Firebase Studio
Google's browser-based, prompt-to-app workspace built on Firebase, now sunsetting: closed to new signups since June 2026, shutting down entirely on 22 March 2027.
What you'd use it for
Turning a prompt, a Figma design or a rough sketch into a working full-stack app with a real Firebase backend, without installing anything.
- Generate a full-stack app from a text prompt, a screenshot or a hand-drawn mockup using the App Prototyping agent
- Import an existing project from a code repository or a local archive, or generate a starting app from a Figma design
- Preview the running web or Android app directly in the browser before deploying it
- Deploy straight to Firebase App Hosting with monitoring built in
- Get Gemini-assisted help with coding, debugging, testing and documentation inside the same workspace
The verdict
Firebase Studio genuinely delivered on the free, no-credit-card pitch: a working full-stack app on real Firebase infrastructure from a prompt or a Figma file. But Google closed new workspace creation and signups on 22 June 2026 and is shutting the whole product down on 22 March 2027, pointing everyone at Google AI Studio and Google Antigravity instead. That makes it a tool for people who already have a workspace to keep working in, not one a new business owner can start today, whatever the pricing table below implies.
What it costs
| Tier | Price | For | Includes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free (Spark plan) — existing workspaces only | $0 | An existing Firebase Studio user with a workspace created before the 22 June 2026 signup closure; not available to start fresh. | 3 workspaces at no cost, per Google's last-published quota. |
| Google Developer Program — Standard — existing workspaces only | $0 for program members | An existing Google Developer Program member with a workspace from before the closure, wanting more workspaces than the free default. | 10 workspaces, complimentary to program members, per Google's last-published quota. |
| Google Developer Program — Premium — existing workspaces only | Included with Premium program membership | An existing Premium program member with a workspace from before the closure, needing more workspaces and a larger AI quota. | 30 workspaces, an enhanced Gemini quota for the App Prototyping agent, per Google's last-published quota. |
Read from Firebase Studio's own pricing page on 25 Sep 2026. Vendors change prices without notice.
What you need to start
- A Google account
- An existing Firebase Studio workspace: new workspace creation and signup have been closed since June 2026
- A linked Cloud Billing (Blaze) account before deploying to Firebase App Hosting
Where it breaks
New workspace creation and user signup have been disabled since 22 June 2026, and Firebase Studio itself sunsets on 22 March 2027 — existing workspace owners can keep working until then and their already-deployed apps keep running after, but there is no way for a new user to start one. Google's official migration guide points existing users at Google AI Studio for browser-based prototyping or Google Antigravity for local, code-first agentic development.
Runs entirely in the browser; nothing to install. Some integrations, such as Firebase App Hosting, require a linked billing account even though Studio itself remains free. Google is sunsetting the product: new workspace creation and signup closed 22 June 2026, and the whole service shuts down 22 March 2027, with existing workspaces and their deployed apps continuing to run until then (deployed apps keep running even after). Google's own migration path points existing users at Google AI Studio or Google Antigravity.
First entry in this reference. There is no previous check to compare it against.
When not to use it
Not for anyone arriving today hoping to start a new project: new workspace creation and signup have been switched off since June 2026, and the whole product sunsets in March 2027, so there is no way in without an existing workspace. Also not for anyone who wants an app portable off Firebase's own backend.
Google is shutting Firebase Studio down. New workspace creation and user signup have been closed since 22 June 2026, and the whole product sunsets on 22 March 2027, at which point it stops running entirely; Google is pointing existing users at Google AI Studio or Google Antigravity instead. If you don’t already have a Firebase Studio workspace, there is no way to get one — the rest of this entry describes what the tool did while it was open, for the benefit of anyone still working inside an existing workspace and deciding when and where to migrate.
While it was live, Firebase Studio was Google’s answer to “describe an app, get a working app”: a browser workspace where you prompt for a feature or a full application and it generates, previews and can deploy the result, backed by Firebase’s existing infrastructure for auth, database and hosting. Because it sits directly on top of Firebase, an app built here inherits a real backend rather than a toy prototype.
Unusually for this category, it was genuinely free at the entry level — three workspaces at no cost, no credit card. Google Developer Program members got more workspace capacity as a membership perk rather than a separate paid tier, so there was no dollar figure to compare against competitors; the product never had a priced upgrade path in the way most tools on this list do. Existing workspace owners can still use it on these terms until the March 2027 shutdown.
The catch that isn’t in the pricing
Firebase Studio staying free doesn’t mean everything you build with it is free. The moment your app uses an integration like Firebase App Hosting, you need a linked Firebase billing account — the building tool has no cost, but the infrastructure it deploys to can. Budget for Firebase’s own usage-based pricing separately from Studio itself.
Where it fits
Against FlutterFlow, which also generates and exports real app code, Firebase Studio’s advantage is being free with no paid tier to eventually hit, at the cost of being tied specifically to Firebase’s backend rather than a portable one. If your app was always going to run on Firebase, Studio removes a pricing decision entirely; if not, that lock-in is worth weighing against FlutterFlow’s paid-but-portable approach.
Alternatives
Websites & appsHarnessFlutterFlow
A visual builder for real iOS and Android apps that exports actual code, with AI generating screens from a description.
Websites & appsHarnessBolt.new
Describe a full-stack web app in plain English and it writes and runs the actual code in your browser, with one click to deploy it live.
Assistants & chatModelGoogle AI Studio
Google's free browser workbench for testing Gemini models and prompts before wiring them into a paid API integration.
Websites & appsHarnessFigma Make
Turns a Figma design, or a plain description, into working app code you can keep editing and publish — built into the same tool your designers already use.
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