What’s the most beginner friendly AI tool for vibe coders?

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There are many tools on the market. Which one is your choice for beginners and students?

Uttam Chaturvedi · Answer

Cursor is an excellent AI-powered tool for developers. I’ve been leveraging it for my daily development tasks, and as a student, It provides free one-year subscription.

Deepak Tewatia · Answer

GitHub Copilot CodeSandbox Replit ChatGPT Here i found some tips, hope you like them. Best Beginner-Friendly AI Tools for React Development

Manav Pandya · Answer

I've used GitHub Copilot a lot and would recommend it for students (Free for students) to give it a try.

William Gram · Answer

Spotify Premium+ Suno AI = perfect beginner-friendly combo for vibe coders.

Michael Hilliard · Answer

For beginners, GitHub Copilot is great since it helps with code suggestions right inside your editor. If you want a free option, ChatGPT works well for quick explanations and code snippets.

Pranshu Gupta · Answer

Cursor Trae GitHub copilot Perplexity

Sam Hobbs · Answer

I had not heard of Codeium and thought it is the same as VSCodium therefore I did some research. VSCodium is essentially Visual Studio Code without Telemetry but not relevant here. Codeium provides AI Coding Autocomplete and Chat for many languages. I found: Windsurf Plugin (formerly Codeium): AI Coding Autocomplete and Chat for Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, and more - Visual Studio Marketplace https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=Codeium.codeium Therefore I assume that Codeium is now called Windsurf. I see nothing in the descriptions indicating it can generate projects. The ones I have tried can generate projects.

Akshita Zarbade · Answer

Codeium or Google Gemini Code Assist —both offer generous, absolutely free usage and are great for learning, experimenting, or building real projects. Replit is also excellent if you prefer coding in a browser IDE setup. Tool Free for Individuals? Highlights Codeium Yes Unlimited usage, privacy-focused, multi-IDE support Google Gemini Code Assist Yes Massive free completions/month, natural language prompts Replit (Ghostwriter) Partially (free tier) Cloud IDE with limited AI; Agent features may incur cost Tabnine Yes Basic autocomplete free; advanced features are paid Windsurf (Codeium) Yes Free individual usage, now under OpenAI umbrella

Sam Hobbs · Answer

Since Microsoft's CoPilot is integrated into Visual Studio, it can be useful. I do not use Visual Studio Code but I assume CoPilot works in VS Code too. I have had problems with halucinations; CoPilot used a method that did not exist and therefore the entire generated application was useless. Other AI tools might do that too. I need a WPF window that does something specifc but I was unable to get it to work. I asked AI for a solution but none worked. Finally yesterday I wrote a description of what I needed and used the exact same input for CoPilot, Google Gemini, Cursor and ChatGPT. Cursor generated an application that did what I needed done. None of the other 3 did what I needed done. An important thing for a beginner to know about Cursor is that it is a fork (right?) of VS Code and can only be used in the Cursor application and maybe within VS Code. There is a Hobby pricing plan for Cursor that is free. It was less easy to get Google Gemini installed and configured. It might be easy to use now that I have it set up and it is likely easier to use but for me, the documentation was confusing. One problem I have with AI is that they are unable to analyze my system and determine what libraries I have installed. Therefore it might generate an application that require a different version of a library and sometimes the installation is not as easy as it should be and AI does not know how to do that. AI might be able to generate an Avalonia application that does not compile and I was uanble to determine how to install what I needed.

dorasissie · Answer

For beginners in “vibe coding,” I think tools like GitHub Copilot or ChatGPT are the most friendly options since they integrate smoothly and help a lot with quick prototyping and learning by doing. On top of that, Roblox can be a great environment to practice, because it allows you to apply scripting skills directly in creative projects. Many people even start experimenting with Roblox APK to get familiar with the platform first, and then gradually bring AI tools into their workflow.

Mahesh Chand · Answer

Which one are free? I know Loveable gives you $5 per month credit.

Arvind Kushwaha · Answer

Github Copilot is good for react and to know the details of particular topic and proper UI, leverage the Chat GPT.

Kannan K · Answer

from my personal exp, V0 is excellent for Reactjs /Nextjs based projects and for quick prototyping to creating a production grade app you can start with them. Bolt is good as well. but my choice for Reactjs / Nextjs projects has been V0 by Vercel. https://v0.dev/ For Angular project Gemini Models with any copilot would do.

Natasha Sturrock · Answer

If you’re just starting out, I’d say Replit with Ghostwriter is the most beginner-friendly — you open it in your browser, type what you want, and the AI helps build and run the code right there. If you want something even simpler for apps, Lovable is great too — you just describe your idea in plain English and it makes a working app you can tweak.

Mahesh Chand · Answer

Thank you, all! Good feedback. Any thoughts on tools like Loveable, Base 44, ZenCoder, or V0?

What’s the most beginner friendly AI tool for vibe coders?

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