Google Releases Firebase Studio, a Free Alternative Tool to Cursor, Bolt, or v0

Firebase Studio, a free alternative to Cursor, Bolt, or v0, has been released by Google as a cloud-based agentic development environment for building full-stack AI apps.
The platform allows users to build, modify, and deploy apps in natural language, with features such as app prototyping, functional web app prototypes, and automatic wiring up of Genkit and Gemini API key.
Firebase Studio is now available in preview and offers a range of tools and updates, including Ironwood TPU, Lyria for Vertex AI, Gemini Code Assist, and Agent Development Kit (ADK).
The platform also includes new features such as Gemini 2.5 Flash, Google Unified Security, Cloud Wide Area Network (Cloud WAN), and Agent2Agent (A2A) open protocol.
With Firebase Studio, users can quickly prototype, build, and manage full-stack AI apps all in one place, making it a powerful tool for developers and organizations looking to leverage AI capabilities.

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Google released Firebase Studio this month at Cloud Next 2025 in Las Vegas. This tool — a free alternative to Cursor, Bolt, or v0 — allows users to build apps in natural language, modify them, and deploy them directly in the browser.

Wow Google has just released Firebase Studio

You can build any app in natural language, modify it and deploy it all in one place

Basically a free alternative to Cursor, Bolt or v0, directly in the browser.

Link and more below pic.twitter.com/qWakJA5YrP

— Paul Couvert (@itsPaulAi) April 9, 2025

BREAKING NEWS!!!!

It’s been two days since Google released Firebase Studio and it’s insane.

People are now building apps with it.

Here are 10 wild examples: pic.twitter.com/w3vslZvHXd

— The AI Colony (@TheAIColony) April 12, 2025

Google presented Firebase Studio as a cloud-based agentic development environment to help users prototype, build, and manage full-stack AI apps all in one place. This platform is now in preview.

One way to get started in Firebase Studio is with the App Prototyping agent, which quickly generates functional web app prototypes (starting with Next.js) using prompts, images, or drawings.

Within seconds of clicking “Prototype this app”, Firebase Studio generates a functional Next.js web app. And it’s not just UI.

Firebase Studio automatically wires up Genkit and provides a Gemini API key so AI features work out of the box.

There is a Firebase app hosting feature for a simple deployment.

Firebase Studio takes you from a prompt to a functioning prototype in minutes

Gemini makes updates to the app based on your natural language instructions

Edit code in Firebase Studio just like you would any other IDE

Generate previews on any device from a QR code

Firebase Studio takes care of building, server-side, and CDN with Firebase App Hosting

You can share a URL and invite others to collaborate inside your same workspace

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Beyond this product, the Google Cloud Next event—covered by IBL News reporters—featured CEO Thomas Kurian’s keynote on AI breakthroughs.

Other key announcements during the event were:

• Ironwood, our 7th-generation TPU built for inference.

• The addition of Lyria to Vertex AI, making it the only platform with generative media models for video, image, speech, and music.

• Gemini Code Assist, Google’s AI coding assistant, is gaining new “agentic” capabilities in preview.

• Updates and tools for Gemini in Workspace — Docs, Sheets, Meet, Chat, etc.

• Updates to Agentspace and AI Agent Marketplace.

• More tools on the Agent Development Kit (ADK), an open-source framework for building agents while maintaining control over agent behavior; and Agent2Agent (A2A), a new open protocol that gives your agents a common language to collaborate no matter what framework or vendor they are built on.

• Gemini 2.5 Flash, Google’s workhorse model with low latency and cost efficiency, will soon be available in Vertex AI.

• Google Unified Security AI-powered security solution.

• The Cloud Wide Area Network (Cloud WAN), a high-speed, low-latency network, was made available to organizations worldwide.

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Q. What is Firebase Studio?

A. Firebase Studio is a free alternative tool to Cursor, Bolt, or v0 that allows users to build apps in natural language, modify them, and deploy them directly in the browser.

Q. When was Firebase Studio released by Google?

A. Firebase Studio was released by Google this month at Cloud Next 2025 in Las Vegas.

Q. What is the main purpose of Firebase Studio?

A. The main purpose of Firebase Studio is to help users prototype, build, and manage full-stack AI apps all in one place as a cloud-based agentic development environment.

Q. How does Firebase Studio generate functional web app prototypes?

A. Firebase Studio generates functional Next.js web app prototypes using prompts, images, or drawings with the App Prototyping agent.

Q. What is the App Prototyping agent in Firebase Studio?

A. The App Prototyping agent quickly generates functional web app prototypes (starting with Next.js) using prompts, images, or drawings within seconds of clicking “Prototype this app”.

Q. Does Firebase Studio provide a simple deployment feature for apps?

A. Yes, Firebase Studio has a Firebase app hosting feature for a simple deployment.

Q. What is the Gemini API key in Firebase Studio?

A. The Gemini API key is automatically provided by Firebase Studio to enable AI features out of the box.

Q. Is Firebase Studio available now or still in preview?

A. Firebase Studio is currently in preview.

Q. What other announcements were made during the Google Cloud Next event?

A. Other key announcements included Ironwood, Lyria added to Vertex AI, Gemini Code Assist gaining new agentic capabilities, and updates to Agentspace, AI Agent Marketplace, and more.