So my experiment with Google AI Studio (GAS) has really been a mixed bag. At first, I was skeptical when I saw people vibe coding "lite" versions of legal tech tools over a weekend.

Then I started "converting" - the sheer momentum worked - it produced gorgeous UI/UX for SIMPLE apps at first. Just look at this gorgeous UI that GAS created for me just to test some JSON handling.

But as we went through the debugging grind, Google AI Studio became more and more laggy. I eventually had to fire up Antigravity (Cursor could have done the same) and call upon Claude Sonnet 4.5 to fix the Final Problem - word level diff using a positional map with delta tracking.

All in all, my initial conclusion remains the same - GAS is ok for "lite" vibe coding, but nowhere near the robustness of a proper IDE. Part of the reason is that it's running everything in JS/browser. So it's been a bag of gas...just a very pretty one.