What You Get for Free on Frontend Mentor, and What Pro Adds

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Frontend Mentor lets you build real projects from professional Figma designs and briefs for free, and free members get one AI code review per month. Pro is the paid upgrade that changes the review cadence: you get an AI code review on every solution you submit, plus a skills profile that fills out as you build. Both tiers use the same challenge library and design files — the difference is how much feedback and tracking you get, not which projects you can access. For exact Pro benefits and current terms, check the Pro page on the site.

What free membership includes

  • Access to 120+ professional projects across five difficulty levels. You can build to a provided design file, or take on a product challenge where you make the design decisions yourself.
  • Any stack you like. The site doesn't lock you into a framework; you can hand-code early levels to lock in fundamentals, then practice directing AI on advanced and full-stack builds.
  • One AI code review per month. Reviews include line-level findings scored against the brief's requirements.
  • Community code review. Other developers review your submitted code, and you can review theirs.
  • A public profile of your work. Finished projects become portfolio pieces you can point recruiters to.

The site describes itself as free to learn on, and the free tier is a real working tier, not a trial — you can complete challenges and submit solutions without paying.

What Pro adds

Feature Free Pro
Build challenges and submit solutions Yes Yes
AI code review One per month Every submission
Skills profile Not described as included Fills out as you build
Community review Yes Yes

The core trade-off: if you submit more than one solution a month, the free review allowance becomes the bottleneck. Pro removes that limit and turns each review into an accumulating record of your strengths.

How a typical free workflow looks

  1. Pick a challenge from the 120+ projects, choosing a difficulty level that matches where you are.
  2. Build it your way — to the design file for design-to-code practice, or with your own decisions on a product challenge.
  3. Submit your solution and receive the monthly AI review with line-level findings against the brief.
  4. Read community reviews of your code and review others' work to sharpen your own judgment.
  5. Move up in difficulty as you grow.

The step that changes with Pro is step 3: instead of rationing your one monthly review, every submission gets scored and added to your skills profile.

Who each tier fits

  • Free fits learners who are early in their journey, submit roughly one project a month, or mainly want portfolio pieces and community feedback.
  • Pro fits learners submitting frequently — for example, working through several challenges a month to build a job-ready portfolio — who want consistent, line-level feedback and a visible record of strengths.

What to verify before deciding

The site's own materials don't state Pro pricing, payment methods, or detailed Pro terms in the material reviewed here, so don't assume Pro is free or that any specific feature beyond the review cadence and skills profile is included. Confirm current Pro benefits and cost on the Pro page before upgrading.