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I Explored 30+ Free AI Website Builders — Here Are the 7 Absolute Best

If you follow me, you probably know I started out as a web developer.

I've written tons of code to build websites from scratch — and let me tell you, it was not at all easy. The debate between using a website builder vs coding has always been a hot topic.

But things have changed.

Thanks to AI website builders, generating websites is now ridiculously easy - even if you have zero coding experience. And in the past 2 years, I've tried over 30 free AI website builders myself.

I used them to make websites for me and my clients, saved a lot of time, and yes, made some good money too.

The best part? Along the way, I've found out some of the best & free AI website builders, and that's what I want to share with you today.

Just so you know, most "free" AI website builders come with some limits.

You usually have to pay if you want to use your own domain name, get rid of ads, or try out extra features.

Note: In this post, I'm going to show how the free AI website builders generate some great website designs. I'm not going to edit them further, since I want to focus purely on the generation. Also, this post contains a few affiliate links. If you choose to become a paid member through them, I may earn a small commission - at no extra cost to you.

With that said, let's get started.

The problem with most "free AI website builders"

If you Google "free AI website builder", you'll actually find tons of options.

But after testing 30+ of them myself, I can confidently say - most of them are simply useless.

Some just provide you with generic pre-made templates and call it "AI". And others generate weird, broken designs that no one in their right mind would ever use.

So yeah, I'm not here to waste your time talking about those.

I'm going to share some AI website builders that can make good-looking websites just from the prompt you write. They're simple to edit, and you can publish your site with a free subdomain too.

The only catch? Most of them include some branding or ads unless you pay to remove it.

And in this post, I'm focusing on the 7 best free AI website builders that:

  • Are genuinely easy to use
  • Generate modern, responsive designs based on your prompt
  • Let you customize the website further without writing code
  • Allow free publishing (at least with a subdomain)
  • With that said, let's dive into the recommendations.

With that said, let's dive into the recommendations.

1. Fiverr Website Development Service

I know this is not technically an AI website builder, but I need to include it here just to save your time and frustration.

Let me be honest - most of the free AI website builders are not actually free. You need to pay to connect to a custom domain, remove the branding, or use some features.

And also, you need to spend your time finding the best AI website builder, and then design the website for hours, and then pay to get it live.

Instead, you can simply head over to Fiverr (since it's trusted and affordable platform), search for "website development", and then hire an expert at an affordable price.

Sure, you can even search for "wordpress website", "wix website", "shopify website", and more.

And then apply the filters to find the specific freelancers based on different categories, budget, and more.

Lastly, see the ratings and reviews of the selected freelancers, and then hire the one that you prefer.

If you want, here are some of the best freelancers you can hire (I've been hiring web developers for more than 3 years, so I'm recommending them to you):

Well, this will actually save your time, and you will get your own personalised website from an expert rather than an AI website builder that is not so smart.

2. Butternut AI

Now, this website builder claims that you can generate your dream website within 20 seconds, and you can get started for free.

I’m talking about Butternut AI.

You just need to visit their website, and then write a specific prompt about what you want to generate, along with the name of your business.

I’ve written this prompt:

Create a clean and modern personal portfolio website for a freelance content writer named Nitin Sharma. The homepage should include an introduction, writing samples, testimonials, and a contact form. Make it SEO-optimized and mobile-responsive. Use a minimalist design style with a black and white color palette, and include links to Substack, LinkedIn, and Twitter.

And here’s what it generated:

And the best part?

I can regenerate the complete website, build a new section with AI, ask AI for more, and edit everything easily by the intuitive editing functionalities. The coolest thing I liked was that you can use the ‘Ask with AI’ feature, and it does everything for you.

Talking about the pricing, you can get started for free to try it out, and your free website remains live for 5 days and when you’re ready to take it live, you can upgrade to a paid plan.

As you can see, with the $20 per month plan, you can link one custom domain, create unlimited edits and customizations, generate unlimited pages, get automated SEO, and more.

After seeing these features and the insane website it generated, I need to say it’s one of the best AI website builders for those who want to build their dream website with ease.

3. Durable

Most of you may have heard about this one since it is already very popular, and so far has generated over 10 million websites since launching. This website builder is known for being the fastest website builder, giving you a fully functioning site in under 30 seconds.

And besides being a website builder, it also gives the ability to generate articles and content for a blog and provides products like a brand builder and even an invoice builder.

Essentially, it helps you to start and run your entire business from within the Durable dashboard.

I’m talking about the Durable AI Website Builder.

To get started, simply visit the Durable website and write about the website you want to generate.

I tried by writing a simple prompt, i.e.,

I run a content writing business that helps founders, creators, and companies grow with high-value articles, newsletters, and blog posts.

I write clear, engaging, SEO-friendly content that ranks on Google, goes viral on Medium/Dev.to, and builds loyal audiences on Substack.

My focus is on results.

Website should include:
• A strong headline showing authority in content + growth
• About Me: writer with proven results (viral posts, ranked articles)
• Services: blog writing, newsletters, SEO content
• Why Work With Me: trust, traffic, sales
• Contact/Hire Me call-to-action

Tone: Professional, direct, and impact-driven.
Design: Clean, minimal, easy to read.

And based on this prompt, here’s what it generated:

Insane, right?

And the best part? I haven’t edited anything in the above outputs, it’s all generated by AI.

Sure, I can further customize it the way I want.

Talking about the pricing, you can generate your websites and customize them for free, but to publish and use more advanced features, you need to upgrade to one of their paid plans.

4. Wix AI Website Builder

Now, let's talk about one of my favorite, and one of the best AI website builders out there.

I'm talking about Wix AI Website Builder, and the company behind it started adding AI features over 5 years ago.

And to be honest, when they launched the "AI Website Builder" - maybe in the year 2024 - I was one of the first to use this feature.

So far, I've made at least 25 to 30 websites using this AI website builder for my clients, and it made some of the best website designs.

But how to get started?

You just need to visit their AI website builder page and click on the button "Create with AI".

You then need to sign up, and then it will chat with you to get to know what you want to create.

It asked me about what I want to create, the name, the goal, the target audience, and then it got all the info, as you can see on the right side.

And then based on that, here's what it created:

I liked it, and it published the website with a free subdomain of Wix, with a bit of ad at the top, and it's completely free.

And sure, I can further customize it the way I want.

Talking about the pricing for to get custom domain and more features, the plans start from $17 per month and go up to $159 per month.

5. Framer

Well, I'm actually a big fan of Framer, and I've even advertised them in some of my previous posts for free.

And after building a ton of websites with Framer, I need to say they are one of the best in generating websites with AI.

But how do you get started?

Well, you just need to visit their website, and then click on the button "Start for free".

And then you need to create an account using Google or through email.

After that, you will be redirected to a project, where you just need to go to "Main Menu → File → Generate Page" to generate with AI, as you can see below.

You can even search for "Generate Page" using "Ctrl/Cmd + K," and then write the prompt.

Here's a simple prompt that I wrote:

I want to build a portfolio website for me as a content writer so that clients can see my blogs, the platforms where I wrote, and can contact me for some work.

And here's what it generated:

Generated by Framer

Insane, right?

Talking about the pricing for to get custom domain and more features, the personal plans start from $5 per month and go up to $30 per month.

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