V0 by Vercel
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v0 by Vercel — Agentic AI App Builder for React/Next.js, From Prompt to Live Vercel URL
Not shut down. v0 (Vercel; launched late 2023 as UI-component generator, rebuilt Feb 2026 into an agentic full-stack workspace) is active as of 2026-08, canonical domain moved v0.dev → v0.app (307 redirect, not a wind-down), changelog through Aug 2026 confirms active development (Opus 5 in model picker, Mini/Pro/Max/Max Fast tiers, Team renamed Plus). No acquisition/shutdown signal.
1. One-line positioning
v0 = Vercel’s agentic AI app builder that turns prompts / screenshots / Figma frames / GitHub repos into Next.js + React + Tailwind + shadcn/ui code, with Design Mode, sandbox runtime, two-way GitHub sync (branch → commit → PR, never pushes to main), one-click Vercel deploy, Neon/Supabase/Upstash/Stripe/Snowflake integrations, v0 Platform API + SDK + MCP server, iOS app. Not Bolt.new (WebContainer, stack-agnostic), not Lovable (full-stack app-first, less React-purist), not Cursor (IDE agent, no deploy pipeline), not GitHub Copilot (editor plugin). Fits
ai-productivity-data; pipeline_stagenone(prompt → plan → generate → design-mode/edit → git → deploy). 2026 trap: credit metering unpredictable on heavy iteration (complex app can burn a month’s Premium in a few prompts), React/Next/Tailwind/shadcn-only (no Vue/Svelte/Angular first-class), Vercel deploy is the happy path (export works but loses one-click), Premium $20 legacy sunset for new users → real paid floor is Plus $30/seat.2. Core features
Layer Capability Notes Generate NL prompt / screenshot / Figma frame / repo import → multi-page Next.js App Router, RSC, Tailwind, shadcn/ui, API routes, server actions Agent plans tasks, web-searches, inspects running preview, auto-fixes compile/runtime errors Design Mode Select elements on live preview, tweak layout/color/spacing/typography, layers/measure overlay, batch annotations back to agent Non-coder usable Editor VS Code-style in-product editor: diffs, file create/delete, search/replace, side-by-side with agent Sandbox VM preview (not browser-only since Feb 2026) Git GitHub connect → working branch v0/…, auto-commit, open/merge PR, signed commits, never mainTwo-way sync Full-stack glue Neon / Supabase / Upstash / Vercel Blob / Stripe / Shopify / Snowflake (preview) / Linear / Notion; Vercel AI SDK + AI Gateway New apps often scaffold Neon + Drizzle + Better Auth Models v0 Mini / v0 Pro / v0 Max / v0 Max Fast (published per-M-token rates); Max tied to frontier Claude Opus generations Mini $0.20 in / $1.20 out per M; Pro $2 / $10; Max $5 / $25 API/ext v0 Platform API v2 (chat/generation/project/deploy), open-source vercel/v0-sdk, v0 MCP server for MCP-aware IDEsEmbed generation in own product Surface 🌐 v0.app (browser) · 📱 iOS app · 🔌 Platform API/MCP · (no standalone desktop, no local-model routing) Vercel account = v0 account 3. Pricing (2026-08, USD, credit-based)
Tier Price Credits Notes Free $0 $5/mo included 7 messages/day cap, Design Mode, GitHub sync, Vercel deploy, all models throttled Premium (legacy) $20/mo $20/mo Sunset, not sold to new users; old subscribers grandfathered Plus $30/user/mo $30/user/mo + $2/day login credit Team rename (was “Team”), shared projects, pooled credits, centralized billing Business $100/user/mo $30/user/mo + $2/day login Training opt-out by default, advanced controls, team-wide analytics Enterprise Custom Custom SAML SSO, RBAC, priority no-queue, SLAs, data never trained Extra credits Buy anytime on paid plans Roll over 65 days, purchased credits expire 1 yr Unused monthly credits roll over, expire after 65 days pricing_type = freemium-credit-metered;starting_price = $0(effective paid floor $30/seat Plus for new accounts);free_tier = "yes; $5/mo credits, 7 msgs/day, Design Mode, GitHub sync, Vercel deploy, all models throttled, NO team pool, NO training opt-out";pricing_note = "vercel-2023-from-ui-gen-feb-2026-agentic-rebuild-v0-app-canonical-v0-dev-307-redirect; credit-metered-token-based-mini-0.2-1.2-pro-2-10-max-5-25-per-m-tokens; premium-20-sunset-new-users-plus-30-floor; monthly-credits-roll-65d-purchased-65d-or-1yr; heavy-iteration-burns-credits-fast; react-next-tailwind-shadcn-only-no-vue-svelte-angular; vercel-deploy-happy-path-export-works-but-loses-oneclick"4. Access Type (v2)
access_type: web-app-plus-apiaccess_display: 🌐 v0.app (browser) · 📱 iOS app · 🔌 Platform API v2 + v0 SDK + MCP server · (Vercel account required, no local runtime)5. Reviews (excellent in lane, narrow lane)
Source Score Signal Scored.tools 2026 8/10 “Best AI app builder if target is React/Next on Vercel; prompt-to-live-URL fastest in category” AIdeList 2026 — Praise: Design Mode, GitHub PR handoff, Vercel glue, Platform API; ding: credit unpredictability, Premium sunset confusion MegaOne 6/10 6/10 “Notable but React-only, frontend-weighted, token cost varies widely by model tier” VersusTool — Flags no built-in auth, credits don’t roll (misstated—they roll 65d), frontend-only scope TechHarry Aug 2026 qualitative “4M+ users, output quality holds up to real review, agentic loop actually completes scaffold→DB→deploy” Praise: best-in-class React/Tailwind/shadcn output (idiomatic, typed, accessible), one-click Vercel deploy + preview URL unmatched, Design Mode bridges designer→dev, agentic loop self-fixes runtime errors, Figma/screenshot→code accurate, Platform API embeds in products.
Gripes: credit burn unpredictable (full-stack gen eats $20 Premium in few prompts), React/Next-only (Vue/Svelte/Secondary), backend/auth still needs human review, Vercel lock-in (export possible but no one-click), Premium $20 sunset confuses newcomers (real floor $30 Plus), Max tier opaque “contact sales”, generated code verbose at scale.
6. Best for / Not for
Best for Not for Vercel-first teams shipping Next.js MVPs / dashboards / landing pages Non-React stacks (Vue/Svelte/Angular/Astro) → Bolt.new/Replit Frontend devs wanting shadcn-conformant components pasted into prod Heavy backend/logic engineers wanting auth+ORM+API routes handed complete Designers prototyping real React from Figma/screenshot (Design Mode) Non-Vercel deploy shops unwilling to accept export-without-pipeline cost Founders solo-shipping waitlist→MVP on Vercel Tight-budget bootstrappers surprised by credit burn Teams needing GitHub PR handoff, not just chat output Daily-driver coding inside large existing repo (Cursor better) Builders embedding AI UI-gen via Platform API/MCP Mobile-native (React Native/Flutter) — web only 7. Competitors (table)
Tool Lane Starts vs v0 Bolt.new WebContainer full-stack, stack-agnostic Free / $20/mo More frameworks, less React-purist output Lovable Full-stack app-first (Supabase/DB baked) Free / $20–25/mo Stronger end-to-end app, weaker shadcn code taste Cursor IDE agent (not deploy pipeline) $20/mo Pro Better daily-driver in existing codebase, no Vercel deploy GitHub Copilot Editor plugin $10/mo Cheaper, no app scaffold/design mode Replit Agent Browser IDE + deploy Free / $20/mo More runtime control, weaker UI taste Framer / Webflow AI Designer-first no-code sub $20–$40/mo Better visual polish, no real React export Google Stitch Design→UI proto Preview/free Design-side, not shippable Next.js v0 Max (custom) Enterprise v0 Contact sales Opaque tier above Plus 8. Directory verdict (short_desc)
v0 by Vercel (2023 UI-gen → Feb 2026 agentic rebuild, v0.dev→v0.app 307 redirect) = AI app builder: prompt/screenshot/Figma/repo → Next.js+React+Tailwind+shadcn/ui, Design Mode, sandbox VM, GitHub branch/PR sync, one-click Vercel deploy, Neon/Supabase/Stripe glue, Platform API+SDK+MCP, iOS app, models Mini/Pro/Max/Max Fast. Free $0 ($5 cr, 7 msg/day) / Premium $20 sunset / Plus $30 seat / Business $100 seat / Ent custom; credits roll 65d. Scored 8/10. Category ai-productivity-data; pipeline_stage none. Not Bolt/Lovable/Cursor/Copilot. Gotchas: credit-metered-burn-fast, react-next-tailwind-shadcn-only, premium-20-sunset-plus-30-floor, vercel-deploy-happy-path, no-builtin-auth-complete-backend, v0-dev-307-to-v0-app.