Mage vs v0 (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Mage and v0 share a 2.4 GPA, and only Mage has a free plan.
Checked Oct 9, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Mage grades higher on value for money and the free plan. v0 grades higher on features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
v0
Vercel's AI agent for building and deploying full-stack web apps
Which one is for you
Pick Mage if
- Fits if you already use Wasp 0.23 and want a quick starting project
- Works for people curious about the idea who want a free demo
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a maintained product, as the repository was archived on July 10, 2026
- Not for you if you use any framework but Wasp
- Tight if you want current Wasp, as Mage is frozen on 0.23 and generates legacy apps
- Watch out: there is no pricing page, and its home page shows only a title
Pick v0 if
- Fits if your team already deploys on Vercel
- Works for designers or product managers with a mockup to turn into a working interface
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you're a team, since Plus is $30 for every user and Business $100
- Not for you if you want a free plan to stay on, as new accounts get a one-time $5 of credits and a 7-message daily limit
- Skip it if you expected it with your Vercel plan, because v0 is billed separately
- Watch out: generation pauses when your credits run out, until you buy more
- Watch out: Plus is shown beside a crossed-out $90 with no end date, and there's no Android or desktop app
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAMageFair | 2.4GPAv0Fair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | AFree to use, per the README, against a category whose paid plans start at $15 a month. The README is the only place that says so. | DPlus is $30 per user a month, past the $29 where the dearest tenth of builders here begins, and every teammate pays it. You get $30 of credits back monthly plus $2 a day on login, but when they run out generation stops until you buy more. Business is $100 per user, and none of it comes with a Vercel plan. |
| Free plan and trial | AThe hosted generator is free with no plan or cap listed. Because it is archived, that can change or stop without notice. | CNew accounts get $5 of credits, once, with a 7-message daily limit. They never renew, and free users can't even buy more without upgrading, so it's a short trial rather than a plan. Design Mode and GitHub sync are included while it lasts. |
| Features | DOne narrow function: a form that makes a Wasp project. It is frozen on Wasp 0.23 and produces apps other Wasp versions will not match. | BIt covers the whole job: a prompt, a screenshot or a Figma file becomes a working full-stack app, and it diagnoses and fixes its own errors. Design Mode edits by eye, every branch gets a preview URL, GitHub sync shows the diff, PR and CI checks, and Supabase or Neon plug in. Bolt matches it, so no A. |
| Ease of use | DThe output is a Wasp project that you must run and fix with the Wasp tooling yourself. No store rating is on record. | B4.8 from about 850 App Store ratings, under the thousand we want behind an A. Prompt it, then adjust the result by eye in Design Mode, which is on the free plan too, so you're not re-prompting for every small change. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb only, with no apps, and the generated code is for one framework. | BThe web plus an iPhone app, with no Android or desktop app listed. It connects to Vercel, GitHub, Figma, Supabase, Neon, Upstash, Snowflake and Shopify, and a REST Platform API and SDK let your own code drive it. |
| Best for | a free Wasp app generator, now archived | teams that already deploy on Vercel |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Mage and v0. How we grade
Price against what you get
Mage has no paid plan and scores 1.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. v0 starts at $30 a month for each person and scores 3.0.
v0 scores higher, and starts $30 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other AI app builders on the chart, none scores higher than Mage for less, and 5 score higher than v0 for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Mage is open source, according to its own site.
- v0 also covers AI agents.
At a glance
| Mage | v0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free | Free trial |
| Starts at | Free | $30 per user / month (Plus) |
| Free plan | The hosted app at usemage.ai is free to use, according to the project's GitHub README. | None |
| Free trial | None listed | Free plan: $5 in one-time credits for new users, with a 7-message daily limit. The credits do not renew. |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Made by | Wasp (wasp-lang) | Vercel |
| Price read from | github.com | v0.app |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Oct 9, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Mage
- The GitHub repository was archived on July 10, 2026, and the README says Mage is no longer maintained.
- Mage is frozen on Wasp 0.23 and generates legacy Wasp DSL apps, so output will not match current Wasp versions.
- It produces Wasp projects only, not apps in other frameworks.
- The site publishes no pricing page; that it is free comes from the GitHub README.
v0
- New Free accounts get $5 of credits once; they do not renew, and Free users must upgrade to buy more.
- Paid plans are priced per user, and generation pauses when credits run out until more are bought.
- A v0 plan is separate from a Vercel subscription and is not included in Vercel Hobby, Pro or Enterprise.
- The site lists an iOS app but no Android or desktop app.
Key features
Mage
- Describe-to-app form
- A short form takes an app name, a description, a brand color and an auth method, then generates the project.
- Full-stack output
- The generated app uses Wasp with React, Node.js and Prisma, with a database and username-and-password auth as an option.
- Example ideas
- The page offers ready-made ideas such as a todo app, a plant-watering tracker and a blog with comments.
- Open-source code
- The site says the whole app is open-source, and its code is in the wasp-lang/mage GitHub repository.
v0
- Prompt-to-app agent
- Describe an idea, or attach a screenshot or Figma file, and v0 generates the interface and code, then diagnoses and fixes errors as it iterates.
- Design Mode
- Edit a generated interface visually instead of re-prompting. Design Mode is listed among the features of the Free plan.
- Deployments on Vercel
- Working branches get preview deployments with their own URLs, and publishing updates the project's production deployment, with custom domains available.
- GitHub sync
- Projects can be backed by a GitHub repository, with the branch diff, pull request and CI checks visible next to the Publish button.
- Database integrations
- One-click integrations with Upstash, Neon, Supabase and Vercel Blob add data persistence, and a Snowflake connection supports data apps.
- Model choice and Platform API
- Four v0 models are priced per million tokens, from v0 Mini to v0 Max Fast. A REST Platform API and SDK expose projects and chats to your own code.
Plans
Mage
Free$0
The hosted generator at usemage.ai is free to use, per the GitHub README.
v0
Free$0
$5 in one-time credits for new users, a 7-message daily limit, deploys to Vercel, Design Mode and GitHub sync.
Plus$30
per user / month
$30 of monthly credits per user, $2 of daily credits on login, all models and shared chats. Shown beside a crossed-out $90 with no end date.
Business$100
per user / month
Everything in Plus with the same included credits, plus training opt-out by default.
EnterpriseCustom
SAML SSO, role-based access control, priority access with no queues, support SLAs and data that is never used for training.
Ways to pay less
Mage
No public discounts listed.
v0
- Education
v0 for Students: $20 of credits a month
Students who verify their status at a participating school receive $20 of credits a month free for 1 year. The page lists 15 active schools.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Mage or v0?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Mage is cheaper to start with: it is free, against $30 a month for each person for v0. Mage is free, and v0 starts at $30 per user / month (Plus).
Which has a free plan, Mage or v0?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Mage has a free plan. v0 does not, though it has a free trial.
Which platforms do Mage and v0 run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only v0 lists an iOS app. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.