It's a near tie: both score 8.5, with Gamma ahead by a hair, so the right pick depends on what you need. Gamma wins on 1 of the 5 scores, Granola on 1, with 3 tied.
Students, founders and marketers who need a good-looking deck fast
Busy professionals who sit in back-to-back video meetings
Score by score
The details
| Feature | Gamma | Granola |
|---|---|---|
| Category | AI Assistants | AI Assistants |
| Category rank | #6 of 16 | #7 of 16 |
| Developer | Gamma | Granola |
| Pricing | Free + paid plans | Free + paid plans |
| Usable for free | Yes | Yes |
| iPhone & iPad | ✓ | ✓ |
| Android | ✓ | ✓ |
| Mac | — | ✓ |
| Windows | — | ✓ |
| Web | ✓ | — |
Common questions
Is Gamma better than Granola?
It's a near tie: both score 8.5, with Gamma ahead by a hair, so the right pick depends on what you need. Gamma wins on 1 of the 5 scores, Granola on 1, with 3 tied.
Which is cheaper, Gamma or Granola?
Gamma: Free with 400 starter credits; Plus is $12 a month, or $9 a month billed yearly. Granola: Free plan keeps 30 days of notes; Business is $14 per user a month. On value for money, Gamma scores higher.
Do Gamma and Granola work on the same devices?
Only Gamma runs on Web. Only Granola runs on Mac, Windows.
Which is more private, Gamma or Granola?
Granola scores higher on privacy (7.2/10). Granola doesn't store meeting audio, and notes are encrypted at rest. It trains on anonymized data by default, with an opt-out in Settings. The App Store label links audio, contacts and usage to you.
Strengths and weaknesses
Gamma
- Polished first drafts from a short prompt
- Exports to PowerPoint and Google Slides on every plan
- Imports your existing PDFs and PowerPoint files
- Free credits are a one-time grant that never refreshes
- Free plan caps you at 10 slides per prompt
- Individual plans train on your content unless you opt out
Gamma turns a prompt, an outline or a pasted document into a polished presentation, doc, website or social post in moments. Gamma 5, released in October 2026, lets you talk the idea through with its agent before it builds anything, then fine-tune on a freeform canvas. Exports to PowerPoint, PDF and Google Slides work even on the free plan. Free credits never refresh, though, and free decks carry Gamma branding.
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Granola
- No bot joins your calls
- Turns your rough notes into clean summaries
- Works with Zoom, Meet, Teams and in person
- Free plan keeps only 30 days of notes
- No audio recording to replay later
- Trains on anonymized data unless you opt out
Granola listens to your meetings through your computer or phone's audio, so no bot joins the call. You jot rough notes as usual, and afterwards it merges them with the transcript into clean, structured notes using templates you choose. Chat across past meetings, share them in team Spaces, or send them to Slack, Notion or HubSpot. The free plan keeps only 30 days of history, and training on anonymized data is on unless you opt out.
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