Alai vs deckhost
Alai
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| Figure | Alai | deckhost |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $20/mo | $16.67/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 4 | 5 |
| Spec score · AI Presentation Software | 8.8 (#8) | 8.8 (#11) |
| Spec score · AI Presentation Makers | 8.3 (#44) | 8.3 (#45) |
| API | The Alai API accepts text and images with controls for tone, density, slide count, and style, and supports presenting or exporting the generated deck. | The free plan includes API access at 100 calls per day, and Pro includes 1,000 calls per day. |
| Editing | Users can edit presentations manually or with AI assistance, including changing a slide layout and rewriting content. | Users can edit presentation text directly, with a live preview that updates as they type. |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Support | The free plan includes regular support, Plus includes priority support via Discord and email, and Pro includes priority support from founders. | The Team plan includes priority support. |
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In their own words
deckhost
deckhost turns plain-text enhanced Markdown into presentations that can be published as shareable links. Users edit slide text directly and see a live preview; presentations support keyboard navigation, fullscreen mode, 12 reveal styles, math styling, syntax highlighting and background controls. AI use can rely on the user's Anthropic or OpenAI API key, and the product provides an MCP server for Claude Desktop and Claude Code. VS Code and Cursor extensions add live preview, speaker notes and one-click publishing. deckhost can import Marp frontmatter and map common directives to its own equivalents. Local work through the CLI, MCP server and presentation engine is free forever and needs no account; the CLI can also build static HTML for separate hosting. Published decks open in a browser without an account. The free plan is free, billed forever, with five published public decks and 100 API calls per day. Pro is $20 a month, and Team is $29 a month.