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How to Publish a Google AI Studio App (Free Hosting)

AI Studio can deploy to Google Cloud, or hand you the code. This is the other route: bring the ZIP or repo, your AI rebuilds it on Hatchable, and it is live at a real URL with a database and sign-in. Free, no billing account.

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What happens next

Step 1

Get the code out of AI Studio

In Build mode, use Download to get a ZIP, or connect the app to a GitHub repository from the app settings. Both are supported in AI Studio as of August 2026; Google's docs are the source of truth.

Step 2

Hand it to your AI on Hatchable

Connect the AI you use to https://hatchable.com/mcp (Gemini, Gemini CLI, Claude Code, Cursor or ChatGPT), point it at the repo or the unzipped folder, and ask it to rebuild the app on Hatchable. It keeps your Gemini API key as a secret. A static export can skip the agent: upload it at /deploy.

Step 3

Go live, then keep going

You get your-app.hatchable.site. Ask for sign-in, a table to store results, a weekly email, or your own domain (Builder, $12 a month). Each is a sentence.

Connector URL for Gemini, Gemini CLI, Claude Code, Cursor or ChatGPT (step 2)
https://hatchable.com/mcp

AI Studio's own deploy path, and when to use it

As of August 2026 Google describes deploying an AI Studio app to Cloud Run, including a no-cost starter tier for a first couple of apps, and connecting GitHub so you can keep developing elsewhere. For a demo tied to Google Cloud that is a fine path. The trade-offs people tend to report are the billing account, the cloud console, and the fact that sign-in, a database and email are separate services you still have to add. Check Google's current documentation for details.

What changes when the app runs here

Every Hatchable project already has a private Postgres database, sign-in, file storage, email and scheduled jobs, so the parts an AI Studio prototype usually lacks are a prompt away rather than a new service. Pricing is flat: a free plan with one published app and no card, then $12 a month for unlimited published apps. Your AI key stays yours and is stored as a secret.

What you get on the free tier

  • A live URL at your-app.hatchable.site, hosted for you.
  • A real database, sign-in, file storage, scheduled jobs, and email.
  • No billing account, no env vars, no deploy config.

Frequently asked

Can I upload the AI Studio ZIP directly?
If it is a static site, yes: /deploy imports a zip or a GitHub repo. Most AI Studio apps call the Gemini API and need a key and a small server, so the normal route is to let your AI rebuild it here with the key stored as a secret.
Do I need a Google Cloud billing account?
Not on Hatchable. The free plan has no card. You still need your own Gemini API key if the app calls Gemini, the same key AI Studio gave you.
Which AI should do the porting?
Any one you already use: Gemini, Gemini CLI, Claude Code, Cursor, Codex or ChatGPT. They all connect to the same MCP server, https://hatchable.com/mcp.
Is this free?
The free plan includes unlimited private projects and one published app, with no card. Builder is a flat $12 a month for unlimited published apps and custom domains.

Ready to ship?

AI Studio can deploy to Google Cloud, or hand you the code. This is the other route: bring the ZIP or repo, your AI rebuilds it on Hatchable, and it is live at a real URL with a database and sign-in. Free, no billing account.

Start free →