Banani vs OpenDesign

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.

OpenDesign is an open-source AI design workspace that uses local coding agents to create runnable design files. It can produce prototypes, landing pages, slide decks, dashboards, brand systems, images, and HTML video, with clickable prototypes and HTML or code exports. The site lists 152+ design systems and a library of templates and skills. OpenDesign supports 17 first-party bring-your-own-key adapters, including Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot CLI, OpenCode, and Qwen. Its API can also be used with Codex, Claude Code, DSH, OpenCode, and Hermes through an OpenDesign API key. The desktop app, daemon, and skill runtime run on the user’s machine, and generated files are stored in the project directory. OpenDesign says it has no server of its own; prompts and skill context go to the provider associated with the keys the user supplies. The app supports macOS 11 or newer on Apple Silicon or Intel, and Windows 10 or 11 x64. The free plan is local CLI plus BYOK, with no recurring OpenDesign model-credit grant; paid plans start at $5/user/mo.