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Made By AI vs Penpot

Open-source design/prototyping, lacks AI generation and built-in merch checkout

Which to pick

Pick Made By AI if you want…

  • AI image creation with integrated merch printing
  • A free tool

Pick Penpot if you want…

  • Open-source full-stack design platform
  • Open-source design and prototyping
  • Open-source code (penpot/penpot on GitHub, MPL-2.0 license)

Side by side

What it is
Made By AI:Made By AI lets you generate custom AI images and instantly order printed merch with built-in background removal and upscaling.
Penpot:Penpot is an open-source design and prototyping platform for collaborative UI, design systems, and AI-enhanced workflows.
Best for
Made By AI:AI image creation with integrated merch printing
Penpot:Open-source full-stack design platform
Who it’s for
Made By AI:Designers, marketers, and developers who need quick AI-generated visuals and on-demand merch.
Penpot:Designers, developers, and AI agents needing scalable, code-friendly design collaboration.
Pricing
Made By AI:Free
Penpot:Freemium
Plans
Made By AI:—
Penpot:Professional $0 per user per month · Unlimited $7 per editor per month · Enterprise $25 per member per month · Private Server $50k per year
Open source
Made By AI:—
Penpot:Yes, 60,699 GitHub stars
Works with
Made By AI:—
Penpot:CSS, HTML, SVG, JSON, design tokens, AI agents

Made By AI features

  • AI image generation. Turn text ideas into high-quality images in seconds using state-of-the-art models.
  • Background removal. Automatically remove backgrounds from generated images for clean assets.
  • Upscaler & enhancer. Increase resolution to QHD 4K UHD for print-ready quality.
  • Custom styles. Choose from photorealistic, isometric, and other artistic styles.
  • Integrated merch checkout. Add designs to a shopping cart and order eco-friendly merch in one flow.
  • Free unlimited use. Create images and order merch without a credit card or subscription.

Penpot features

  • Responsive UI Design. Create wireframes, interactive prototypes, and CSS Grid/Flex layouts.
  • Design Systems. Manage components, design tokens, and shared libraries at scale.
  • Code Inspection. Export and inspect CSS, HTML, SVG, JSON and Penpot’s open file format.
  • AI Workflows. Integrate any LLM or AI tool directly into design-to-code and code-to-design pipelines.
  • Self-host & Cloud. Choose between Penpot’s hosted cloud or self-hosted deployment.
  • Unlimited Collaboration. Unlimited teams, projects and file creation across plans.

Made By AI vs Penpot FAQ

Is Made By AI or Penpot free?+

Made By AI is free. Penpot has a free plan (Professional); paid plans start at $25/month per user (Enterprise).

Which is cheaper, Made By AI or Penpot?+

Made By AI is free, so it costs less. Penpot starts at $25/month per user (Enterprise).

Is Made By AI or Penpot open source?+

Penpot is open source (penpot/penpot on GitHub, MPL-2.0 license). DevHunt has no public source repository on record for Made By AI.

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Made By AI

3 upvotes · Launched on DevHunt on Jan 10, 2023

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