Lovable pricing: A complete guide to plans in 2026

If you've looked at Lovable's pricing recently and come away unsure what you'd actually pay month-to-month, there's a good reason for that.

Lovable recently replaced its old pricing model with a single credit balance that covers both building your app and keeping it running. The change is still new enough that many pricing guides haven't caught up.

So, I spent some time digging through Lovable's latest docs, pricing pages, and real user experiences to put together this pricing breakdown. You'll learn what each plan costs, how credits currently work, and how to keep your spending under control.

Lovable pricing at a glance

Lovable pricing: How the new credit system works

Lovable now runs on a single credit balance. Under the old pricing, building your app, hosting it, and running its AI features each had their own allowance.

Now all three draw from the same pool, so anything your live app does uses the same credits you use to build it.

Paid plans start with 100 monthly plan credits, and you can buy a credit top-up or upgrade your plan when your balance runs out. The Free plan relies on daily Build grants and monthly Cloud and AI grants instead of monthly plan credits.

What are credits? Credits are how Lovable measures and charges for usage. All of the following draw from the same credit balance:

• Building your app: Every prompt you send to plan, generate, or edit it
• Running your live app: The database, storage, and networking it needs
• AI features: Every AI request your app sends when someone uses it

What are grants? Grants are free credits that come with the Free, Pro, and Business plans. Each plan gets:

• 5 Build credits per day for building only
• 20 Cloud credits per month for cloud usage only
• 4 AI credits per month for AI usage only

Lovable always uses your grants before your monthly plan credits. Build grants reset every day, while Cloud and AI grants reset every month. None of them roll over if you don't use them.

Lovable pricing: Full breakdown

Lovable Free: $0/month

Free is Lovable's no-card trial. Instead of monthly plan credits, you get daily and monthly grants to build, publish, and test apps.

The Free plan gives you:

• 5 Build credits per day (30 per calendar month)
• 20 Cloud credits and 4 AI credits per month
• Lovable Cloud for a real backend
• Workspace-private projects
• 5 lovable.app domains

Pros

• Lets you try Lovable without adding a credit card
• Good for validating ideas before committing to a paid plan
• Lets you publish and test a live app instead of limiting you to local development

Cons

• The daily Build grants don't go far, and once you've used 30 in a month, they stop until the 1st
• Once you hit the monthly Build cap, you'll need to wait until the 1st or upgrade to a paid plan because you can't buy credit top-ups
• You can't connect a custom domain, so your app stays on a lovable.app URL

Best for: Trying Lovable properly before paying, or building something small you'll finish inside a few sessions

My verdict: The Free plan is generous enough to tell you whether Lovable fits the way you like to build. But 30 Build credits a month is a hard limit, so a project that needs more than that will sit unfinished until the next reset. If you want to build and ship production-ready apps, you'll probably outgrow the Free plan fairly quickly.

Lovable Pro: $25/month, or $21/month billed annually

Pro removes most of the limits of the Free plan. You get monthly plan credits, your own custom domain, and the features you need to launch basic apps.

This plan gives you everything in Free, plus:

• 100 monthly plan credits
• On-demand credit top-ups and auto top-up
• Ability to remove the Lovable badge
• Connect your own custom domain
• Per-member credit limits
• Email support

Note: You can increase your monthly credits without moving to Business. Pro scales from 100 credits ($25/month) to 10,000 credits ($2,250/month).

Pros

• You still get daily Build and monthly Cloud and AI grants on top of your plan's included credits
• You can buy credit top-ups instead of waiting for your monthly credits to reset
• Unused monthly plan credits roll over for one month, and annual billing gives you a higher rollover limit

Cons

• Your monthly credits pay for both building your app and running it after launch, so a busy app leaves you with far fewer credits for development
• Credit top-ups cost more per credit than the credits included with your plan, so they can become expensive if you need them regularly
• Upgrading to a higher plan only increases your credit balance to the amount included in your new plan; it doesn't add a new set of credits

Best for: Solo builders and small teams shipping client-facing or internal apps

My verdict: Pro is the plan most people should start with. It removes the biggest frustrations of the Free plan and adds the features you'd expect for actual use. For most solo builders and small teams, 100 monthly credits is enough to build and launch an app. But that same credit balance pays for both development and your live app, so you'll need to keep an eye on usage.

Lovable Business: $50/month, or $42/month billed annually

Business is Lovable's plan for teams that need more security and admin controls. You get everything in Pro, plus:

• 100 monthly plan credits
• Team workspace
• Role-based access
• Personal projects
• SSO (single sign-on)
• Design templates
• Priority support
• Internal publishing (publish apps only workspace members can access)

Pros

• Easier to get approved if your company requires SSO or role-based access
• Gives your team a shared workspace with better control over projects and permissions
• Faster access to support when you run into issues

Cons

• You'll pay twice as much as Pro for the same 100 credits
• Top-ups cost more too, at $0.60 per credit against Pro's $0.30
• Your credits still cover both building your app and running it after launch, so heavy usage can increase your costs

Best for: Teams that need SSO, role-based access, or other security features before Lovable can be approved for internal use.

My verdict: Business is essentially Pro with the security and team management features larger organizations often require. If you don't need them, Pro is a better value at the same price: $50 buys you 100 credits on Business but 200 on Pro.

But if your IT or security team requires SSO or role-based access, Business is the lowest-priced plan that includes them.

Lovable Enterprise: Custom pricing

Enterprise uses custom pricing based on a platform fee and your expected credit usage, so there's no fixed monthly price. You get everything in Business, plus:

• Volume-based credit pricing
• SCIM
• Audit logs
• Publishing controls and sharing controls
• Design systems
• Support for custom connectors
• Dedicated support and onboarding services

Pros

• The more credits you commit to buying, the lower your cost per credit can be
• SCIM and audit logs help meet common enterprise security requirements

Cons

• No public pricing, and the platform fee sits on top of usage, so there are two variables to negotiate
• Doesn't include the free daily Build credits or the monthly Cloud and AI grants that every other plan gets, so all your usage comes out of your negotiated credits
• You're still billed based on credit usage, so monthly costs can vary depending on how much your team builds and runs apps

Best for: Organizations that need audit logs, SCIM, or publishing controls, or that expect enough volume to negotiate a better credit rate.

My verdict: Unless your company needs Enterprise-only security features or qualifies for lower volume pricing, Business is likely the better value, especially since Enterprise drops the free grants the other plans include. Enterprise is only worth considering if you need SCIM, audit logs, and publishing controls.

Lovable pricing: What users are saying on Reddit

Since Lovable switched to a single credit balance, many users say it's become much harder to predict how many credits a request will use. For example, one user said they burned through 113 credits across 32 messages — even though they hadn't changed how they build.

In the same thread, one user who'd been building with Lovable since late 2025 said 100 credits used to last about six weeks but now don't even last a month.

Another user shared a screenshot showing 4.5 credits spent swapping out a WhatsApp icon, a change they said used to cost far fewer credits.

Some users say the new credit system has even affected their business. This Redditor said they lost several paying customers because of it, as their credits ran out without them noticing and parts of the app stopped working.

It's not all criticism, though. One user pointed out that Lovable now does a lot more behind the scenes: debugging, checking different screen sizes, running tests automatically. But they still felt the increase in credit usage had outpaced the improvements Lovable had made.

What happens if you run out of credits?

The answer depends on what your app is doing. If you've built a static website, it stays online. People can still visit it even if you've run out of credits.

But if your app relies on backend services—like a database, authentication, storage, or AI features—those stop working once your available credits are exhausted. Your users may still be able to open the app, but the parts that depend on those services won't work until you have credits again.

You also won't be able to keep building. Lovable blocks new requests until your credit balance is restored. To start building again, your options depend on your plan:

• On Free, wait for your daily grant to reset or upgrade to a paid plan, since Free doesn't support credit top-ups
• On Pro or Business, buy a one-time credit top-up, enable auto top-ups, or wait for your monthly credits to reset

Hidden costs to watch out for with Lovable

Some of Lovable's hidden costs are only obvious once you start using your credits.

Downgrading can cost you credits you've already paid for. If you switch to the Free plan, any unused monthly and rollover credits from your paid plan are frozen. They're not gone—moving back to any paid plan unfreezes them—but they still expire on their original date. So, if you don't upgrade before then, you lose them.

Canceling your subscription means forfeiting any unused credits when your billing period ends. If you want to cancel, it's usually better to do it close to your renewal date so you've had the full month to use the credits you paid for.

Top-ups are convenient but expensive. They cost about 20% more per credit than the ones included with your plan. For example, Pro credits cost $0.25 each through your subscription but $0.30 as a top-up, while Business credits go from $0.50 to $0.60. If you're buying top-ups every month, you're probably better off upgrading.

Stopping an AI request doesn't always stop the credits from being used. Lovable waits for the AI provider to report how much of the request was completed, and different providers handle cancellations differently. That means you may still be charged for work that was already done, even if the request didn't finish.

Is Lovable worth it?

Lovable can be worth it if you want to build and launch apps quickly, and you're comfortable with pricing that changes based on how much you build and run.

Consider Lovable if you:

• Want to build and launch app prototypes without managing your own infrastructure
• Need a basic backend—database and storage—without setting one up yourself
• Don't mind keeping an eye on your credit usage
• Want to go from idea to working mock-up as quickly as possible

Pass on Lovable if you:

• Expect your subscription to cover unlimited building
• Want a fixed monthly cost you can budget for well in advance
• Are running an app that can't afford downtime, since backend services pause and AI features stop when credits run out
• Want to move between plans freely, since downgrading freezes credits and canceling forfeits unused monthly and rollover credits

Which Lovable plan should you choose?

Choose Free if you want to see how Lovable works before paying. It's a good fit for trying out ideas, building a simple prototype, or deciding whether you like the workflow. Just remember you're relying entirely on daily and monthly grants, and Free can't buy top-ups—so once you hit the limit, waiting is your only option.

Choose Pro if you're building apps consistently or planning to launch something people will actually use. You get monthly plan credits, credit top-ups, custom domains, and more flexibility than the Free plan. For most solo builders and small teams, this is the sweet spot.

Choose Business if your company needs security and admin features like SSO, role-based access, or a shared team workspace. If you don't need those features, a larger Pro tier is usually better value, since $50 buys you 100 credits on Business but 200 on Pro.

Choose Enterprise if you're rolling Lovable out across a large organization and need features like SCIM, audit logs, publishing controls, custom connectors, dedicated onboarding, or volume-based pricing.

Lovable vs Softr: Which is better?

With Lovable, the same credits pay for both building your app and keeping it running, so your costs will increase as more people start using your app. If you need an alternative that gives you built-in security, granular role-based user permissions, automated workflows, and more predictable pricing, consider Softr.

Softr builds secure business apps—like portals, dashboards, CRMs, and internal tools—on top of structured date (and lets you automate workflows on the same platform).

Start by describing the app you want to build, and Softr's AI Co-Builder generates the app structure, database, pages, workflows, user permissions, and business logic. Authentication, user roles, data security, and hosting are built in, so you don't have to configure them separately before sharing your app with your team or clients.

Once your app is built, you can make changes using AI or the visual editor, so you're never locked into re-prompting. Plus, you can use the Vibe Coding block to create custom components, like pricing calculators or chatbot-style widgets.

✨ See more vibe coding examples built in Softr.

With Softr, you get:

• Costs you can forecast. Softr's pricing is based on predictable limits like builders, team users, client users, records, workflow actions, and AI credits, so you can estimate costs before you build. Costs still rise as you grow, but you can see it coming and know the rate in advance.
• Pricing that matches how business apps are actually used. Softr charges differently for the people who build your app and the people who use it, and splits internal team members from external client users. That means a client portal with 50 customers doesn't cost the same as adding 50 employees.
• AI credits you spend only when you choose to. Once your app is generated, you can update pages, layouts, workflows, and permissions in the visual editor without spending more AI credits. And if you do run out, you can keep building in the no-code editor. Softr is a hybrid builder, so an empty credit balance doesn't stop your work.
• Extra capacity without jumping a tier. If you go over your included app users, Softr bills the additional ones automatically after a seven-day grace period, so your app keeps running smoothly. On Pro, extra app users start at $1/month, so you don't have to upgrade to a bigger plan just to keep up.
• Built-in security and user permissions. Authentication, custom user groups, and granular permissions are built in, so you control who can view or edit pages, records, fields, and actions without writing the logic yourself.
• Integrations to your existing data sources. Build on Softr Database or connect to 20+ data sources, including Airtable, Google Sheets, Notion, HubSpot, Salesforce, Microsoft Excel, SQL databases, Supabase, and any REST API. Your apps stay in sync as your data changes.

Softr pricing overview

Lovable vs. Softr: Which should you choose?

Lovable is best if you want AI to generate a web app and you're happy to keep prompting as your app evolves. Softr is better if you want to build and maintain production-ready business apps with more predictable costs.

The biggest difference comes after your app is built. With Lovable, building your app, cloud hosting, and live-app AI features all draw from the same credit balance. So, costs can increase as you make changes and more people use your app.

With Softr, running your live app doesn't consume AI credits at all. As your app grows, you're working within plan limits like app users, database records, and workflow actions (things you can count and budget for).

Choose Lovable if you:

• Don't mind a usage-based pricing model where the same credits pay for building your app, cloud hosting, and AI features
• Want access to your app's code through Git sync or code export

Choose Softr if you:

• Want pricing that's easier to predict, with published plan limits and per-user pricing instead of usage-based credit consumption
• Want your live app to run without drawing from your app-building budget
• Need a secure portal, CRM, or internal tool with authentication, permissions, workflows, and a database built in

Try Softr for free and build your first production-ready business app with AI.