Pricing explained
Lovable pricing explained
Lovable uses credits. Build credits pay for messages to the AI, and Cloud credits pay for hosting and AI features inside your app.
From Lovable's official pricing page and docs, each checked Nov 3, 2026. Not hands-on testing. Full Lovable review.
What uses credits
- Messages you send while building. A Plan Mode message costs 1 credit. Default Mode messages vary with the work done, for example 0.50, 0.90, 1.20 or 1.70 credits. Source
- Lovable Cloud hosting and the AI features your app uses at run time. Source
- Managed connectors such as Perplexity, Firecrawl and Parallel are billed in credits. Source
- Usage-specific grants (such as daily build credits) are used before general credits, and general credits closest to expiry go first. Source
Where to see your usage
How to cap spend
- On all paid plans, Workspace settings, then Usage limits & alerts, sets credit limits per member, per project or for the whole workspace, with alerts. Source
- Owners and admins can set a default monthly credit limit for each member. Source
- Long runs check in with you, by default at 20 credits. This is a check-in, not a hard cap. Source
- If your balance reaches zero while Lovable is working, the message pauses. You can add credits to resume. Source
What the plan price does not cover
What Lovable costs, plan by plan
Free
- Price
- $0
- What's included
- 5 daily build credits (up to 30/mo) + 20 Cloud credits
- Usage unit
- Credits: build credits for messages, Cloud credits for hosting and AI features in your app
- When limits reset
- Daily build credits reset at 00:00 UTC and do not carry over. Monthly credits on monthly plans expire 2 months after issue. Top-ups last 12 months.
- Past the limit
- Building pauses until the next daily reset.
- Can you cap spend?
- No top-ups on Free.
Pro
- Price
- $25/mo
- What's included
- From 100 monthly credits + 5 daily build credits + 20 Cloud credits; rollovers, top-ups, custom domains
- Usage unit
- Credits: build credits for messages, Cloud credits for hosting and AI features in your app
- When limits reset
- Daily build credits reset at 00:00 UTC and do not carry over. Monthly credits on monthly plans expire 2 months after issue. Top-ups last 12 months.
- Past the limit
- Building pauses at zero. Pro and Business can buy top-ups.
- Can you cap spend?
- Yes on paid plans: Usage limits & alerts can cap credits per member, project or workspace.
Business
- Price
- $50/mo
- What's included
- From 100 monthly credits + 5 daily build credits + 20 Cloud credits
- Usage unit
- Credits: build credits for messages, Cloud credits for hosting and AI features in your app
- When limits reset
- Daily build credits reset at 00:00 UTC and do not carry over. Monthly credits on monthly plans expire 2 months after issue. Top-ups last 12 months.
- Past the limit
- Building pauses at zero. Pro and Business can buy top-ups.
- Can you cap spend?
- Yes on paid plans: Usage limits & alerts can cap credits per member, project or workspace.
Enterprise
- Price
- Custom
- What's included
- Not published
- Usage unit
- Credits: build credits for messages, Cloud credits for hosting and AI features in your app
- When limits reset
- Daily build credits reset at 00:00 UTC and do not carry over. Monthly credits on monthly plans expire 2 months after issue. Top-ups last 12 months.
- Past the limit
- Building pauses at zero. Pro and Business can buy top-ups.
- Can you cap spend?
- Yes on paid plans: Usage limits & alerts can cap credits per member, project or workspace.
Not in the plan price
- Managed connectors such as Perplexity and Firecrawl bill credits
- Credits are not refundable
Sources: Lovable: official pricing page (checked 2026-11-03); Lovable docs: Credits and usage (checked 2026-11-03); Lovable docs: FAQ (checked 2026-11-03). "Not published" means we did not find that value on these official pages. Plans change, so confirm before you buy.
Lovable pricing questions
What uses credits in Lovable?
Messages you send while building. A Plan Mode message costs 1 credit. Default Mode messages vary with the work done, for example 0.50, 0.90, 1.20 or 1.70 credits. Lovable Cloud hosting and the AI features your app uses at run time. Managed connectors such as Perplexity, Firecrawl and Parallel are billed in credits. Usage-specific grants (such as daily build credits) are used before general credits, and general credits closest to expiry go first.
Source: Lovable: pricing and FAQ; Lovable docs: Credits and usage (checked 2026-11-03)
Where do I see my Lovable usage?
Workspace settings, then Plans & credit usage, shows your balance, usage details split into build and run credits, and top-ups. Each message's cost is in your message history: open the three dots on the message.
Source: Lovable docs: Credits and usage; Lovable: pricing and FAQ (checked 2026-11-03)
Can I cap my Lovable spending?
On all paid plans, Workspace settings, then Usage limits & alerts, sets credit limits per member, per project or for the whole workspace, with alerts. Owners and admins can set a default monthly credit limit for each member. Long runs check in with you, by default at 20 credits. This is a check-in, not a hard cap. If your balance reaches zero while Lovable is working, the message pauses. You can add credits to resume.
Source: Lovable docs: Credits and usage; Lovable: pricing and FAQ (checked 2026-11-03)
What is not included in Lovable plans?
Credits are not refundable. Top-ups last 12 months. Monthly plan credits expire 2 months after they are issued. Daily build credits reset at 00:00 UTC and do not carry over.
Source: Lovable: pricing and FAQ; Lovable docs: Credits and usage (checked 2026-11-03)