# Lovable vs v0

URL: https://buildstackweekly.com/compare/lovable-vs-v0
Updated: October 15, 2026
Prices checked: October 15, 2026

Use Lovable when the thing you are building has to save data, log people in, or store a file. Use v0 when you are designing the interface and the database is a later step. Lovable's free plan counts build credits. v0's free plan counts messages.

Honest pick for a first app that stores something: Lovable. Honest pick for a screen you will drop into a Vercel project: v0.

The three-tool version of this choice, with Bolt.new included, is at https://buildstackweekly.com/lovable-vs-bolt-vs-v0.

Prices were checked October 15, 2026 on the official pages linked in the table. A number that was not printed there stays TBD. Pair pages that repeat a full guide are not listed here. Those guides stay the canonical page.

## Comparison

### Lovable
Best for: An app with a database, from a chat
Site: https://lovable.dev
- Free: 5 build credits a day, up to 30 a month, plus 20 Cloud credits a month and 4 AI credits a month. No custom domain. The Edit with Lovable badge stays. Editing and downloading the code need Pro. Git sync is included. Checked October 15, 2026 on https://lovable.dev/pricing and https://docs.lovable.dev/introduction/subscription-plans.
- Paid: Pro starts at $25 a month for 100 credits. Pro adds a custom domain, code editing, code download, and removing the Edit with Lovable badge. Checked October 15, 2026 on https://docs.lovable.dev/introduction/subscription-plans.
- Who it is for: You want a waitlist, a small app, or a login, and you would rather not open a database dashboard on day one.
- Downside: The free monthly cap is 30 build credits. Use the daily 5 and it runs out in about six days. After that, Free stops granting daily build credits until next month.

### v0 by Vercel
Best for: UI you generate, then deploy
Site: https://v0.app
- Free: $0, with 7 messages a day. Deploys to Vercel and syncs with GitHub. A badge rule was not on the official pages checked, so that stays TBD. Any separate Vercel hosting charge is TBD. Checked October 15, 2026 on https://v0.app/pricing, https://v0.app/docs/pricing, and https://v0.app/docs/custom-domains.
- Paid: Plus is $30 per user a month, with $30 in monthly credits and $2 in daily login credits. Premium at $20 a month is closed to new users. Business is $100 per user a month. Checked October 15, 2026 on https://v0.app/pricing and https://v0.app/docs/pricing.
- Who it is for: You already know the page will live on Vercel, and you are ready to add Supabase, Firebase, or another database yourself.
- Downside: v0 does not take the database off your plate. Seven messages a day is a short design session, not a weekend of revisions.

## Questions

### Which one saves emails for me?

Lovable. It handles the database, auth, and storage. v0 generates the UI and deploys it. The table that holds the addresses is a project you add. If you want to choose that database, start at https://buildstackweekly.com/supabase-vs-firebase.

### Is v0 cheaper than Lovable?

The first paid step is not the same product. Lovable Pro starts at $25 a month. v0 Plus is $30 per user a month. Lovable Free is a credit cap. v0 Free is 7 messages a day. A separate Vercel hosting bill for a v0 deploy is TBD.

### Can I start in v0 and move the UI into Lovable?

You can copy a layout by describing it again, and that spends credits on whichever tool you paste into. These two do not share a project. If the backend is the reason you are switching, start the new project in Lovable.

### Where does Bolt fit?

Bolt.new is the code-first browser builder. Lovable vs Bolt is on https://buildstackweekly.com/compare/lovable-vs-bolt. All three are on https://buildstackweekly.com/lovable-vs-bolt-vs-v0.

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