Vibe coding platform Base44 launches own model as AI startups seek defensibility ^23.4%

TechCrunch - By Anna Heim - 6/30/2026, 2:28 AM

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Base44, the vibe coding platform that Wix acquired for $80 million just one year ago — when the company was barely six months old and had a team of eight — has started rolling out its own AI model to support its users in creating apps with natural language. The move comes as the discussion in AI circles has intensified over whether... more