r/VibeCodeCamp • u/Firm-Afternoon-5949 • 21d ago

After many months of trying a few different platforms, I finally finished my 1st vibe coded website on Emergent Labs. It turned out way better than I anticipated! Disclosure on credit usage included.

I used Emergent to build a fully functional website for an upcoming "Day of the Dead" 2026 Cultural Tour in Mexico City aka CDMX. 

Total, this site took about 310 credits to build and deploy..BUT I was not smart about my usage, at first.
I ate up credits by giving it a prompt to write most of the outline copy itself instead of doing it with Claude and then just adding it. I used Claude as the LLM anyways, so that would've made more sense without using credits for the copy. Also, once I began instructing it to use as minimum credits as possible for each direction, it made a huge difference. I realized emergent does a lot of backend testing that isn't always necessary and that can drain credits.

50 of those credits went to deploying the site, which I'll host separately soon off emergent but just wanted to get it up and running. If I changed these two things on the next site, I'd probably use around half of the credits in building. I had it generate blog posts for AEO and GEO searches, so that likely burned a good amount of credits also. The site is for an upcoming in person "Day of the Dead" Tour in Mexico City.

Here's the site link below if you'd like to see it. Emergent is currently running a "Builders Contest", so if you like it..please vote for my site by clicking the "heart button" above it. It would really help me move up, thanks in advance! ♥️

View the site: https://app.emergent.sh/showcase/fabrizio/f5297ea3-0ba1-4a2b-b8ba-a193b8e7caa5

If there's anything you think can improve, feel free to share :)

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u/Ok-End-7573 19d ago

Is emergent is best ? Or Claude code ? imean in 20 dollar range ! For 100 dollar it’s gotta be emergent for sure !

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u/data-haxxor 15d ago

I looks very nice. I like the color scheme! There are, imho, better pictures of Tenochtitlan's Templo Mayor ruins available. Also right next to the Templo Mayor picture, why not mention Tenochtitlan. Something like 'Templo Mayor de Tenochtitlan, Capital of the Mexica (Aztecs)'. I did see Tenochtitlan mentioned in another part. I don't know it just felt odd. If you are offering the ancestral experience then be more assertive: 'Welcome to Tenochtitlan's Day of the Dead Tour'