Claude Code or Codex creates slides through MCP.
Edit the exact HTML and CSS on a visual canvas.
Ship HTML, PDF, or PPTX when the deck is ready.
#The practical split
Pitch is a hosted presentation product with templates, comments, brand customization, and viewer analytics. Variant is a presentation editor with an MCP API and a code-native slide format.
The split is whether the agent-and-code workflow is central, or a nice-to-have on top of a more traditional team product.
#Choose Pitch when
You want a clean collaborative product for sales, fundraising, or team updates, with template polish and viewer analytics. Pitch's AI generation is good for first drafts when the rest of the workflow stays inside the product.
#Choose Variant when
You want Claude Code or Codex to draft and edit decks through MCP, with the slides stored as HTML you can inspect, version, and export. The brand kit keeps generated drafts on-brand by default.
| Need | Variant | Pitch |
|---|---|---|
| AI agent workflow | MCP tools for Claude Code and Codex | AI generation inside Pitch |
| Slide format | HTML and CSS | Pitch document model |
| Collaboration | Workspace sharing with editor and viewer roles | Real-time team collaboration |
| Viewer analytics | Not the focus | Built-in |
| Exports | HTML, PDF, PPTX | PDF, PPTX |
#Common questions
Is Variant an alternative to Pitch?
Yes, for teams whose decks start with an AI coding agent and benefit from editable HTML. Pitch is still stronger when you mainly want collaborative editing and viewer analytics inside one product.
Does Variant have analytics?
Not viewer analytics today. Variant focuses on the editing and agent side; Pitch leans further into post-share signals.
Can Variant generate a startup pitch deck?
Yes. Claude Code or Codex can draft a fundraising deck through Variant's MCP tools, then you and your team refine it on the canvas.