Banani vs Coherent
Banani
banani.co
Coherent
getcoherent.designSide by side
| Figure | Banani | Coherent |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $12/mo | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 4 | 1 |
| Spec score · AI UI Design Generators | 8.3 (#7) | 8.0 (#9) |
| Security | Banani says browser communications use TLS 1.3 encryption and stored data uses AES-256 encryption. | The project README says API keys are stored locally in .env and AI calls go directly from the user's machine to the provider; Coherent has no servers. |
| Support | Pro includes priority support directly from the Banani team. | The site directs bug reports and feature requests to GitHub Issues and questions to GitHub Discussions, and says issue responses usually arrive within 24 hours. |
| What it does | Banani generates editable, multi-screen mobile and desktop UI designs from an idea, image, or PRD, which users can edit by chat and export. | Coherent is an AI design method for multi-page products that generates interconnected pages with shared components and a growing design system. |
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In their own words
Banani
Banani is a web app that generates editable, multi-screen mobile and desktop UI designs from an idea, image, or product requirements document. Users can refine designs with text prompts or the editor, add brand assets such as logos and colors, and connect screens into interactive prototypes for presentation or user testing. Real-time collaboration is listed. Exports include Figma, HTML/CSS, and images. Plus and Pro include unlimited Figma exports as editable layers with auto layout intact, as well as MCP/Code export; the FAQ identifies the code export as HTML/CSS. MCP access is included on all plans and connects designs to AI coding agents including Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex. The Free plan includes 12 monthly and 3 daily credits. Plus costs $12 a month billed yearly, with the page also showing $20; Pro costs $30 a month billed yearly, with the page also showing $50. When credits run out, new AI generations pause until they refill or the billing cycle resets, while existing projects remain accessible. Banani was founded in 2024.
Coherent
Coherent is an AI design method for building multi-page products whose pages share components and a growing design system. It generates a Next.js project using Tailwind CSS and shadcn/ui, suitable as a prototype, developer handoff, or frontend. Shared components and editable design tokens propagate changes across pages, with design-system.config.ts as the editable configuration. Users can choose from 10 prebuilt atmospheres or define their own foundation. Coherent supplies context for Cursor, Claude Code, and other AI editors through.cursorrules and CLAUDE.md files. It supports Anthropic Claude or OpenAI GPT using the user’s own API key; typical model costs are estimated at $0.01–$0.03 per page. Its MCP server can validate code, read tokens, extract a design system from a URL, or apply a DESIGN.md file. It can import DESIGN.md and export tokens as W3C DTCG JSON, CSS variables, or Tailwind configuration. Full retrofit into an existing codebase is not supported yet, and direct Figma token import is also not supported. Coherent is open source under the MIT license and available on Linux, macOS, and Windows.