Prompt-to-app builders
Dyad
Short answer
Open-source desktop AI app builder that runs locally and uses your own API keys or local models. Pro and Max subscriptions add AI credits; connects Supabase or Neon and deploys to Vercel. Free plan. From $20 a month (Pro).
Our verdict on Dyad
Dyad suits developers who value local control and their own model keys, with optional Pro credits at $20 a month, but it is not a hosted service.
- Best for
- Developers who want a local, open-source app builder using their own keys
- Not for
- Anyone wanting a browser-based builder with managed hosting
Pros
- It is open source, runs locally and is free with your own API key.
- It generates Next.js projects and connects to Supabase or Neon.
Cons
- It runs as a desktop app on macOS and Windows rather than in the browser.
- One-click publishing is only partial, relying on a Vercel connection.
Based on the vendor's own pages, not hands-on testing.
What is Dyad?
Open-source desktop AI app builder that runs locally and uses your own API keys or local models. Pro and Max subscriptions add AI credits; connects Supabase or Neon and deploys to Vercel.
The vendor describes it as: The open-source AI app builder on your desktop
- Vendor
- Dyad Tech, Inc.
- Works through
- macOS, Windows
- Built for
- Developers, Hobbyists, Founders
How much does Dyad cost?
| Free plan | Free plan: Free with your own API key; no sign-up |
|---|---|
| Cheapest paid plan | From $20 a month (Pro) |
| Highest self-serve plan | 79 a month (Max) |
| Credit-based usage | Yes |
Not verified: free trial, enterprise plan.
Prices are in US dollars, as shown on the vendor's own page on November 1, 2026. Vendors change them often, so confirm on the pricing page before you buy.
What does Dyad make, and from what?
- Output
- Full-stack app, Web page
- Starting points
- Text prompt
- Way of working
- Prompt box, then canvas
- Models named by the vendor
- Anthropic Claude, OpenAI GPT, Google Gemini, Ollama, LM Studio, DeepSeek
What features does Dyad have?
7 of 23 tracked features have a verified answer from an official page. The rest are folded under Not verified.
Creating
- Refine the result by chattingYes
Working with others and other tools
- Integrations or pluginsYes
- MCP serverYes
Shipping the result
- Export codeYes
- One-click publish or hostingPartly
- Backend and databaseYes
- Built-in sign-in or paymentsPartly
Not verified (16)
We could not read these from an official page. That is neither a yes nor a no.
- Visual editor for the output
- Multi-page output
- Responsive output
- Brand kit or design system
- Template library
- Start from an image or screenshot
- Start from a URL
- Clickable prototypes
- Train a custom style or model
- Real-time collaboration
- Version history
- API access
- Mobile app
- Import from Figma
- Export to Figma
- Custom domain
What can you export from Dyad?
No export formats could be verified from an official page. Code output named: nextjs.
Who owns the output and what happens to your content?
| Open source | Yes |
|---|---|
| Self-hostable | Yes |
Not verified: Commercial use of output, Trains on your content, SOC 2 stated, GDPR stated, Single sign-on.
Read the vendor's terms and privacy policy before uploading client or confidential work.
What are the alternatives to Dyad?
Other tools in Prompt-to-app builders, chosen for overlapping output and audience. The order is alphabetical among close matches, not a ranking.
Emergent Labs
Emergent
Prompt-to-app builder for web and mobile apps with credit-based plans. Standard adds private hosting and GitHub integration; Pro adds a 1M context window and custom agents; Business adds SSO and RBAC.
- From $20/mo
- Free plan
Partly verified
Lovable
Lovable
AI full-stack app builder that turns chat into working web apps with built-in hosting, database, GitHub sync and code download, on Free, Pro, Business and Enterprise credit plans.
- From $25/mo
- Free plan
- Exports code
Official pages read
AI builder for full-stack web apps from prompts. Official site could not be loaded this session, so nothing was verified from vendor pages.
- Price not verified
Little verified
Replit, Inc.
Replit Agent
Cloud development environment with an AI Agent that builds and deploys apps from prompts. Core and Pro plans include usage credits toward stronger models; Enterprise adds SSO and audit logs.
- From $20/mo
Partly verified
How they differ from Dyad
- EmergentPublishes and hosts the result in one step. Supports real-time collaborationCompare Dyad with Emergent
- LovableCosts more to start: $25/mo against $20/mo. Publishes and hosts the result in one stepCompare Dyad with Lovable
- MochaSuits founders exploring prompt-built full-stack web appsCompare Dyad with Mocha
- Replit AgentSupports real-time collaboration. Also makes mobile appCompare Dyad with Replit Agent
How was this checked?
Verification level: Partly verified. 7 of 23 tracked features have a verified answer. Last checked November 1, 2026. We have not tested Dyad hands-on. See the methodology.
- dyad.sh (read November 1, 2026)
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