Lovable AI Pricing Explained: Free vs Pro Plans, and What You Actually Need (2026)

Lovable AI has a genuinely usable free plan: 5 daily credits (capped at ~30/month), full builder access, and real exportable code. Paid plans add 100 monthly credits, private projects, and one-click publishing to a custom domain. Billing is per message rather than per website, so precise prompts directly reduce your cost.

Lovable plans and prices in 2026

Free: $0 forever — 5 daily credits (capped at ~30/month), public projects only, a lovable.app subdomain with a Lovable badge, GitHub sync export, unlimited collaborators. Pro: $25/month, discounted annually — 100 monthly credits plus 5 daily, private projects, custom domains with no badge, ZIP download plus GitHub sync, unlimited collaborators with custom roles. Larger team plans sit above Pro.

Is Lovable AI free in 2026?

Yes. Lovable AI is free to use on its free plan — 5 daily credits (capped at ~30/month), full builder access, and real exportable code. However, Lovable free plan websites can only be hosted on the lovable.app subdomain, except if you export the code to a different platform. How much does Lovable AI cost if you upgrade? Pro adds 100 monthly credits, private projects, and one-click custom-domain publishing. For the full free-plan answer, read Is Lovable AI free? Yes and no.

The free workaround for a custom domain on Lovable AI

Custom-domain publishing from inside Lovable needs a paid plan, but you can export to GitHub, connect Netlify's free tier, and point your own domain there — HTTPS, CDN, and automatic deploys at no monthly cost. That brings a complete professional site to roughly $25 a year, the price of the domain alone.

See the full cost picture in building a small business website for $25 a year, then start building with the Lovable beginner tutorial or the complete Learn Lovable guide.