Alai vs Presentations.AI (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 Presentations.AI if

• Fits if you make the same kind of branded deck often, for sales or customers
• Works for teams that want decks started from their own systems through the API, Zapier or Make

Look elsewhere if

• Pricey if you only present now and then, at $240 for the year with no monthly plan shown
• Tight if you're staying free, with 100 AI credits, the Starter model, 20-slide decks and no PowerPoint export
• Not for you if you want to refresh a master deck or use custom templates, unless you pay $50 a month for Gold
• Skip it if you want a phone or desktop app, as it's a web app and a browser extension only
• Watch out: its own FAQ says to check an exported file before an important meeting

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.

Presentations.AI

• The free Starter plan is limited to 100 AI credits, the Starter AI model and decks of up to 20 slides; the FAQ lists PowerPoint export as a paid feature.
• The pricing page shows Pro and Gold on annual billing only, with AI credits allotted per billing cycle: 5,000 and 25,000.
• Presentation refresh, project knowledge and custom templates are Gold features.
• Listed prices are for the US; the pricing page says prices in other countries are adjusted for purchasing power.

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.

Presentations.AI

Deck generation from any input

A text prompt, Word document, PDF, URL, Google Doc or Excel file is turned into a structured deck with copy, layouts and design. The sequence changes with the stated goal, such as a pitch or a board update.

Brand Sync

Pasting a website URL pulls the logo, fonts and colors and applies them to every slide. Paid plans add custom brand colors and fonts, and Gold adds saved custom templates.

PowerPoint and PDF export

Paid plans download decks as editable .pptx files that open in PowerPoint or Google Slides, or as PDF. The FAQ advises reviewing an exported file before an important meeting.

Refresh

A master deck can be updated with new data, a new recipient or a new context while its structure and design stay fixed. Presentation Refresh is listed as a Gold feature.

Sharing and analytics

Pro and Gold share decks through unbranded and password-protected links, embed them on websites, present remotely, and track views and engagement on individual slides.

API and automation

A REST API with webhooks generates decks from JSON, CSV or text and returns a PPTX, a PDF or a web link. Zapier and Make trigger generation without code.

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.

Presentations.AI

• Starter$0

  100 AI credits, the Starter AI model and agent, and decks of up to 20 slides.

• Pro$20

  per month, billed annually ($240)

  5,000 AI credits per billing cycle, advanced AI models, PowerPoint and PDF export, tracking and analytics, brand colors and fonts, and up to 10 guests.

• Gold$50

  per month, billed annually ($600)

  25,000 AI credits, frontier AI models, presentation refresh, project knowledge, custom templates, unlimited brand asset storage and unlimited guests.

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.

Presentations.AI

• By country

  Purchasing-power pricing by country

  The pricing page says the prices it lists are for the US and that the actual price may vary by country to adjust for purchasing power parity. It names no countries or amounts.