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  "slug": "google-ai-studio",
  "name": "Google AI Studio (Build mode)",
  "url": "https://aistudio.google.com",
  "cat": "build",
  "group": "build",
  "tagline": "Gemini prompt-to-app playground",
  "price": "Free with Gemini API quota · paid Gemini API usage · Google AI Pro/Ultra raise limits",
  "tier": "mixed",
  "pick": false,
  "what": "Build mode turns a prompt into a full-stack app: a React frontend with a Node.js backend runtime for secure API calls and npm packages, or a Kotlin and Jetpack Compose Android project. Export as ZIP, sync to GitHub, or deploy straight to Cloud Run. Your Gemini key is injected server-side.",
  "why": "Google's designated Firebase Studio replacement and the cheapest serious builder here — there is no credit meter, only Gemini API quota. Best when the app is itself Gemini-powered, since model access is native rather than bolted on.",
  "warn": "Prototype-grade polish next to Lovable or v0, and shared apps bill Gemini calls against your own quota. Free API tiers are rate-limited, and Google may use free-tier data to improve its products.",
  "category": {
    "key": "build",
    "name": "AI app builders",
    "desc": "Describe an app, get a deployed product. The stack each one generates, and whether you can take the code with you.",
    "group": "build",
    "groupName": "Build it"
  },
  "freshness": null,
  "health": {
    "ok": true,
    "status_code": 200,
    "final_url": "https://aistudio.google.com/welcome",
    "checked_at": "2026-08-18T20:59:38.827+00:00"
  },
  "corrected_at": null,
  "upstream_changed_at": null
}