Base44 August 18, 2026 Changelog
What changed in Base44 app builder August 18, 2026, released 2026-08-18 — explained in plain English.
TLDR
- A new, smarter AI model (Claude Opus 5) is available for building apps.
- Many more schools around the world now qualify for an educational discount.
Want a heads-up when Base44 updates?
We email you the moment a new Base44 version drops — plus plain-English release notes like these. No spam.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
This update is all about giving you better tools and making the platform more affordable. It matters to anyone building apps who wants to try a more powerful AI, as well as to students and teachers looking for a price break.
What's new
- Claude Opus 5 AI model: You can now choose a newer, more powerful AI brain (called Claude Opus 5) to help you build your apps. You can pick it when chatting with the AI or setting up a "Superagent" (an AI assistant that does tasks for you). Just remember that manually picking which AI to use requires a paid "Builder" account or higher.
- More schools get a discount: Base44 gives a price cut to students and teachers, and they just added a bunch of new schools to the approved list. If you go to a K-12 school in the US, or a university in places like Europe, Asia-Pacific, Africa, or Latin America, your school email is much more likely to get the discount now.
Improvements
- The system that checks school email addresses to approve discounts now covers a lot more of the globe, making it easier for international students to save money.
Fixes
- No specific bugs were mentioned as fixed in this update.
Breaking changes
No breaking changes in this release.
This is our plain-language summary. Read the complete, official notes on the Base44 official changelog ↗.
Google Calendar