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Capacity vs Lovable

Two fact sheets from our own research, side by side — pricing, platforms, API access and status re-checked by us rather than quoted from the vendors. Both start at $25. Both have a free tier.

CapacityNo-code builder that turns a conversational app description into a deployed web app with logins and paymentsLovableDescribe an app and get a deployed full-stack project

Side by side

FactCapacityLovable
CategoryVibe Coding & App GeneratorsVibe Coding & App Generators
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starts at$25 month$25 month
Public APINoNo
PlatformsWeb, macOSWeb
CompanyCapacityLovable
Launched—2023
Last verifiedSep 6, 2026Sep 6, 2026

What our research says

Capacity

A reasonable on-ramp for non-coders who want a working app with accounts and payments rather than a static prototype, and unused credits never expire. The catch is variable credit burn per AI message, which makes the real cost of iterating hard to predict, and code export is locked behind the $69 tier.

Pros

  • Generates deployed apps with auth, data and payments, not just mockups
  • First app is free to try without a credit card
  • Credits roll over indefinitely, including one-time packs
  • Full codebase export available on Growth and above

Cons

  • Credit consumption per request is variable and opaque
  • Cheapest tier cannot export code or use custom domains
  • Share of the no-code app market is crowded with better-funded rivals

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
  • No API for driving builds programmatically

Which one fits

Choose Capacity if you need

  • Non-technical founders validating an app idea end to end
  • Simple internal tools that need logins, stored data and payments
  • Builders who prefer paying for stored credits over a metered monthly quota

Choose Lovable if you need

  • Founders and designers shipping a working prototype without a developer
  • Anyone who wants generated code exported to GitHub rather than held hostage
  • Small internal tools needing authentication and a database on day one

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