Adalo vs HandyAI

What is Adalo?

Adalo is a visual no-code AI app builder that allows users to design, build, and publish custom database-driven apps without writing code.

Who is Adalo for?

Adalo is primarily for individuals and businesses looking to build custom applications, such as delivery apps, eCommerce platforms, and order tracking systems, without needing coding skills.

What can I do with Adalo?

With Adalo, you can generate multi-screen apps using plain language descriptions, visually design your app layout on a multi-screen canvas, and publish your app to iOS, Android, and web platforms from a single project.

How much does Adalo cost?

Adalo offers a freemium pricing model, which includes a free plan with no credit card required, a hosted Postgres database, and 500 records with no time limit.

How is Adalo different from alternatives?

Adalo differentiates itself by combining visual app design with AI capabilities, allowing users to create functional apps quickly and easily without coding, while also providing built-in database management and multi-platform deployment.

How is the token count calculated?

For OpenAI models we run the official BPE tokenizer (`cl100k_base` for GPT-3.5/4, `o200k_base` for GPT-4o) via js-tiktoken — same exact algorithm OpenAI uses. For Claude we use Anthropic's published Claude 2 tokenizer, which matches Claude 3+ within ~5% for English text. For Gemini we approximate at ~4 chars/token because no public Gemini tokenizer exists.

Does my text leave the browser?

No. All tokenization is client-side. Nothing is sent to any server — not ours, not OpenAI's, not Anthropic's. Open your network tab and verify if you like.

Why are input and output prices different?

Providers charge more for tokens the model _generates_ than for tokens you _supply_. Output tokens are computationally more expensive because the model decodes them autoregressively. The toggle above lets you project either side of the cost.

How much does 1M tokens cost in May 2026?

Roughly: **Claude 3.5 Sonnet** is $3 in / $15 out per 1M tokens. **GPT-4o** is $2.50 / $10. **Claude Haiku** is $0.25 / $1.25. **GPT-4o-mini** is $0.15 / $0.60. **Gemini 1.5 Flash** is $0.075 / $0.30. The cheap models are 20-100x cheaper than the flagship models — a big lever for high-volume apps.

How accurate are these cost projections?

Exact for a known workload — the math is straightforward: (input × input rate) + (output × output rate), with the cached fraction billed at the model's cached-input rate. Pricing comes from each provider's published rate card. The variable is how well your typed numbers match your actual workload. If you don't know your token sizes, the [Token Counter](https://handyai.tools/tools/token-counter/) helps you calibrate against a real sample.