The definitive guide to vibe coding — building real software by describing what you want to AI models. Compare LLMs, master prompting, discover tools, and learn what works.
Vibe coding is a new way of building software where you describe what you want in plain English, and an AI model writes the code for you. You guide the direction — the AI handles the implementation.
Tell the AI what you want to build in natural language. No syntax memorization required.
See results instantly. Spot something wrong? Just say what to fix and the AI adjusts.
People are building Chrome extensions, dashboards, games, APIs, and full SaaS products this way.
The big three families powering vibe coding today.
Opus 4.6, Opus 4.5, Sonnet 4.5, Haiku 4.5 — widely considered the best for writing code and following complex instructions.
Top Pick for CodeGPT-4o, o1, o3 — the most well-known family with broad capabilities and strong ecosystem integration.
Most PopularThe newest contender from Elon Musk's xAI — less filtered, real-time data access, and rapidly improving code capabilities.
Rising ContenderWhere vibe coding actually happens.
VS Code fork with deep AI integration. The most popular vibe coding IDE right now.
Anthropic's terminal-based coding agent. Reads your codebase, makes changes, runs commands.
AI-native IDE from Codeium with "Cascade" — a multi-step agentic coding flow.
Browser-based builders that turn prompts into full-stack apps with instant previews.
Learn the prompting techniques that produce better code — from kickoff to debugging to refactoring.
Real projects built entirely through vibe coding. See what's possible.
Where vibe coding breaks down. Security, scalability, the "it works but I don't know why" problem.
Estimate your monthly costs based on model, tool, and usage patterns.