--- title: "Base44 launches Base1, its own AI model for vibe coding" url: https://daily.dev/posts/base44-launches-base1-its-own-ai-model-for-vibe-coding-i0bzwjytv source_url: https://thenextweb.com/news/base44-base1-proprietary-ai-model-vibe-coding type: article source: "The Next Web" published: 2026-07-01T13:32:39.748Z updated: 2026-07-01T13:42:40.759Z tags: ["llm", "nocode", "vibe-coding"] reading_time: 5 upvotes: 1 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Base44 launches Base1, its own AI model for vibe coding **[The Next Web](https://daily.dev/sources/tnw)** · 5 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Base44, the Tel Aviv vibe-coding startup acquired by Wix for $80mn, has launched Base1 — its first proprietary AI model trained on tens of millions of real user interactions from its platform. The move makes Base44 the first app-creation platform to ship its own model rather than renting from frontier labs like OpenAI or Anthropic. The strategic rationale is twofold: better margins by controlling inference costs, and defensibility against frontier labs like Anthropic (Claude Code) and design tools like Figma that are encroaching on the vibe-coding space. CEO Maor Shlomo argues specialisation on app-building data will outperform general-purpose frontier models at that specific task. Skeptics note that rival Lovable has reached $500mn ARR without its own model, and that frontier models keep improving. Base1 is currently described as 'demonstrating competitive performance' rather than outright beating the models it replaces. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Vibe coding platform Base44 launches own model as AI startups seek defensibility](https://daily.dev/posts/vibe-coding-platform-base44-launches-own-model-as-ai-startups-seek-defensibility-zedrjrh8g) · TechCrunch · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Base44 bets a narrow model beats frontier AI for vibe coding](https://daily.dev/posts/base44-bets-a-narrow-model-beats-frontier-ai-for-vibe-coding-ppc2xpxdl) · The New Stack · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Lovable’s CEO isn’t too worried about the vibe-coding competition](https://daily.dev/posts/lovable-s-ceo-isn-t-too-worried-about-the-vibe-coding-competition-l86wq0bab) · TechCrunch · 2 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#llm](https://daily.dev/tags/llm), [#nocode](https://daily.dev/tags/nocode), [#vibe-coding](https://daily.dev/tags/vibe-coding) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/base44-launches-base1-its-own-ai-model-for-vibe-coding-i0bzwjytv)