Lovable

AI app builder for generating, editing, testing and deploying full-stack web applications from natural-language prompts.

Full-Stack Web AppsApp PrototypingAI Coding AgentsManaged Deployment

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Price

Free $0/month · Pro from $25/workspace/month · Business from $50/workspace/month, billed monthly. Annual billing displays $21/month and $42/month respectively. USD; usage and credit tier affect cost. · Free: Free plan requires no credit card: 5 daily build credits capped at 30/month, daily chat allowance and temporary usage-specific grants. A standard time-limited paid-plan trial is not disclosed on reviewed plan pages. · Paid: Pro starts at $25/workspace/month; Business starts at $50/workspace/month, each with 100 monthly plan credits at the base tier. Annual pricing page displays $21/month for Pro and $42/month for Business, billed annually. Enterprise uses custom platform and volume pricing. Plans are credit-based rather than per-seat; collaborators share the workspace balance. · Limits: Pro/Business start at 100 monthly plan credits plus 5 daily build credits. Free caps daily grants at 30/month. Temporary monthly grants: Cloud 20, AI 4 and connectors 1 credit. Build cost varies; Plan costs 1 credit plus subagent research. Paid top-ups/auto-top-ups are available; credits are shared and not equal in value across plans.

Specialization

Full-Stack Web Apps · App Prototyping · AI Coding Agents · Managed Deployment

Quality

Integrated app generation, code editing, testing and hosting for a defined web stack. Framework choice, agent model selection and infrastructure controls are constrained by the managed platform. Generated code and security findings need review; Belliste has not independently benchmarked outcomes.

Features

Natural-language full-stack web app generation · Chat, Plan and Build modes · Multi-file refactoring and debugging · Browser testing and automated frontend/edge tests · Figma and image-guided development · GitHub, GitLab and Bitbucket synchronization · MCP integrations and workspace management API · Managed hosting and external deployment options

About Lovable

Lovable is a managed AI development platform for building web applications with editable source code. Its Chat, Plan and Build modes support discussing ideas, approving implementation plans and applying coordinated project changes. Built-in browser and automated testing tools help verify frontend and backend behavior, while Git sync supports developer collaboration and external hosting. New apps use TanStack Start; older projects use React + Vite. The platform chooses its building models automatically. Subscription credits cover shared workspace usage, with plan-specific allowances and paid top-ups. Belliste has not independently benchmarked application quality or coding performance. Official sources were reviewed on October 19, 2026.

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Starting Price	Free $0/month · Pro from $25/workspace/month billed monthly, or $21/month displayed with annual billing · Business from $50/month monthly, or $42/month displayed annually. USD; credit tiers and usage affect cost.
Tool Type	AI App Builder / Coding Agent for building, editing and deploying full-stack web applications.
Primary Use Case	Create web apps, SaaS prototypes, internal tools, dashboards and websites from natural-language requirements, then iterate and publish.
Best For	Founders, product and design teams, agencies, individual builders and developers who want managed web-app development with editable source code.
Access Methods	Web editor · macOS/Windows desktop app · iOS/Android mobile app · Slack/Telegram · ChatGPT app · Lovable MCP server and REST API. Access and capabilities vary.
Supported Operating Systems	Web access through a browser; native desktop for Windows and macOS 12+ (Intel or Apple Silicon). Mobile apps for iOS/Android. No native Linux desktop version is documented.
Supported IDEs & Editors	Built-in Lovable code editor; code can be synchronized through Git and edited in an external IDE. This is not a general IDE-extension product. Manual in-app code edits require a paid plan.

Code Completion	Not applicable — Lovable’s documented workflow generates and edits apps through prompts; traditional IDE-style predictive code completion is not a documented product feature.
Code Generation	Generates application code from prompts, covering frontend, backend, database, authentication and integrations within its supported stack.
Inline Code Editing	Can target exact source lines through chat references and edit selected preview elements. Manual code editing is available on paid plans; this differs from an IDE inline-completion assistant.
Multi-File Editing	Build mode applies coordinated edits across frontend, backend and configuration files, with visible diffs and summaries.
Code Explanation	Chat mode can discuss the current app and code without changing it; file/line references provide precise context for explanations.
Refactoring	Build mode can refactor code across multiple files and coordinate implementation changes. Review changes and test affected behavior.
Debugging Assistance	Investigates build/test failures, console output, logs and network activity; can reproduce issues with browser and backend verification tools.
Test Generation	Can write frontend regression tests with Vitest/React Testing Library/jsdom and backend edge tests with Deno’s test runner and TypeScript. Request the tests explicitly.
Documentation Generation	Can create project documentation as editable files through prompts and file generation. A dedicated automatic API-documentation pipeline is not disclosed.
Code Review	Can inspect and review project code, including focused read-only subagent investigations. Git-provider pull/merge-request reviews remain part of the external repository workflow; a general autonomous PR-review service is not documented.
Image-to-Code	Accepts image/file references and Figma designs to guide application generation. Figma supports plugin, MCP and .fig-file workflows; results need review against the supplied design.

Agent Mode & Planning	Chat discusses without code changes; Plan investigates and proposes an approvable plan; Build implements and verifies changes directly in the project.
Terminal Command Execution	Runs managed build and verification tools in its project environment. A general-purpose user terminal or unrestricted local-shell agent capability is not disclosed in reviewed documentation.
Automated Test Execution	Can run frontend tests, edge tests and direct backend checks; frontend and edge tests run when requested. Browser testing can also be initiated during investigation.
Browser Interaction	Built-in browser testing navigates the app, clicks controls, fills forms and inspects screenshots, UI, console logs and network activity.
Background / Cloud Agents	Managed cloud Build mode supports long tasks, with up to 10 hours per normal message and optional goal-based continuation. This does not establish unattended execution after every client disconnection.
Parallel Agent Tasks	May run multiple temporary read-only subagents in parallel for research, exploration or review. Only the main agent changes project files; independent parallel write agents are not documented.
Human Approval Controls	Plan mode lets users review/edit/approve a plan before building. Build changes apply directly with diffs, stop/undo controls and credit check-ins. Enterprise adds publishing approval policies; approval before every tool call is not documented.
Execution Isolation / Sandbox	Uses a managed project execution environment with browser/test tooling. Detailed sandbox boundaries and a user-configurable filesystem/network isolation policy are not disclosed in reviewed documentation.
Execution Environment	Cloud-managed agent and app execution. Desktop can connect local MCP tools, but the Lovable agent needs an internet connection; local MCP access does not mean local model inference.

Supported AI Models	Exact underlying app-building model names are not disclosed in the current FAQ. Lovable selects and updates leading models centrally; selectable models for AI features inside generated apps are a separate capability.
Model Selection	Automatic for the Lovable building agent; users cannot pick a specific model for Build, Plan, project Chat or Chats. Model choice inside a generated app is separate.
Bring Your Own API Key	BYOK for the app-building agent is not documented. Credentials for third-party APIs or AI services used by your generated app are a separate integration capability.
Local Model Support	Local model inference for the Lovable building agent is not documented; the agent requires internet access. Local MCP servers are supported by desktop and do not provide local-model hosting by themselves.
Codebase Context & Indexing	Explores project code and reads workspace/project knowledge, repository instruction files and connected-service context. Cross-project references are available within workspace permissions. A separate indexing architecture is not disclosed.
Context Window	Not disclosed as a stable numeric token window for the Lovable building agent. Model choice is managed centrally; the 10,000-character knowledge fields are instruction limits, not the context window.
Custom Instructions / Rules	Persistent workspace and project knowledge, repository AGENTS.md/CLAUDE.md guidance and reusable skills. Workspace knowledge is managed by owners/admins; each knowledge field supports 10,000 characters.
Persistent Project Memory	Project/workspace knowledge persists across conversations, and project chat/code can provide continuity. This is documented instruction/context persistence; a separate automatic learned-memory system is not disclosed.

Git & Pull Requests	Two-way sync with GitHub, GitLab or Bitbucket; Lovable creates a new linked repository. Supports branch-based development and external pull/merge-request review. Existing repository import uses a separate import workflow.
MCP & External Integrations	Can consume remote MCP chat connectors and local MCP servers in desktop. Lovable’s own MCP server lets external AI clients create, iterate and deploy projects, subject to workspace policies.
Web Search	Build mode has web search/web-fetch tools for external documentation and assets. Search/tool work contributes to usage-based build costs.
API / SDK Access	REST API for project/deployment management, analytics and security. Workspace API keys and sensitive scopes require Business/Enterprise; some security endpoints are Enterprise-only. Lovable MCP server supports project-building integrations on any plan with permitted client access.
Deployment Support	Managed publishing and hosting with Cloud backend, database, auth, storage and functions; custom domains on paid plans. Export/Git sync enables external deployment such as Vercel, Netlify, Cloudflare or a server, depending on app stack.

Free Plan / Trial	Free plan requires no credit card: 5 daily build credits capped at 30/month, daily chat allowance and temporary usage-specific grants. A standard time-limited paid-plan trial is not disclosed on reviewed plan pages.
Usage Limits / Extra Usage	Pro/Business start at 100 monthly plan credits plus 5 daily build credits. Free caps daily grants at 30/month. Temporary monthly grants: Cloud 20, AI 4 and connectors 1 credit. Build cost varies; Plan costs 1 credit plus subagent research. Paid top-ups/auto-top-ups are available; credits are shared and not equal in value across plans.
Team Administration	Shared workspaces and credits with unlimited collaborators. Paid plans add roles, per-member limits and usage controls; Business adds SSO/governance, and Enterprise adds SCIM, audit logs and advanced policies.
Code Privacy & Data Retention	Cloud processing; Enterprise can select EU inference. Free/Pro customer content may train Lovable models unless opted out; Business/Enterprise workspace data is excluded by default. Account/content is kept while the account is open, then deleted/de-identified after closure or verified request subject to legal needs. Log retention depends on purpose; no single universal retention period.
Self-Hosting	Generated applications can be exported and self-hosted or deployed externally. Self-hosting the Lovable editor, managed platform and building agent is not documented; application portability is distinct from hosting the platform.
SSO / Enterprise Security	Business/Enterprise workspace SSO supports OIDC and SAML 2.0. Enterprise adds SCIM, audit logs and publishing policies. Documented certifications: SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001:2022 and AIUC-1; check current report scope in the Trust Center.

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