Google takes on Cursor with Firebase Studio, its AI builder for vibe coding

Google has quietly launched Firebase Studio, which is a cloud-based AI-powered integrated development environment that lets you build full-fledged apps using prompts. According to documents seen by BleepingComputer, Firebase Studio supports many programming languages and frameworks, including React, Next.js, Angular, Vue.js, Flutter, Android, Node.js, Java, Python Flask, and more. Cursor AI, reportedly valued at $10 billion, is an AI-powered integrated development environment that integrates AI features directly into the coding environment, so you can vibe code your app without programming knowledge. Google's Firebase Studio comes at an interesting time when Cursor AI is storming the "vibe coding" trend. Since Firebase Studio is also a cloud-based IDE, you can modify the code and add your own improvements without using any other IDE, such as Visual Studio. Google has been competing head to head with OpenAI and Claude with Gemini, but it hasn't had a product to ride the vibe coding trend—until now.

This Cyber News was published on www.bleepingcomputer.com. Publication date: Wed, 09 Apr 2025 21:25:59 +0000

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