Gamma
€8 / seat / month
EUR · per-seat basis
Free-tier comparison · verified through 2026-08-26
Best free AI presentation makers: start with the limit that matters.
These are the presentation tools in our dataset with a current, official-source free tier. “Best” depends on the first limit you will hit—credits, presentations, slides, team size, or export options—not on an untested quality score.
TL;DR
Choose by the free allowance, then check export and billing terms.
For a small recurring monthly allowance, Slidesgo explicitly lists three AI-generated presentations a month. For a fixed credit grant, Gamma and Presentations.ai publish 400 and 100 credits respectively. For a broader design workspace, Canva and Pitch publish free-plan AI-use or credit limits alongside templates and sharing features. These limits are not a quality ranking or a promise that a particular prompt will use the same number of credits.
Sourced selection fields
Check the handoff before you generate.
A free allowance is only useful if it fits the document you start with and the file you need to hand back. These are published product fields, not tested deck-quality or compatibility results.
| Starting point or handoff | Published field | What to verify in your workflow |
|---|---|---|
| Need a PDF, JPG, or PNG download | Canva Free lists PDF, JPG, and PNG export. | Try one disposable deck and confirm the required page size and output before using client material. |
| Starting from a PDF or PowerPoint file | Gamma publishes PDF/PPTX import and PDF/PPTX/PNG/Google Slides export in its captured free-tier field. | Use the lowest practical access level: upload only a copy you are allowed to share, then check the exported file yourself. |
| Need a PowerPoint or PDF handoff from Presentations.ai | Presentations.ai lists PowerPoint / PDF Export in its paid Pro and Gold comparison columns; the current Starter card does not establish an export entitlement. | Do not assume the 100-credit Starter allowance includes your handoff format. Check the current plan and export before uploading a working deck. |
| Need a simple share link with a small free workspace | Pitch Free publishes basic sharing links, 100 non-renewing AI credits, and two external guests; its current Free card does not establish PowerPoint export. | Use a disposable deck first and confirm the handoff format before moving beyond a paste-only draft. |
| Need to create or download a Slidesgo deck | Slidesgo says an account login is required to generate AI presentations or download templates. | Plan for signup before treating it as a paste-only or no-account workflow. |
Captured official sources are linked in each row. File paths and published access conditions can change; check the current vendor screen before moving beyond Paste or Upload on the Automation Ladder.
Free-tier evidence, not a quality ranking
Free-plan limits at a glance
Only high-confidence rows with a current public general free tier appear here. Limits are abbreviated from the official capture; follow the source link for current terms.
| Tool | Published free allowance | Free-tier limit | Lowest captured paid plan | Official source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gamma Verified 2026-08-21 | 400 credits at signup | Up to 10 slides per prompt; 400 credits at signup; simple presentations, docs, websites, social, and images; PDF/PPTX import; PDF, PPTX, PNG, and Google Slides export. | €8 / seat / month Annual state explicitly captured: €96 per seat billed annually; page says annual billing can save up to 25%. | View pricing |
| Canva Verified 2026-08-16 | Up to 200 Standard AI uses or 20 Premium AI uses | 1.6M+ templates, 4.7M+ photos/videos/graphics/audio, 5GB cloud storage, one limited Brand Kit, up to 200 Standard AI uses or 20 Premium AI uses, and PDF/JPG/PNG export. | €9.17 / seat / month €110/year for one person on the captured yearly selector; page says yearly saves from 16%. | View pricing |
| Pitch Verified 2026-08-21 | 100 AI credits | For 1–5 people: 100 AI credits that do not renew once used, unlimited presentations, custom templates, basic sharing links, engagement analytics, and two external guests. | €10 / plan / month Yearly: €10/month; monthly: €12/month (17% yearly saving displayed). | View pricing |
| Slidesgo AI Presentation Maker Verified 2026-08-24 | 3 AI-generated presentations per month | 3 AI-generated presentations and 3 Slidesgo template downloads per month. | €4.99 / plan / month Monthly view explicitly selected. The default annual view displayed €2.50/month, €29.99 billed annually, and a stated 50% yearly-plan saving. | View pricing |
| Presentations.ai Verified 2026-08-26 | 100 credits | Starter includes 100 credits, the Starter AI model and agent, and up to 20 slides. | $20 / plan / month Billed annually; $240 billed annually displayed. | View pricing |
Price-unit map
Do not compare unlike entry prices as one chart.
The captured paid steps use different price units: some are per seat and some are plan-level; the data also spans EUR and USD. Rather than draw a misleading bar chart, this map preserves each source’s unit and currency.
Canva
€9.17 / seat / month
EUR · per-seat basis
Pitch
€10 / plan / month
EUR · plan-level basis
Slidesgo AI Presentation Maker
€4.99 / plan / month
EUR · plan-level basis
Presentations.ai
$20 / plan / month
USD · plan-level basis
Before you make a deck
Check your likely constraint first.
A free account may limit slide count, presentation generations, AI credits, exports, team members, or a combination. Try a disposable outline before committing a client deck or a recurring workflow.
How we verify
Official page first.
Every row comes from a no-login official pricing capture and keeps the vendor’s displayed currency and billing context. We leave unshown trial and card terms unclaimed rather than guessing.
Need more detail?
Open the individual pricing pages.
Each listed tool links to a source-linked plan page with captured plans, free-tier details, verification date, and the official pricing URL.