Replit Agent 3 cost me $127, Lovable $78, V0 just $23 for the same project. Here's what actually works in 2025 for vibe coding platforms – no marketing BS, just real testing with real money. Find out which AI development tool fits your needs and budget.s
Great article, I've never personally tested any vibe code applications but I'm familiar with how they are marketed as replacements for coders, which I I always thought it was an obvious exaggeration but it's good to see tangible proof that in fact it's just blatant lies.
I also kinda hate how based on your experiments their marketing and pricing sucks even more, I guess I think it's very shitty to advertise a revolution in the coding industry for $20/mo just to end up paying so much more for a very basic and incomplete product.
Great article and very present on my mind as I’ve been working on multiple prototypes and really getting them out the door is still tedious, especially for somebody like me with zero developer background maybe you and me can work on some of these things together and actually pushed them out. Thanks for the comparison.
My current set up that is somewhat interesting is lovable cloud + VS code with Claude code
Claude Code is very good, but I would argue if it's true Vibe-Coding tool. It's very easy to set-up...but for some people Terminal-Based tools are too far from what they want!
Great article, I've never personally tested any vibe code applications but I'm familiar with how they are marketed as replacements for coders, which I I always thought it was an obvious exaggeration but it's good to see tangible proof that in fact it's just blatant lies.
I also kinda hate how based on your experiments their marketing and pricing sucks even more, I guess I think it's very shitty to advertise a revolution in the coding industry for $20/mo just to end up paying so much more for a very basic and incomplete product.
100%
$20/month is like no-brainer to create any app...and then you find yourself topping up another 100...to get even basic functionality!
Great article and very present on my mind as I’ve been working on multiple prototypes and really getting them out the door is still tedious, especially for somebody like me with zero developer background maybe you and me can work on some of these things together and actually pushed them out. Thanks for the comparison.
My current set up that is somewhat interesting is lovable cloud + VS code with Claude code
Claude Code is very good, but I would argue if it's true Vibe-Coding tool. It's very easy to set-up...but for some people Terminal-Based tools are too far from what they want!
Absolutely agree, that's why I'm using it in VS Code as an extension.