AI app builder pricing compared (2026): Lovable, Bolt, Cursor, Replit and Base44

The short answer: for a free tier that actually ships something, Bolt.new and Lovable are the most generous. For the cheapest paid plan, Base44 starts at $16 a month and Cursor and Replit at $20. For predictable team pricing, Bolt and v0 charge per seat. Below is every current price, side by side, so you can match a plan to what you are actually building.

One thing to know before you read the table. Most of these tools have moved to usage-based or credit-based billing, so the sticker price is a floor, not a ceiling. A heavy month of generation can push your real bill well above the plan price. We flag where that happens. We have also added ProductOS to the list, a peer that carries a project from spec through design to a shipped app rather than covering the build step alone.

AI app builder pricing, compared

Prices are the current July 2026 published rates. Annual billing usually knocks 15 to 20 percent off the monthly figure.

The cheapest way in, by use case

Just trying it out

Start free. Bolt.new gives you a million tokens a month, which is enough to build and iterate on a real prototype, and Lovable‘s free tier is enough to see whether the tool fits your workflow. Base44’s free tier is tighter at 25 message credits, but it does let you ship up to five apps.

One builder, one product

Base44 at $16 a month is the cheapest paid entry, followed by Cursor and Replit at $20. If you are writing code and want an IDE agent rather than a full app builder, Cursor Pro is the standard pick. If you want the whole app generated for you, Base44 or Lovable’s $25 Pro plan is the better shape.

A team

Per-seat pricing is clearer to budget than usage pools. Bolt.new Teams is $30 per member and v0 Business is $100 per user. Cursor and Replit bill teams through usage pools, which is cheaper for light users and more expensive for heavy ones.

The catch with every one of these prices

Credit and token metering means the plan price buys you a monthly allowance, not unlimited use. On Cursor, a heavy month in Max mode bills token rates on top of the pool. On Bolt and Base44, credits do not roll over, so you pay for headroom you may not use. Read the allowance, not just the price, and assume your real cost sits above the sticker if you generate a lot.

This is also why the model you build with matters as much as the tool. If you care about the cost side, our guide to the best AI models for coding breaks down the per-token economics that these builders pass through to you.

Where the scope differs, not just the price

Most tools on this list start at the build step, where you describe an app and it generates the code. ProductOS sits a little wider, covering the spec and design work before the build and staying model-agnostic so you can generate with Claude, GPT, or Gemini. Its Hobby tier is free with 30 credits a month, Pro is $20 a month, and Ultra runs $200 a month, all credit metered, so the same allowance rule applies: a typical feature runs about 20 to 25 credits end to end, and a heavy month can push your real cost above the plan price.

Which AI app builder is cheapest?

For a paid plan, Base44 at $16 a month is the lowest entry price, and Bolt.new and Lovable have the most usable free tiers. But cheapest-per-month is the wrong question if you build heavily, because usage billing dominates the sticker price. Pick the tool whose shape fits your project, then watch the allowance. For a fuller feature comparison, see our roundup of the best AI app builders.

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