We pitted Base 44's new AI model against Anthropic's to build the same website. One was faster.

Base44 launched its own AI model, Base 1, earlier this week. Base44 Base44 just released its own AI model, Base 1, which it hopes will reduce AI-slop design. We put it to the test by pitting it against Anthropic's Opus 4.8, asking both to build the same website. Base 1 was faster and used fewer credits to deliver a competitive product. Base44 launched its own AI model to edge out competitors like Lovable, Replit, and Cursor. Maor Shlomo, the founder and CEO of Base44, told Business Insider ...