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

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

Pick MagicSlides if

• Fits if you make your decks in Google Slides and want a first draft inside it
• Works for students and occasional users who want the lowest paid price

Look elsewhere if

• Tight if you stay free: 3 credits at sign-up and watermarked exports
• Skip it if you want decks over 10 slides on Essential, as 15 needs Pro and 50 needs Premium
• Watch out: refunds are only within 5 days of a first purchase of a plan, not on renewals or upgrades
• Watch out: team and API plans sit on separate tabs, and their prices were not readable

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.

MagicSlides

• Slide counts are capped per deck: 10 on Essential, 15 on Pro and 50 on Premium.
• The pricing page shows the paid plans only. The free plan is described in the vendor's site data and refund policy, and its exports carry a watermark.
• Refunds are available within 5 days of a first purchase of a plan tier, and not on renewals or upgrades.
• Team and API plans are sold on separate tabs, and the team pricing was not readable as text.

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.

MagicSlides

Generate from many inputs

A deck can start from a prompt, topic, pasted text, PDF, Word file, web page or YouTube link, and the site also lists audio and Excel sources.

Export formats

Paid plans export to PowerPoint, PDF and Google Slides. Premium adds PNG, JPG and HTML.

Clone Slide

Turns an image of a slide into an editable PowerPoint slide. The number allowed each month depends on the plan.

Use your own PowerPoint as a template

Essential and Pro list the option to use any PowerPoint file as a template. Premium lists 200+ templates and custom design systems.

Chat with your presentation

AskPPT lets you ask questions about a deck, and an AI assistant helps with slide creation in more than 100 languages.

Where it runs

Besides the web app it is offered as a Google Slides add-on, Figma plugin, Chrome extension, ChatGPT integration, Telegram bot, Zapier action and mobile apps.

Gamma

Pricing could not be confirmed. See gamma.app.

MagicSlides

• Essential$6.67

  per month, billed annually ($8 billed monthly)

  10 presentations a month of up to 10 slides each, no watermark, export to PDF, PowerPoint and Google Slides, 10 slide clones a month. $80 billed once a year.

• Pro$12.42

  per month, billed annually ($16 billed monthly)

  50 presentations a month of up to 15 slides each, no watermark, 50 slide clones a month. $149 billed once a year.

• Premium$23.25

  per month, billed annually ($29 billed monthly)

  50 presentations a month of up to 50 slides, 200+ templates, advanced editor, password-protected sharing, export to PPTX, PDF, PNG, JPG and HTML. $279 billed yearly.

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.

MagicSlides

• Annual discount

  Annual billing

  Essential is $80 a year against $8 a month, Pro $149 against $16 and Premium $279 against $29.