v0 by Vercel

v0 is Vercel’s AI tool for generating web interfaces and apps from a plain-language description. It is best known for producing clean React and Next.js code with Tailwind CSS and shadcn/ui components, which you can preview, edit by chat, sync to GitHub and deploy to Vercel. It now lives at v0.app, and it is a natural fit for front-end developers and designers who work in the React ecosystem.

Quick facts

• Made by: Vercel, the company behind Next.js
• Free plan: Yes, with $5 of monthly credits and a small daily message limit
• Paid plans: Team and Business per user, plus Enterprise. A legacy Premium plan at $20 is reported as being phased out for new users.
• Works on: Web, with an API for developers on paid plans
• Pricing last checked: October 2026, using several recent published sources. v0 changed its metering twice, so older pages differ. Confirm on v0’s official pricing page.

What v0 is best at

• UI from a description: describe a page or component and get working React code with a live preview.
• Next.js and Tailwind output: code that fits the stack many front-end teams already use.
• Visual editing and chat refinement: change the design with prompts or in Design Mode.
• Vercel and GitHub integration: deploy to Vercel and sync your project to a GitHub repository.
• Importing designs: Figma import on paid plans, which helps designers hand work to code.

Plans and pricing

Everything runs on credits that are spent in proportion to the tokens a generation uses, so a complex full-stack request costs much more than a simple component. Credits are a prepaid balance, and one source reports they expire after 65 days. Plan lineups changed several times, so confirm what is offered to new users on v0’s official page.

Best for

• React and Next.js developers who want a fast first draft of a page or component.
• Designers who want working code from a design idea.
• Teams already deploying on Vercel.

Less suited to

• People who need a complete back end, database and logins from a single prompt, where Lovable or Replit cover more.
• Anyone who wants a fixed monthly cost, because credits are consumed by tokens.
• Teams outside the React ecosystem.

How to get started

1. Sign in at v0.app with your Vercel, GitHub or email account.
2. Describe one page or component in detail, including layout, content and style.
3. Iterate by chat and in Design Mode, and watch how many credits each change uses.
4. Sync the project to GitHub, review the code and run it locally before you ship it.
5. Move to a paid plan only when you need more credits, Figma import or team features.

Prompt ideas to copy

Build a pricing page with three plan cards, a monthly and yearly toggle and a comparison table underneath. Use a clean, modern style and make it responsive.

Create a dashboard layout with a sidebar, a top bar with a search box and a grid of four summary cards above a data table.

Design a signup form with email and password fields, inline validation messages and a clear error state. Use accessible labels.

Turn this component into a dark-mode version with a toggle, keeping the colours accessible and the code tidy.

Limitations and things to watch

• Generated code needs review for accessibility, security and edge cases.
• Credit use varies with the size of each request.
• Plan names and availability have changed, so older guides can be out of date.
• It focuses on front-end output rather than a full application back end.

Alternatives

Compare Lovable for full apps from prompts, Replit for building and hosting in the browser, Cursor and GitHub Copilot for AI in your editor.