Mentimeter

AI deck builder that turns prompts into live, interactive sessions

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What is Mentimeter?

Mentimeter is a presentation maker tool. Mentimeter's AI Creator builds interactive presentations from a prompt, generating polls, word clouds, quizzes and surveys that audiences answer live from their own devices. It adds AI question suggestions and automatic grouping of open ended responses into themes.

Mentimeter is a presentation platform whose AI Creator builds sessions around audience participation rather than static slides. Instead of generating a deck and stopping there, it produces interactive slide types (polls, word clouds, quizzes, surveys and open Q&A) that participants answer from their own phones during the session. The AI component is a chat based assistant: users describe a goal such as a workshop, lesson, meeting or quiz, paste an agenda or outline, and the tool assembles the flow. In practice the work splits into two halves. The AI Creator handles the first draft: it drafts questions, proposes slide types, writes quiz items with answer options and can adjust tone, difficulty and question count on request. AI Suggestions turns a roughly worded question into three sharper versions, each tied to an appropriate slide format, and AI Grouping clusters open ended free text answers into named themes while the session is running. Key Insights goes a step further and surfaces the takeaways, so a presenter can launch a follow up vote based on what the room just said. The editor then handles layout, branding and timing, with templates available for common formats and a dedicated education library. The audience is anyone whose job involves holding a room or a webinar: teachers and lecturers building lessons and classroom quizzes, trainers and HR teams running onboarding and employee workshops, and internal comms or leadership teams doing town halls and feedback surveys. It suits facilitators who expect discussion rather than presenters who want a one way broadcast, since the whole product is oriented around collecting responses. Alternatives fall into two camps. Conventional AI deck generators produce polished slides with no built in audience input. Mentimeter's differentiator is the opposite trade: engagement tooling and AI drafted questions first, with decks built to prompt conversation. Sessions are free for up to 50 participants, and larger rooms require a paid plan.

How do you use Mentimeter?

  1. 1Create an account and open the AI Creator
    Sign up with Google or a work email from the homepage, then choose the option to get started with AI to open the chat based creator.
  2. 2Describe the session you want to run
    Enter a prompt that names the goal, such as a workshop, lesson, quiz or survey, or paste an existing agenda or outline to anchor the flow.
  3. 3Refine with AI in chat
    Ask the assistant to change the tone or difficulty, add or remove slides, swap content types for different interactive formats, and tailor questions to the audience.
  4. 4Polish in the editor
    Move into the editor to adjust layout, apply branding and set timings, or start from a template in the library if you prefer a preset structure.
  5. 5Run the session and collect input
    Present as usual and let participants join with a code or link. They respond to polls, quizzes and open questions in real time from their own devices.
  6. 6Turn responses into insights
    Use AI Grouping to cluster open ended answers into themes and Key Insights to surface the main takeaways, then follow up with a vote or extra question on the spot.

Pros and cons

Pros

  • AI drafts not just slides but the interactive elements: polls, quizzes, surveys and word clouds, all in one sessionAI
  • AI Grouping clusters open ended answers into named themes live during the presentation, which saves hours of manual codingAI
  • AI Suggestions converts a rough question into three polished versions, each mapped to a suitable slide typeAI
  • Templates, including a separate education library, reduce setup time for lessons, workshops and onboardingAI
  • Free tier covers sessions of up to 50 participants, enough to test the format with a real audienceAI

Cons

  • The AI is deliberately narrow: it drafts questions and interactive flows, not long form narrative slides suitable for a keynote or sales pitchAI
  • Participant limits apply on the free tier, so larger classrooms or company town halls need a paid upgradeAI
  • Value depends on the audience actually responding, which can fall flat in rooms where phones are discouraged or Wi-Fi is unreliableAI
  • Live responses are collected on participants' own devices, which raises practical questions in settings with confidentiality constraintsAI
  • Presenters wanting offline or printed handouts will find the output is built for a live screen, not a documentAI

How much does Mentimeter cost?

Free trial

A free account works for up to 50 participants per session, so the AI Creator and live audience features can be tried before upgrading.

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Pricing

Free tier available with sessions of up to 50 participants. Paid plans are required for unlimited participant access, more sessions, branding and advanced reporting. Exact prices are listed on the plans page.

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Support

A public help centre covers how the product works, alongside FAQ content on the AI presentation pages. No dedicated support tiers are described on the homepage.

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Features

Chat based AI Creator that builds interactive sessions from a prompt, AI generated quizzes and surveys, AI Suggestions for rewording questions, AI Grouping of open ended responses into themes, Key Insights summaries during the session, plus live polls, word clouds and Q&A.

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Frequently asked questions about Mentimeter

  • How much does Mentimeter cost?
    Free tier available with sessions of up to 50 participants. Paid plans are required for unlimited participant access, more sessions, branding and advanced reporting. Exact prices are listed on the plans page.
  • Does Mentimeter offer a free trial?
    A free account works for up to 50 participants per session, so the AI Creator and live audience features can be tried before upgrading.
  • How do you use Mentimeter?
    The walkthrough on this page covers 6 steps: 1. Create an account and open the AI Creator 2. Describe the session you want to run 3. Refine with AI in chat 4. Polish in the editor 5. Run the session and collect input 6. Turn responses into insights.
  • What platforms does Mentimeter support?
    Mentimeter is available on Web App, iOS and Android.
  • What are the limitations of Mentimeter?
    The AI is deliberately narrow: it drafts questions and interactive flows, not long form narrative slides suitable for a keynote or sales pitch. Participant limits apply on the free tier, so larger classrooms or company town halls need a paid upgrade. Value depends on the audience actually responding, which can fall flat in rooms where phones are discouraged or Wi-Fi is unreliable.

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Added10/21/2026

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