AI Tools for Wireframe and Layout
A free Google Labs tool that converts text prompts or sketches into polished UI designs and working front-end code. Powered by Gemini 2.5. TechCrunch
- Key Features: Sketch-to-UI, prompt-to-code, multiple design variants, export to Figma, HTML/CSS generation stitchai.org
- Pricing: Free (experimental) TechCrunch
- Best For: Rapid prototyping, early-stage UI mockups
- Limitations: Being experimental — usage patterns and limits may change
An AI-powered no-code/web-app builder where you just chat with the AI to make websites or web apps. Lovable AI Insights
- Key Features: Chat-based UI builder, Figma import, responsive design generation, full-stack web app generation
- Pricing: Free plan — 5 credits/day (up to ~30/mo) Lovable AI Insights
- Best For: Founders, product managers, non-coders, quick MVPs
- Limitations: Limited daily credits on the free tier
V0.dev (by Vercel)
A full-stack AI agent that builds web apps — front-end + backend — from natural language or wireframes.
- Key Features: App scaffolding, backend generation, UI + API creation, instant preview / deploy
- Pricing: Free tier with $5 monthly credit and usage limits
- Best For: Prototyping dashboards, MVPs, fast full-stack generation
- Limitations: Credit-limited, not ideal for very large or long-term production apps
AI Tools for Development
An AI-native code editor that deeply understands your codebase, supports natural-language editing, and multi-line transformations. Cursor
- Key Features: Tab completions, intelligent edits, chat with codebase, refactoring
- Pricing: Free tier available; premium plans for more usage
- Best For: Developers who want an AI teammate inside their IDE
- Limitations: Rate-limited on the free plan; possible cost at scale
An advanced conversational AI with strong reasoning, code generation, data analysis, and research capabilities.
- Key Features: Explain code, generate algorithms, assist in debugging, analyze logs
- Pricing: Free plan available; paid options for higher usage
- Best For: Architects, lead devs, debugging and planning
- Limitations: Depends on message- or token-based pricing
Google’s command-line agent tool for AI coding: run AI-driven tasks right from your terminal.
- Key Features: Local “agent” loop, code generation, scripting, debugging
- Pricing: Free and open-source
- Best For: Terminal-first developers, automation of dev tasks
- Limitations: CLI-only (no GUI), needs setup
AI assistant integrated into IDEs (VS Code, JetBrains, etc.) that offers autocomplete, context-aware snippets, and tests.
- Key Features: In-editor suggestions, test generation, multi-language support
- Pricing: Has a free tier for qualifying users / individuals
- Best For: Everyday feature development, boilerplate, test scaffolding
- Limitations: Indexed token cost at scale, requires review of generated code
Beginner-Friendly Free AI Tools (With Limits)
- Google Stitch — Free through Google Labs
- Lovable.dev — 5 free credits/day
- V0.dev — $5 free monthly credits
- Cursor — Free tier with limited AI calls
- Gemini CLI — Fully free and open-source
- Kimi K2 — Open-source, powerful coding agent model (agentic LLM)
- Z.ai (chat.z.ai) — Free AI chat agent that supports full-stack dev prompts