Framer Review 2026, Agents Efficiency & New AI Models

Hey everyone,

Welcome back to a new issue of the Frameplate newsletter!

Every month, I’ll send you a curated mix of Framer updates, useful articles, standout templates, and resources worth checking out.

In today’s issue:

• What happened in Framer this month

• Full Framer review after the recent updates

• Our Framer template of the month

• The ultimate Framer resource to create forms

Let’s dive in!

This Month in Framer

• New Anthropic models - Opus 5, Sonnet 5 and Fable 5 are now available with Framer Agent.

• New OpenAI models - GPT 5.6’s Luna, Terra & Sol models are now available with Framer Agent. Terra and Luna are 50% off through August 14.

• Agents Efficiency - bigger, multi-step tasks now consume much less credits.

Framer Review 2026: My honest thoughts after 3 years

A lot of things have happened in the Framer world over the past few months so we’ve updated our review on our blog with the latest changes.

Back in December 2022, I was doom-scrolling on X and kept seeing more and more designers posting about this tool called Framer.

They were all raving about how easy it was to build stunning websites without code - the hype was real!

Here's the thing - I had completely slept on the Webflow bandwagon a few years earlier and regretted it. I wasn't about to make the same mistake twice.

So I had to see what all the fuss was about.

More from the Blog

How to Actually Use the Framer Agent (Not Just Prompt It)
Learn how to use context, mentions, separate chats, models and Framer Skills to get more reliable results from Framer Agent.. Read more

How to Connect Framer to External AI Agents (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex)
Learn how Framer External Agents work and how to connect your Framer projects to Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and Gemini CLI without setting up a separate MCP server.. Read more

Template of the Month

Rami Voss - a high-impact, minimalist portfolio template for designers, art directors, and studios. It blends bold typography, modular layouts, and modern brutalist styling to showcase creative work with attitude.

Created by System.Supply™.

Browse 800+ Framer templates

Resource of the Month

FramerForms - create advanced forms with FramerForms, including multi-step forms and file uploads.

Get 10% OFF with code FMPT10.

Browse 100+ Framer plugins

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Until next month ✌️
— Julien