Capacity vs Lovable

Capacity

A reasonable on-ramp for non-coders who want a working app with accounts and payments rather than a static prototype, and the option to build from Claude or ChatGPT on a subscription you already pay for takes the sting out of credit-metered building. Code download now comes with the $25 plan. The built-in agent still burns a variable number of credits per message, so its real cost is hard to predict.

Pros

• +Generates deployed apps with auth, data and payments, not just mockups
• +Building through Claude or ChatGPT is unlimited on paid plans and uses no credits
• +Full codebase download and custom domains from the cheapest plan
• +Desktop app with a $249 lifetime licence and code pushed to your own GitHub

Cons

• −Built-in agent credits burn at a variable, opaque rate per message
• −No free web plan on the pricing page - only a demo and the one-project Desktop app
• −Name collides with an unrelated enterprise support-automation product also called Capacity

Lovable

The cleanest prompt-to-app experience for someone who cannot write React, and GitHub sync means you are not locked in — but 100 credits a month is less runway than it sounds once the app gets real.

Pros

• +Live preview after each change keeps iteration legible to non-developers
• +GitHub sync and Supabase mean the output is real, portable code
• +The free tier is enough to find out whether the idea works
• +Per-action credit costs are published, so estimating is possible

Cons

• −Free tier caps at 30 credits a month regardless of the daily grant
• −Debugging a bad generation can cost more credits than the original build
• −Opinionated stack — React front end, Supabase back end, little room to differ
• −API access is reserved for the Business tier, which charges double Pro's price per credit

Is Capacity cheaper than Lovable?

Both publish the same entry price, $25/mo. The difference is what each plan includes, which the fact table above sets side by side.

Does Capacity or Lovable have a free tier?

Both: Capacity has a free tier, and Lovable has a free tier.

Which has a public API, Capacity or Lovable?

Lovable ships a public API, as of our last verification. A public API for Capacity is not confirmed by us — check its developer docs before you plan an integration.