Is Lovable free? What the free plan includes (2026)

Checked against official pricing pages and docs on Oct 16, 2026. Plans change, so confirm on each official site.

Yes. Lovable has a Free plan, and you can start building without paying. The catch is the credit limits, which are smaller than many people expect. Here is exactly what you get, from Lovable’s own pricing page and docs.

What the Free plan includes

5 build credits a day, capped at 30 a month. After a Free workspace hits the cap (for example, 5 a day for the first 6 days), daily credits stop until the 1st of the next month. You also get 20 Cloud credits a month for hosting and the built-in backend, 4 credits a month for AI features inside your app, and a daily chat allowance.

How far 30 credits go

Lovable’s docs give examples: “Make the button gray” costs about 0.50 credits, “Remove the footer” 0.90, “Add authentication” 1.20, and a landing page with generated images about 2.00. A Plan mode message costs 1 credit. The docs call these illustrative, since actual cost depends on the task, but 30 credits a month covers a small app and a few dozen edits, not a full product.

What happens when you run out

Building stops until credits refresh. The published site stays live. AI features in the app stop working, and apps using the built-in backend (Cloud) can pause, according to Lovable’s docs. Your data stays safe while paused, but you can’t access or export it until the services run again.

When Pro is worth it

Pro starts at $25/mo ($21/mo billed annually). It removes the 30-a-month cap on daily build credits, adds monthly plan credits that roll over (they expire 2 months after issue), and unlocks top-ups at $15 per 50 credits. Plans aren’t priced per seat: everyone in a workspace shares the credits. Lovable also offers a student discount.

Free alternatives

If the free limits are too tight, compare free plans: Bolt Free includes 1M tokens a month, v0 Free 7 messages a day, Base44 Free 25 message credits a month, and Replit Starter a daily Agent allowance. See the table below and our free AI app builders ranking.

Tools in this guide

Tool	Score	Free tier	Pricing
Lovable	86	Yes: 5 build credits/day (up to 30/mo) plus 20 Cloud credits/mo	Pro from $25/mo (100 credits; $21/mo annual); Business from $50/mo
Bolt	80	Yes: 1M tokens/mo (300K/day), hosting, Bolt branding	Pro $25/mo (10M tokens, rollover); Teams $30/member/mo
v0	79	Yes: 7 messages/day; one-time $5 credit for new users	Plus $30/user/mo ($30 credits plus $2/day); Business $100/user/mo. Premium $20 closed to new users
Base44	76	Yes: 25 message credits/mo (5/day), 100 integration credits, up to 5 apps	Starter $20/mo ($16 annual); Builder $50/mo ($40 annual)
Replit	80	Yes: Starter with a daily Agent allowance and 1 published app (30-day link)	Core $20/mo ($18 annual, includes $20 credits); Pro $100/mo

Scores come from our methodology. Money never affects them.

FAQ

Is Lovable completely free?

Lovable has a Free plan with 5 build credits a day (up to 30 a month), 20 Cloud credits a month and 4 AI credits a month. Larger projects need a paid plan or top-ups.

How many credits does Lovable give for free?

5 build credits a day, capped at 30 a month on the Free plan, plus monthly grants of 20 Cloud credits and 4 AI credits.

Do Lovable free credits roll over?

No. Daily build credits expire at the end of each day, and monthly grants don’t roll over. Only unused paid monthly plan credits roll over, for up to 2 months.

How much is Lovable Pro?

From $25/mo, or $21/mo billed annually. Extra credits on Pro cost $15 per 50.

Does my Lovable app go offline if I run out of credits?

The published site stays live, but AI features stop working and apps using Lovable Cloud can pause until credits are available.