Lovable

Free tier

Build full-stack apps and websites by chatting with AI — no coding required

Free tier available·All audiences·API available

Key strengths

No-code / chat-based web app and website builderCredit-based flexible pricing with unlimited workspace membersSupports teams, classrooms, and large organizationsIncludes cloud hostingAI features embeddable in user-built appsStudent discount available

Free tier + paid plans

Founded 2024

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Lovable – Technical Overview

Lovable is an AI-powered software engineering platform that enables web app and website creation through a chat-based, no-code interface. It is positioned as an AI software engineer, abstracting away traditional development workflows so that builders of any technical level can ship for the web.

Architecture & Pricing Model:

Credit-based pricing with two credit types: Build credits (consumed during app generation, varying by complexity in Default Mode or at 1 credit/message in Plan Mode) and Cloud credits (used for hosting and AI features embedded in user-built apps).
Free tier includes 5 daily build credits (up to 30/month) and 20 monthly Cloud credits.
Paid plans add credits to a shared balance monthly, supplemented by the same daily/monthly grants as the free tier. Top-up credits are available for additional usage.
No per-seat charges — workspace membership is unlimited across all plans.
Cloud hosting is included within the platform.
AI features can be embedded directly into apps built on Lovable.
A student discount is available.

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