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Ona (formerly Gitpod) vs Magnific

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Ona (formerly Gitpod)

Developer Tools

Cloud development environments repositioned as a control plane for software engineering agents

From
Free
Free plan
Yes
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Magnific

Design

A creative AI platform for image, video, and audio generation, formerly Freepik AI

From
€12/month
Free plan
No
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The short version

  • Ona (formerly Gitpod) has a free plan, then $20/mo; Magnific starts at €12/mo.
  • Where Magnific falls short: premium plan limited to 240K credits annually.
  • Prices and features on this page were last checked on 13 November 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Ona (formerly Gitpod) and Magnific actually diverge.

Attributes where Ona (formerly Gitpod) and Magnific differ
AttributeOna (formerly Gitpod)Magnific
Starting priceFree€12/month
Pricing modelPer month by compute unitSubscription
Free tierYesNo
PlatformsWeb, Linux, macOS, Windows, AWSWeb
CategoryDeveloper ToolsDesign

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Ona (formerly Gitpod)

  • Ephemeral environments
  • Agent sessions
  • Bring your own cloud
  • Devcontainer standard
  • Compute unit budgeting
  • Enterprise identity

Only in Magnific

Nothing recorded that Ona (formerly Gitpod) does not also cover.

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Ona (formerly Gitpod)

  • Giving a large engineering team identical, disposable environments so onboarding is a link rather than a two day setupnot Magnific
  • Running several coding agents in parallel against real databases and services instead of on a laptopnot Magnific
  • Keeping source code off contractor and offshore laptops by moving the whole environment into a controlled accountnot Magnific
  • Reproducing a hard-to-configure toolchain for a short-lived project without polluting anyone machinenot Magnific

Magnific

  • AI image upscaling for commercial projectsnot Ona (formerly Gitpod)
  • Video enhancement with AI-powered editingnot Ona (formerly Gitpod)
  • Music and audio generation for content creationnot Ona (formerly Gitpod)
  • Design workspace collaboration with shared canvasesnot Ona (formerly Gitpod)

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Ona (formerly Gitpod)

  • Acquisition risk has already materialised: the company closed a sale to OpenAI on 10 August 2026 and now sits inside the Codex team, so nothing public guarantees pricing, continuity or neutrality between model vendors beyond honouring existing commitments
  • Two disruptive changes of direction inside a year, from development environments to agent orchestration and then from independence to acquisition, mean the product a browser IDE buyer originally chose no longer exists in that form
  • The Gitpod Classic sunset on 15 October 2025 required manual conversion of configuration, hand-moved secrets, self-rescued workspace data and a brand new account, which is the clearest available precedent for how the vendor handles deprecation
  • Community self-hosting is finished: the AGPL-3.0 repository is deprecated by its own README, and self-hosted now means a vendor-operated install in your AWS or GCP account, with no Azure, no on-premises and no air-gapped path
  • Pricing is difficult to model because it runs on a compute unit currency where subscription credits expire at the end of the month, the mapping from units to actual compute is not published on the pricing page, and Enterprise is quotation only

Magnific

  • Premium plan limited to 240K credits annually
  • Pricing in EUR only (currency conversion fees may apply)
  • Credits expire after 1 year of inactivity
  • Different AI models consume varying credits

Pricing, plan by plan

Ona (formerly Gitpod)

Free
  • FreeFree
    • Up to 3 parallel environments
    • Machines up to 4 vCPU, 16 GB memory and 80 GB disk
    • Ona Cloud multi-tenant only
  • Core$20/mo
    • From 20 US dollars a month, up to 100 team members
    • Includes 80 to 2,200 recurring compute units a month depending on tier
    • Additional units from 10 US dollars per 40 units
  • EnterpriseOn request
    • Single-tenant deployment in your own AWS or GCP account
    • SAML and OIDC single sign-on
    • Dedicated account management and forward deployed engineers

Magnific

€12/month
  • Premium€12/mo
    • 240K credits per year
    • Access to all image, video and audio models
    • Commercial AI license
  • Premium+€27/mo
    • 600K credits per year
    • Commercial AI license and music rights
    • Best value for unlimited generations
  • Pro€172.5/mo
    • 4M credits per year with best credit value
    • Commercial AI license and music rights
    • For professionals scaling content production

Which should you pick?

Choose Ona (formerly Gitpod) if

  • You need ephemeral environments.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Linux, macOS, Windows, AWS.
  • You also want agent sessions.
Ona (formerly Gitpod) review

Choose Magnific if

Nothing in the data separates Magnific from Ona (formerly Gitpod) on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Magnific review

Questions people ask

Is Ona (formerly Gitpod) or Magnific better?
Neither clearly leads. Ona (formerly Gitpod) starts at Free and Magnific at €12/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Ona (formerly Gitpod) or Magnific?
Ona (formerly Gitpod) has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Ona (formerly Gitpod) and €12/month for Magnific.
Does Ona (formerly Gitpod) or Magnific run on more platforms?
Ona (formerly Gitpod) runs on Web, Linux, macOS, Windows, AWS. Magnific runs on Web.
Can I use Ona (formerly Gitpod) for free?
Yes. Ona (formerly Gitpod) has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Magnific starts at €12/month.
What is Ona (formerly Gitpod) best used for?
Ona (formerly Gitpod) is most often used for giving a large engineering team identical, disposable environments so onboarding is a link rather than a two day setup, running several coding agents in parallel against real databases and services instead of on a laptop, keeping source code off contractor and offshore laptops by moving the whole environment into a controlled account, reproducing a hard-to-configure toolchain for a short-lived project without polluting anyone machine. Of those, giving a large engineering team identical, disposable environments so onboarding is a link rather than a two day setup and running several coding agents in parallel against real databases and services instead of on a laptop are not what Magnific is typically brought in for.
What can Ona (formerly Gitpod) do that Magnific cannot?
Ona (formerly Gitpod) covers Ephemeral environments, Agent sessions, Bring your own cloud, Devcontainer standard.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Ona (formerly Gitpod): Is Gitpod still called Gitpod?

No. It rebranded to Ona in September 2025, and gitpod.io now redirects to ona.com. The company was acquired by OpenAI in a deal that closed on 10 August 2026.

Magnific: How much does Magnific cost?

Magnific offers three plans: Premium at EUR 12/month (240K credits/year), Premium+ at EUR 27/month (600K credits/year), and Pro at EUR 172.50/month (4M credits/year). All prices require annual billing.

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Ona (formerly Gitpod): Can I still self-host it for free?

No. The AGPL-3.0 self-hosted project is deprecated by its own README. What is offered now is a vendor-operated single-tenant install in your AWS or GCP account on the Enterprise plan.

Magnific: What refund policy does Magnific offer?

Magnific offers a 30-day refund guarantee with no cancellation fees across all plans.

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Ona (formerly Gitpod): What happened to Gitpod Classic?

Pay-as-you-go Classic was switched off on 15 October 2025. Migration required converting gitpod.yml to devcontainer.json, moving secrets by hand, downloading workspace data before the cutoff and creating a new account.

Magnific: How long are credits valid?

Credits are valid for 1 year. Different AI models consume varying amounts of credits (e.g., Seedream 5.0 Pro requires 75 credits per image).

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Ona (formerly Gitpod): What does it cost?

Core starts at 20 US dollars a month and includes a monthly allowance of Ona Compute Units, with more from 10 dollars per 40 units. Subscription credits expire monthly. Enterprise is quoted.

Magnific: Do all plans include commercial rights?

Yes, all plans include a commercial AI license. Premium+ and Pro also include music rights for content generation.

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