Instruction following
NOT TESTED- Exact slide-count control
- Required headings and order
- Required content placement
- Formatting constraints
- Conflicting instructions
AI PRESENTATIONS · OCTOBER 2026 · REPORT ISL-20261006-001

Our first AI presentation generator test: a six-slide business brief, supplied financial facts, and ten checks fixed before generation.
EXTENSIVE TEST PROGRAM · DRAFT
Our broader evaluation will test the product with controlled tasks, repeated runs and inspectable output evidence. The ten-check pilot above is a separate first exercise; it does not complete this benchmark.
Extra title and agenda slides shifted the requested order and table position.
Supplied price, customers, MRR, growth and March target were preserved.
The remainder was in speaker notes; required limitations were on a later slide.
The unedited outline matched all six requested headings. The rendered deck added a cover and an agenda, producing eight rendered slides: a cover, an agenda, and six numbered content slides. Our strict count includes all rendered slides. The comparison table and financial figures were retained, but strict placement requirements were missed.
Practical takeaway: A useful draft for this fictional brief, with an instruction-checking and editing step needed before delivery.
Read the full testing review →First output · October 6, 2026 · 10 points per fully met criterion. Competitor and industry averages are not available for this pilot.
Slide count, sequence and placement against the original task.
Method & more information →| Test case & observed evidence | Maximum | SlidesGPT |
|---|---|---|
| C01 · CONTROLLED TASKExactly six slides Eight rendered slides: cover, agenda and six numbered content slides. | 10points | 0NOT MET |
| C02 · CONTROLLED TASKRequired titles in exact order Rendered order begins Cedar Analytics, Agenda, Cedar Analytics; exact six-title sequence not met. | 10points | 0NOT MET |
| C07 · CONTROLLED TASKSlide 3 contains requested comparison table Requested table is on rendered slide 5, not rendered slide 3. | 10points | 0NOT MET |
Preservation of the supplied dataset and calculated values.
Method & more information →| Test case & observed evidence | Maximum | SlidesGPT |
|---|---|---|
| C03 · CONTROLLED TASK$40 monthly price preserved $40 per month appears on rendered slide 4. | 10points | 10MET |
| C04 · CONTROLLED TASKJanuary 120 and February 150 customers preserved 120 January customers and 150 February customers appear on rendered slide 5. | 10points | 10MET |
| C05 · CONTROLLED TASKJanuary $4,800 and February $6,000 MRR preserved $4,800 January MRR and $6,000 February MRR appear on rendered slide 5. | 10points | 10MET |
| C06 · CONTROLLED TASKCustomer and MRR growth both 25% Customer and MRR rows each show 25% growth on rendered slide 5. | 10points | 10MET |
| C09 · CONTROLLED TASK180 March customers explicitly a target 180 customers explicitly labeled target, not achieved, on rendered slide 7. | 10points | 10MET |
Visibility and placement of financial labels and limitations.
Method & more information →| Test case & observed evidence | Maximum | SlidesGPT |
|---|---|---|
| C08 · CONTROLLED TASK$3,200 costs and $2,800 remainder correctly labeled; not net profit $3,200 costs appear in the chart on rendered slide 6; $2,800 and its label appear only in speaker notes. | 10points | 0NOT MET |
| C10 · CONTROLLED TASKRequired limitations on slide 6; no invented facts or sources Required limitations appear on rendered slide 8, not rendered slide 6; no invented sources observed. | 10points | 0NOT MET |
Browser workflow: prompt → unedited outline → Show Slides. No regenerated output, manual text edits, model selection, subscription purchase or export test. Latency was not instrumented, so no speed score is assigned. No matched competitor run exists; an industry average is unavailable.