Lovable's free plan gives limited daily credits for testing. The Starter plan ($25/mo) gives 100 credits/month — enough for active solo projects. The Pro plan ($50/mo) gives unlimited credits and team features. Credits are consumed per AI generation request; one complex feature costs 2–3 credits. For most solo founders, Starter is the right tier.
Lovable Pricing Plans
| Plan | Price | Credits | Custom Domain | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | ~5/day | No | No |
| Starter | ~$25/mo | 100/mo | Yes | No |
| Pro | ~$50/mo | Unlimited | Yes | Yes |
Note: Lovable adjusts pricing periodically. Check the current rates at https://lovablelabs.pxf.io/namecheckly?subId1=blog_lovable-pricing-2026 before signing up.
How Credits Work
Every AI generation in Lovable costs credits:
- 1 credit: Small changes — fix a bug, update styling, change copy
- 2–3 credits: Medium features — add a new page, integrate an API, build a form with validation
- 5+ credits: Large features — build a full authentication flow, create a multi-step wizard, add a database table with CRUD operations
On the Starter plan (100 credits/mo), that's roughly:
- 100 small fixes per month, or
- 30–50 medium features, or
- 15–20 large features
For a solo founder actively building, 100 credits/month is workable but not generous.
Describe it. Ship it today.
Lovable turns your description into a working, deployed app — not a mockup. Free plan gives you 30 credits a month; Pro starts at $25.
Free Plan: Is It Enough?
The free tier (~5 credits/day = ~150/month spread across daily limits) is designed for:
- Testing Lovable before buying
- Building a prototype over several days
- One-off small projects
For serious development — iterating quickly on a product — you'll exhaust daily free credits in minutes. The free plan is a trial, not a sustainable development environment.
Starter vs Pro
Choose Starter (~$25/mo) if:
- You're a solo founder building actively
- You have one main project
- You don't need team collaboration
Choose Pro (~$50/mo) if:
- You're building multiple projects
- You have teammates who also need to prompt the AI
- You're generating complex features frequently and hitting credit limits
Is Lovable Worth the Cost?
Compare to alternatives:
- Freelance developer: $50–$150/hr. One feature = half a day = $400–$1,200.
- Lovable Starter: $25/mo for 100 AI generation requests.
If Lovable helps you ship even one feature faster than hiring out, it pays for itself in the first month.
The risk: AI-generated code sometimes has bugs or misses edge cases. Factor in time for review and fixes. For a validation MVP, this is fine. For production software with real users, budget time for cleanup.
Start free, upgrade when you hit limits: https://lovablelabs.pxf.io/namecheckly?subId1=blog_lovable-pricing-2026
Comparing prices across AI builders? Blink and Base44 are two more options worth checking before you commit.
