Is Google Stitch free?

Yes. Stitch is a Google Labs experiment with no paid tier and a daily credit cap of roughly 400 credits.

Is Google Stitch the same as Galileo AI?

Yes. Google acquired the Galileo AI team in 2025 and relaunched the product as Stitch.

Why choose a paid tool over Stitch?

Consistency and control. Stitch screens drift across a flow and cannot be edited element by element; DraftScreens keeps one design language per project, has a visual editor and never charges for failed generations.

Does Stitch export to Figma?

Yes, by pasting, with auto layout. DraftScreens also exports editable Figma layers, per screen, per flow or the whole project as one board.

Will Google Stitch shut down?

Nobody knows. It is a Labs experiment without a business model; plan for the possibility by keeping Figma exports of anything you care about.

Google Stitch alternative: DraftScreens, the mobile-only AI app designer

Google Labs' free prompt-to-UI tool, formerly Galileo AI.

Facts checked August 2026. stitch.withgoogle.com

Verdict

Stitch is free and fast, and it looks like it. DraftScreens charges a little and gives you a design language that holds across every screen, a visual editor, design systems, a tap-through prototype and hand-offs that survive the move to code.

DraftScreens and Google Stitch, side by side

Feature	DraftScreens	Google Stitch
Pricing	Free: 1 design a day, up to 5 a month. Pro $15/mo or $144/yr (200 designs a month, all exports). Studio $49/mo (1,000 designs, design systems, 3 seats).	Free only, about 400 credits a day. No paid tier.
Free tier	1 design a day, up to 5 a month, with PNG export, the editor and a prototype	Everything, with a daily credit cap
Mobile-native screens	Yes: every screen is a 390x844 phone screen in a real design language	App or web toggle; output is generic
Your design system	Yes, on Studio: palette, fonts, voice, rules and logo drive every generation	No
Figma	Yes, on Pro and Studio: editable named layers, paste onto any canvas	Paste to Figma with auto layout
Code and hand-off	On Pro and Studio: HTML per screen and a prompt pack for Cursor, Claude Code, Lovable and v0; Expo and SwiftUI hand-offs in progress	HTML and Tailwind
Clickable prototype	Yes: tap-through links on every screen, QR to your phone, public share page	Yes, basic clickable prototypes
Visual editor	Yes: select any element, edit text, colour, spacing, layout, links, or ask the AI about it	Chat only, no element editing
Failed generations	Never charged, refunded automatically	Count against the daily credits

Google Stitch: strengths and gaps

What Google Stitch does well

Free with a generous daily cap
Prompt, image or voice in; app or web toggle
Paste to Figma with auto layout and named layers
Gemini model picker, MCP server, Netlify publish

Where it falls short

Generic output: ranks last on design quality in most comparisons
Screens drift from each other across a flow
No fine editing, no collaboration
A Labs experiment with no paid plan, so a shutdown risk

What DraftScreens does differently

Mobile only, on purpose

Every screen is a 390x844 phone screen. The generator is prompted like a senior mobile designer, never like a web page builder.

One design language per project

A flow is planned first: palette, type, radius, spacing. Every screen and every edit is held to it, so screens do not drift.

Edit anything, or ask

Select any element and change text, colour, spacing, layout or its tap link; or select it and tell the AI what to change.

Your brand, every screen

Studio plans ingest a design system: palette roles, fonts, voice, rules and logo drive the planner and every screen.

A prototype, not a picture

Buttons, tabs and rows carry links. Preview in the studio or scan a QR and tap through on your phone.

Exports that survive the move

Editable Figma layers, HTML per screen, a prompt pack for Cursor, Claude Code, Lovable and v0. Failed generations are never charged.

When Google Stitch is the better choice

Best for: Quick, free first drafts when generic is fine and the tool going away would not hurt.

Pick Stitch when price is the only criterion, you want to try Gemini models, or you need a throwaway draft in a minute.

Questions people ask

Is Google Stitch free?: Yes. Stitch is a Google Labs experiment with no paid tier and a daily credit cap of roughly 400 credits.
Is Google Stitch the same as Galileo AI?: Yes. Google acquired the Galileo AI team in 2025 and relaunched the product as Stitch.
Why choose a paid tool over Stitch?: Consistency and control. Stitch screens drift across a flow and cannot be edited element by element; DraftScreens keeps one design language per project, has a visual editor and never charges for failed generations.
Does Stitch export to Figma?: Yes, by pasting, with auto layout. DraftScreens also exports editable Figma layers, per screen, per flow or the whole project as one board.
Will Google Stitch shut down?: Nobody knows. It is a Labs experiment without a business model; plan for the possibility by keeping Figma exports of anything you care about.