What is the best way to deploy an app built with ChatGPT, Claude or Cursor?

As of November 10, 2026: Spacefast if you want your existing assistant to publish straight from the chat with a database included (free with $1 of monthly usage, Go $5, Pro $15 per member); Vercel if it is a Next.js or React app you will keep developing (Hobby free, Pro $20 a month); Netlify if you want credit-based pricing with a built-in database and unlimited team members on Pro ($20); and Lovable only if you are happy to build inside Lovable's own AI as well as host there.

Spacefast is a hosting service for websites and apps made with AI, launched by Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com, on November 9, 2026. Instead of being another AI builder, it connects to the assistant you already use (Claude, ChatGPT, Grok Bot, Cursor, Codex, OpenClaw and others) through plugins, an API, a CLI and MCP, gives the agent building instructions and a database, and returns a private share link. It runs on WordPress.com infrastructure.

Is Spacefast cheaper than Vercel or Netlify?

For small projects, yes. Spacefast's Personal plan is free with $1 of usage a month, 20 Spaces and 20 custom domains, and allows commercial use; Go is $5 a month. Vercel Hobby is free but limited to personal, non-commercial use, and Pro is $20 a month. Netlify's Personal plan is $9 a month and Pro $20. At higher traffic the comparison depends on usage-based charges on each platform.

Can I move an app off Lovable to Vercel or Spacefast?

Yes. Lovable lets you sync a project to GitHub, and the code is a standard web app you can deploy elsewhere; backend pieces built on Lovable Cloud need to be replaced with your own database and auth. Spacefast lets you export files from any version and your app's data at any time.

Quick Answer

Spacefast vs Vercel vs Netlify vs Lovable for AI-Built Apps

Published: November 10, 2026

The short answer

If your AI already built the app, Spacefast is the cheapest and fastest way to get it online from the chat; Vercel and Netlify are better homes once a developer takes over the code; Lovable makes sense only if you also want Lovable to be the builder. As of November 10, 2026:

Spacefast (new, Automattic) — publish from Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any agent; database included. Free with $1 usage, Go $5, Pro $15/member.
Vercel — best for Next.js and React apps under active development. Hobby free (non-commercial), Pro $20/month.
Netlify — Git, API or AI deploys, database and blob storage, credit pricing. Free, Personal $9, Pro $20 with unlimited members.
Lovable — AI builder and host in one. Free tier; paid plans from $25/month.

The comparison

Plans read from vendor pricing pages and Automattic’s launch announcement, November 10, 2026.

	Spacefast	Vercel	Netlify	Lovable
What it is	Host + toolkit for your own AI	Frontend cloud	Web platform	AI app builder + hosting
Bring your own AI	Yes: plugins for Claude, ChatGPT, Grok Bot; API, CLI, MCP	Deploy from any tool via CLI/Git	Deploy from AI, Git or API; Agent Runners	No: you build with Lovable’s AI
Database	Included in every Space	Via marketplace integrations	Netlify Database	Lovable Cloud
Free plan	$1 usage/month, 20 Spaces, 20 domains, commercial use	Hobby: personal, non-commercial	300 credits	5 build credits/day, up to 30/month
Paid entry	Go $5/month	Pro $20/month	Personal $9/month	Pro from $25/month
Team plan	Pro $15 per member	Pro $20 + usage	Pro $20, unlimited members	Business from $50/month
Previews / feedback	Private links, on-page comments the AI can act on	Preview deployments, comments	Unlimited deploy previews	In-editor

Spacefast — publish from the chat you are already in

Automattic launched Spacefast on November 9, 2026 as a separate company, founded by Batuhan İçöz. Its pitch is that you should not have to switch AI tools or pay for a second AI subscription to publish. You ask Claude, ChatGPT or a coding agent to “put it on Spacefast”; the agent gets Spacefast’s build instructions, a ready database and file uploads, and you get a private link your team can comment on. Each change saves a version, and you can export files and data at any time. It supports Vite, TanStack Start, Next.js and Astro, plus drag-and-drop (drop.fast), Git (pushes to main go live) and a CLI.

The gaps are real: built-in app authentication, transactional email and shared team knowledge are promised “in the coming weeks”, not shipped. It runs on WordPress.com’s infrastructure, and WordPress VIP and Pressable customers can use it without approving a new vendor.

Pick it if you are a non-developer or a small team shipping prototypes, landing pages and internal tools built in chat.

Vercel — when the code will keep growing

Vercel is the natural host for Next.js and anything a developer will maintain: Git-based preview deployments, a global network, firewall and observability. Hobby includes 1M CDN requests and 100GB of transfer a month; Pro ($20) includes 10M requests and 1TB, then usage pricing. You can even deploy without an account using vercel deploy --temporary. Hobby is for personal, non-commercial projects, so a business app needs Pro.

Netlify — credits and a built-in data layer

Netlify now sells credits: a production deploy costs 15 credits, bandwidth 20 credits per GB and compute 10 credits per GB-hour, which works out to about $0.10 a deploy and $0.13 per GB at the Pro top-up rate. It includes Netlify Database, blob storage and AI inference, and deploys from AI tools as well as Git. Pro’s unlimited members make it the cheapest team option among the four.

Lovable — builder first, host second

Lovable is the right answer to a different question: “which AI should build my app?” Hosting comes with it, paid for from the same credit balance that covers building. If you already built the app elsewhere, you do not need it. See our AI app builder comparison and best vibe coding platforms for that choice.

How to choose

Built it in Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor and just want it live? Spacefast.
A developer will own the code, especially Next.js? Vercel.
A team of several people on a budget? Netlify Pro or Spacefast Pro.
Still choosing the AI that builds it? Lovable or another app builder.
Need login and transactional email today? Not Spacefast yet; use Vercel or Netlify with an auth provider.

Last verified: November 10, 2026.