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Emergent

Quick answer

Emergent is a standalone vertical AI agent from Emergent. A chat-based platform whose agents design, code and deploy web and mobile apps for people who don't code. Nearfi's Agent Index rates its autonomy 4/5 (multi-step on its own): its agents write the code and handle hosting and deployment from a description, without you approving each step, and you check the result afterwards; it does not act unasked. Status: live; 0 incident(s) logged.

By Emergent · launched unknown · last checked 2026-11-05

At a glance
Autonomy
4/5
Multi-step on its own

Why 4: its agents write the code and handle hosting and deployment from a description, without you approving each step, and you check the result afterwards; it does not act unasked.

The findings

What it does. You describe software in plain language and Emergent's agents design, code and deploy it, with private hosting on paid plans and GitHub integration from the Standard plan. Pro adds custom AI agents; Enterprise adds deployment into your own cloud. It targets small businesses and solo founders; its founder told The Next Web in July 2026 that 70% of users have never coded.

Where it falls short. Credits are spent per task, so large projects can cost more than the headline price. Emergent's pricing page does not describe any testing features, and usage and revenue figures are the founder's own claims.

What it can do

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Price: Free tier with 10 monthly credits; Standard $17 a month billed annually ($20 monthly), Pro $167 a month billed annually ($200 monthly); custom Business and Enterprise plans. · Where: unknown · Surfaces: web

Incidents

  • None logged.

Closest fiction

The Sorcerer's Apprentice (Fantasia) — Anyone can command the brooms; fewer can say where the water goes.

Related coding agents

History

  • 2026-11-05 Added to the index.

Sources

  1. Emergent hits a $1.5bn valuation as vibe coding mints another unicorn The Next Web, 2026-07-15
  2. Emergent pricing Emergent
  3. Emergent raises $70M led by Khosla Ventures and SoftBank Entrackr

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