Napkin AI vs Gamma
Plans, free access, limits and intended use side by side, taken from each vendor’s own pages. No score and no winner: the facts show where the two differ.
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Prompt-to-deck drafting for presentations, docs and simple sites.
- Free access
- Napkin AI: Free access
- Gamma: Free access
- Paid from
- Napkin AI: USD 9 per person per month
- Gamma: EUR 8 per seat per month
- Plans listed
- Napkin AI: 4
- Gamma: 5
- Public API
- Napkin AI: Yes
- Gamma: Yes
Where Napkin AI and Gamma differ
- Pricing checkPrices confirmed for Napkin AI; pricing review due for Gamma.
- PlansNapkin AI lists 4 plans and Gamma lists 5.
Head to head
Each value from the tool’s profile and the vendor’s own pages
| Napkin AI | Fact | Gamma |
|---|---|---|
| Access and price | ||
| Free access availableFree · USD 0 | Free accessSame | Free access availableFree |
| USD 9 per person per monthPlus · billed yearly · or $12 billed monthly | Lowest listed paid plan | EUR 8 per seat per monthPlus · billed annually · EUR 96 per seat per year |
| Free weekly credits; Plus from $9/person/month billed yearly | Pricing model | Free plan; paid Plus, Pro, Ultra and Business |
| 4 | Plans listedDiffers | 5 |
| Yes | Public APISame | Yes |
| Not confirmed | Card to start | Not required |
| No | Open sourceSame | No |
| What it is for | ||
| Turning written text into editable business diagrams | Built for | AI first drafts of decks, documents and simple websites |
| Presentations | CategorySame | Presentations |
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| How current | ||
| Profile sources checked | ||
| Prices confirmed · Sep 29, 2026 | Pricing checkDiffers | Pricing review due · Sep 24, 2026 |
Official source check for both tools. No hands-on testing and no score: “Differs” marks a documented difference, not a better tool.
Plans and prices
Napkin AI
Prices confirmed · Sep 29, 2026- FreeUSD 0
- PlusUSD 9 per person per monthbilled yearly · or $12 billed monthly
- ProUSD 22 per person per monthbilled yearly · or $30 billed monthly
- EnterpriseCustom pricing
Gamma
Pricing review due · Sep 24, 2026- FreeFreeEUR 0 shown
- PlusEUR 8 per seat per monthbilled annually · EUR 96 per seat per year
- ProEUR 18 per seat per monthbilled annually · EUR 216 per seat per year
- UltraEUR 77.33 per seat per monthbilled annually · EUR 928 per seat per year
- BusinessUSD 40 per member per monthbilled annually · help center; not on the EUR pricing page
Strengths and limits
Napkin AI
Strengths
- Credit-free editing: Changing colors, icons, sizes and shapes after generation does not consume credits.
- One plan covers Visuals and Slides: Free, Plus and Pro all include both products at no extra cost.
- Useful free exports: Free includes unlimited PNG and PDF export and unlimited file imports.
Limits to plan around
- Watermark on Free: The Napkin logo toggle is locked on for every Free export.
- No credit rollover: Unused monthly credits are lost at each reset on paid plans.
- Content used by default: Content may be used in anonymized form to improve models unless you opt out in settings.
Gamma
Strengths
- Usable free plan: The Free plan needs no credit card and includes AI creation, imports and PDF, PPTX and PNG export (Google Slides via PPTX upload).
- Credits roll over: Unused paid-plan credits carry into the next month instead of expiring.
- Several output types: The same tool produces presentations, documents, social formats and published websites.
Limits to plan around
- Free credits do not refresh: The signup allowance on Free is used once, then topped up only through referrals or an upgrade.
- Branding on free exports: Files exported while the workspace is on Free carry Gamma's badge until you upgrade to Plus or higher.
- Export fidelity varies: Exports reflect Present Mode and some visual effects use fallback styles in PDF and PowerPoint.
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