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v0 by Vercel vs Lovable vs Replit

Pick up to 4 tools and see their free plans, entry prices, platforms and limits in one table. Every fact comes from each vendor's own pages, checked 16 October 2026.

Written head to head: Lovable vs Replit, with when to choose each side.

Compared on
v0 by Vercel

Free plan · from $30/user/mo

Lovable

Free plan · from $21/mo

Replit

From $18/mo

What it isVercel's AI builder that generates web apps and UI from promptsAI app and website builder that creates apps from chat promptsOnline app builder with an AI agent, hosting and databases in one place
Free plan$5 of included monthly credits, 7 messages/day limit5 build credits a day (up to 30 a month), workspace-private projects, unlimited collaborators, 5 lovable.app domains; no custom domains, code editing or code download; no credit card neededNo
Cheapest paid plan$30/user/mo (Plus)v0 by Vercel pricing$21/mo billed annually (Pro)Lovable pricing$18/mo billed annually (Core)Replit pricing
What it covers$30 of included monthly credits per user plus $2 of free daily credits on login; the page shows $90 struck through; no annual option shown.100 monthly credits plus 5 daily credits; larger credit tiers cost more; unlimited users.Includes $20 of monthly credits; usage beyond that is billed pay-as-you-go.
Free trialNone statedNone statedNone stated
PlatformsWebWebWeb
Integrations (vendor's figure)Not statedNot statedNot stated
Open sourceNoNoNo
Good for
  • Generating a user interface or front-end prototype from a description
  • Building and deploying a small web app on Vercel
  • Iterating on app drafts with a team
  • Turning a product idea into a working prototype from written prompts
  • Building an internal tool or a simple website
  • Letting a small team work on one app without per-seat fees
  • Building a personal or internal web app by describing it
  • Hosting a small app or automation on the platform where it was built
  • Working on an app with a small team
Watch out for
  • Free plan: $5 of monthly credits and a 7-message daily limit
  • Credits are charged per model token, so larger models cost more (v0 Max output is $25 per million tokens vs $1.20 for v0 Mini)
  • Training opt-out by default starts on Business
  • Free plan: 5 daily credits, capped at 30 a month, with no code editing or download
  • Custom domains and removing the Lovable badge require Pro
  • SSO, internal publishing and personal projects require Business
  • No free plan is listed on the pricing page
  • Usage beyond the monthly credits is charged pay-as-you-go (Effort-Based Pricing)
  • Core allows 5 collaborators; Pro allows up to 15
Made byVercelLovableReplit, Inc.

Entry prices are the cheapest paid plan, as each vendor publishes it; “What it covers” says what that price is per (a user, a channel, a brand, a number of contacts). The sources are listed on each tool's page.

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