How AI changes website building

Natallia Usava  for  Academy

Remember when creating a website meant either spending thousands of dollars on a web studio or spending months learning HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and fighting with hosting settings? Today, in 2025, many people launch their first decent-looking website in literally 30–60 minutes — and they often don’t even write a single line of code.

The main reason? Artificial intelligence has quietly turned website building from a “difficult technical skill” into an “accessible creative process”.

Let’s break down what exactly has changed and why it matters for small businesses, bloggers, freelancers, and even big companies.

1. You can now describe your website in plain English

Instead of choosing templates and then painfully adjusting every block, you simply write:

“I need a modern website for a flower delivery service in Warsaw. Light colors, lots of beautiful photos, easy ordering form, section with reviews, delivery map, prices, and a nice ‘About Us’ page with our story.”

AI-based builders (Framer AI, 🌱kvitly, Dora, 10Web, Relume, Durable, Hostinger AI Website Builder, and many others) take your description and in a few seconds generate a complete website — with structure, texts, images, and even color scheme that matches the mood.

And yes — the result is often better than what many beginners would create after weeks of work.

2. AI doesn’t just build — it also improves and optimizes

Modern AI website builders don’t stop at the first version. They can:

  • Automatically generate SEO-friendly meta tags and alt texts for images
  • Suggest better headlines and calls-to-action
  • Adapt the design for mobile devices (and it actually looks good)
  • Create variations of the same page in different styles
  • Even generate product descriptions, blog articles, or FAQ sections

In other words, AI acts like a very fast and tireless junior designer + copywriter + SEO specialist rolled into one.

3. Speed has become insane

Classic timeline in 2015–2020:

  • Briefing → 2 weeks
  • Design mockups → 3–4 weeks
  • Development → 4–8 weeks
  • Testing and edits → 2–4 weeks

Total: 3–6 months and $5,000–$30,000+.

In 2025 with AI:

  • Describe what you want → 1–10 minutes
  • Get first version → 1–5 minutes
  • Make edits in natural language (“make the header bigger and add a button”) → seconds
  • Launch → same day

4. Who wins the most from this revolution?

5. What still requires humans (and probably will for a long time)

AI is not perfect yet. You still need a real person when:

  • You want a very unique, non-standard design
  • Complex logic is needed (personal account, integration with CRM, complex filters)
  • Brand identity must be 100% consistent with strict guidelines
  • You’re building something truly innovative that doesn’t look like existing sites

In other words: AI is fantastic at “good enough for 80–90% of cases”, but the top 10% of projects still require human taste, experience, and creativity.

6. Bonus: AI is getting cheaper every month

In 2023–2024 many AI website builders cost $20–50/month. Now in late 2025 you can find decent options starting from $8–15/month, and some even have free tiers that are already good enough for a small business card site.

Website building has stopped being a “technical craft” and has become much closer to “telling your story and vision to a very talented assistant”.

For most people and small businesses this means:

  • Faster launch
  • Much lower cost
  • Less stress
  • Better result than they could achieve themselves without AI

And the most interesting part? We’re still at the very beginning of this wave. Every few months tools become noticeably smarter.

So if you’ve been postponing your website for years because “it’s complicated and expensive” — 2025 is probably the worst time to keep postponing.

Have you already tried any AI website builder? Which one impressed you the most? Share in the comments — it’s always interesting to know real user experiences!

If you’re looking for a simple, beautiful, and modern way to create your site — you’re always welcome to kvitly.com We’ve made sure our builder is as human-friendly as possible while using the latest AI capabilities under the hood.

Natallia Usava

Head of 🌱kvitly. He commands time and a little space, knows everything about the needs of clients, loves to smile, and gets goosebumps at the sound of a cello.

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