🤖 Use Case Stack

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Our Pick: AI API
OpenAI API
Pay per token

The industry-leading AI API. GPT-4o for speed, o1 for reasoning, plus vision, audio, and function calling. The broadest model lineup for building AI products that do real work.

GPT-4o and o1 models for any use caseFunction calling for tool-use agentsVision and audio input/output
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Anthropic Claude

Best for long context

200K context window. Excellent for document analysis, code generation, and nuanced conversations. Often preferred for safety-critical applications and complex reasoning tasks.

Google Gemini

Multimodal and free tier

Native multimodal understanding across text, images, video, and code. Generous free tier for prototyping. Strong for applications that need to process diverse media types.

Our Pick: Frontend Framework
Next.js
Free / Open Source

The React framework for AI products. Server components for streaming responses, API routes for your AI backend, and edge functions for low-latency inference. The AI ecosystem lives here.

React-based with massive ecosystemServer components for streaming AI responsesAPI routes built in for your AI backend
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SvelteKit

Faster, lighter

Compiles away the framework overhead. Smaller bundles, simpler mental model. Great for AI tools where you want the snappiest possible UI. Growing ecosystem.

Remix

Nested routing

Superior data loading patterns and progressive enhancement. Now merged with React Router v7. Great for complex AI dashboards with nested layouts.

Django
Django

Free - Python's battle-tested web framework. Batteries included, admin panel free. If P...

Python's battle-tested web framework. Batteries included, admin panel free. If Python is your language, this is your framework. Try Django →

FastAPI
FastAPI

Free - Python API framework that's absurdly fast. Auto-generates docs, async by default...

Python API framework that's absurdly fast. Auto-generates docs, async by default, type-safe. The modern Python backend. Try FastAPI →

Laravel
Laravel

Free - PHP's crown jewel. Elegant syntax, incredible ecosystem, and yes - PHP in 2026 i...

PHP's crown jewel. Elegant syntax, incredible ecosystem, and yes - PHP in 2026 is actually good. Forge + Vapor seal the deal. Try Laravel →

Ruby on Rails
Ruby on Rails

Free - The OG startup framework. Convention over configuration. Ship an MVP in a weeken...

The OG startup framework. Convention over configuration. Ship an MVP in a weekend, scale it for years. Still cooking. Try Ruby on Rails →

Flask
Flask

Free - Python micro-framework. Minimal, flexible, no opinions. When Django is too much ...

Python micro-framework. Minimal, flexible, no opinions. When Django is too much and you want to build from scratch. Try Flask →

Our Pick: Backend & Database
Supabase
Free tier

Postgres database with vector embeddings support, auth, storage, and real-time subscriptions. Store user data, conversation history, and embeddings for RAG all in one place.

Postgres + auth + storage in onepgvector for embeddings and RAGReal-time subscriptions for live updates
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Firebase

Google ecosystem

NoSQL with offline sync, push notifications, and tight integration with Google Cloud AI services. Better for mobile-first AI apps. Can get expensive at scale.

PlanetScale

Serverless MySQL

Database branching like Git. Non-blocking schema changes. Great for teams that prefer MySQL. Pairs well with Prisma ORM for type-safe database access.

Redis
Redis

Freemium - In-memory data store that's fast beyond reason. Caching, sessions, queues, pub/s...

In-memory data store that's fast beyond reason. Caching, sessions, queues, pub/sub - the Swiss army knife of backend infra. Try Redis →

Drizzle ORM
Drizzle ORM

Free - TypeScript ORM that feels like writing SQL. Lightweight, fast, zero overhead. Pr...

TypeScript ORM that feels like writing SQL. Lightweight, fast, zero overhead. Prisma got too heavy, Drizzle kept it lean. Try Drizzle ORM →

Prisma
Prisma

Free - Type-safe database toolkit for Node.js. Schema-first, auto-generated client, mig...

Type-safe database toolkit for Node.js. Schema-first, auto-generated client, migrations. The default ORM for good reason. Try Prisma →

Fauna
Fauna

Freemium - Serverless document database with built-in auth and GraphQL. Zero ops, scales au...

Serverless document database with built-in auth and GraphQL. Zero ops, scales automatically. Niche but powerful. Try Fauna →

EdgeDB
EdgeDB

Free - Graph-relational database that's actually developer-friendly. EdgeQL is what SQL...

Graph-relational database that's actually developer-friendly. EdgeQL is what SQL wishes it was. Niche but brilliant. Try EdgeDB →

📖 Step-by-step build guide

How to Build an AI App

Create an AI-powered web app with streaming chat and conversation history

Intermediate 2-3 hours · 5 steps
Next.js Next.js
Vercel Vercel
Supabase Supabase
1
Next.js Set up Next.js with Vercel AI SDK
Next.js · ~10 min
2
Vercel Build the streaming chat API route
Vercel · ~15 min
3
Next.js Build the chat interface
Next.js · ~30 min
4
Supabase Add conversation history with Supabase
Supabase · ~30 min
5
Vercel Deploy to Vercel
Vercel · ~10 min
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