Why your Lovable credits run out so fast

Last updated: October 28, 2026

You start a project, ask for a few changes and the credits are gone before the app is done. It isn't bad luck: it's how Lovable charges. This guide explains what each credit is spent on, using Lovable's own documentation, and how to make them last.

What you get each month

Free: 5 credits a day, up to 30 a month.
Pro and Business: 100 credits a month, plus 5 a day.

Every request costs, including fixes

In build mode, each request is charged by how complex it is and how much work it takes. Lovable's own examples: changing a button's color costs 0.50 credits, removing a footer 0.90, adding sign-in 1.20 and building a landing page with images 1.70.

Asking it to fix something it got wrong is one more request, and it is charged the same way.

Credits are spent on more than building

Keeping your app online, once it goes past the monthly allowance.
The AI features inside your app.

And they expire

Monthly credits expire two months after they arrive. Top-ups last twelve months, and daily credits end the same day.

Five ways to make them last

Write down everything you want before you start, and ask for it in one clear request.
Group small changes into a single request instead of one at a time.
Plan first in Plan mode, which costs one credit per message, and only build when you're sure.
Stop a request as soon as it goes the wrong way: one stopped before it changes anything isn't charged.
Keep exploring ideas outside the builder, where they don't cost credits.

Or build where changes don't cost credits