> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.getsite.ai/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Create a site > Start from a prompt, a URL, a template, a design mockup or your own code. Every site starts with one page, the home page. The AI builds it, you preview it, then you add more pages and publish. ## Ways to start | Start from | Where | Credits | | - | - | - | | **A prompt** | [app.getsite.ai/prompt](https://app.getsite.ai/prompt) | 20 for the page, plus optional add-ons | | **An existing URL** | [app.getsite.ai/clone](https://app.getsite.ai/clone) | 20 for the page | | **A template** | [getsite.ai/templates](https://www.getsite.ai/templates), then **Clone Template** | 20 for the page | | **A design mockup** | [Design Studio](https://app.getsite.ai/design), then **Create website from design** | 5 per mockup, then 20 for the page | | **Your own HTML** | [app.getsite.ai/upload](https://app.getsite.ai/upload) | 0 | | **The API or Zapier** | [REST API](/developers/api), [Automations](/features/automations) | 20 for the page | Prices are for the default model. Fable 5.1 doubles the page price. See [Models](#models). ## From a prompt Write 20 to 2,000 characters. Say what the business is, who it is for, what the page should make people do, and anything about the look. Click **Generate** or press Cmd/Ctrl+Enter. The prompt has to describe a website. Requests for web apps, SaaS tools, dashboards, games, anything that needs logins or a database, and blogs are rejected before anything is created. A URL in the prompt is treated as a site to clone. If you are not signed in you can still type the prompt. You are asked to create an account when you click Generate, and the prompt is kept. ### What happens during the build You watch the page being written in a live preview. The builder asks questions as cards with a countdown. If you do not answer, the default applies and the build continues. Let two questions in a row time out and the rest are skipped with their defaults. Silence never buys a paid add-on. | Question | Asked when | Default | | - | - | - | | Which AI model | Your plan and balance allow more than one | Opus 5.5 | | Apply your saved branding | You have a [brand kit](/account/billing#branding) | Apply it | | Color direction | Prompt builds only, unless your brand kit sets colors | The recommended scheme | | Sketch 3 design concepts first (+5 credits) | Prompt builds only, and the balance covers the page plus 5 | No | | Add your Stripe payment links | You have active [payment links](/features/payments) | No | | AI-generated images (+10 credits) | The balance covers the page plus 10 | Stock photos | | Short AI video loop in the hero (+50 credits) | You said yes to AI images. Yes is greyed out if you cannot afford it | No | Questions can accept a typed answer instead of a choice. On prompt builds the AI also asks two questions of its own about your business. Clones, templates and mockups skip the color, design and content questions; the reference decides. **Stop** cancels the build for free as long as the code has not started streaming. After that the build finishes and is charged. You can close the tab; the build continues and you get an email when the page is ready. A build is cut off after 30 minutes. ### What you get One responsive page: HTML, CSS and JavaScript with a header, navigation, sections and footer. Stock photos from Unsplash by default, up to 12 AI images if you opted in, one 4 to 5 second muted hero video if you opted in. Fonts come from Google Fonts. Logos are not generated here; use the [Logo tool](/features/tools). The site is named after the first line of your prompt. Rename it from the site page. ### Cost Credits are charged when the page finishes, not when you click Generate. | | Credits | | - | - | | Page | 20 (40 on Fable 5.1) | | AI images | +10 | | Design concepts | +5 | | Hero video | +50 | A typical first site with AI images costs 30. A stopped build costs nothing. If two builds run at once and your balance runs short, the page is still saved and you are charged what is left. ### When it is ready The **Your site is ready** screen shows a screenshot, the pages built, build time and credits used, with three buttons: * **Preview** opens the page in the app. The address shown above the screenshot, `https://draft.getsite.online//`, is the shareable draft link: anyone with it can see the page. Drafts are not indexed and not cached. * **Edit site** opens the [editor](/build/editor). * **Publish** opens the publish dialog: pick a subdomain on `getsite.co` (default) or `getsite.online`, or a domain you have added. Nothing is published until you confirm. On a free account the button reads **Publish — \$10/mo**. ## Models Two models can build and edit your site. Pick one when the builder asks, or in the editor chat header. | Model | Credits | Who | | - | - | - | | **Opus 5.5** | 1x (default) | Everyone | | **Fable 5.1** | 2x | Paid plans | Only page creation and page edits scale with the model. Section rewrites, images, video and design mockups cost the same on both. ## Clone a URL Enter a URL at [app.getsite.ai/clone](https://app.getsite.ai/clone). GetSite scans the site for pages (up to 50 are listed) and clones the home page. Other pages are marked **Add later**; generate them from the site's [Pages](/build/pages) grid. Two options: **Improve design** rebuilds the page in a modern style instead of copying it closely, and a model picker. Clones started here ask no questions. A URL typed into the prompt box instead still gets the model, branding, payments and image questions. Sites rendered entirely by JavaScript still clone, but only the home page. ## Templates Browse [getsite.ai/templates](https://www.getsite.ai/templates) and click **Clone Template**. The template appears as a chip on the prompt box. Your prompt provides the content; the template provides the design. ## Design Studio [app.getsite.ai/design](https://app.getsite.ai/design) generates full-page design mockups for 5 credits each. Hover a mockup and click **+** to create a variation, or the wand icon to **Create website from design**: the builder matches the mockup's layout and colors and writes its own text. Mockups are kept in a tree at `/design?thread=`. Bookmark the URL. **Start Fresh** does not delete the tree, but you lose the link. ## Upload your own code [app.getsite.ai/upload](https://app.getsite.ai/upload) takes an `.html` file plus optional `.css` and `.js` files (10 MB each), or pasted HTML. No AI runs and no credits are used. The site goes live on a `getsite.co` subdomain right away, on any account, with no plan. The subdomain and site name come from your HTML ``; without one you get a random six-character subdomain and the name Untitled. Uploaded sites carry the [GetSite badge](/build/publish#the-badge) unless you subscribe, and count toward your site limit. ## Explore [app.getsite.ai/explore](https://app.getsite.ai/explore) lists public sites built with GetSite, sorted by **Top** or **New**. Click a screenshot to open the live site. Sites appear here when they are marked public. There is no switch in the app; the only way to set it yourself is the `is_public` field on the website in the [REST API](/developers/api). ## Limits | | Free | Maker | Developer | Agency | | - | - | - | - | - | | Sites | 1 | 10 | 50 | Unlimited | To start over on a free account, delete the site. Publishing an AI-built site needs a paid plan. See [Publishing](/build/publish). 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