Google's New AI 'Opal' Challenges the $26 Billion Vibe-Coding Market
Google has launched Opal, a new AI-powered app development tool, stepping into the booming “vibe-coding” market. Available through Google Labs in the U.S., Opal positions Google to compete with startups like Lovable and Cursor in a market expected to hit $26 billion by 2030. The AI code tools market is growing fast. “Vibe-coding,” a term from computer scientist Andrej Karpathy, lets users describe an app idea in plain language, and the AI builds it. ...