The AI Tool Shelf
Rachid Amesrouy- Gamma now works through an AI agent that researches, asks questions and proposes an outline before designing.
- An 8-slide English deck with AI images used 28 of the 400 free credits; the design was professional with no layout errors.
- A 6-slide Arabic deck used 19 credits and had a correct right-to-left layout with well-joined Arabic letters.
- PDF, PowerPoint, Google Slides and PNG exports are free, but carry a 'Made with Gamma' badge unless you pay.
Gamma builds presentations, documents and simple websites from a short description. In 2026 it changed how that works: you now talk to a Gamma agent that researches the topic, asks you questions and proposes an outline before designing anything. We tested it on a free account in October 2026 with two real projects: an English deck for a small Moroccan photo lab, and a deck written entirely in Arabic, which most reviews never try.
The short verdict
| Our result | |
|---|---|
| Free credits | 400 at sign-up |
| English deck (8 slides, AI images) | 28 credits, about 7 minutes including the agent's questions |
| Arabic deck (6 slides) | 19 credits, correct right-to-left layout |
| Design | Professional, no cut-off or overlapping text |
| Export | Free PDF, PowerPoint, Google Slides and PNG, with a "Made with Gamma" badge |
Starting out: a chat box instead of a form
After a short sign-up survey, the free workspace showed 400 credits and a chat-style box with buttons for Presentation, Document, Carousel, Image, Beautify and Import. The older step-by-step generator is still there as "Use the classic generator".
Test 1: an English deck for a Moroccan photo lab
The agent asks before it builds
This is the biggest change. Gamma's agent first researched the topic and said it would build the deck around "a lean stack" (one writing assistant, Canva, CapCut, Google tools and WhatsApp) rather than a long list of AI tools. Then it opened a short form with two questions: what should the presentation help the lab do first, and which customers matter most. We chose more walk-in and WhatsApp orders and families, students and passport-photo customers.
An outline that understood the business
The 8-slide outline was surprisingly specific to a Moroccan photo lab: urgent needs (passport photos, student documents, visa files), emotional ones (family portraits, graduations), WhatsApp Business quick replies, keeping a Google Business Profile up to date, a post like "passport photos in 10 minutes", a day-by-day weekly routine and a 30-day starting plan. It even suggested writing posts in English, French or Moroccan Arabic, and added small source icons next to some claims. You can edit the outline, pick another template from a large library, and choose the image source before generating.
The finished deck
The deck took about two minutes to generate. Our tester, who has run a photo lab since 2007, judged the design professional, with no cut-off or overlapping text. The AI images were realistic (a lab storefront in an old medina street, staff sorting prints, a framed photo being checked), though they would need some editing to be more eye-catching for social media. The weekly-routine slide turned into a clean timeline.
Cost: the research, outline and full deck used 28 credits (400 down to 372).
Test 2: a deck in Arabic
This is where many AI design tools break: Arabic must run right to left, letters must join correctly, and numbered lists must be mirrored. Gamma handled it well:
- Right-to-left throughout: titles, paragraphs and columns were mirrored, with step 01 on the right.
- Clean Arabic typography: an elegant Arabic display font for titles and a readable one for body text, with correctly joined letters.
- Sensible content in Modern Standard Arabic: start from a channel identity, generate several versions quickly, mix AI speed with human judgement, design publishing for discovery, and "success = experimentation + trust".
Two differences from the English deck: it used icons instead of AI photos, and it added facts with named sources (such as YouTube Music figures), which you should verify before presenting. Cost: 19 credits (372 down to 353). Compared with Ideogram, which misspelled Arabic inside images, Gamma's Arabic is usable as it is, because it writes real text rather than drawing letters into a picture.
Export and the free plan
Exporting was free in every format we checked: PDF, PowerPoint, Google Slides and PNG, in basic, standard or detailed quality, plus a share link and a LinkedIn option. But every exported slide carries a small "Made with Gamma" badge; hiding it requires the paid Plus plan. PowerPoint exports may also need you to install the deck's fonts.
Pros and cons
| 👍 Pros | 👎 Cons |
|---|---|
| The agent asks smart questions and writes specific, practical content | "Made with Gamma" badge on free exports |
| Professional design with no layout errors | AI images are realistic but a bit plain |
| Correct right-to-left Arabic | Added facts and sources still need checking |
| Free PDF, PowerPoint and Google Slides export | 400 free credits go quickly (about 20-30 per deck) |
The verdict
Gamma is now more than a slide generator: its agent asks what you want, researches, and writes content that fits a real business, then designs it well. In our tests the English deck was professional and genuinely useful for a small photo lab, and the Arabic deck was one of the best right-to-left results we have seen from an AI tool. The free 400 credits are enough for about a dozen decks; the main reason to pay is removing the Gamma badge. Treat the AI images and any added facts as a first draft, and you can go from idea to a presentable deck in under ten minutes.