Laravel Livewire vs React: The Ultimate Kimi k2.6 AI Speed & Cost Challenge! 🤖💨

Tony Xhepa| 00:07:33|Apr 24, 2026

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Tony outlines the goal to compare Laravel Livewire kit with Laravel Inertia and React using the same model and prompt to evaluate speed and usability.

Two Laravel projects compare Livewire vs. React (Inertia) using Ky K2.6 AI to gauge speed and cost, with Livewire winning on build time in this hands-on prompt test.

Summary

Tony Xhepa pits Laravel Livewire against a React/Inertia setup in a practical speed and cost challenge. He mirrors a single prompt across both stacks, compiling and running development servers in parallel to see which approach finishes first. The video documents the workflow: running composer rundev, loading the same prompt, and observing token usage and runtime. Tony demonstrates the Livewire kit finishing ahead of React, then validates by interacting with the browser—creating, searching, editing, and deleting notes across both implementations. He shares exact moments like the Livewire project finishing in less time and the React project continuing to run, with explicit token costs recorded (e.g., 57 cents for Livewire vs. 91 cents for React). The hands-on testing uses Laravel 12 and kit-appropriate prompts to decide which stack better fits speed and cost constraints for feature ideas like a nodes manager. The takeaway is practical: Livewire’s full-page component approach often yields faster iteration, while React/Inertia requires more build-time resources. Tony’s final call invites viewers to subscribe for more performance-and-cost comparisons.

Key Takeaways

Livewire finish time beat React in the Ky K2.6 AI speed test when generating a new feature (nodes manager) for a Laravel 12 project.
Token usage and costs were tracked per stack: Livewire approximately 57 cents and React around 91 cents by the end of the test.
Inertia with React required longer runtime; Livewire completed tasks earlier, according to Tony's measurements.
Both stacks support core features (create, edit, delete, search, filter by status) in the notes manager without functional blockers.
The comparison uses the same model and prompt to ensure a fair, apples-to-apples benchmark.
The video demonstrates practical workflow steps: starting servers with composer rundev, pasting prompts, and refreshing the browser to validate UI actions.
Tony highlights real-world trade-offs between development speed and runtime costs when choosing between Livewire and React Inertia for Laravel apps.

Who Is This For?

Essential viewing for Laravel developers weighing Livewire vs. React Inertia for rapid feature prototyping and cost-conscious deployment. Helpful for teams evaluating which stack offers faster iteration without breaking the feature parity they need.

Notable Quotes

"Hello friends, Tony here."

—Opening line establishing the host and tone.

"So, here is the project this example two and the example one one is example one is with live wire example two is with react."

— Tony introduces the A/B setup across Livewire and React/Inertia.

"The live war is the winner has finished and in 90 minutes the react has the right test and run."

—Initial claim of Livewire finishing first in the speed test.

"We spent 70 cents. 32% context used. In inertia, we have 1.12 38% token used."

—Documenting token usage and cost figures for both stacks.

"Okay friends also we have this not deleted successfully."

—Notes on a UI/UX edge case that was encountered during testing.

Questions This Video Answers

How does Laravel Livewire perform compared to React/Inertia for a simple CRUD feature?
What are the cost implications of using Ky K2.6 for AI-assisted Laravel prototyping?
Which Laravel kit (Livewire vs Inertia) typically finishes faster in real-world prompts?
What steps are required to reproduce Tony Xhepa's Livewire vs React benchmark in Laravel 12?
Can a notes manager feature be reliably built with both Livewire and React/Inertia without feature gaps?

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Full Transcript

Hello friends, Tony here. Welcome. In today's video, I want to compare the Laravel with live wire kit and Laravel with inertia and react. I have prepared a prompt. I'm going to use the same model, the same prompt and see the differences. So, how fast is going to build with the Laravel live wire and Laravel and Inertia and also which one is going to be better. So here is the project this example two and the example one one is example one is with live wire example two is with react also I have open both here so example one and example two are empty right now okay now I'm going to open the terminal in both of them and just run the composer rundev to this one and I'm going to close and also open and run the composer rundev to this Okay, then I'm going to use a kilo code also here and here. Now let's copy the prompt and paste in both of them. The prompt is here is the prompt. So create simple new feature called nodes manager for this existing Laravel 12 project feature requirements authentication implement fullrat. Each note should contain title content status technical requirements and implement this feature according to the stack already installed in this project. If this project use lar kit use liveware for full page component. If this project use inertia static kit use inertia js with react and typescript okay so I'm going to copy this and let's try let's come here paste and I'm going to paste it also here and just let's start with the example one first and hit also to this one enter and I'm going to see you when this is going to be finished. Okay. So 10 minutes 3 to 5 and 3 to 8. Here we have 25% token used and so here 21%. But here we have 3 to five. So two remaining. Here we have five the remaining to see which one is going to finish first and also which one is going to work. Okay. So here the live war is the the winner has finished and in 90 minutes the react has the right test and run. Let's see now the live wire also. You can see here for the live wire we have spent 57 cents and 30% token used in uh react which is not finished to see but right now is 32% token used and 74 cents spent. Now let's go and let's see on the browser. Let's come here refresh. I'm going to register with the fake filler. Okay, we have notes here. Very good. We can create a note. If I say save. Okay, let's fill here. Draft and publish. I'm going to say draft. Save is saved is here. Let's create another one. Fake filler. Save. Okay, this is published. This is draft. We can draw only published, only draft or all the statuses. Good. We can search. So let's search for this one. And yeah, it's working also the search. And we can edit. Let's edit this to make it draft or make it published. And we can delete also the delete is not working. But let's see. I am going to run vendor bin. And also this one is finished. And we have to see this one. Okay. Also the react has finished. So eight to do done. But you can see 38% context used, 22 minutes, and uh 91 cents spent for this uh project. Now, let's test this one. I'm going to refresh. Go and register. Use a fake filler. Use fake filler here also. Create. Let's go to notes and We have why we have a black screen here and we have error. The a select item must have a value prop that is not an empty. Let's see. Let's inspect the element. Go to the console. A select item. I'm going to zoom it also for you. Most have a value prop is not empty string. This is because the select value can be set. I'm going to copy this. And now let's ask the kilo code. Okay. And also here I'm going to ask for the live wire that we can not delete. Not with the delete button. Hit enter and let's see. Okay. I think now this is working. Refresh. Yeah, we are on the react. So let's go and create if I say create note. Yeah. create a note. Select create note. Here is the note. Create another one. Now the design is better in here. We can filter by uh draft and by published all statuses. We can search. So let's search for this one. Yes, we can edit. So, change the draft to be published. Okay, now it's published. We can delete. Cancel and delete. Everything works here. Now, let's see. Yeah, here this is not Oh, yeah, it's working. Now let's see also here if I refresh I say delete cancel delete deleted. Okay friends also we have this not deleted successfully. Okay friends that's it all about this video what I wanted to show you two projects with Laravel one with live worker kit and one with react kit and using this Ky K2.6 Six for the live wire. We spent 70 cents. 32% of a context is used. In uh inertia, we have 1.12 38% token used. Okay friends. Now if you like such a videos, don't forget to subscribe to my channel, like the video, share with your friends, and I'm going to see you in another one. All the best.