MagicSlides vs Plus AI (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, MagicSlides grades higher than Plus AI: 2.4 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 6, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
MagicSlides grades higher on value for money, the free plan and features. Plus AI grades higher on ease of use. They get the same grade on platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
MagicSlides
AI presentation maker that builds decks from prompts and files
Plus AI
AI slide assistant that works inside Google Slides and PowerPoint
Which one is for you
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
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
| 2.4GPAMagicSlidesFair | 2.0GPAPlus AIFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BEssential is $6.67 a month on yearly billing, inside the cheaper quarter of $7. Premium, with 50-slide decks, is $23.25. | 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 | CPer the vendor's site data, a free plan gives 3 credits at sign-up with watermarked exports and no card. The pricing page itself lists paid plans only. | 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 | CMany inputs, several export formats, slide cloning and chat with the deck. Slide counts are capped at 10, 15 and 50 by plan. | 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. There is a web app, add-ons and templates to work through, and you build the final deck yourself. | 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 | BWeb, a browser extension, iOS and Android, with Google Slides, PowerPoint, Figma, ChatGPT and Zapier. No desktop app is listed. | 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 | cheap AI decks inside Google Slides | 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: MagicSlides and Plus AI. How we grade
Price against what you get
MagicSlides starts at $6.67 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Plus AI starts at $10 a month for each person and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and MagicSlides starts $3.33 a month lower. Of the other presentation tools on the chart, 2 score higher than MagicSlides 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
| MagicSlides | Plus AI | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $6.67 per month, billed annually ($8 billed monthly) | $10 per user / month, billed annually |
| Free plan | A free plan with 3 credits at sign-up, watermarked exports and no card required, per the vendor's site data; the pricing page itself lists paid plans only. | None |
| Free trial | None listed | 7-day free trial of any paid plan with 1,000 AI credits; a credit card is required |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | IndianAppGuy Tech Pvt Ltd | Plus Docs, Inc |
| Price read from | magicslides.app | plusai.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Oct 6, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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
MagicSlides
- Annual discount
Annual billing
Essential is $80 a year against $8 a month, Pro $149 against $16 and Premium $279 against $29.
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, MagicSlides or Plus AI?
As of Nov 12, 2026, MagicSlides starts at $6.67 per month, billed annually ($8 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, MagicSlides or Plus AI?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only MagicSlides has a free plan. Plus AI does not, though it has a free trial.
Which platforms do MagicSlides and Plus AI run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only MagicSlides lists iOS and Android apps and a browser extension. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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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.