Beautiful.ai vs SlidesGPT (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, SlidesGPT grades higher than Beautiful.ai: 2.6 against 1.8 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 5, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
SlidesGPT grades higher on value for money, the free plan and ease of use. They get the same grade on features and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Beautiful.ai
Presentation software with auto-formatting Smart Slides
SlidesGPT
AI generator that turns a prompt or document into slides
Which one is for you
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
Pick SlidesGPT if
- Fits if you want a first draft of a deck from a prompt
- Makes sense if you export to PowerPoint or Google Slides
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free, as exports to PowerPoint, PDF and Google Slides are paid
- Watch out: Pro allows 10 downloads a month and Pro XL 50
- Pricey if you need more, with Pro XL at $22.50 a month
- Watch out: the Team plan is in euros and the API and ChatGPT app are priced separately
- Watch out: a monthly Pro price was not shown
How we grade them
| 1.8GPABeautiful.aiWeak | 2.6GPASlidesGPTGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | DThe only one-person plan is Pro at $14.50 a month billed annually, against a $9.99 middle and a $12.99 dear quarter for presentation tools. Pay monthly and it's $45. Team is $40 a month billed annually, and the pricing page can't agree whether that covers 3 users or 1. | BPro is $7.49 a month billed annually ($89.99), inside the cheaper quarter of $7.95 for presentation tools. |
| Free plan and trial | DNo permanent free plan. The 14-day trial of Pro or Team needs a credit card, and the card is charged when the trial ends unless you cancel in time. Students with a verified .edu email do get a year of Pro free. | CThe free plan creates, views and shares decks online, but has no file exports, so you will hit that quickly. |
| Features | CSmart Slides: 300-plus layouts that keep spacing and alignment in order, AI that drafts a deck from your files with an outline to approve first, brand themes, viewer analytics and PowerPoint export. But it's browser-only, and its answer for presenting offline is to export a file. | CPrompt-to-deck, document upload, AI images, exports and a team plan. Exports and downloads are capped by plan (10 a month on Pro), which is a gap. |
| Ease of use | CNo App Store rating on record, and the work is still yours: build the deck, pick a theme, set up the brand. The layouts do the lining-up, which is the whole pitch for people who can't design, but nothing here gets you going faster than its rivals do. | BNo store rating on record. You type a prompt and get a deck, with nothing to set up. |
| Platforms and integrations | BA browser app with no phone or desktop version. It connects to Claude, ChatGPT, Slack, Google Drive, Dropbox, Smartsheet and Airtable, and an add-in brings the layout engine into PowerPoint itself. Offline means exporting a PDF or PowerPoint file. | BWeb only, but with an API and a ChatGPT app. |
| Best for | slides that tidy themselves as you type | prompt-to-deck slides |
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: Beautiful.ai and SlidesGPT. How we grade
Price against what you get
Beautiful.ai starts at $14.50 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. SlidesGPT starts at $7.49 a month and scores 2.7.
SlidesGPT scores higher and starts $7.01 a month lower. Of the other presentation tools on the chart, 12 score higher than Beautiful.ai for less, and 3 score higher than SlidesGPT 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
- Beautiful.ai also covers templates.
At a glance
| Beautiful.ai | SlidesGPT | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free plan |
| Starts at | $14.50 per month, billed annually (Pro) | $7.49 per month, billed annually ($89.99) |
| Free plan | None | Free Starter plan: create, view and share presentations. Exports to PowerPoint, PDF and Google Slides need a paid plan. |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial of Pro or Team; a credit card is required and is charged when the trial ends. | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Beautiful Slides, Inc. | Lightstone GmbH |
| Price read from | beautiful.ai | slidesgpt.com |
| Checked | Oct 5, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
SlidesGPT
- Exports to PowerPoint, PDF and Google Slides are not on the free plan.
- Downloads are capped: 10 a month on Pro and 50 on Pro XL.
- The pricing page shows the annual rate by default; a separate monthly price for Pro was not shown.
- The Team plan is priced in euros, and the API and custom ChatGPT app are priced apart from these plans.
Key features
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.
SlidesGPT
- Prompt to presentation
- Describe a topic or paste text and the tool drafts a full deck of slides from it.
- Document upload
- Start from a PDF and have it converted into slides rather than writing a prompt.
- Exports
- Download decks as PowerPoint or PDF, or send them to Google Slides. Exports need a paid plan.
- AI images
- Paid plans include 30 AI-generated images each month for use in slides.
- Team plan
- Seats are added or removed at any time, with invitations by email and billing handled by an admin.
- API and ChatGPT app
- A REST API generates decks from code, with a free allowance, and a branded ChatGPT app is sold separately.
Plans
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.
SlidesGPT
Free Starter$0
Create, view and share presentations online; no file exports.
Pro$7.49
per month, billed annually ($89.99)
Exports to PowerPoint, PDF and Google Slides, 30 AI images a month and 10 downloads a month.
Pro XL$22.50
per month, billed annually ($269.99)
Everything in Pro with 50 downloads a month.
Team€10
per seat / month, billed monthly
Pro XL features for every seat, one dashboard for invitations and central billing.
Ways to pay less
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.
SlidesGPT
- Annual discount
Save 25% with yearly billing
The pricing page lists a 25% saving on Pro and Pro XL when paid yearly instead of monthly.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Beautiful.ai or SlidesGPT?
As of Nov 13, 2026, SlidesGPT is cheaper to start with: $7.49 a month, against $14.50 a month for Beautiful.ai. Beautiful.ai starts at $14.50 per month, billed annually (Pro), and SlidesGPT starts at $7.49 per month, billed annually ($89.99).
Which has a free plan, Beautiful.ai or SlidesGPT?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only SlidesGPT has a free plan. Beautiful.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.