Magic Patterns vs Polymet (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Polymet grades higher than Magic Patterns: 2.4 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Polymet grades higher on features. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Magic Patterns
AI prototyping tool that builds product UIs from prompts
Polymet
AI product designer that builds screens as editable React code
Which one is for you
Pick Magic Patterns if
- Fits if you need clickable screens to show a team before building
- Makes sense if you work in Figma and GitHub already
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a deployed app: it makes prototypes
- Tight if you stay free: the allowance is small and the page doesn't say how small
- Pricey if the team grows: prices are per seat, and Business is $85
- Watch out: SSO and usage reporting need Business, and unused credits roll over only once
Pick Polymet if
- Fits if you want working React screens from a prompt, to hand to developers
- Works for teams that already keep a design system or Figma files
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a finished app with logins and payments built for you, as it is aimed at design and front end
- Tight if you stay free: 500 credits a month, 250 a day, and a Polymet badge on anything you publish
- Pricey if you need code download, GitHub export or a custom domain, all Pro at $25 a month for 1,000 credits
- Watch out: Team is $50 for the same 1,000 credits, and there is no phone or desktop app
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAMagic PatternsFair | 2.4GPAPolymetFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C$17 a seat a month billed yearly sits just above the category's cheaper quarter. Business is $85 a seat and the price grows with the team. | C$25 a month for 1,000 credits sits at the top of the $15 to $25 range this category charges, and Team costs $50 for the same credits. The paid plan is what unlocks code download and custom domains. |
| Free plan and trial | CA free plan exists but the page gives no credit number, so you can't tell how far it goes. | CFree gives 500 credits every 30 days, capped at 250 a day, with unlimited projects. Published apps carry a Built with Polymet badge, and unused free credits do not carry over. |
| Features | CPrompt to prototype, GitHub sync, MCP and Figma export. It makes prototypes, not deployed apps, and design-system import is Enterprise. | BCanvas, visual and code editors, Figma and GitHub in and out, a design system, a backend and publishing. Nothing in the listing is missing from the job of building front-end screens, though credits run out faster on big builds. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. You write prompts and iterate, and credits scale with request size. | CA browser app where the work is describing and shaping the thing you are building. No store rating is on record, so there is nothing to lift it higher. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb app with GitHub, Figma and MCP connections. | BWeb only, but it links to Figma, GitHub, Storybook, npm and Claude Code through its MCP server. |
| Best for | AI prototypes of product screens | turning a prompt into front-end screens and prototypes |
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: Magic Patterns and Polymet. How we grade
Price against what you get
Magic Patterns starts at $17 a month for each person and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Polymet starts at $20.83 a month when paid by the year and scores 2.7.
Polymet scores higher, and starts $3.83 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other AI app builders on the chart, 9 score higher than Magic Patterns for less, and 7 score higher than Polymet 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
- Magic Patterns also covers no-code.
- Polymet also covers AI agents.
At a glance
| Magic Patterns | Polymet | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $17 per seat / month, billed annually ($20 billed monthly) | $25 per month for 1,000 credits (Pro), or $250 billed yearly |
| Free plan | Free plan with a small monthly credit allowance; the page does not give the number. | 500 credits every 30 days, up to 250 a day, with unlimited projects and collaborators. Published apps carry a "Built with Polymet" badge. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | North Park Labs, Inc. | Polymet |
| Price read from | magicpatterns.com | docs.polymet.ai |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Magic Patterns
- Free-plan credits are small; the page does not give the figure.
- Unused monthly credits roll over once and then expire after one month.
- SSO and usage reporting need Business at $85 per seat / month billed annually.
- Prices are per seat, so cost scales with team size.
Polymet
- Credits are spent by AI model usage per message, so large builds use more than short edits; nothing is billed past zero and generations stop when credits run out.
- Custom domains, code download, GitHub export, removal of the Polymet badge and premium models are Pro-plan features.
- A Keep Alive option at $8 a month keeps a finished project online after a paid plan is cancelled, with 300 credits a month on top of the free 500.
- Unused free credits do not carry over; paid plan credits roll over for 30 days after each renewal. The product is a browser app only.
Key features
Magic Patterns
- Prompt to prototype
- Describes screens in text and generates a multi-page interactive prototype; credits scale with the size of the request.
- Export options
- Starter and above list MCP, GitHub sync and Figma exporting.
- Team workspaces
- Starter includes team workspaces for 10 users; Business is listed for more than 10.
- On-demand usage
- When monthly credits run out, paid plans can keep prompting at a fixed per-credit rate billed on the next invoice.
- Design system import
- Enterprise lists a custom import of a company design system.
Polymet
- Prompt-built canvas
- The Polymet agent turns a prompt into pages and components on a canvas, as a React and Tailwind app you can click through.
- Visual and code editors
- Tweak layout, spacing and colors visually, select an element and edit it with AI, or open the code editor for direct control.
- Design systems and Figma
- Bring your own design system, import Figma files into a project and export designs back to Figma.
- GitHub and coding agents
- Import from GitHub or a ZIP with two-way sync, export code to a repository, and build in Polymet from Claude Code and other coding agents through its MCP server.
- Backend and publishing
- Projects can add a backend with managed data and secrets, publish to a polymet.app link, and use custom domains on paid plans.
- Team collaboration
- Invite members with Admin and Member roles, work live in the same project, and keep versions and branches.
Plans
Magic Patterns
Free$0
Free monthly credits for trying the tool; the allowance is not stated on the page.
Starter$17
per seat / month, billed annually ($20 billed monthly)
1,000 monthly credits, watermark removed on previews, GitHub sync, MCP and on-demand usage.
Business$85
per seat / month, billed annually ($100 billed monthly)
5,000 monthly credits, SSO, usage reporting and shared workspaces for more than 10 users.
EnterpriseCustom
Custom credit pools, SCIM, priority support and a dedicated account manager. Annual commitment.
Polymet
Free$0
500 credits every 30 days (up to 250 a day), unlimited projects and collaborators, canvas, visual and code editors, Figma and GitHub import. Published apps show a Polymet badge.
Pro$25
per month for 1,000 credits ($250 billed yearly)
Adds credit rollover, custom domains, code download, GitHub export, no badge and premium models. Sizes run from 1,000 to 50,000 credits a month ($1,000).
Team$50
per month for 1,000 credits ($500 billed yearly)
Everything in Pro at twice the price for the same credits, in the same 12 sizes up to $2,000 a month.
EnterpriseCustom
For teams over 10 people: volume pricing, SSO and SAML, audit logs, SOC 2 and dedicated support. Arranged by contract.
Ways to pay less
Magic Patterns
- Annual discount
15% off with annual billing
The pricing toggle shows Annual at 15% off: Starter $17 versus $20 monthly, Business $85 versus $100.
Polymet
- Annual discount
2 months free on yearly billing
A yearly Pro or Team plan costs 10 times the monthly price, paid at once, with credits arriving in 12 monthly batches.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Magic Patterns or Polymet?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Magic Patterns starts at $17 per seat / month, billed annually ($20 billed monthly), and Polymet starts at $25 per month for 1,000 credits (Pro), or $250 billed yearly. One is priced for each person and the other is not, so which costs less depends on how many of you use it.
Which has a free plan, Magic Patterns or Polymet?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Magic Patterns and Polymet have a free plan.
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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.