How to get a code

I am just a newbie web designer not a professional. I got a Ai website which get my data and create a website ai generated. They give me a link just dev mode link where i can only see it. When i ask for the final complete code, they ask such a huge amount. My concerns are whether i can get/copy the code from that temp link through any tweak and later on change the content and images etc.?

You want to know if it’s ok to take the code that someone else has produced for you without paying for it?

This isn’t the case. The AI design was created in just a few minutes. I asked them to pay you a one-time cost, but they insisted on charging me either a monthly fee or a per-visitor fee for as long as the website is live. Meanwhile, all the control and code would remain with them.

is hosting included in that price? if it is it would make sense.

You can still going other ways if you don’t want to pay the price, you don’t need to stick with this option.

Do you want to learn to code to make your own website?

https://www.freecodecamp.org/learn/full-stack-developer/