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AI · July 12, 2025

I made a JSFiddle-style playground to test and share prompts fast

I built this out of frustration as I lead the development of AI features at Yola.com. Prompt testing should be simple and straightforward. All I wanted was a simple way to test prompts with variables and jinja2 templates across different models, ideally somthing I could open during a call, run few tests, and share results with my team. But every tool I tried hit me with a clunky UI, required login and API keys, or forced a lengthy setup process. And that's not all. Then came the pricing. The last quote I got for one of the tools on the market was $6,000/year for a team of 16 people in a…

I made a JSFiddle-style playground to test and share prompts fast launched on July 12, 2025 with 50 votes, #575 of 9,223 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 1 year on.

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This is a browser-based prompt testing playground designed for AI developers and teams. It allows users to test and share prompts with variables and Jinja2 templates across different models without requiring signup, API keys, or complex setup. The tool emphasizes simplicity and speed, letting users experiment immediately by opening a URL and share results with teammates, similar to how JSFiddle works for code.

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I built this out of frustration as I lead the development of AI features at Yola.com. Prompt testing should be simple and straightforward. All I wanted was a simple way to test prompts with variables and jinja2 templates across different models, ideally somthing I could open during a call, run few tests, and share…

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