Best for
Best for creative teams that want many AI models and repeatable workflows on one shared canvas.
- Freelancers
- Small and mid-sized
- Enterprise
AI Design Comparison
FLORA vs. Magic Patterns
At a glance
At a glance
Best for
Best for product teams that want AI prototypes built from their own design system and handed straight to engineering.
- Small and mid-sized
- Enterprise
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Full Comparison
| Criterion | FLORA | Magic Patterns |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | lower value Free tier; Starter $18 / seat / month Starter, Pro and Max are shown as a launch offer applying through 30 September. Quarterly billing saves 10 percent and annual billing 20 percent. Each paid seat adds a separate monthly usage allowance on top of the seat price. | Free tier; Starter $20 / seat / month Starter is $17 per seat per month billed annually. Business is $100 per seat per month, $85 billed annually. Enterprise is quoted. |
| Free trial | Free plan with 1 seat, 3 active projects and up to 17 generations | Free plan with free monthly credits |
| Output | Images, video, audio and text produced on a shared canvas | Interactive, code-based UI prototypes, multi-page flows and slide decks |
| API | Yes, REST API and an official MCP server, from the Starter plan | v3 REST API and an MCP server, authenticated with the same API key and billed from the credit balance |
| Hosting | Not stated | Cloud, in the browser; data stored in the United States on AWS |
| What it makes | Concepts and moodboards, brand identity, product visualisation, ad and campaign creative, social content, and video and storyboards | Interactive, code-based prototypes of single screens and multi-page flows with real routes, published to a shareable URL or a custom domain, plus slide decks and MagicOS, an infinite canvas that holds designs, documents and references together |
| AI generation | 170+ text, image, video and audio models on one canvas, combined as nodes and saved as reusable techniques | Generates and edits designs from prompts and screenshots, with Agent Mode, Plan Mode, design variants, forking and merging, a model picker or Auto routing across Claude, Gemini and GPT models, and connectors that pull context from Notion, Linear, Granola and PostHog |
| Brand, style and templates | A technique library for repeatable looks, plus shared team assets and shared elements from the Pro plan | Design systems with components, colours, typography, icons, rules and skills, seeded from GitHub, an NPM package, Figma or a website; included from the Starter plan |
| Export and handoff | Export node writes PNG, JPG, WEBP and SVG, MP4, MOV and GIF, and MP3, M4A, WAV, AAC, OGG and FLAC | Export to Figma as static layers, download the code as a zip, copy code as a prompt, two-way GitHub sync on paid plans, and an integration skill that teaches Cursor or Claude Code to adapt a design to an existing codebase. Slide decks export as PDF or PowerPoint |
| MCP-ready | Yes | Yes |
| Deployment | Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based | Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based |
| Support | Not stated | Email helpdesk, Chat, Community forum |
| Onboarding | Documentation and knowledge base, Guided onboarding | Documentation and knowledge base, Video tutorials |
| Company size | more entries Freelancers, Small and mid-sized, Enterprise | Small and mid-sized, Enterprise |
| Integrations | Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor | more entries Figma, GitHub, Cursor, Claude, Codex, Notion, Linear, Granola, PostHog, Google Sheets, Google Analytics, OpenAI |
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The short version
Key Differences
- Starting price FLORA Free tier; Starter $18 / seat / month Magic Patterns Free tier; Starter $20 / seat / month
- Free trial FLORA Free plan with 1 seat, 3 active projects and up to 17 generations Magic Patterns Free plan with free monthly credits
- Company size FLORA Freelancers, Small and mid-sized, Enterprise Magic Patterns Small and mid-sized, Enterprise
- Output FLORA Images, video, audio and text produced on a shared canvas Magic Patterns Interactive, code-based UI prototypes, multi-page flows and slide decks
- API FLORA Yes, REST API and an official MCP server, from the Starter plan Magic Patterns v3 REST API and an MCP server, authenticated with the same API key and billed from the credit balance
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The trade-offs
Strengths and Limitations
FLORA
Strengths
- 170+ text, image, video and audio models in one canvas, with real-time team collaboration
- Techniques turn one approach into hundreds of consistent assets
- Official MCP server lets external AI agents drive FLORA workflows
- Free plan covers a solo seat and three projects
Limitations
- API and MCP access start at the Starter plan and are not on the free plan
- Each seat carries a separate usage allowance, so the bill follows generation volume rather than headcount
- The enterprise page lists SOC 2 Type 1 today, with Type 2 and GDPR compliance stated as coming in Q3 2026
- The Starter, Pro and Max prices are a launch offer with a stated end date
Magic Patterns
Strengths
- Generates with a team's own components and design rules
- Two-way GitHub sync and an official MCP server for handoff to coding agents
- Live multiplayer editing and inline comments
- SOC 2 and ISO 27001 compliant
Limitations
- Design systems, GitHub sync and MCP require a paid plan
- Figma export is a static snapshot without interactivity
- Every AI generation draws on metered credits
- Data is stored in the United States
Plans
Pricing
FLORA
- Free $0 Per month. 1 seat, 3 active projects, text and image models, full canvas and layer editor, up to 17 generations.
- Starter $18 Per seat / month, launch offer. Adds $12 usage per seat per month, text, image and video models, unlimited projects, API and MCP access.
- Pro $50 Per seat / month, launch offer. Adds $50 included usage per seat per month, shared team assets and elements, per-member usage caps, usage analytics.
- Max $200 Per seat / month, launch offer. Adds $100 included usage per seat per month and custom voices (3 per organisation).
- Enterprise Custom For teams of 9 or more. SSO and SAML, dedicated support, bespoke onboarding and training.
Magic Patterns
- Free $0 Free monthly credits.
- Starter $20 Per seat per month, $17 billed annually. Free credits plus 1,000 a month, up to 10 paid seats, design systems, GitHub sync, MCP, no watermark.
- Business $100 Per seat per month, $85 billed annually. Free credits plus 5,000 a month, 11 or more paid seats, self-serve SSO, roles and permissions, usage reporting.
- Enterprise Custom Shared credit pooling, SCIM and audit logs, technical account manager, priority support, custom contracts and invoicing.
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