MagicSlides vs SlideSpeak (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, MagicSlides grades higher than SlideSpeak: 2.4 against 1.8 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
MagicSlides grades higher on value for money and platforms. They get the same grade on the free plan, features and ease of use.
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
SlideSpeak
AI presentation maker that turns documents into PowerPoints
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 SlideSpeak if
- Fits if you start from a long PDF or Word file and want slides from it
- Works for teams that want an API to generate decks
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free: 100 credits once, about 3 presentations
- Pricey if you want exports, as PDF and PPT start at Premium, $29 a month
- Skip it if you want your own template cheaply, as the add-on is $129 on every paid tier
- Watch out: prices show a discount from a crossed-out figure with no end date
- Watch out: Lifetime Premium Plus for $359 is advertised as a limited offer
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAMagicSlidesFair | 1.8GPASlideSpeakWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | DPremium is $29 a month billed monthly, in the dearest tenth of the category, which starts at $20. Annual billing takes 15% off, but its price was not shown. |
| 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. | CThe free plan is a sign-up grant of 100 credits, about 3 presentations. They do not renew, so it works as a taste. |
| Features | CMany inputs, several export formats, slide cloning and chat with the deck. Slide counts are capped at 10, 15 and 50 by plan. | CDocuments to decks, an AI assistant, AI video, an API and brand kits. Export to PDF and PPT starts on Premium. |
| 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. You upload files, spend credits and edit the result. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, a browser extension, iOS and Android, with Google Slides, PowerPoint, Figma, ChatGPT and Zapier. No desktop app is listed. | CWeb only, with an API but no listed integrations or apps. |
| Best for | cheap AI decks inside Google Slides | AI decks from long documents |
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 SlideSpeak. 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. SlideSpeak starts at $29 a month and scores 2.0.
MagicSlides scores higher and starts $22.33 a month lower. Of the other presentation tools on the chart, 2 score higher than MagicSlides for less, and 28 score higher than SlideSpeak 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
- MagicSlides also covers templates.
- SlideSpeak also covers chat assistant and video generation.
At a glance
| MagicSlides | SlideSpeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $6.67 per month, billed annually ($8 billed monthly) | $29 per month, billed monthly |
| 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 | Free plan with 100 credits at sign-up, about 3 presentations; credits are a one-time grant. |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | IndianAppGuy Tech Pvt Ltd | SlideSpeak |
| Price read from | magicslides.app | slidespeak.co |
| 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.
SlideSpeak
- The free plan's 100 credits are a sign-up grant, enough for about 3 presentations.
- A custom template add-on costs $129 on every paid tier.
- The page shows an annual option with 15% off, but its price was not displayed in the page text.
- Pricing is shown as a discount from crossed-out figures with no end date; recorded here as the charged price.
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.
SlideSpeak
- Documents to decks
- Converts PDFs, Word files, Excel sheets and text into structured presentations and exports real .pptx files.
- AI assistant Charles
- Generates content, rewrites wording, changes tone and creates AI images or infographics inside the presentation.
- AI video
- Paid plans list AI video with voice cloning and AI presenters, screen recording and video translation.
- Credits and top-ups
- Paid credits refresh each billing cycle. One-time top-ups, 500 credits for $10 or 2,000 for $30, last 12 months.
- Team and brand tools
- Premium adds team workspaces and live quizzes with SCORM export; Premium Plus adds brand kits with custom fonts.
- API
- A SlideSpeak API lets developers generate presentations programmatically.
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.
SlideSpeak
Free$0
100 credits at sign-up (about 3 presentations), AI assistant Charles, document chat, 50 MB file limit.
Premium$29
per month, billed monthly
Shown against a crossed-out $30. 1,000 credits a month (about 27 presentations), export to PDF and PPT, AI video.
Premium Plus$34
per month, billed monthly
Shown against a crossed-out $40. 2,500 credits a month (about 67 presentations), brand kits, 90-day version history.
EnterpriseCustom
Everything in Premium Plus plus multiple custom templates, SSO, priority support and custom credit volume.
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.
SlideSpeak
- Annual discount
Save 15% with annual billing
The pricing page has a Monthly or Annual toggle labeled Save 15%; the annual figures were not shown in the page text.
- Lifetime license
Lifetime Premium Plus for $359
A banner on the pricing page advertises lifetime access to Premium Plus for $359 as a limited offer; its end date was blank.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, MagicSlides or SlideSpeak?
As of Nov 12, 2026, MagicSlides is cheaper to start with: $6.67 a month, against $29 a month for SlideSpeak. MagicSlides starts at $6.67 per month, billed annually ($8 billed monthly), and SlideSpeak starts at $29 per month, billed monthly.
Which has a free plan, MagicSlides or SlideSpeak?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only MagicSlides has a free plan. SlideSpeak does not, though it has a free trial.
Which platforms do MagicSlides and SlideSpeak 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.