Is Gamma or Beautiful.ai better?

Gamma suits fast, free starts and web-style decks. Beautiful.ai suits teams that want strict, self-arranging layouts and are fine paying per seat.

Does Beautiful.ai have a free plan like Gamma?

No. Beautiful.ai's pricing page offers a 14-day trial with a card. Gamma's free plan has 400 one-time credits.

Both. Beautiful.ai's editable export is on Pro, Team and Enterprise. Gamma exports on every plan, with a “Made by Gamma” badge on Free.

Gamma Plus is $9 per seat a month billed yearly. Beautiful.ai Pro is $14.50 a month billed yearly, or $45 month to month.

Head to head, updated October 2026

Two AI deck makers, priced and built differently.

Pick Gamma if
you want to start free, publish decks as web pages, or pay less per seat on a yearly plan.
Pick Beautiful.ai if
brand consistency matters most, you want layouts that fix themselves as you edit, and you'll pay for a seat.

Gamma vs Beautiful.ai
Feature	Gamma	Beautiful.ai
Free plan	400 credits once, up to 10 slides per prompt	No free plan; 14-day trial with a card
Paid from	Plus $9/seat/mo, billed yearly	Pro $14.50/mo billed yearly, or $45 monthly
PowerPoint export	Every plan; “Made by Gamma” badge on Free	Editable, on Pro, Team and Enterprise
AI deck generation	From a prompt, pasted text, PDF, Word, PowerPoint or a web page	From a prompt, documents, PDFs or links
Working together	Edit and comment links, live co-editing	Real-time co-editing on Team
Stands out for	Publishes decks as websites on custom domains	300+ Smart Slides that re-layout as you edit
Layout approach	Flexible cards, from a prompt or import	300+ Smart Slides that re-layout as you edit
Google Slides	Upload the exported .pptx	Export on paid plans
Brand control	Custom branding on Pro	Team brand kits
Publish as a website	Yes, with custom domains on Pro	Not checked

Details checked October 2026 from each company's own pages: Gamma pricing, export help, import help; Beautiful.ai pricing, PowerPoint export help, AI help. Plans change, so check their sites.

Trying before you pay
Gamma
Gamma has a free plan with 400 credits. Beautiful.ai offers a 14-day trial that needs a card.
A sales team on one brand
Beautiful.ai
Beautiful.ai's Smart Slides and team brand kits keep every deck consistent.
Decks shared as links
Gamma
Gamma publishes decks as web pages with custom domains on Pro.
A Google Slides workflow
Beautiful.ai
Beautiful.ai exports to Google Slides on paid plans. Gamma goes through a .pptx upload.
Lowest yearly cost per seat
Gamma
Gamma Plus is $9 a month billed yearly, against $14.50 for Beautiful.ai Pro.
Editable PowerPoint
Either works
Both export editable PowerPoint. Gamma badges free exports; Beautiful.ai needs a paid plan.

you want an editable PowerPoint without a trial or a badge. MakeDecks is free for 30 decks a month, no card, and reads PDFs, Word and Excel.

Is Gamma or Beautiful.ai better?: Gamma suits fast, free starts and web-style decks. Beautiful.ai suits teams that want strict, self-arranging layouts and are fine paying per seat.
Does Beautiful.ai have a free plan like Gamma?: No. Beautiful.ai's pricing page offers a 14-day trial with a card. Gamma's free plan has 400 one-time credits.
Which exports to PowerPoint?: Both. Beautiful.ai's editable export is on Pro, Team and Enterprise. Gamma exports on every plan, with a “Made by Gamma” badge on Free.
How much does each cost?: Gamma Plus is $9 per seat a month billed yearly. Beautiful.ai Pro is $14.50 a month billed yearly, or $45 month to month.

Free for 30 decks a month. No watermark.