TODO for AI
vs 
Base44
By Marcell Havlik, founder of TODO for AI · Updated
Wix-owned prompt-to-app builder with backend, auth and hosting included, metered in messages and integration credits. Here is where each one wins, with numbers, and who should pick which.
| Fact | Base44 | TODO for AI |
|---|---|---|
| Interface | Web builder | Web, desktop, mobile, CLI, IDE (Zed, JetBrains, VS Code), voice |
| Models | Vendor-selected, choice on paid plans | Any provider: Claude, GPT, Gemini, Grok, Ollama |
| Source | Closed | Edge + CLI public |
| Starts at | $16/mo | Free |
Key takeaways
- Models. Base44 model choice: Vendor-selected, choice on paid plans. TODO for AI runs any provider, Claude, GPT, Gemini, Grok or a local Ollama model, on one plan, and one model can review another's work.
- Benchmark. TODO for AI scored 89.9% on Terminal-Bench 2.1 with Opus 5.5 (high) (own harness, 80/89 tasks, 2026-10-08; not an official leaderboard submission).
- Price. Base44 pricing: Free 25 messages. Starter $16 for 100, Builder $40 for 250, Pro $80 for 500, Elite $160 for 1,200. 20% off yearly. TODO for AI has a free plan (Claude Sonnet only), then Starter $20, Pro $100 or Ultra $200 a month with any provider included.
- Where the work happens. Base44 gets one task done inside the app it generates. TODO for AI is one board your team and agents work through together, on your own PC, a cloud VM and your logged-in Chrome.
- Who should pick which. Pick Base44 if you want the cheapest way to get a hosted app with auth and a database. Pick TODO for AI if you have a codebase and need an agent that works in it.
Base44
TODO for AI
Any providerWe are not competing for the same job
Base44 gets the task done.
TODO for AI organises the whole company’s work.
Base44 answers one question: how do I get this task done, inside the app it generates? So do the others — Cursor inside the editor, Claude Code in one person's session, Lindy by asking its assistant.
We answer a different one: where does the work live? One board per project, and a project for each part of the company — engineering, marketing, ops, finance, one per client. Your colleagues work on it. So do your agents, as many as you want to run, each with its own model, tools and permissions. Items carry the people who worked them and the agent that ran them, and the board filters by person, so what the company has in flight is one screen instead of a Slack thread.
That is not a team plan bolted onto an AI tool. It is the product. The agents are how items get closed; the board is what the company runs on.
What Base44 is, and where it stops
Base44 is the all-inclusive version of the prompt-to-app idea, now owned by Wix. Describe the app, and the front end, backend, authentication and database arrive together, hosted, with nothing to connect. It is the cheapest paid entry in the category and the free plan is enough to see whether the idea works. Paid plans add model selection, custom domains and GitHub sync.
Like every builder in this category, the app is the world. Base44 edits projects it generated, in Wix's cloud, and has no reach into an existing repository, your browser or your business tools. It also meters twice: message credits for building and integration credits for what the running app does, so the bill continues after the prompting stops.
Small businesses and non-technical builders who want an internal tool or simple app live quickly and cheaply.
Three reasons Base44 users look elsewhere
There is no path for a codebase that did not begin in Base44. When the app needs real engineering, the work leaves the builder.
Message credits for editing, integration credits for the app's backend calls. A prototype that gets users starts spending on its own.
Nothing here writes the launch email, fixes the SEO or replies to the lead. It builds software; the rest of the work is out of scope.
Six dimensions that decide it
Base44 11/30TODO for AI 29/30How does Base44 compare to TODO for AI, feature by feature?
| Feature | Base44 | TODO for AI |
|---|---|---|
Persistent cloud VM An always-on machine. Files, logins and sessions survive between runs. | Hosted app only | Yes |
Model choice | Select on paid | Any provider |
Cross-vendor review Review GPT output with Claude, or the other way around. | No | Yes |
Drives your real browser Browser extension (Chrome, Firefox) plus cloud browsers. | No | Yes |
Business tasks, not only code SEO, email, ads, social, CRM via CLI tools. | No | Yes |
Any CLI as an integration | No | Any binary |
Voice control | No | Yes |
People and agents on one board Colleagues and agents work the same list. Items show who contributed and which agent ran them; filter the board by person. | The app, not the work | Yes |
Many agents, each configured Each agent gets its own model, prompt, tools and permissions. Pick which one takes an item. | One builder | Unlimited, per task |
Projects for the whole company Engineering, marketing, ops, finance: separate projects and agents, one team and one bill. | Per app | Unlimited, shared |
Team roles, pooled usage | Shared editing | Roles + pooled |
Tool permissions | Basic | Allow, approve, block |
Open runtime | GitHub sync | Edge + CLI public |
Same ladder, different meter
Two meters: message credits for each prompt that edits the app, and integration credits for backend calls the app makes. Paid plans unlock model selection, custom domains, in-app code edits and GitHub sync.
One pool priced in dollars of model cost, spendable on any vendor. Session and weekly windows pace it, and a 1.3-1.5x plan multiplier applies, so a $20 plan is about $15 of list-price API. Team seat prices go into one shared pool.