Google challenges Cursor with Firebase Studio — an AI tool for "vibe coding" app creation

Google has discreetly introduced Firebase Studio, a cloud-based development environment powered by artificial intelligence that enables the creation of fully functional apps using text prompts.

The release of Google’s Firebase Studio comes at a time when Cursor AI is gaining traction in the "vibe coding" trend.

Cursor AI, reportedly valued at $10 billion, is an AI-enhanced development environment that embeds AI capabilities directly into the coding process, allowing users to build apps without extensive programming skills, simply by following their creative flow.

Google has been directly competing with OpenAI and Claude through its Gemini project, but until now, it lacked a tool tailored to the "vibe coding" wave — that is, until Firebase Studio arrived.

Firebase Studio is a robust cloud-based solution for building full-stack applications via prompts

According to documents reviewed by BleepingComputer, Firebase Studio supports a wide range of programming languages and frameworks, including React, Next.js, Angular, Vue.js, Flutter, Android, Node.js, Java, Python Flask, and more.

You can describe your app concept using natural language or even images, and the AI will assist in generating a prototype in mere seconds.

There’s no need to write all the code from scratch — just set the direction, and the AI will help translate your vision into code.

During testing, BleepingComputer successfully built a functioning prototype of a complete website by simply outlining the idea.

As a cloud-based development environment, Firebase Studio allows you to tweak the code and enhance your project without relying on external tools like Visual Studio.

If you’re curious, you can try Firebase Studio. Keep in mind, however, that it requires a Gemini API key to function.