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Shortlist

What is the best AI website builder for designers in 2026?

Framer is our pick, scoring 86.3 out of 100 across craft, speed, control and value, with Recraft behind it on 82.2. These are the five best design-first AI website builders, chosen from 20 that qualify and ranked on the same rubric as the rest of the index.

Index updated

Chosen from 20 that qualify, out of 101 tracked

The shortlist

  1. 01

    Framer

    A designer's canvas with AI doing the tedious parts.

    Design-firstFree tier

    Best for

    Designers and brand-led teams where the visual result is the whole point

    86.3

  2. 02

    Recraft

    AI image and vector generation platform with brand-style controls and editable SVG output.

    Design-firstFree tier

    Best for

    Designers generating scalable brand assets and icons with AI

    82.2

  3. 03

    Subframe

    A design tool where code is the output, not an export.

    Design-firstFree tier

    Best for

    Engineers who want to design without leaving the code model

    81.6

  4. 04

    Google Stitch

    Google Labs AI tool that generates multi-screen UI from text and image prompts and exports to Figma and frontend code.

    Design-firstFree tier

    Best for

    Designers rapidly prototyping multi-screen flows with Gemini AI

    80.7

  5. 05

    Relume

    Sitemap and wireframes first, pretty pixels second.

    Design-firstFree trial

    Best for

    Agencies and freelancers who want to shorten the structure and wireframe stage

    80.7

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