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Wix AI vs Same

Short answer: choose Wix AI for small businesses that need bookings, a store or an all-in-one platform more than a distinctive design. Choose Same for recreating or iterating on an existing site's design from its URL. If what you need is a website that looks professionally designed, neither is built for that: Orlume is.

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Wix AI

wix.com

Wix's AI site builder, which drafts a site inside the Wix platform, with Wix's apps for bookings, stores and forms.

Best for: Small businesses that need bookings, a store or an all-in-one platform more than a distinctive design.

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Same

same.new

A chat-based AI builder that can also clone an existing website's design from its URL and rebuild it as code.

Best for: Recreating or iterating on an existing site's design from its URL.

Orlume

The design-first option

A design-first AI website builder: a multi-agent pipeline decides layout, typography and hierarchy before any code is written, then builds a React and Next.js site.

Best for: Landing pages, SaaS marketing sites, portfolios and startup websites that need to look professionally designed, not AI-generated.

When to choose Wix AI

Choose Wix when you need its business apps, such as bookings and a store, in one place and do not mind staying on Wix.

Orlume vs Wix AI →Wix AI alternatives →

When to choose Same

Choose Same when you want to rebuild an existing site from its URL rather than design a new one.

Orlume vs Same →Same alternatives →
Reviewed October 2026

Wix AI and Same, reviewed honestly

Wix AI

Wix.com · Tel Aviv, founded 2006

Free plan
The Harmony AI editor on a wixsite.com subdomain, with Wix ads and AI credits that reset daily.
Paid plans
Light is $17/mo billed yearly or about $24 billed monthly; it removes ads and adds a custom domain free for the first year.

Known for

  • Wix Harmony: an AI editor from January 2026 that mixes prompting with drag-and-drop.
  • Aria: Harmony's AI agent for site-wide changes, included on every plan.
  • Bookings, stores, marketing and an AI phone agent from the same vendor.

What it does well

  • Hosting, domain, bookings, email marketing and ecommerce all come from one account.
  • AI changes land in the normal visual editor, so you can fine-tune everything by hand.
  • The AI editor and agent are included even on the free plan.

Where it falls short

  • You cannot switch templates once a site is published.
  • Listed prices assume yearly billing, and domain renewal, email and apps cost extra.
  • There is no code export: the site stays on Wix.

Prices checked October 2026 on Wix AI's pricing page. Plans change often; check there before you buy.

Same

Same · launched 2025

Free plan
500,000 tokens a month; downloading the code and premium models need a paid plan.
Paid plans
Basic is $10/mo billed monthly for 2M tokens a month, a premium model and project downloads.

Known for

  • Rebuilds an interface from a live URL, screenshots or mockups.
  • A full workbench: code editor, terminal and checkpoints you can roll back to.
  • Deploys to Netlify and pushes code to GitHub.

What it does well

  • Reviewers rate it highly for recreating an existing site's interface.
  • Builds full-stack Next.js projects with database and auth integrations.
  • Direct code and terminal access, plus GitHub export.

Where it falls short

  • New projects are public by default.
  • Unused tokens expire each cycle, and chat-driven bug fixing can use up the free allowance in one session.
  • Users report lost projects, repeated errors and slow support.

Prices checked October 2026 on Same's pricing page. Plans change often; check there before you buy.

The third option

Why designers pick Orlume over both

  1. 01

    Orlume's design pass produces layouts made for your brief instead of a filled-in template.

  2. 02

    Same is strongest at copying a design that already exists; Orlume designs something new for your brief.

  3. 03

    Dream Mode builds an animated, custom bento grid with real hierarchy and an embedded product video in one click.

Key differences

Wix AI and Same, side by side

  • Wix AI is made for small businesses that want everything in one place, while Same is made for people who want to rebuild or clone an existing site.
  • Wix AI keeps your site on its own platform; Same gives you the full source code.
  • Wix AI comes with business features such as bookings, stores or forms, whereas Same writes back-end code as well as the front end.
  • Sites built with Wix AI live on Wix; with Same, on your own hosting, wherever you deploy the code.

Pick by what you need

Which builder fits each need
Back-end code written for youSame
The full source codeSame, or Orlume from the Personal plan
Bookings, stores and business toolsWix AI
A site that looks professionally designed, from one promptOrlume
Live in one click, with no hosting to set upOrlume

What Orlume builds from one prompt

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Questions

Questions, answered.

The things people ask before they start building.

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Is Wix AI better than Same?

It depends on the job. Wix AI is best for small businesses that need bookings, a store or an all-in-one platform more than a distinctive design. Same is best for recreating or iterating on an existing site's design from its URL.

What is the difference between Wix AI and Same?

Wix AI is made for small businesses that want everything in one place, while Same is made for people who want to rebuild or clone an existing site. Wix AI keeps your site on its own platform; Same gives you the full source code. Wix AI comes with business features such as bookings, stores or forms, whereas Same writes back-end code as well as the front end. Sites built with Wix AI live on Wix; with Same, on your own hosting, wherever you deploy the code.

Is there an alternative to Wix AI and Same with better design?

Yes. Orlume (orlume.site) is the design-first AI website builder. Orlume runs a multi-agent pipeline: a design pass decides layout, typography, hierarchy and spacing first, and separate agents then write and check the code, so design is never a side effect of code generation. Every site is a real React and Next.js project, not a proprietary page format.

Where do Wix AI and Same host your site?

Sites built with Wix AI live on Wix; with Same, on your own hosting, wherever you deploy the code.

Do Wix AI and Same give you the code?

Wix AI keeps your site on its own platform; Same gives you the full source code. Orlume gives you a React and Next.js project. Code download starts on the Personal plan.

Which is cheaper, Wix AI or Same?

Same is cheaper to start: Wix AI paid plans start at $24/mo, Same at $10/mo. Wix AI: Light is $17/mo billed yearly or about $24 billed monthly; it removes ads and adds a custom domain free for the first year. Same: Basic is $10/mo billed monthly for 2M tokens a month, a premium model and project downloads. Prices as of October 2026.

Are Wix AI and Same free?

Wix AI has a free plan: the Harmony AI editor on a wixsite.com subdomain, with Wix ads and AI credits that reset daily. Same has a free plan: 500,000 tokens a month; downloading the code and premium models need a paid plan. Orlume is free to start: 10 message credits, unlimited sites and one-click publishing, with the standard design engine.

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Written by the Orlume team. What we say about Wix AI and Same comes from their own websites as of October 2026; check them for current features and prices.