MagicSlides vs SlidesAI (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, MagicSlides grades higher than SlidesAI: 2.4 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
MagicSlides grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on the free plan, features, ease of use and 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
SlidesAI
AI presentation maker for the web, 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 SlidesAI if
- Fits if you make slides in Google Slides and want a draft from your notes
- Works for students on the $10 Pro plan
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free: 200 credits a month, which is about one deck
- Skip it if you want unused credits to carry over, as they do not and free users cannot buy more
- Pricey if you want 20 or more slides a deck, as that needs Pro, and 50+ needs Premium at $20.83
- Watch out: Teams Pro and Teams Premium prices were not read, and the monthly prices are not in the page text
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAMagicSlidesFair | 2.2GPASlidesAIFair | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | CPro is $10 a user a month billed yearly, the category's middle. Premium is $20.83. Monthly-billing prices were not in the page text. |
| 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. | CBasic is free with 200 AI credits a month, 2,500 characters of input and up to 10 slides. Pro's 30,000 yearly credits cover about 140 decks, so Basic covers roughly one. |
| Features | CMany inputs, several export formats, slide cloning and chat with the deck. Slide counts are capped at 10, 15 and 50 by plan. | CCreate from a topic or document, brand kits, model tiers and an outline step. Document upload and decks over 10 slides need paid plans. |
| 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. | CNo store rating on record. Credits, model tiers and brand kits all need setting up. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, a browser extension, iOS and Android, with Google Slides, PowerPoint, Figma, ChatGPT and Zapier. No desktop app is listed. | BWeb, with Google Slides, PowerPoint and ChatGPT connections. No desktop or phone app is listed. |
| Best for | cheap AI decks inside Google Slides | AI slides inside Google 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: MagicSlides and SlidesAI. How we grade
Where they differ
At a glance
| MagicSlides | SlidesAI | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $6.67 per month, billed annually ($8 billed monthly) | Free; Pro $10 per user / month, billed yearly ($120) |
| 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. | Basic: 200 AI credits a month, Lite and Balanced AI models, 2,500 characters of input per presentation, 1 brand kit. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | IndianAppGuy Tech Pvt Ltd | SlidesAI |
| Price read from | magicslides.app | slidesai.io |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 12, 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.
SlidesAI
- Unused credits do not roll over, and extra credits cannot be bought on the free plan.
- A Monthly Billing option exists, but its prices are not in the page text, so only yearly prices are recorded.
- Teams Pro and Teams Premium add roles and central billing; their prices were not read.
- Individual and Team plans are sold by Dodo Payments as merchant of record.
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.
SlidesAI
- Create from a topic or document
- Type a topic, paste notes or a script, or upload PDF and Word files (Pro and up). It asks a few questions about slide count and tone first.
- Brand kits
- Import your branded PPTX template and decks follow its layouts, colors, fonts and logo: 1 kit on Basic, 3 on Pro, 6 on Premium.
- AI credits and model tiers
- Credits pay for AI work. A 10-slide deck on the default model uses 105 credits; higher-quality models cost more per action.
- Outline before slides
- An outline opens beside the chat with one line per slide, which you can edit or reorder before the text is written.
- Works inside other tools
- Available as a Google Slides add-on, a PowerPoint add-in and in ChatGPT, as well as the web app.
- Export
- Present, share a link, or export to PowerPoint or Google Slides.
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.
SlidesAI
Basic$0
200 AI credits a month, Lite and Balanced models, up to 10 slides from a topic or notes, 1 brand kit.
Pro$10
per user / month, billed yearly ($120)
30,000 AI credits a year (about 140 presentations), up to 20 slides a deck, document upload, 3 brand kits.
Premium$20.83
per user / month, billed yearly ($250)
84,000 AI credits a year (about 400 presentations), 50+ slides a deck, every AI model including Ultra, 6 brand kits.
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.
SlidesAI
- Annual discount
Yearly billing: 2 months free
The pricing page's billing toggle labels yearly billing as 2 months free, with a 16% saving shown on Pro.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, MagicSlides or SlidesAI?
As of Nov 12, 2026, MagicSlides starts at $6.67 per month, billed annually ($8 billed monthly), and SlidesAI starts at Free; Pro $10 per user / month, billed yearly ($120).
Which has a free plan, MagicSlides or SlidesAI?
As of Nov 12, 2026, both MagicSlides and SlidesAI have a free plan.
Which platforms do MagicSlides and SlidesAI 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.