Every time a new artificial intelligence model is released, there’s a ton of hype surrounding it, and the Gemini 3 launch this month was no exception. Gemini 3 was touted as Google’s “most powerful agentic and vibe coding model yet” in the announcement, which caught both my intrigue and skepticism. For those unfamiliar, “vibe coding” is the practice of creating apps with natural language prompts, offloading the actual coding duties to AI models and agents.
Essentially, the idea is that anyone — including you or me — can build applications by vibe coding with zero actual development knowledge or experience. To put Google’s claims to the test, I tried to vibe-code using the new Gemini 3 Pro preview model in the Gemini Canvas and Google AI Studio. I expected to fail completely, but I ended up turning some of my dream app ideas into reality without writing a single line of code.
How Gemini 3’s vibe coding works
It’s available in your Gemini Canvas, but it’s best in Google AI Studio
Gemini 3 Pro is Google’s best AI model for vibe coding, but it’s available across multiple platforms. There’s Gemini Canvas, the AI-infused workspace found within the Gemini app. It’s an interactive space that can turn written text prompts into code that generates a functioning web app. In the example above, I simply asked Gemini to “create an audio visualizer web app.” After hitting the return key, Gemini automatically opened Canvas, started coding, and I had a working audio visualizer that could intake real-time microphone readings or on-device audio files. The entire process took a minute or two.
Gemini Canvas is great for quick vibe-coding exercises — like creating a mini-game from scratch that you don’t intend to revisit. For something more permanent, it makes sense to use Google AI Studio. This is a more advanced AI coding platform that can suit pros and beginners alike. In my case, I tried to use it without any prior coding experience. With limited free access to Gemini 3 Pro and Nano Banana Pro, it’s the perfect way for casual tinkerers to give vibe coding a shot.
In the Build tab of Google AI Studio, it’s easy to start a coding project or just see what Gemini 3 Pro can handle. There’s an I’m feeling lucky button, and it works similarly to the one in Google Search. Click it, and you’ll see a sample prompt that can be used to create a random web app, only using AI. Put simply, if you can write out a simple question for Gemini and ChatGPT, you can vibe code. Here’s a sample prompt you might see from pressing I’m feeling lucky in Google AI Studio:
AI Interior Design Consultant: Build an interactive room makeover app. Users upload a photo of their current space, and the app offers a carousel of “reimagined” styles (e.g., Mid-Century Modern, Scandinavian) generated by AI. Implement a “Compare” slider that lets users drag between their original photo and the AI-generated design. Below the visualization, add a context-aware chat interface where the user can refine the design (e.g., “Keep this layout but make the rug blue”) and get shoppable links for similar items.
That example is quite detailed, but you can keep it simple, too. I built web apps in AI Studio with a prompt as short as a sentence or two. After the Gemini 3 Pro model processes your request, you’ll have a working web app in a few minutes or less. From there, you can use it in AI Studio, refine it with simple text-based requests, or export it to another platform.
I built two of my dream web apps with Gemini 3
The entire process took a few text prompts and less than 10 minutes
Whether you’re a tech enthusiast or an average user, you probably can think of an app or software you wish existed. That’s exactly where vibe coding comes into play — with AI, you can make almost anything a reality. So, I tried to use Gemini 3 Pro in AI Studio to build some of my dream apps. I’m a vinyl record collector, and have been searching for a way to use technology to streamline the experience. Specifically, I wanted a web tool that could immediately find the Discogs entry for a given vinyl record.
I asked Gemini in AI Studio to build me a web app that used my device’s camera to scan any record and provide a direct link to the Discogs listing for it, plus other relevant information. In a few minutes, I had a web app that almost worked. I could hold up a record label to the camera, and the web app would find the Discogs link, but the data it pulled was inconsistent.
So, I entered a few more text prompts to change the web app’s code. After telling Gemini to pull the album title from the analysis section, and sort Discogs links with U.S. pressings at the top, the web app worked exactly as I envisioned. In seconds, I could scan a record, get album info and Discogs links, and add the correct pressing to my collection. This vibe-coded web app makes cataloging a breeze, and it’s a real time-saver for large collections, where you might be dealing with thousands of entries.
Since that worked, I went one step further and asked Gemini to build a web app that picked an entry from my Discogs collection at random, showing the album art and key details. Like shuffle, but for physical media. The end result was completely unexpected. Gemini managed to create a web app that could shuffle my personal Discogs collection and show album info for each title, but it also added something I didn’t ask for — a Check vibe with Gemini button. When pressed, it uses AI to generate a summary of the shuffled album and its vibe.
This vibe-coded web app, Vinyl Shuffle, is going to come in handy whenever I’m not quite sure what to play. Gemini’s extra touch will be great for when I’m trying to figure out what to play for friends and family, as it’ll help me find the right vibe. While the official Discogs app has a shuffle tool, it’s not as clean as the one I built in minutes, and lacks the AI vibe-checking feature.
I’ve already loaded up Vinyl Shuffle and Vinyl Lens onto my iPad, and these vibe-coded apps are becoming staples of my media setup.
Where Gemini 3’s vibe-coding abilities fall short
Bringing an idea out of Canvas or AI Studio may be costly
It’s worth noting that not every vibe-coding attempt will be successful — any web app that requires a paid API to function won’t work without a valid API key. I tried to create a tool that showed album info for any song playing around me, but failed without access to Shazam’s database. Getting a vibe-coded app out of the Gemini Canvas or Google AI Studio will prove to be difficult, too. To host a web app, you’ll need to pay to deploy it using Google Cloud infrastructure. Instead, I’m keeping my apps in Google AI Studio, where I can play around with them for free.
I’d call this vibe-coding experiment a complete success. I came in with lofty goals and no idea how to execute them, but Gemini managed to help. While your dream apps likely aren’t the same as mine, chances are, Gemini 3 Pro can help you vibe-code them.
