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Lovable vs Bolt vs Replit for building an MVP

All three AI app builders have a free plan. Their paid allowances are counted in different units (Lovable credits, Bolt tokens, Replit credits), so we compare £ and the limits each vendor states, not how much each lets you build.

Priced from vendor pages
Prices checked
16 Oct 2026
Exchange rate
1 USD = £0.7489
Sources
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How we check

The answer

Replit Core is the cheapest paid entry at £14.98 a month, then Bolt Pro at £18.72 and Lovable Pro at £22.00. All three start free. Credits and tokens aren't comparable units, so this ranks price, not how much building you get.

What does an AI app builder cost to get a first version built?

Lovable

Free (5 build credits a day, max 30 a month) or Pro £22/mo (100 credits a month)

  • Priced in pounds, so no exchange-rate swing. Pro gives 100 credits a month.

Free is capped at 30 build credits a month (5 a day). The pricing page doesn't say whether VAT is included.

Free plan FreeEntry paid plan, billed monthly £22.00Entry paid plan, billed annually (per month) £19.00

Bolt

Free (1M tokens a month, 300K a day) or Pro $25/mo billed monthly, $18/mo billed annually (starts at 10M tokens a month)

  • A free plan that includes website hosting (with Bolt branding), up to 333k web requests.

Free has a 300K-token daily limit and Bolt branding. Bigger projects use more tokens per message, so allowances run out faster. Prices exclude tax.

Free plan FreeEntry paid plan, billed monthly £18.72Entry paid plan, billed annually (per month) £13.48 ($18/mo billed annually)

Replit

Starter (free) or Core $20/mo ($20 of credits a month)

  • The cheapest paid entry: Core gives unlimited published apps and connectors such as Stripe.

On the free Starter plan your one published app goes down after 30 days (you can republish it), and Stripe and other connectors need paid Core. Starter's credit amounts aren't published. Prices exclude tax.

Free plan FreeEntry paid plan, billed monthly £14.98Entry paid plan, billed annually (per month) £13.48
Free planFree
Free planFree
Free planFree
Entry paid plan, billed monthly£22.00
Entry paid plan, billed monthly£18.72
Entry paid plan, billed monthly£14.98
Entry paid plan, billed annually (per month)£19.00
Entry paid plan, billed annually (per month)£13.48 ($18/mo billed annually)
Entry paid plan, billed annually (per month)£13.48

Monthly cost in pounds, from each vendor's pricing page. Lowest figures compared price only; credits and tokens differ.

How we worked it out

  • Bolt Pro $25 × 0.7489 = £18.72 (18.7225). Bolt also shows $18 a month billed annually (checked 21 Oct 2026): $18 × 0.7489 = £13.48.
  • Replit Core $20 × 0.7489 = £14.98; billed annually $18 × 0.7489 = £13.48 a month.
  • Lovable is priced in pounds on its pricing page: Pro £22 a month, or £19 a month billed annually. No conversion.
  • Credits (Lovable), tokens (Bolt) and Agent credits (Replit) are different units, so the allowances can't be compared like for like. We rank on £ and stated limits only.
  • Excludes VAT and usage beyond each plan's allowance. Replit says its prices exclude tax; Lovable and Bolt don't say.

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