
Hostinger AI Builder
Easiest and cheapest way to build AI apps and websites
Budget-conscious beginners building simple, database-light sites who are comfortable with a 48-month prepaid term — not yet the right tool if your app needs a robust backend or you want month-to-month flexibility
Good Fit If You're...
Getting your first website or app online affordably
Hostinger AI Builder bundles hosting with the AI builder — no separate deployment step, no separate provider bill. Just build and it's live.
Small business website with basic AI generation
If you need a business website with a few pages, contact form, and maybe a blog — the builder handles this well and the bundled hosting means one bill, one provider.
Testing whether vibe coding is for you
The low promotional first-term rate makes it cheap to try, though the 48-month prepaid commitment (no month-to-month option) is worth weighing before committing — especially if your project needs a real database with reliable dev/production sync.
Pricing
| Plan | Price | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Premium | $10.99/mo | — |
| UnlimitedPopular | $16.99/mo | — |
| Cloud Startup | $25.99/mo | — |
Hidden costs to be aware of:
- Merged with Hostinger's Website Builder into a single product, 'Hostinger AI Builder', on Aug 18, 2026 — Horizons is now this product's AI/agentic mode; previous Explorer/Starter/Hobbyist/Hustler monthly plans are discontinued
- No month-to-month billing anymore — all plans require a 48-month prepaid term; prices shown are the post-intro renewal rate (48-month total divided by 48)
- Steep first-term promo pricing: $2.99/mo (Premium), $3.99/mo (Unlimited), $7.99/mo (Cloud Startup) for the initial 48-month term, before renewing at the listed prices
- No free tier found on the current pricing page — down from the old plan's 5 free AI credits
Pricing last verified: 2026-09-08
Strengths & Limitations
Strengths
- +Hosting, SSL, and CDN bundled with the AI builder — no separate deployment step or provider to manage
- +"Click-to-isolate" element editing: click any element on the page, it highlights, and you type instructions to change just that piece
- +Security baked into the hosting layer — ISO/IEC 27001:2017 certified, GDPR compliant, with DDoS protection, malware scanning, and a WAF included
- +Builder interface supports over 80 languages
Limitations
- -No native database — apps that need one must connect to an external service like Supabase, and reviewers report the dev and production sides don't reliably stay in sync (one hands-on review burned 68 of 200 monthly credits and 29 separate database queries without ever shipping a working app)
- -Independent reviews score it around 4.0–4.6/5, with the recurring critique being that the missing native database "overshadows Horizons' strengths" otherwise
- -Browser-based apps only — no native mobile app output
- -All plans now require a 48-month prepaid commitment with no month-to-month option — a bigger upfront ask than most competitors, and a real change from the old plan's monthly billing
- -Tied to the Hostinger ecosystem and limited to simpler applications relative to dedicated AI app builders
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Last updated: 2026-09-08