Source-backed buyer comparison
Lovable vs Bolt vs Replit vs v0 pricing
These AI app builders do not sell the same unit. Compare the subscription, included usage, collaboration, and production-cost boundary before deciding which headline price is actually cheaper.
Official vendor sources checked . Re-verified weekly; source pages watched daily.
Do not convert credits into “apps built”
A request can consume different amounts based on prompt complexity, model choice, generated code, and runtime use. This page keeps every vendor's native meter intact and makes no universal cost-per-app claim.
Current plans and billing units
Replit's official billing docs confirm its free and paid plan structure but the fetched public pricing source did not expose a stable numeric Core or Pro price. We show that price state instead of copying an unverified amount.
| Builder | Public price | Included usage | What gets metered | Deployment | Collaboration | Best fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lovable Official pricing → | Free; Pro from $25/month | Free: 5 daily build credits, capped at 30/month. Pro: from 100 monthly credits plus 5 daily build credits. | Plan mode costs 1 credit/message; Build mode varies with work complexity. Credits also cover Cloud and deployed-app AI after included grants. | Built-in Cloud hosting/backend; custom domains on paid plans | Unlimited workspace members; roles and permissions on Pro | Fast solo or team MVPs where visual iteration and an integrated backend matter |
| Bolt Official pricing → | Free; Pro from $25/month; Teams $30/member/month | Free: 300K-token daily limit and 1M tokens/month. Pro starts at 10M tokens/month with no daily token limit. | Monthly AI token allowance; unused paid tokens roll into the next month | Website hosting and unlimited databases; custom domains on Pro | Teams adds centralized billing, access management, provisioning, and organization sharing | Browser-based full-stack prototyping with explicit token allowances and included hosting |
| Replit Official pricing → | Starter free; verify current Core/Pro price live | Starter includes limited daily Agent and monthly cloud credits. Core and Pro include monthly credits; Pro credits roll over for two months. | Shared platform credits cover Agent, publishing, databases, and other services; additional usage is billed after the allowance | Starter includes one 30-day published app; Core and Pro allow unlimited published apps, with usage costs applying | Core supports up to 5 builders; Pro supports up to 15 builders with pooled credits and no per-seat fee | Builders who want an IDE, AI Agent, deployment, database, and team workflow in one platform |
| v0 Official pricing → | Free; Plus $30/user/month; Business $100/user/month | Free: $5 monthly credits and 7 messages/day. Plus: $30 monthly credits plus $2 daily login credits. Business has the same included credit amounts. | Dollar-denominated subscription credits; model token rates vary by speed/intelligence tier | Deploys to Vercel; hosting and production infrastructure remain a separate cost dimension | Plus and Business include shared chats and centralized billing; Business adds training opt-out | UI-heavy Next.js/Vercel workflows where model choice and code handoff matter |
Choose by buyer scenario
Solo MVP
Start free, then choose by workflow
Lovable suits guided full-stack iteration, Bolt exposes a clear token allowance, Replit combines an IDE with deployment, and v0 fits Vercel-oriented UI work. Run the same small feature in two tools before paying.
Agency prototypes
Price collaboration and handoff
Include members, private sharing, client domains, code export, and unused-credit behavior. A cheaper single-user plan can lose once every collaborator needs a paid seat.
Internal tool
Check governance before credits
SSO, roles, private deployment, data policy, and connectors can decide the tier. Business or enterprise controls may dominate the AI-generation bill.
Production SaaS
Separate building from runtime
Model the builder subscription, AI generation, hosting, database, bandwidth, deployed-app AI, and support separately. Exportable code does not make production infrastructure free.
Build a comparable monthly estimate
- Define one feature set and the number of monthly iteration sessions.
- Record the native credits or tokens consumed by a representative build.
- Add every required builder or seat at the correct plan tier.
- Separate production hosting, database, bandwidth, and deployed-app AI usage.
- Price code cleanup, testing, migration, and support outside the builder.
Commercial-link status
AI Pricing Guru has no verified affiliate relationship with these four vendors as of the checked date. Vendor links go directly to official sources and placement is based on buyer fit, not commission.
Frequently asked questions
Which AI app builder is cheapest?
There is no defensible universal winner because each product meters a different unit. Bolt publishes tokens, Lovable uses credits across build and runtime services, Replit pools platform credits, and v0 combines subscription credits with model token rates. Compare a fixed project scenario, not the labels alone.
Can I compare one Lovable credit with one v0 credit?
No. Lovable credits are a platform unit whose Build mode cost varies by work completed. v0 describes dollar-denominated credits and separately publishes model token rates. Treat them as vendor-specific balances.
When should I move from an app builder to a normal developer workflow?
Consider switching when ongoing hosting and AI usage exceed generation spend, the exported code needs extensive manual repair, governance needs force an enterprise tier, or your team spends more time working around the builder than shipping in its normal stack.
How often is this comparison checked?
The structured dataset is re-verified weekly against official vendor sources, and those sources are watched daily for changes. The checked date shown on the page comes from the same data file that renders the table.
Prices, allowances, and price states come only from each vendor's official pricing or billing documentation. Lovable credits, Bolt tokens, Replit platform credits, and v0 dollar-denominated credits are not equivalent, so this comparison does not convert them into a universal cost per app.
Related: self-hosted AI costs · AI support-agent pricing.