Question 1

Can I export my code from Emergent?

Accepted Answer

Emergent: No download or archive button. The code leaves through a GitHub push, or by copying it from the VS Code view on any plan. Your code on GitHub: One way, from Standard: Save to GitHub pushes the code to a repository. A repository can be brought in only when a new job starts, with no pull mid-project. SPOE: A ZIP, unlocked for good by your first payment of any size. Your code on GitHub: Two-way: every version is a commit, and commits in the repo come back in.

Question 2

Does an app built on Emergent run without it?

Accepted Answer

Emergent: Code pushed to GitHub can be published with any hosting provider you choose, its FAQ says. Exporting production data is not yet self-serve. SPOE: docker compose up, with nothing of SPOE inside.

Question 3

Can I prove what was built on Emergent?

Accepted Answer

Emergent: None on their pages. SPOE: An Ed25519-signed provenance manifest in every export, a record of it on APIR's hash-chained log, and a check anyone can run at spoe.ai/verify. APIR is a sister company of SPOE, run by the same founder.

Question 4

What happens to my prompts on Emergent?

Accepted Answer

Emergent: It does not train AI on your personal data, and bars its AI providers from training on your prompts and code. Data about how you use the service may train its models, with no opt-out. SPOE: The default models keep no copy. Chats, bots and images stay on your device.

Question 5

Is Emergent free to start?

Accepted Answer

Emergent: 10 credits on your first day, to build and test in the workspace. Publishing to production and custom domains need Standard or Pro. SPOE: 5 free prompts a day on the default models once you have signed up and your email address is proven (by Google or GitHub, or where email sign-up is open, a code we email you). No card. Then any first payment opens every model and export, for good.

Question 6

When may Emergent suit me better?

Accepted Answer

Emergent may suit you better if you want AI agents to build, test and host a web or mobile app for you, with sign-in, a database and one key for many AI models built in.

Compared on	SPOE	Emergent
Status	Open, and an export keeps running even if SPOE ever closes.	Open. (source)
Free to start	5 free prompts a day on the default models once you have signed up and your email address is proven (by Google or GitHub, or where email sign-up is open, a code we email you). No card. Then any first payment opens every model and export, for good.	10 credits on your first day, to build and test in the workspace. Publishing to production and custom domains need Standard or Pro. (source)
Paid plans from	US$25 a month, or a one-off credit pack from US$19. Credits never expire.	$20 a month (Standard, 100 credits), or $17 a month billed yearly. (source)
Your code on GitHub	Two-way: every version is a commit, and commits in the repo come back in.	One way, from Standard: Save to GitHub pushes the code to a repository. A repository can be brought in only when a new job starts, with no pull mid-project. (source)
Download your code	A ZIP, unlocked for good by your first payment of any size.	No download or archive button. The code leaves through a GitHub push, or by copying it from the VS Code view on any plan. (source)
Your own domain	Yes, with automatic HTTPS. Or a free name.spoe.dev.	From Standard. (source)
Proof of what you built	An Ed25519-signed provenance manifest in every export, a record of it on APIR's hash-chained log, and a check anyone can run at spoe.ai/verify. APIR is a sister company of SPOE, run by the same founder.	None on their pages.
Runs without the builder	docker compose up, with nothing of SPOE inside.	Code pushed to GitHub can be published with any hosting provider you choose, its FAQ says. Exporting production data is not yet self-serve. (source)
A second AI checks each change	Yes, from a different model family. A blocked or unreviewed change, or a high or critical finding, waits for you.	Not on their pages
Your prompts	The default models keep no copy. Chats, bots and images stay on your device.	It does not train AI on your personal data, and bars its AI providers from training on your prompts and code. Data about how you use the service may train its models, with no opt-out. (source)
May suit you better if	You want to hold the code, prove what was built, and keep your prompts private.	You want AI agents to build, test and host a web or mobile app for you, with sign-in, a database and one key for many AI models built in.

A Emergent alternative that signs your code: SPOE vs Emergent

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