PopAi vs SlidesAI (2026): which should you pick?

Pick PopAi if

• Fits if you want slides drafted from a prompt
• Works for people who start from a file

Look elsewhere if

• Watch out: the pricing page shows no plans, so you cannot see costs before signing up
• Watch out: the free credit and export limits are not stated
• Skip it if you want phone apps, as none were found
• Watch out: Pro and Unlimited exist, but their prices are not on the page

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

PopAi

• The pricing page loads its plan table with scripts and could not be read, so no prices are recorded.
• The vendor says it offers two paid plans, Pro and Unlimited, and that credits and exports differ between free and paid.
• Listed for web only; no app store listings were found.

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.

PopAi

Prompt or file to slides

Start from a topic, brief or outline, or from a PDF, Word document, PPTX file or webpage.

Outline review

Reorder sections, rename slide titles and adjust key points before the full deck is generated.

Online editor

Edit text, images and layouts in the browser after generation.

Style choice

Choose a template or visual style once the outline is set.

PPTX and PDF export

Export options vary by plan, according to the vendor.

AI document reader

The site also lists a ChatPDF-style reader for asking questions about documents.

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.

PopAi

Pricing could not be confirmed. See popai.pro.

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.

PopAi

No public discounts listed.

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.