Google Labs’ AI-native UI design tool. Launched at Google I/O 2025. Generates UI mockups and multi-screen flows from natural language prompts, following Material Design 3 guidelines (stitch.withgoogle.com).
Currently free while inside Labs. Standard mode gives 350 generations per month; Pro mode (backed by Gemini 2.5 Pro) adds 200 higher-quality generations per month. Paid tiers are expected once the product exits Labs, projected Q4 2026.
System Verdict
Pick Google Stitch for fast UI mockups when Material Design 3 fits the brief. Prompt-to-UI in seconds, coherent multi-screen flows, and Figma export make it the fastest way from idea to clickable prototype.
The design system lock-in is real. Material 3 is the only native output. Teams on iOS-first brands, custom design systems, or non-Material look-and-feel will fight the defaults.
Skip it for production design work. Figma still owns pixel-level control, component variants, auto-layout, design tokens, and team review. Stitch is a prototype accelerator, not a replacement.
Who pays what: nobody pays yet. Everything inside the Labs window is free. Budget planning for Q4 2026 is the right time to revisit.
Key Facts
| Status | Google Labs experiment (free) |
| URL | stitch.withgoogle.com |
| Launched | May 2025 (Google I/O) |
| Standard mode | 350 generations/mo, Gemini 2.5 Flash |
| Pro mode | 200 generations/mo, Gemini 2.5 Pro |
| Multi-screen flow | A 5-screen flow counts as 1 generation |
| Design system | Material Design 3 |
| Export formats | Figma, HTML/CSS, Flutter code, design specs |
| Responsive | Mobile, tablet, desktop breakpoints auto-generated |
| Paid tier ETA | Q4 2026 (per Google Labs signals) |
Every data point above was verified against vendor sources on 2026-05-13. See Sources.
What it actually is
A prompt-driven UI generator. Users describe an interface (“mobile banking app, dark theme, transaction history with swipeable cards”) and Stitch produces a Material 3 compliant design across phone, tablet, and desktop breakpoints.
Iteration is conversational. Follow-up prompts (“add bottom nav”, “make the CTA larger”, “switch to light theme”) refine the output without redrawing from scratch.
Export paths are functional, not decorative. Flutter code compiles without manual cleanup in most cases. Figma export opens real editable layers. HTML/CSS is clean enough to hand off to a frontend developer.
When to pick Google Stitch
- Mockups need to ship in minutes, not days. Prompt-to-UI beats Figma’s click-to-design speed by an order of magnitude.
- The target stack is Android or Flutter. Material 3 compliance ships by default, Flutter export ships real code.
- Design handoff goes to a non-designer. Founders, PMs, and developers can produce investor-ready prototypes without Figma fluency.
- Conversational iteration is preferred over manual editing. “Add a loading skeleton” takes a sentence, not menu navigation.
- Responsive variants are required cheaply. Mobile, tablet, and desktop outputs generate together from one prompt.
When to pick something else
- Pixel-perfect production design: Figma. Variants, auto-layout, component libraries, dev-mode handoff.
- iOS-first brand work: SwiftUI-native tools or Figma with iOS kits. Stitch output is Material, not HIG.
- Custom or non-Material design systems: Figma plus a custom library. Stitch fights any non-Material brief.
- Full-app prototype with working data: Lovable or v0 by Vercel. Stitch produces UI, not functional apps.
- Animation and motion prototyping: Figma, ProtoPie, or Framer. Stitch output is static.
Pricing
| Plan | Price | Limits |
|---|---|---|
| Google Labs (current) | Free | 350 Standard generations/mo (Gemini 2.5 Flash), 200 Pro generations/mo (Gemini 2.5 Pro), Figma and code exports |
| Paid tiers | Expected Q4 2026 | Not announced. Analysts expect a free floor plus paid plans priced below Figma. |
Verified 2026-05-13 via Google Stitch and the Google Labs announcement. All pricing caveated to the Labs window. Pricing competition tightened in April 2026 when Anthropic launched Claude Design, a prompt-to-prototype tool bundled with Claude Pro+ that pushed Figma stock down ~7% on the day.
Against the alternatives
| Google Stitch | Figma | Claude Design | Lovable | v0 by Vercel | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Input mode | Text prompt | Click to draw | Text prompt + codebase context | Text prompt to app | Text prompt to React |
| Design system | Material 3 | Any (user-built) | Auto-extracts from your codebase | Any | React + Tailwind defaults |
| Output | UI mockup, Figma, Flutter, HTML | Editable design file | Slide decks, mockups, one-pagers, pitch decks | Full web app | React components |
| Pixel control | Limited | Full | Limited | Limited | Limited |
| Code export | Flutter, HTML/CSS | Dev Mode only | Hands off to Claude Code for build | Full app | React/Next.js |
| Collaboration | Basic | Industry standard | Pro+ accounts | Basic | GitHub-native |
| Best viewed as | Prompt-to-prototype | Design-system home | Prompt-to-pitch on your brand | Prompt-to-app | Prompt-to-React |
Failure modes
- Material 3 lock-in. Brand systems that are not Material will fight the defaults. Customization is limited.
- Pixel control is weak. No auto-layout equivalent, no component variants, no design tokens in the Figma sense. Mockup, not production.
- iOS fidelity trails Android. Human Interface Guidelines output is thinner than Material coverage.
- No motion or animation. Static outputs only. Interactions have to be built elsewhere.
- Labs status means no SLA. Google Labs products can shut down, pivot, or add paid gates with short notice.
- Complex prompts need iteration. Highly specific interactions still require multiple rounds of refinement.
- Team collaboration is basic. Real-time editing, review, and handoff workflows lag Figma considerably.
- Custom libraries are basic. Importing non-Material design systems is limited in the current release.
Recent changes
- 2026-05-13: Carry-over confirmed inside Google Labs. Standard mode (350 generations/mo) remains on Gemini 2.5 Flash and Pro mode (200 generations/mo) on Gemini 2.5 Pro. Paid-tier timing still tracking toward Q4 2026.
- 2026-04-17: Competition tightened when Anthropic launched Claude Design, a Pro+ prompt-to-prototype product that hands off to Claude Code for build. Stitch keeps an edge on pure Material 3 UI exploration; Claude Design pulls ahead when the brief is a slide deck, one-pager, or codebase-aware mockup.
Methodology
This page was produced by the aipedia.wiki editorial pipeline, an automated system that ingests vendor documentation, verifies pricing and product details against primary sources, and generates the editorial analysis shown. No individual human wrote this review. Scoring follows the four-dimension rubric at /about/scoring/ (Utility × Value × Moat × Longevity, unweighted average). Last verified 2026-05-13 against stitch.withgoogle.com and the Google Labs announcement.
FAQ
Is Google Stitch free? Yes, while it remains in Google Labs. Current limits are 350 Standard generations and 200 Pro generations per month. Paid tiers are expected when Stitch exits Labs, projected Q4 2026.
Where is Google Stitch hosted? stitch.withgoogle.com. The stitch.google.com URL is not the official home during the Labs phase.
Can Stitch export real code? Yes. Flutter export produces code that typically compiles without manual cleanup. HTML/CSS and design tokens are also available. Figma import/export preserves editable layers.
Stitch vs Figma in 2026? Stitch is a prompt-to-prototype accelerator. Figma is the production design system home. Different jobs. Teams often use Stitch for the first draft and move to Figma for handoff.
Which design systems does Stitch support? Material Design 3 natively. Custom or non-Material systems are limited. iOS HIG output exists but is thinner than Android coverage.
How accurate are the voice or text prompts? Gemini-powered prompt handling is reliable for layout, theme, and component-level requests. Complex interactions and fine-grained component states often need follow-up iteration.
Sources
- Google Stitch official site: product demos, generation limits, sign-up
- Google Labs announcement: launch context and feature overview
- Google Stitch pricing coverage (NxCode): generation caps, Labs status, expected paid-tier timing
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