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Puter AI Builder
What it is
Puter AI Builder turns a plain-English description into a working app or website, displays it in a live preview, can repair runtime errors, and publishes it to a public URL. You can ask for edits in ordinary language or select a preview element and describe the change. Each turn is saved as a snapshot that can be restored. Projects can include images, logos, PDFs, CSVs, and text files for the builder to read.
Built projects can use Puter.js for key-value and file storage, Puter account sign-in, AI models, and serverless workers. The builder supports remote MCP servers over Streamable HTTP, including public servers and servers using a bearer token; OAuth sign-in and local servers are not supported yet. Projects export as a zip of standard HTML, CSS, and JavaScript with no build step. One-click publishing hosts an app at its own public puter.site address, and it can be unpublished immediately. The builder is open source under Apache 2.0 and can run locally or on a user's server, though its default AI and cloud services require internet access and a Puter account. The Free plan is free with a Puter account and no card required.
For and against
For
- Creates apps or websites from plain-English descriptions
- Snapshots let users restore earlier versions
- Exports standard HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
- Can publish or unpublish a public app
- Free plan requires no card
Against
- Published app users need their own Puter accounts
- Heavy use can reach account free-tier limits
- OAuth sign-in and local MCP servers are unsupported
- Generated code needs review before handling money or personal data
The verdict
Puter AI Builder supports a path from description to editable project, export, or public hosting. Consider its integration limits and code review guidance when deciding whether it fits your project.
Who it suits
Puter AI Builder may suit founders, professionals making tools for their work, developers seeking an editable starting point, and teams adapting the builder. It is less suited to strict compliance needs or unusual integrations without developer involvement.
Plans and prices
Free
25 MB storage · Limited AI & Cloud · 100s of apps & games · Community support
Read 20 Oct 2026 · puter.com
Basic
100 GB storage · Expanded AI & Cloud · 100s of apps & games · Community support
Read 20 Oct 2026 · puter.com
Plus
500 GB storage · Advanced AI & Cloud · 100s of apps & games · Expanded support
Read 20 Oct 2026 · puter.com
Pro
2 TB storage · Maximum AI & Cloud · 100s of apps & games · Expanded support
Read 20 Oct 2026 · puter.com
On the record
- AI access
- Apps can call chat, vision, and image-generation models through Puter without developers managing API keys.builder.puter.com · read 20 Oct 2026
- App-store limitation
- Projects are web apps rather than native iOS or Android binaries and are shared by link instead of through app stores.builder.puter.com · read 20 Oct 2026
- Attachments
- Users can add images, logos, PDFs, CSVs, and text files to a project for the builder to read as needed.builder.puter.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Automatic repair
- After changes, the builder runs the preview, detects runtime errors, sends failures back to the model, and verifies fixes.builder.puter.com · read 20 Oct 2026
- Backend
- Built apps can use Puter.js for key-value storage, file storage, Puter account sign-in, AI models, and serverless workers.builder.puter.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Backend services
- Generated apps can use Puter accounts, a database, file storage, and AI models without separate setup.builder.puter.com · read 20 Oct 2026
- Collaboration limitation
- Each project belongs to one Puter account, so only one account builds it at a time even though the resulting app can be multi-user.builder.puter.com · read 20 Oct 2026
- Company headquarters
- LinkedIn lists Puter's headquarters in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.linkedin.com · read 20 Oct 2026
- Company legal name
- Crunchbase lists the legal name as Puter Technologies Inc. and operating status as active.crunchbase.com · read 20 Oct 2026
- Company size
- LinkedIn lists Puter in the 2–10 employee range.linkedin.com · read 20 Oct 2026
- Core project licence
- The main Puter repository is licensed AGPL-3.0 unless a component specifies another licence.github.com · read 20 Oct 2026
- Cost model
- People using a published app cover their own storage and AI usage through their Puter accounts, so those costs do not scale with the app creator's user count.builder.puter.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Developer SDK
- Puter.js is available through a script tag or the @heyputer/puter.js npm module and exposes authentication, storage, databases, AI, hosting, networking, and workers.docs.puter.com · read 20 Oct 2026
- Documentation depth
- The Puter.js reference documents numerous callable APIs for AI, files, key-value storage, networking, peer connections, UI, permissions, teams, and hosting.docs.puter.com · read 20 Oct 2026
- Editing
- Users can request changes in plain language or select an element in the preview and describe an edit.builder.puter.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Export format
- Projects export as ordinary HTML, CSS, and JavaScript files without a build step.builder.puter.com · read 20 Oct 2026
- External repository evidence
- GitHub showed about 43.8 thousand stars, 4.1 thousand forks, and 7,093 commits for the Puter repository when opened.github.com · read 20 Oct 2026
- Forms
- AI-generated forms can save submissions, provide a private response view, support search and filtering, and export CSV.builder.puter.com · read 20 Oct 2026
