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Gamma vs PPT.AI

Two fact sheets from our own research, side by side — pricing, platforms, API access and status re-checked by us rather than quoted from the vendors.

The short answer

Cheaper paid plan
Gamma — $9/mo vs $9.90/mo for PPT.AI
Free plan
Both have one
Public API
Both have one
Higher Trust score
Gamma — 90 vs 76 for PPT.AI
Best fit
Gamma: Anyone who needs a presentable deck out of rough notes in minutes · PPT.AI: Turning an existing report or spec into a starting deck in minutes

From our own records as of each tool's last check. Anything we have not confirmed is left out rather than guessed. How we verify

GammaPrompts become decks, docs and sites you can publishPPT.AITurns a document, PDF, spreadsheet, URL, image or YouTube video into an editable PowerPoint deck

Side by side

FactGammaPPT.AI
CategoryPresentation & Slide GeneratorsPresentation & Slide Generators
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starts at$9/mo$9.90/mo
Public APIYesYes
Trust score90 / 10076 / 100
PlatformsWeb, APIWeb, Chrome extension, API
CompanyGamma Tech, Inc.—
Launched2020—
Last verifiedOct 23, 2026Oct 16, 2026

What our research says

Gamma

The tool that genuinely displaced PowerPoint for a lot of people, and it is profitable enough not to need your money - but credits, not seats, decide how much a plan is actually worth.

Pros

  • Layout and image choice happen without picking a template first
  • One document publishes as a deck, a doc or a live web page
  • Plus at $9 per seat per month already removes the Gamma badge
  • Profitable at over $100M ARR, so the vendor is not a runway risk

Cons

  • Credit accounting is opaque - a premium image can cost up to 125 credits
  • API keys are locked to Pro and above
  • The free plan's 400 signup credits do not go far on image-rich decks
  • Export fidelity to PowerPoint degrades on complex layouts

PPT.AI

The useful part is the breadth of what it will swallow — a YouTube link and a spreadsheet go in the same slot as a PDF — combined with a real PPTX export, which is what separates these tools from the ones that trap your deck in their own editor. Quotas are generous at the price. It is a first-draft machine: expect to restructure the argument yourself, because the tool matches the shape of the source rather than the shape of the talk.

Pros

  • Ingests Word, PDF, text, Markdown, spreadsheets, images, URLs and YouTube videos
  • Exports to PPTX as well as PDF, so decks remain editable in PowerPoint
  • Documented developer API at developer.ppt.ai for programmatic generation
  • Chrome extension pulls web pages in as source without copy-paste
  • Free tier is a real three-deck allowance, not a single trial run

Cons

  • Plans meter whole decks per month, so iterating on one deck can burn quota
  • No operating company, country or founding year is disclosed anywhere on the site
  • Time-saving and slide-count claims are the vendor's own with no methodology given

Which one fits

Choose Gamma if you need

  • Anyone who needs a presentable deck out of rough notes in minutes
  • Teams publishing one-page sites and documents without a website tool
  • Users who want AI layout but expect to keep editing afterwards

Choose PPT.AI if you need

  • Turning an existing report or spec into a starting deck in minutes
  • Anyone who has to hand the final file to someone who works in PowerPoint
  • Teams generating decks programmatically from a content pipeline via the API

Gamma vs PPT.AI: the questions people ask

Is Gamma cheaper than PPT.AI?

On published entry prices, Gamma starts lower — $9/mo against $9.90/mo for PPT.AI. Entry price is the lowest paid plan as we last verified it; what each plan includes differs.

Does Gamma or PPT.AI have a free tier?

Both: Gamma has a free tier, and PPT.AI has a free tier.

Which has a public API, Gamma or PPT.AI?

Both ship a public API, so either can be built on; the fact table above shows the platforms each one runs on.

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