I built 5 websites in under an hour with ChatGPT-5 — here’s how it’s possible

There are a lot of website-building applications out there. I’ve personally tried a few, but nothing has been as easy as prompting ChatGPT-5 and having it code everything from fonts and colors to the complete layout. ChatGPT-5 is excellent for creating apps, so I figured it would do pretty well with this task, too.

In fact, I started by simply prompting ChatGPT-5 with: “Build a website for me.” From there, I got a complete, albeit generic, website. It seemed too good to be true. I decided to try it with more details for an actual website.

For this experiment, I made up a variety of companies – from indoor playgrounds to marketing companies – and crafted company websites using ChatGPT-5. Here are the results and the prompts I used.

1. Always Spring Garden Center

Prompt: “Create a complete, colorful and bright website design for ‘Always Sunny Garden Center.’ The goal is to make the site feel joyful, abundant, and incredibly easy for customers to find what they need. The company vibe is friendly, expert but not intimidating, family-owned, bursting with life and color. Think "a cheerful spring day in the garden." Ensure the layout is clean, the buttons are clear, and the colors create a bright, inviting, and cohesive feel. The navigation should be intuitive and prominent.”

This prompt is actually pretty detailed. I could have gotten away with about half that information. However, if this were my real company, I may have wanted to add more information such as adding a business address, testimonials or specifics like font and color palette. What’s cool is that you can edit the code. If you don’t have coding experience, no problem, just prompt ChatGPT with the updates you need.

It took ChatGPT-5 about five minutes to create this website. The more specific you are with the details of your website, the longer it will take. You can see it “thinking” the whole time as it writes the code. You could probably do something else while it generates, but I find it oddly satisfying watching it work.

2. Tumbles and Giggles Indoor Playground for Toddlers

Prompt: “Create a bright, joyful, and incredibly clear website for ‘Tumbles & Giggles,’ an indoor playground for toddlers (ages 1-5). The site must reassure parents about safety and cleanliness while exciting them about the fun their kids will have. Target Audience: Parents, grandparents, and caregivers of young children. They need to find pricing, hours, and safety info quickly. Overall Vibe: Playful, modern, clean, and airy. Think "happy and organized." Avoid chaotic or cluttered designs. Use plenty of white space with bright, soft accent colors.”

This was a true test because I wondered if ChatGPT-5 would show images of children and if it did, would they look real enough for a business website. As you can see from the screenshot, no images of children were included. This would not be ideal for a business catering to families; smiling faces would certainly help sell the spot.

For that reason, if this were my real endeavor, I would ask ChatGPT to do another pass. Otherwise, the site looks good and comes complete with a waiver front and center.

3. The Daily Grind Cafe

Prompt: “Create a website for a warm, inviting and modern neighborhood cafe called ‘The Daily Grind.’ The site should make users crave our coffee and pastries and feel compelled to visit. It must be visually driven and emphasize the community and experience of enjoying coffee in a comfortable space. The site should entice local residents, remote workers, students and people looking for a meeting spot. They need to see the menu, find location/hours and get a sense of the cafe's vibe. The overall vibe is cozy, inviting, modern and social. The photography should feel authentic and highlight people enjoying their time.”

The first and second websites were good, but fairly similar. (Dare I say, boring?) The visuals were lacking. I needed ChatGPT-5 to step it up so for this prompt I specifically mentioned “photograph” to let the AI know we needed better visuals for this site.

I was disappointed that the first iteration of the site did not include any human images. The site was also very similar to the others. Clearly, ChatGPT-5 has a template. So, I re-prompted the AI and asked it to include images.

What seemed like a minor ask almost crashed my computer as it added thousands of images. Major fail.

4. Marketing website for Tangerine Twist Soda

Prompt: “Create a high-converting, single-page marketing website (landing page) for Tangerine Twist soda. It’s a naturally sweetened, carbonated drink made with real tangerine juice. It is organic and is a huge hit among eco-conscious Gen Z consumers. Please include 3 -5 images of young adults enjoying the beverage (in fun orange cans). The tone should be energetic, innovative and authentic.”

Once again, ChatGPT has failed to include life-like images in the code, despite me asking for them in the prompt. I will have to edit the code and ask for an updated site with images.

That said, I was impressed by the product rendering the AI generated, and the copywriting is pretty good, too. I like the “100-day happiness guarantee” mentioned at the bottom of the site.

Although the site looks very similar to the other sites I generated, the bold colors and copywriting help it stand out on its own.

Code has been generated, now what?

Good question! Once ChatGPT-5 is done, you can run the site in your browser to check if it looks and works as expected. If something is off, tweak it, but once you have everything all set, download or copy the code locally. This can be done by copying the code into text files on your computer and giving them the proper names. (Example: index.html for the main page, style.css for styles, script.js for JavaScript.)

Next, you’re going to need to choose hosting, this can be done with free and beginner-friendly sites like GitHub Pages. Or, you could host with shared hosting like Bluehost. Cloud services (AWS, Google Cloud, DigitalOcean) are good but require more advanced setups.

Obviously, you’ll want to purchase a domain name and then connect the domain to your hosting provide so your site lives at your desired site name instead of a generic URL.

Finally, upload your files to the hosting platform. Many services let you drag-and-drop, push via Git, or use their CLI tool. Once uploaded, your site is live for the world to see.

Final thoughts

For a quick website in a pinch, ChatGPT does a pretty good job. For anything extra like realistic images or artwork, you will need to prompt a second time; including it in the initial prompt doesn’t seem to be effective.

Using ChatGPT to build your website is a good idea for someone who just wants to get their site up and running. You could take orders, show your product offering and give your contact information. However, you’ll need to spend more time if you want any advanced functionality.

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