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Ask HN: Are you paying for Lovable / Replit / Base44?

A Hacker News user asks whether developers are paying for AI coding tools like Lovable, Replit, and Base44, and whether they use them for mockups or production products with paying customers. The user notes a trend of moving to Claude/Codex after initial mockups and questions hosting management in that scenario.

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If yes, could you share whether you are using it to build mockups or have built products and have paid customers. Where do you see the future of these apps going?

Mostly I have seen people move to Claude/Codex post first mockups on these apps but how do you manage hosting in that case?

Comments URL: [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48830372](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48830372)

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