Magic Patterns vs Superdesign (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Magic Patterns and Superdesign share a 2.2 GPA, and only Magic Patterns has a free plan.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
They get the same grade on all five counts.
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
Superdesign
AI design agent that turns prompts into UI on a canvas
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 Superdesign if
- Fits if you want several UI options to compare before anyone writes code
- Works for people who already use Claude Code or Cursor and want designs fed into them
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you need to know the price first, as no pricing page could be read
- Too light for a finished app: it makes designs, and exports are HTML
- Not for you if you work alone and want one subscription across teams, as billing is per workspace
- Watch out: the free limits are unpublished, so how far a free account goes is unknown
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAMagic PatternsFair | 2.2GPASuperdesignFair | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | CNo price is on record: /pricing returns not found. The docs say each workspace has its own subscription and credits, so it sits in the middle until a price is published. |
| Free plan and trial | CA free plan exists but the page gives no credit number, so you can't tell how far it goes. | CThe site's tool pages say it is free to start, but no limits are published, so we cannot tell how far a free account goes. |
| Features | CPrompt to prototype, GitHub sync, MCP and Figma export. It makes prototypes, not deployed apps, and design-system import is Enterprise. | CA canvas with parallel variants, a Chrome extension to clone pages, exports, a coding-agent skill and brand assets. It makes designs, not apps, and exports are HTML. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. You write prompts and iterate, and credits scale with request size. | CA web app where you describe and refine designs, so some learning is involved. No store rating on record. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb app with GitHub, Figma and MCP connections. | BWeb plus a Chrome extension and an IDE extension, linking to Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, VS Code, Figma and Shopify. |
| Best for | AI prototypes of product screens | AI-drawn screens to hand to a coding agent |
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 Superdesign. How we grade
Where they differ
- Magic Patterns also covers no-code.
- Superdesign also covers templates and AI agents.
At a glance
| Magic Patterns | Superdesign | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $17 per seat / month, billed annually ($20 billed monthly) | Not published |
| Free plan | Free plan with a small monthly credit allowance; the page does not give the number. | None |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | North Park Labs, Inc. | Superdesign |
| Price read from | magicpatterns.com | Not confirmed |
| 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.
Superdesign
- No pricing page could be read: /pricing returns not found, so plan prices, credits and limits are unverified.
- The site's tool pages say it is free to start, and the docs say each workspace has its own subscription and credits.
- Exports are HTML; moving a design into a React codebase goes through the agent skill or a coding agent.
- Account and billing are managed per workspace, so a personal subscription does not cover a team workspace.
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.
Superdesign
- Canvas with parallel variants
- Several design agents can run at once on an infinite canvas, and Branch creates parallel options without changing the current design.
- Chrome extension for cloning
- A Chrome extension imports a full web page or a single component from any live site into a project.
- Export paths
- Frames export as a ZIP of HTML, as copied HTML, through the Superdesign agent skill into a codebase, or to Figma via the html.to.design extension.
- Coding-agent skill and IDE extension
- A CLI skill lets Claude Code, Cursor and other agents drive the canvas, and an open-source IDE extension works in Cursor, Windsurf, VS Code and Claude Code.
- Brand assets and pinned context
- Logos, fonts and images, plus persistent design rules, keep generated designs on-brand across prompts.
- Prompt and design-system libraries
- A public library of design prompts and a browsable set of design.md design systems to start from.
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.
Superdesign
Pricing could not be confirmed. See superdesign.dev.
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.
Superdesign
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Magic Patterns or Superdesign?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Magic Patterns starts at $17 per seat / month, billed annually ($20 billed monthly), and Superdesign has no price we could confirm.
Which has a free plan, Magic Patterns or Superdesign?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Magic Patterns has a free plan. Superdesign does not.
Which platforms do Magic Patterns and Superdesign run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Superdesign lists a browser extension. 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.