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Gamma vs Beautiful.ai

Gamma vs Beautiful.ai: which AI presentation tool fits your work

Gamma and Beautiful.ai both turn a prompt into a designed presentation, but they're built on different ideas. Gamma makes flexible cards that read like a web page; Beautiful.ai makes fixed slides that rearrange themselves as you add content. We make Arcdeck, a third option, so we've kept our own product to its own column and taken every fact about the other two from their pricing pages and help centers.

Facts checked on 11 October 2026 against each vendor's own pages. Sources are listed at the end.

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The short answer

Gamma suits people who share by link and want speed and visual range, with a free plan to start. Beautiful.ai suits people who design their own slides and want them kept consistent, and teams that edit together. If your final file is a PowerPoint built around an argument, look at Arcdeck as well.

Side by side

Prices in US dollars. Plans and prices change, so check the vendor's page before you buy.

What it makesGammaFlexible cards that grow with their content, viewed as a presentation, document or web page; a fixed 16:9 page size is optionalBeautiful.aiFixed slides built from “smart slide” templates that rearrange themselves as you add contentArcdeckFixed 16:9 slides: 42 templates with 17 layouts each
How a deck startsGammaA prompt, pasted text or an imported file, with an outline of card titles to review before generatingBeautiful.aiDesignerBot generates a deck from a prompt, pasted text, a PDF or a web link; or start from a templateArcdeckDrafts the whole deck as editable action-title headlines in a chosen structure (SCQA, pitch, report, lesson and more), then writes the slides
Free plan or trialGammaFree plan: 400 one-time AI credits; PDF and PowerPoint exports carry a “Made by Gamma” badgeBeautiful.aiNo free plan. A 14-day trial needs a card; students with a .edu email get a free yearArcdeckFree plan: 2 decks with the full storyline and the first 3 slides written; edit, present and share them. No downloads.
Paid plansGammaPlus $9, Pro $18, Ultra $90 per seat a month, billed annually; monthly billing costs more. Business $40 per member a month, billed annuallyBeautiful.aiPro $14.50 a month, billed annually. Team $40 per user a month annually, or $50 monthly. A $45 single-presentation optionArcdeckPremium: US$19.99 a month, or US$179.88 a year
PowerPoint exportGammaEvery plan: .pptx with editable text and tables and speaker notes. Gamma's help center lists fallbacks, such as blank slide masters and simplified effectsBeautiful.aiPro and up: editable PowerPoint. Animations and transitions are not exportedArcdeckPremium: editable .pptx with real text boxes, native charts and tables, and speaker notes
Google SlidesGammaExport the .pptx and upload it; Google Slides substitutes its own fontsBeautiful.aiPro and up: editable Google Slides exportArcdeckImport the .pptx into Google Slides
Build from your filesGammaPowerPoint and Word files up to 200 MB, PDF up to 100 MB, web pages, Google Drive and NotionBeautiful.aiPDF, web links and pasted text for DesignerBot; slides can be imported from PowerPointArcdeckUp to 3 PDF, Word or PowerPoint files (15 MB each), a web link or pasted text
Your own template or brandGammaCustom themes with your fonts, colours and logo; a .pptx can be imported as a workspace templateBeautiful.aiCustom theme builder on Pro; branded themes and shared workspace templates on TeamArcdeckPremium: upload your company's PowerPoint template and decks are written into its layouts
Sharing and analyticsGammaStrong link sharing and web publishing; detailed analytics and password protection on Pro and upBeautiful.aiShare links with viewer analytics on Pro; engagement tracking and real-time collaboration on TeamArcdeckView-only share links and presenter mode on every plan; password protection on Premium. No viewer analytics or live co-editing
LanguagesGamma60+ languagesBeautiful.aiNot confirmed on Beautiful.ai's own pagesArcdeck12 languages

The differences that matter

Format

Gamma's cards grow with their content and can be published as a web page; you can fix them to 16:9 when you need slides. Beautiful.ai is slide-first: its smart slides keep spacing and alignment in order as content changes.

Price and free use

Gamma has a free plan with 400 one-time credits and a badge on exports; its paid plans start at $9 per seat a month billed annually. Beautiful.ai has no free plan and a card-required 14-day trial; Pro is $14.50 a month billed annually.

Getting slides out

Gamma exports PowerPoint, PDF and PNG on every plan, with editable text and tables; for Google Slides you upload the .pptx. Beautiful.ai exports editable PowerPoint and editable Google Slides on Pro and up, minus animations and transitions.

Teams

Beautiful.ai's Team plan adds real-time collaboration, shared branded themes and engagement tracking. Gamma's Business plan adds shared custom themes, SSO and custom domains.

Who should pick which

Pick Gamma if

  • You want a free plan to start
  • Your audience reads on phones or via a link
  • You also need documents and simple web pages

Pick Beautiful.ai if

  • You prefer fixed slides you design yourself
  • You want one-click editable Google Slides export
  • Your team co-edits decks and wants engagement data

Pick Arcdeck if

  • You need an editable .pptx with native charts
  • You want the storyline drafted as action titles first
  • You build proposals from RFPs

Questions

For one person on annual billing, Gamma Plus ($9 a month) costs less than Beautiful.ai Pro ($14.50 a month), as of October 2026. Gamma's plans run on AI credits; Beautiful.ai's AI use isn't metered by credits. Gamma also has a free plan; Beautiful.ai has a trial.

Sources

We make Arcdeck, so read this with that in mind. If a fact about another product is out of date, write to hello@arcdeck.ai and we'll correct it.

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