I Tried Stealing Websites with AI Tools — Here’s What Happened

Lately, AI has been proving it can do things we didn’t think possible. From writing code to designing apps, the possibilities are endless. But I wanted to push it to the edge: what if I could clone or “steal” a website in minutes using nothing but AI tools?

So I ran an experiment.

🎥 Watch the full video breakdown here: YouTube Video

The Setup

I took my own website as the test subject. The goal: give the URL to different AI web development models and see if they could replicate the design and content without me writing a single line of code.

The tools I tested:

Qwen (Chinese model from Alibaba)

V0HO (by Vercel)

Bolt

Lovable

Each tool got the same simple prompt: “Please duplicate this website.”

The Results

Here’s how it went down:

QWen (Alibaba): Took just 1 minute to generate the site. It wasn’t perfect but shockingly close. I’d rate it 8/10 for speed and usability.

V0HO (Vercel): Generated a clean one-page version. Accurate, but limited. Score: 6/10.

Bolt: Needed screenshots to work, but once deployed it was smooth. Final score: 8/10.

Lovable: Took 2.5 minutes but completely messed up. Different text, different colors, different everything. Only 2/10.

The crazy part? Most of these models could also deploy the cloned site instantly. In some cases, I had a working duplicate live in under 10 seconds.

What This Means

No-code website generation is real. You can spin up a copy of almost any landing page with a few clicks.

Prompting matters. The better the instructions, the closer the results.

This opens opportunities. Imagine offering “instant site creation” as a service for businesses, startups, or freelancers.

At the same time, it raises ethical and legal concerns. Cloning someone else’s site without permission is risky — but using the same tech to build original projects faster is a massive opportunity.

Final Thoughts

This experiment blew my mind. Just a year ago, cloning a site meant hours of manual work. Now, with tools like Quen, Bolt, and V0, it takes minutes.

The question is: will you use this tech to copy what already exists, or to create something entirely new?

👉 Here’s the full video where I walk through the process in detail: Watch Now on YouTube