# Lovable: what's new, verdict & setup Canonical: https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/lovable · Released: 2026-10-14 · Last verified: 2026-10-25 · Evidence: Reported (not run by us) · Vendor: Lovable · Official site: https://lovable.dev/ > Describe an app in plain English, preview it, and publish it to a lovable.app address. ## Verdict **A friendly way for non-developers to get a working web app and a first-customers plan; check credit costs before you commit.** Good for: - Founders and small-business owners who want a site or app without writing code - Anyone who wants growth suggestions in the same chat as the build - People who want to start free and publish to a lovable.app address Skip if: - You need full control of the code and hosting from day one - You want predictable pricing; credits are consumed by task complexity Status: Reported. Written from official release notes and docs; we have not run this release ourselves. Pricing: Partly verified. The Free plan grant was read from Lovable's pricing page; paid plan prices came from a search summary and are not verified. (checked 2026-10-25) ## Best for - [Best AI tool for vibe coding](https://theagenticweekly.com/best/vibe-coding) (#3): Prompt-to-app with preview and one-click publish; new Growth tools help after launch. - [Best AI tool for small business](https://theagenticweekly.com/best/small-business) (#3): Useful for a simple business site or booking page, with a Google Business Profile connector now available. ## What's new Lovable's changelog adds Growth tools, which turn a goal like 'my first 100 signups' into a plan built from your app and traffic, plus new Discord and Google Business Profile connectors for the apps you build. - Growth tools: set a goal such as 'my first 100 signups' and Lovable turns it into a plan from your app, audience and traffic, and says when ads are premature. Results show in a redesigned Analytics view with visits by channel and campaign results. - Lovable adds no extra fees for Growth tools; the standard costs of chatting with Lovable apply. - New connectors for Discord (post messages, read channel history, respond to slash commands) and Google Business Profile. - The quick start loop is describe, refine, publish; apps publish to a lovable.app URL, free on every plan according to the docs. ## How to set it up: Build and publish a simple app with Lovable Steps come from the vendor's own docs or README. We have not run them ourselves. 1. **Sign up.** The quick start says you can sign up free with email, Google, GitHub or Apple. Your account comes with a personal workspace on the free plan. ``` https://docs.lovable.dev/introduction/getting-started ``` 2. **Describe your app and refine one change at a time.** Describe what you want in plain words, then ask for one change at a time and check the preview after each. For small visual changes, select the element in the preview toolbar and say what should change. 3. **Test, then publish.** Click every button and link, check mobile view, then click Publish in the top right. Lovable suggests a lovable.app address you can edit before deploying. ## Pros and cons Pros: - Very low barrier for non-developers - Preview, mobile toggle and publish in one place - Frequent, dated changelog Cons: - Credits vary with task complexity, so cost is hard to predict - Unused monthly plan credits expire after two months according to the pricing page - Growth results depend on your app and audience; we have not tested them ## Alternatives - [Replit](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/replit): Browser-based workspace where an Agent builds, runs and publishes apps from chat. - [v0](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/v0): Vercel's AI app and UI builder: chat to build, preview, then ship to Vercel. - [Claude Code](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/claude-code): Anthropic's agentic coding tool for your terminal, IDE and GitHub. - [Base44](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/base44): No-code AI platform that builds apps and websites from your words, with backend, authentication, payments and hosting built in. - [Bolt](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/bolt-new): Browser-based AI builder that turns a chat prompt into a hosted website or app, with a free plan and token-based tiers. - [Firebase Studio](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/firebase-studio): Google's web-based AI workspace for full-stack apps; Google says it is sunsetting Firebase Studio on March 22, 2027 and new workspaces can no longer be created. - [Kiro](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/kiro): AWS's agentic coding tool that turns prompts into requirements, designs and tasks (spec mode), with an IDE and a CLI. - [Codex CLI](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/codex-cli): OpenAI's open-source coding agent that runs in your terminal. - [Cursor](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/cursor): AI code editor and agent platform with cloud agents, a CLI and its own Git hosting (Origin). - [Windsurf (now Devin Desktop)](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/windsurf): Windsurf was renamed Devin Desktop on June 2, 2026: a full IDE with an Agent Command Center for managing local and cloud coding agents. - [Goodcall](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/goodcall): AI phone answering service that builds a voice agent for your business and bills per unique customer. - [Jobber Receptionist](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/jobber): AI receptionist inside Jobber's home-service business software: answers calls and texts 24/7, books visits and escalates. ## FAQ ### What are Lovable Growth tools? A feature that turns a goal such as 'my first 100 signups' into a plan based on your app, audience and traffic, with results in an Analytics view. Lovable says it adds no extra fees beyond normal chat costs. ### Can I publish for free on Lovable? The quick start says apps publish to a lovable.app URL, free on every plan. ### How do Lovable credits work? Credits measure usage across building, hosting and AI features. Default mode credit cost varies with task complexity; see the pricing page for current plans. ### How much does Lovable cost? Lovable's pricing page says the Free plan includes a daily grant of 5 build credits (up to 30 a month) plus 20 Cloud credits a month. A search summary of Lovable's docs lists Pro from $25/month and Business from $50/month, each starting at 100 credits, with higher credit tiers; we did not read those figures from the pricing page itself. ## What we have not verified - Paid plan prices and credit tiers (from a search summary of Lovable's docs; not read from the pricing page) - Whether Growth plans produce results (not tested) ## Sources - [Lovable changelog](https://docs.lovable.dev/changelog) (fetched 2026-10-25) - [Lovable quick start](https://docs.lovable.dev/introduction/getting-started) (fetched 2026-10-25) - [Lovable pricing](https://lovable.dev/pricing) (fetched 2026-10-25) - [Lovable subscription plans](https://docs.lovable.dev/introduction/subscription-plans) (fetched 2026-10-25) ## How to cite Agentic Weekly, "Lovable: what's new, verdict & setup", last updated 2026-10-25, https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/lovable Keep the Reported or Tested label when you quote the verdict.