Alai review (2026): is the free plan enough?
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Alai report card
Weak · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 12, 2026
Best for AI decks you can export without a watermark
Alai turns a prompt into a deck and exports PDF and PPT. The free plan keeps a watermark and its AI credits are a one-time grant. The first paid plan is $20 a month billed monthly, which is the top of what this category charges, and slides per prompt stop at 20 or 50.
Who Alai is for
- Fits if you want a quick first draft from a prompt and can pay monthly
- Works for people who would rather pay for a designer-built deck than make one, as the team sells those too
Who Alai is not for
- Pricey if you want no watermark: that starts at $20 a month, billed monthly
- Tight if you stay free, as the credits are a one-time grant and every export is watermarked
- Skip it if you need long decks from one prompt, as Plus stops at 20 slides and Pro at 50
- Watch out: team or workspace plans are not described on the tiers, and Enterprise is by contact
- Watch out: custom decks by the Alai team are a separate service from $1,500
Why Alai gets a 1.8
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- DValue for moneyPlus is $20 a month billed monthly, which is where the dearest tenth of presentation tools starts, and the category's middle is $10. Annual billing takes 20% off.
- CFree plan and trialThe free plan has unlimited presentations but a one-time grant of credits, 10 AI slides a prompt, and the watermark stays. It is enough to try, not to live on.
- CFeaturesPrompt to deck, import and prettify, PDF and PPT export. It meters AI by credits, and the pages say nothing about team plans below Enterprise.
- CEase of useNo store rating on record. It is a web app where you write prompts, spend credits and edit the result.
- CPlatforms and integrationsWeb only, with no integrations listed. Export is by file.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Alai's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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<a href="https://toolgpa.com/tools/alai#review"><img src="https://toolgpa.com/badge/alai.svg" alt="Alai: 1.8 GPA on ToolGPA" width="196" height="56"></a>Where Alai stands among presentation tools
Alai's GPA of 1.8 is higher than 6 of the 51 other presentation tools we grade, and level with 4.
It stands best on free plan and trial (C, above 8 of 51) and worst on value for money (D, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $20 a month, against a middle price of $10 for the category: 33 of the 37 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. 27 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 52 presentation tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Alai’s own letter is outlined.
- DValue for moneyAbove 0 of 51, level with 15
- CFree plan and trialAbove 8 of 51, level with 26
- CFeaturesAbove 6 of 51, level with 33
- CEase of useAbove 3 of 51, level with 38
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 2 of 51, level with 17
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 42 presentation tools. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
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
Keep Alai, or make your own?
Keep it
The plain part of Alai you could make: templates. What surrounds it you could not. The 2 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 41 of the 51 other presentation tools grade higher. It costs $240 a year.
What you could make
- Templates: an app builder makes this well.
What you could not
- A slide editor.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
What this rests on. Alai’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Alai?
Alai is a browser-based AI presentation maker. A prompt, or an imported PDF or link, becomes a slide deck, and the vendor also positions it for social posts and infographics. Pricing runs on monthly AI credits plus a cap on how many AI slides one prompt can create, and decks export to PDF or PowerPoint.
Worth knowing
- The Free plan keeps a watermark and its AI credits are a one-time grant that does not renew.
- Paid plans are metered in monthly AI credits, and the slide count per prompt is capped at 20 or 50.
- The pricing page does not describe team or workspace plans on the tiers; Enterprise is by contact.
- Custom decks built by the Alai team are a separate service starting at $1500.
Key features
- Prompt to deck
- Describe a presentation and Alai generates the slides. The slide cap per prompt is 10 on Free, 20 on Plus and 50 on Pro and Ultra.
- Credit-based AI usage
- AI actions draw on credits. The Free plan gets a one-time grant that does not renew, and paid plans renew their credits every month.
- PDF and PPT export
- Every plan can export presentations as PDF or PowerPoint files, according to the pricing page.
- Import and prettify
- The site links tools that turn a PDF or a link into a PowerPoint deck and that restyle an existing deck.
- Done-for-you decks
- The pricing page offers custom-built decks from the team, starting at $1500, and an Enterprise contact route.
Alai pricing
As of Nov 12, 2026, Alai has a free plan, and paid plans start at $20 per month, billed monthly.
- Starts at
- $20 per month, billed monthly
- Free plan
- Unlimited presentations with a one-time grant of AI credits, up to 10 AI slides per prompt, watermarks stay on.
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | Unlimited presentations, one-time AI credits with no renewal, up to 10 AI slides per prompt, watermark stays, PDF and PPT export. |
| Plus | $20per month, billed monthly | Monthly AI credits, up to 20 AI slides per prompt, no watermark, priority access to new elements and themes. |
| Pro | $30per month, billed monthly | A larger monthly credit allowance, up to 50 AI slides per prompt, no watermark and priority support from the founders. |
| Ultra | $80per month, billed monthly | 5,000 AI credits a month, up to 50 AI slides per prompt, no watermark and direct feature requests to the founders. |
Read from getalai.com on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Alai before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discount20% off with annual billing
The pricing page description says annual billing saves 20%; the plan cards displayed only monthly prices when read.
Stated on getalai.com
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Common questions
Does Alai have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Alai is listed for Web.
Does Alai have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Alai is listed for Web.
Is Alai open source?
Alai is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026.