COMPARE / SAME TASK

Compare AI builders

Same task, same repository, same constraints. The result is judged by what ships — including the human work required to get it there.

Current state

Source-backed decision guides and controlled-test plans are available. No performance winner is named until prompts, artifacts, failures, costs, and verification output are recorded.

Prompt-to-appResearching

Lovable vs Bolt

Compare billing, repository workflow, deployment and training-data boundaries before choosing a builder. No performance winner claimed.

Official-source comparison · not hands-on tested
Prototype to productionResearching

Lovable vs v0

Compare backend ownership, GitHub review, publishing and team privacy before taking a prototype into production.

Official-source comparison · not hands-on tested
Coding agentsResearching

Codex vs Claude Code

A source-backed comparison plan for one feature and repository, with model, effort, permissions, and cost recorded. Benchmark not yet run.

10K–100K primary query band · YoY +900%
Repository workflowsResearching

Cursor vs Claude Code

Choose a repository workflow by context, permissions, review effort and recovery, with a same-task evaluation worksheet. No benchmark winner claimed.

Official-source comparison · not hands-on tested
AI-native IDEsPlanned

Cursor vs Windsurf

A controlled IDE comparison for context retrieval, multi-file changes, terminal work, and the cost of correcting an agent.

1K–10K band in both query directions
Access and permissionsResearching

Gemini CLI vs Claude Code

Check account eligibility, billing routes, repository context and MCP permissions before comparing agents. Includes a cost record; no benchmark winner claimed.

Official-source comparison · not hands-on tested