Design gurus have said that websites built with frontier models like Anthropic’s Opus 4.8, OpenAI’s GPT-5.5, or Gemini 3 often share similar interfaces and design elements, such as rounded corners, beige color palettes, and excessive use of emojis. Base44’s competitors, such as Lovable and Replit<\/a>, use these underlying models.<\/p>\n For instance, Paul Bakaus, the CEO of AI design startup Impeccable, said in a June interview with Andreessen Horowitz that the designs of these sites look like an “algorithmic Uniqlo or Ikea” \u2014 functional but basic.<\/p>\n Shlomo said Base 1, in its more advanced versions in the future, will “create something that looked uniquely different” every time, but “It’s going to take some effort, so we are not yet there.”<\/p>\n He also said the model would produce faster results and cost users fewer credits than using frontier models. Base44 is a subsidiary of the website-building company Wix.<\/p>\n To see how the model fared, I pitted Base 1 against Anthropic’s Opus 4.8 to vibe code the same website<\/a>.<\/p>\n Making a website for a fictional mood lamp<\/p>\n I selected Base 1 as my working AI model while building my website.\u00a0<\/p>\n Screenshot\/Business Insider<\/p>\n I settled on building an e-commerce website for a fictional product \u2014 an emotional support lamp that can read Google calendars and change its hue depending on the ongoing event. I asked it to glow yellow for focus mode, blue for downtime, pink for meetings, and red for impending deadlines.<\/p>\n I fed Base44 my prompt, carefully avoiding any instructions about website design, curious to see what design it would come up with on its own.<\/p>\n Before pressing Enter, I selected Base 1 as my AI model. Free users don’t have this option; only users with the $40-per-month “Builder” subscription or higher can toggle between AI models.<\/p>\n After a few minutes of anticipation, Base44 presented me with the site for “Lumos.”<\/p>\n Base 1 vs Opus 4.8<\/p>\n I was surprised by the deep color palette, one that I had not seen unprompted on a vibe-coded website.\u00a0<\/p>\n Screenshot\/Business Insider<\/p>\n Off the bat, I was surprised by the design. The website had a deep blue background, which already set it apart from the light or beige-colored front ends I’d seen on most vibe-coded websites. It was complemented by a bright yellow accent color.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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