#48 - 💥 GPT-5 is all-in on vibe-coding, and Zite is going full stack after Lovable, Softr, Make, Zapier, and others
GPT-5 isn't AGI at all, but it's the best for vibe-coding on Lovable, Zite, and similar platforms
Hello everyone,
GPT-5 is a bit disappointing for everything other than vibe-coding. Maybe you've already tried it for other stuff - I much prefer Claude with more personalization options (model choice, thinking activation). But for our main use case, vibe-coding, it's really better and already available in all vibe-coding tools.
Another thing: in less than a month, Softr, Zite, and Lovable have created their own database systems to keep their users in one place. They're following the same strategy as Zapier or Make. This is making app development simpler than ever.
In this issue, I shared more thoughts on this market from some posts I read. Let me know if this new format works well for you!
Benoît de Montecler
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1️⃣ Zite introduces the first AI app builder with built-in database. No SQL or coding skills are needed to create powerful business apps. Zite automatically suggests and builds tables, as simple as a spreadsheet yet as scalable as SQL. Workflows give full visibility into app-data connections.
2️⃣ Google launch an experimental platform Opal lets users design, edit, and share mini-AI applications using only natural language. Through an intuitive graphical interface, users define steps—from gathering input and generating content to output formatting—without coding.
3️⃣ Lovable - Elena Verna, Growth at Lovable shared a viral post: Lovable skips traditional PM processes entirely - no PRDs, no alignment meetings, just engineers doing PM work with quick convos and Linear tickets. Their philosophy: "cost of a mistake < cost of delay" and "vibe coding enables you to go from idea to prototype faster than scheduling a meeting." Just build it.
4️⃣ Lovable was rebuilt by Kehan Zhang in 75min, discovered by Disrupt the disruptor post from Alexander Braun: Lovable ($1.8B valuation, $100M ARR in 8 months) can build DocuSign in 10 minutes, but developer Kehan Zhang vibe-coded Lovable itself in 75 minutes using Claude Code. This highlights key questions: how thin can your wrapper be? Is your moat marketing or tech? Can you leverage underlying foundations for improvement?
5️⃣ FlutterFlow's John Higgins introduces Dreamflow, moving beyond "vibe coding" to architectural AI development. His message: "AI isn't magic, it's a force multiplier—a junior dev that works fast but needs direction." The focus shifts from quick prototypes to production-grade codebases through structured prompting and architectural thinking. Full video about Dreamflow.
6️⃣ Bubble Agencies VS Vibe-Coding Clients, very interesting post from this bubble agency owner on Reddit: a client rebuilt their complex Bubble app in 2 months using AI coding tools like Cursor, forcing this agency to rethink their entire approach. After testing various options, they settled on Next.js, Supabase, Railway.app, and Trigger.dev as their "AI-assisted code" stack. This shift highlights how AI tools are democratizing development while making product knowledge more valuable than syntax expertise.
7️⃣ Bolt hackathon's grand prize went to Tailored Labs, an AI video editor using natural language commands. Other winners included HotDog Training App (2nd), BaseballHub (3rd), plus categories like "Future Unicorn" (Billa) and "Most Viral" (Ask In Bio). The event showcased hundreds of one-shot AI-built projects across global regions.
8️⃣ n8n announces major pricing overhaul: all plans now include unlimited users, workflows, and steps - you only pay when workflows run. They're also launching a new self-hosted Business Plan with Git version control, SSO, and environments for growing teams. Goal: make AI and automation adoption frictionless for builders of all sizes.
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