Lovable pricing 2026: free plan, Pro and credit rollover

Understand the free plan, Pro pricing and credit rollover before paying. Then plan for the cost of running your application and check how to take its code with you.

This review draws on Lovable's official documentation, checked on September 13, 2026. We make Maestro; this reading of the plans is intended to help you decide, without claiming to measure what your future project will consume.

What does Lovable's free plan include?

The free plan provides 5 build credits per day, capped at 30 per month. That does not add up to 150 monthly credits. Account creation documentation.

Use this trial to validate a specific workflow: enter a request, save it, then find it again. An attractive first page is not enough to tell whether the tool suits your everyday work.

How much does Pro cost?

The first Pro tier costs US$25 per month with monthly billing, including 100 monthly subscription credits plus 5 daily build credits. An annual payment displayed as a monthly equivalent represents a different commitment. Official subscription table.

Do Lovable credits roll over?

Yes, subscription credits roll over while your plan remains active. Monthly billing: expiry two months after issue. Annual billing: one month after the annual billing period ends. Daily credits expire each day without rollover. A Pro top-up costs $15 for 50 credits. Official rules.

What happens to credits after cancellation?

Cancellation moves your workspace to Free at the end of the paid period. Remaining subscription and rollover credits are then frozen. Resubscribing before they expire makes them usable again, without extending their expiry date. Purchased top-ups and bonus credits remain usable on Free until expiry. Official conditions.

Before cancelling, check the expiry dates: on Pro or Business, an owner or admin opens Settings → Plans & credit usage → Details, then Breakdown. View credit details.

Running an application can also use credits

Lovable describes a shared balance for building and running applications: hosting, databases and AI features can also consume credits. This billing system is rolling out gradually; check your dashboard to see which system applies. Billing announcement.

To build your budget, record creation requests, corrections and application usage separately. Add validation time, external services and maintenance. Count included credits only once; avoid turning one example change into a fixed cost for every change that follows.

Can you export the code?

Lovable lets you export a project to GitHub and sync changes in both directions. You can then work on the code and deploy it elsewhere. GitHub documentation.

The official FAQ does say, however, that you cannot start a Lovable project by importing existing code. Before choosing, distinguish a new project from an application you need to take over.

Decide with a representative trial

Our advice: pay when your trial confirms a recurring need and an acceptable budget. Check a change, its corrections and the result before extrapolating. To plan what comes next, see what each tool leaves you with when you leave and the documented pitfalls of AI development.