Normie ModeBest AI for presentations and PowerPoint
Planning, writing and building slide decks.
Get it with Claude Max, $100 a month (for up to half your weekly allowance)
Top of 8 models for this task
Get it with Google AI Pro, $19.99 a month
2nd of 8 models for this task
Based on tests of related skills. The picks follow a fixed rule using the charts below and each app's plans.
Norm's guide
What I'd tell a friend who asked.
What AI is good at
- Turning your notes into a clear outline.
- Writing slide titles and short bullet points.
- Suggesting a structure for a talk.
Where it trips up
- Design. Layouts and images depend a lot on the app you use, not just the AI.
- Making up facts or figures to fill a slide.
- Too many words on each slide.
How to get a good result
- Start with an outline, and only then ask for slides.
- Give it your key points. Don't let it invent them.
- Ask for no more than a few bullet points per slide.
How the models compare
Every model we could score for presentations and PowerPoint, combining the tests below.
Overall for presentations and PowerPoint
Position on a combined score from 3 tests. The longer the bar, the further ahead · Higher is better
On the tests we have, Claude Fable 5.1 comes out on top, followed by Gemini 3.8 Flash and GPT-6 Astra.
The evidence
People's votes on writing and language
Tests a related skill · People compared two anonymous answers to writing, editing and language questions. · Higher is better
Claude Opus 5.5 and Claude Fable 5.1 are neck and neck at the top, followed by Gemini 3.8 Flash and Gemini 3.1 Pro; Claude Fable 5.1 costs about 3 times as much.
People's votes on following instructions
Tests a related skill · People compared two anonymous answers to requests with specific instructions. · Higher is better
Claude Opus 5.5 and Claude Fable 5.1 are neck and neck at the top, followed by Gemini 3.8 Flash and Kimi K3; Claude Fable 5.1 costs about 3 times as much.
Professional tasks in banking, consulting and law
Tests a related skill · Tasks written by experienced professionals that take a person about two hours, using documents, spreadsheets, email and slides. · Higher is better
Claude Fable 5.1 leads, followed by GPT-6 Astra and Gemini 3.8 Flash.
If you build with it
What the makers charge developers who use the models directly. Using an app? The plans above are what you pay.
Cost per 1,000 typical requests
List price, about 1,500 words in and 500 out per request · Lower is better
GPT-6 Luna is cheapest, followed by DeepSeek V4.1 Flash and GPT-5.6 Luna.