features
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.
Plus AI
- Generate from a prompt or a file
- A few sentences, a preset, or an uploaded PDF, Word, PowerPoint or text file becomes a full deck created directly in Google Slides or PowerPoint. File uploads need the Pro plan.
- Insert, Rewrite and Remix
- Insert adds a single slide in a chosen layout, Rewrite summarizes, expands or changes tone, and Remix reformats existing content into a different slide design.
- AI credits
- Using the AI agent draws on a monthly credit limit per user, from 1,500 on Basic to 6,000 on Team. A typical task uses 40 to 170 credits, and limits reset on the billing date.
- Custom branding and templates
- The Team plan applies a logo, colors and fonts to Plus AI templates. Enterprise customers can have slides generated from their own slide masters and asset libraries.
- Presets and custom instructions
- Frequently used prompts are saved as presets, and custom instructions store context about a person or company for later generations. Team plans share a preset library.
- API, Zapier and MCP server
- The Presentations API creates native PowerPoint files over HTTP with a bearer key and needs a Pro or Team plan. Zapier and an MCP server offer the same without code.
Plans
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.
Plus AI
Basic$10
per user / month, billed annually ($15 billed monthly)
AI presentations in Google Slides and PowerPoint, 1,500 AI credits a month, single-slide inserts, and rewriting and remixing of slides.
Pro$20
per user / month, billed annually ($25 billed monthly)
3,000 AI credits a month, document uploads (PDF, docx, txt), prompts of over 100,000 characters, AI image generation and unlimited team members.
Team$30
per user / month, billed annually ($40 billed monthly)
6,000 AI credits a month, custom branding with logo, colors and fonts, advanced AI image models, saved presets and custom instructions shared across the team.
Max$200
per user / month, billed annually ($240 billed monthly)
Everything in Team with unlimited AI credits and priority email support, aimed at daily users of the AI agent.
EnterpriseCustom
Custom templates built from the organization's own slides, asset libraries, SSO, user management and guided onboarding.
Ways to pay less
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.
Plus AI
- Annual discount
Lower per-user price with annual billing
Annual billing brings Basic from $15 to $10 per user a month, Pro from $25 to $20, Team from $40 to $30 and Max from $240 to $200.
- Education
Education discount on request
Plus AI's page for teachers says educators who apply through its contact form with a .edu email address can get a discount on paid plans.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Alai or Plus AI?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Alai starts at $20 per month, billed monthly, and Plus AI starts at $10 per user / month, billed annually. One is priced for each person and the other is not, so which costs less depends on how many of you use it.
Which has a free plan, Alai or Plus AI?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Alai has a free plan. Plus AI does not, though it has a free trial.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.