Figma AI vs Onlook
A side-by-side comparison of Figma AI and Onlook, two Design tools, drawn from Ignaite's continuously-verified listings.
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At a glance
The honest brief
Figma AI
AI lives inside the tool designers already use, then pushes real design context straight into code — no rebuild in a separate app.
- Native to existing Figma files
- Figma Make produces working prototypes
- MCP server feeds Cursor/VS Code/Claude
- First Draft generates editable layouts
- AI tied to a Figma subscription
- Generated output still needs polish
- Newer features rolled out gradually
Onlook
Edits your real Next.js + Tailwind code visually on an infinite canvas, keeping the codebase as the source of truth instead of exporting throwaway markup.
- Free to self-host
- Edits real code, not exports
- AI assistance for larger changes
- Works with Next.js, Tailwind, shadcn
- Hosted cloud pricing not public
- Scoped to the React/Next.js stack
- Young project (YC W25)