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Which AI should I use to make a presentation?

You don't need a separate app to get a first draft of a deck: Claude can hand you a real PowerPoint file and Gemini can build slides you open in Google Slides. Here's which AI makes the best slides for you, plus design tools for when looks matter.

Which AI does this best

  1. Claude
    AI assistantFree plan
    #1

    Gives you an actual .pptx file you can open in PowerPoint or Keynote, with a sensible structure and speaker notes, even on the free plan. Designs are clean but plain, so expect to add your brand and images.

    ✦ Try this prompt
    Create a PowerPoint file (.pptx) for a [10]-slide presentation about [topic] for [audience]. Goal: [what they should do or decide after]. One idea per slide, max 25 words of text per slide, speaker notes for each slide, a simple design in [colours]. Use these facts and numbers: [paste notes]. Last slide: a clear next step. Give me the file to download.
    Open Claude ↗
  2. Gemini
    AI assistantFree plan
    #2

    Builds slides in Canvas that you can export to Google Slides, which makes it the easy pick if your team lives in Google Workspace. Free. Layouts are basic and it can't use your company template.

    ✦ Try this prompt
    In Canvas, make a [8]-slide presentation on [topic] for [audience]. Use the attached document as the source: [attach doc]. Each slide: a short title that states the point, 3 bullets max, and a suggestion for an image or chart. Add a summary slide at the end. Make it ready to export to Google Slides.
    Open Gemini ↗
  3. ChatGPT
    AI assistantFree plan
    #3

    Can also produce a downloadable .pptx and is good at turning messy notes into an outline. Slide design is the weakest of the three, so it works best as the draft you restyle in Gamma or Canva.

    ✦ Try this prompt
    Turn these notes into a presentation: [paste notes]. First give me an outline of [10] slides with a one-line message for each. After I approve it, make a .pptx file with short bullets, speaker notes and one chart where numbers support the point. Audience: [who]. Time: [minutes] minutes.
    Open ChatGPT ↗
  4. Perplexity
    AI assistantFree plan
    #4

    Use it when the deck needs current facts. It researches the topic with sources and drafts the content slide by slide. It won't design the slides, so you paste the result into Claude, Gamma or Canva.

    ✦ Try this prompt
    Research [topic] using sources from the last 12 months and write the content for a [8]-slide presentation for [audience]: the main trend, 3 key numbers with sources, 2 real company examples, risks, and what to do next. For each slide give a title, 3 bullets and the source link for any number.
    Open Perplexity ↗

Specialised tools

  1. Gamma
    Free plan

    Turns a prompt or a doc into a full, good-looking deck in about a minute. The fastest way from idea to slides.

    Open Gamma ↗
  2. Canva
    Free plan

    Best if you care about how your brand looks. There are thousands of templates, and the AI helps with text and images inside the design.

    Open Canva ↗

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