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I was curious where AI website design/building tools are at, and tried out the biggest free ones I could find. All of them are free to try, but Hostinger and 10Web both charge money even to edit the designs, which is a pain if you're not already on their platforms. The prompt I used was "A clean landing page for a monthly recurring tech and business meetup in London called Fuckup Nights. The next event is in December 2023 and the website should include a form for people to RSVP to it, as well as a gallery of past events." Broadly, I don't think AI is going to build your entire site for you, at least for the foreseeable future. Where it can be useful is in generating quick mockups that let you hone the site to your exact specifications. Outside of very basic websites, you’ll still want to make edits to almost any AI generated design, but I do think these tools can make it easier to save time on initial mockups and doing a lot of the grunt work. Framer Pricing: Free plan available; paid plans start at $5/month. Pros: - By far the most intuitive editing interface which pairs well with AI designs - The AI seems to understand brand "tone" well. Fonts, colors, etc. tend to align well. Cons: - Framer's creativity can be a downside if you're just looking for a simple site and design is less of a priority. Overall: Best for users for whom design+customization is a priority. Wix Pricing: $6+/month, but you can try the AI site builder free Pros: - Very cool chat interface that asks follow up questions and is thorough at getting the details right - Generally sleek interface and easy to use Cons: - The designs I saw were a bit "sanitized"/lacking creativity Overall: Best if you're already comfortable with Wix or want something easy to use without design/development experience. Hostinger Pros: - Effective at interpreting prompts for basic site elements. - Suitable for simple, clean website designs. Cons: - Limited design advantage over standard templates. - Editing tools are basic, not ideal for significant customizations. Overall: Good for small businesses needing straightforward, simple websites. 10Web Pricing: Free initial AI site generation; $15/month for full editing capabilities. Pros: - Its AI was consistently good at identifying which functionality you ask for (e.g. forms) and adding those elements - Easy onboarding process. Cons: - Generic template feel to all of the designs I saw. - High cost simply to edit the design, not justified compared to competitors IMO. Overall: Decent results but overpriced to simply be able to edit the site, similar to Hostinger. More on reddit.com

Depends on your skills. All chat bots when getting deeper into complex code gives a lot of errors, so you need a base knowledge to spot the errors. Basically, you can't use chat to do something you can't, as you'll never understand what it does and how to build on it or fix future bugs. More on reddit.com

I use ChatGPT and Claude extensively, but only for custom JS and CSS code that would take too long to write by hand, basically anything longer than 10 lines of code. It's almost never an instant solution, iterations are needed, but very rarely if ever do I not find the solution I'm looking for. As for why I'm using both, I found that Claude is better at the iteration (at least for me) but when Claude fails, I use ChatGPT for debugging. Very happy with them, the $40/month is negligible compared to the time I save. More on reddit.com