The short answer: Lovable Pro is $25 a month ($21 if billed yearly) for 100 credits, plus 5 free build credits a day. Business is $50 ($42 yearly) with the same credit range plus company features. What you actually spend depends on the kind of prompt: Lovable’s docs put a simple edit at about 0.5 credits and a complex feature at about 2. A small app built in a month usually fits inside Pro’s allowance; a busy app that has real users can also draw credits for hosting after a small monthly grant.
The plans
From Lovable’s pricing page and docs, checked 28 to 29 September 2026. See the pricing index for how this compares to other builders.
| Plan | Monthly | Yearly (per month) | Credits | Also included |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | n/a | 5 daily build credits, capped at 30 a month | 20 Cloud credits and 4 AI credits a month; no code editing on Free; Git sync included |
| Pro | $25 | $21 | 100 a month plus 5 daily build credits (no monthly cap) | Custom domains, top-ups |
| Business | $50 | $42 | 100 a month (tiers up to 10,000) plus grants | SSO, role-based access, security centre, Lovable API |
Higher Pro tiers of 200, 400 and 800 or more credits are $50, $100 and $200 or more. On monthly billing, plan credits expire two months after they are issued (on annual billing, one month after the annual period ends) and are not refundable.
What a credit buys
The docs give approximate build-mode costs per prompt:
| Prompt type | Credits (approx.) |
|---|---|
| Simple edit | 0.5 |
| Removing a component | 0.9 |
| Authentication feature | 1.2 |
| Complex implementation | 2.0 |
| Plan mode message | 1, plus research costs |
Chat has its own per-message price and a daily allowance, which is drawn first. Lovable uses “usage-specific grants” (daily build, Cloud, AI) before your general credits. Per the docs, the current chat pricing, including the per-message price and daily allowance, applies through 31 October 2026, and the monthly Cloud and AI grants are also described as temporary, so expect this part to change.
A worked monthly budget
This is our arithmetic on the docs’ approximate rates for one imagined month of a small app. Your mix will differ.
| Work | Prompts | Credits each | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small edits and copy changes | 40 | 0.5 | 20 |
| Feature work such as sign-in | 10 | 1.2 | 12 |
| Complex features | 15 | 2.0 | 30 |
| Plan mode messages | 10 | 1 | 10 |
| Total | 72 |
That is inside Pro’s 100 monthly credits, before counting the 5 daily build credits (up to about 150 more across a month). Double the complex work and you reach roughly 100. If you ran out, extra credits are $15 for 50 on Pro ($0.30 each) and $30 for 50 on Business ($0.60 each). A month of heavy building could add a few top-ups, which is the point at which the next tier ($50 for 200 credits, $0.25 each) starts to be cheaper than buying top-ups.
The cost after launch
Hosting is not free of credits. Lovable Cloud usage varies with database size, storage, network traffic, compute and realtime features, and once the monthly 20-credit Cloud grant is used the rest comes out of your credit balance. AI features in your deployed app are metered by model calls and tokens processed, after the 4-credit AI grant. A quiet prototype may never leave the grants; an app with real traffic will. If you would rather keep the backend outside Lovable’s credit system, see Lovable Cloud vs Supabase.
How to keep spend predictable
- Scope prompts tightly. The docs’ rates rise with complexity, so one focused request is cheaper than a vague one that leads to rework.
- Use Plan mode deliberately: it costs about 1 credit a message, so a few planning messages can prevent a costly wrong build.
- Check credit use after your first week on Pro, then decide whether you need a bigger tier.
- Compare tiers using per-credit cost: $0.25 on Pro monthly, $0.21 yearly, against $0.30 for top-ups.
Which plan
| You are | Plan |
|---|---|
| Testing one small idea | Free (5 credits a day; see getting started with Lovable) |
| Building for a month or more | Pro, monthly first, yearly once you are sure |
| Needing SSO or company controls | Business |
| Comparing builders on cost | Base44 vs Lovable, Atoms.dev vs Lovable |
See also our Lovable review.
Credits also decide what happens to a live app when the balance hits zero: see what happens when AI builder credits run out.
Method
Researched from Lovable’s pricing page and documentation, checked 28 and 29 September 2026. Per-prompt credit rates are the docs’ approximations, and the worked budget is our arithmetic; we have not measured credit use on real projects. Lovable changes its credit and chat pricing often, so this page is set to be re-checked every 30 days.
Common questions
How much does Lovable cost?
Free is $0. Pro is $25 a month or $21 billed yearly for 100 credits plus 5 daily build credits. Business is $50 monthly or $42 yearly.
How much is a Lovable credit worth?
About $0.25 on Pro billed monthly, $0.21 billed yearly, and $0.30 for a top-up. Credits are not equal units of work: a simple edit is about 0.5 credits and a complex feature about 2.
Do Lovable credits expire?
On monthly billing, plan credits expire two months after they are issued, according to Lovable’s docs; on annual billing they expire one month after the annual billing period ends. Top-up credits are valid for 12 months per the pricing page.
Does hosting cost extra?
Hosting draws on your credits after a 20-credit monthly Cloud grant, and depends on database size, storage and traffic.