Which to use? Start from Prototyper or sample app in Firebase Console?

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It’s kind of confusion…

Prototype an app with AI in Firebase Studio will give you TypeScript, NextJS and publish the app with Firebase App Hosting.

Experiment with a Gemini 2.5 sample app in Firebase Console will give you angular and publish the app with Firebase Hosting.

Which should I choose?
Thanks

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Your observation about the App Prototyping agent using TypeScript, NextJS and Firebase App Hosting is valid! Besides these technologies you list, the App Prototyping agent also uses Genkit for generative AI features.

It comes down to whether you want to build static web apps (with just a frontend) or full-stack web apps (that need to be served by backend services like auth/databases/etc.)

Firebase Hosting is primarily designed for hosting static assets like HTML, CSS, JavaScript, images, and other files that make up a static website or Single-Page Application (SPA).

Firebase App Hosting is geared towards modern, full-stack web apps built with frameworks requiring server-side rendering (SSR).

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