SlidesGPT vs OpenMAIC
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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AI PowerPoint generator that builds a deck from a prompt, PDF, YouTube link or markdown and exports PPTX, PDF and Google Slides on paid plans
Free code, but the models are your bill
- Free access
- SlidesGPT: Free access
- OpenMAIC: Free access
- Paid from
- SlidesGPT: USD 9.99 per month billed monthly
- OpenMAIC: No fixed price listed
- Plans listed
- SlidesGPT: 7
- OpenMAIC: 1
- Public API
- SlidesGPT: Not confirmed
- OpenMAIC: Not confirmed
Where SlidesGPT and OpenMAIC differ
- Pricing checkPrices confirmed for SlidesGPT; pricing review due for OpenMAIC.
- PlansSlidesGPT lists 7 plans and OpenMAIC lists 1.
Head to head
Each value from the tool’s profile and the vendor’s own pages
| SlidesGPT | Fact | OpenMAIC |
|---|---|---|
| Access and price | ||
| Free access availableFree Starter · USD 0 | Free accessSame | Free access availableFree (open source, MIT) · 0 |
| USD 9.99 per month billed monthlyPro · or $89.99 per year · $7.49 per month equivalent | Lowest listed paid plan | No fixed price listed |
| Free plan without downloads; Pro from $9.99 a month, or $7.49 a month on annual billing | Pricing model | Free MIT-licensed code; model and hosting costs are yours |
| 7 | Plans listedDiffers | 1 |
| Not confirmed | Public API | Not confirmed |
| Not confirmed | Card to start | Not confirmed |
| Not confirmed | Open source | Yes |
| What it is for | ||
| Getting a first-draft PowerPoint deck from a prompt or a source document without opening a design tool | Built for | Turning a topic or document into an interactive AI-taught lesson |
| Presentations | CategorySame | Presentations |
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| How current | ||
| Profile sources checked | ||
| Prices confirmed · Oct 31, 2026 | Pricing checkDiffers | Pricing review due · Sep 29, 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
SlidesGPT
Prices confirmed · Oct 31, 2026- Free StarterUSD 0
- ProUSD 9.99 per month billed monthlyor $89.99 per year · $7.49 per month equivalent
- Pro XLUSD 29.99 per month billed monthlyor $269.99 per year · $22.50 per month equivalent
- Team€10 per seat per monthbilled monthly
- Custom ChatGPT AppUSD 19.99 per user per monthbilled monthly
Show 2 more plans
- APIUSD 0 to startthen usage-based
- EnterpriseCustom quote
Strengths and limits
SlidesGPT
Strengths
- Free preview of the result: You can generate a deck and present it from the browser before paying, so output quality can be judged first.
- Several input types: Prompt, PDF, YouTube URL, markdown and chat all start a deck, and output works in any language.
- Agent and API access: A keyless MCP server and a REST API with a free tier of up to 100 presentations a month are published.
Limits to plan around
- Free cannot export: PowerPoint, PDF and Google Slides files need Pro or Pro XL; Free stops at browser viewing and sharing.
- Low download quotas: Pro allows 10 downloads a month and Pro XL 50, and the unit of a download is not defined on the pricing page.
- Monthly prices are not on the plan cards: The cards show the annual-equivalent $7.49 and $22.50; the monthly $9.99 and $29.99 appear in the FAQ.
OpenMAIC
Strengths
- Permissive license: The MIT license allows commercial use free of charge, and the README says so directly.
- Bring your own models: Works with many cloud providers or local models, so data and cost stay under your control.
- Portable output: Editable .pptx, self-contained HTML and a classroom ZIP that can play offline after import.
Limits to plan around
- Not zero-cost in practice: Cloud models, image, video and voice providers bill you separately, and the project publishes no cost estimate per lesson.
- Open by default: Without an ACCESS_CODE, every route of a deployment, including the API, is reachable by anyone who finds it.
- Hosted terms are unclear: The demo sign-in runs through a Chinese-language MAIC account page, and hosted credit amounts are not published.
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