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Glaze 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. Glaze starts at $10, Lovable at $25. Both have a free tier.

GlazeRaycast's Mac app for building native desktop apps by describing them in chat, no code editor involved.LovableDescribe an app and get a deployed full-stack project

Side by side

FactGlazeLovable
CategoryVibe Coding & App GeneratorsVibe Coding & App Generators
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starts at$10 month$25 month
Public APINoNo
PlatformsmacOSWeb
CompanyRaycastLovable
Launched—2023
Last verifiedSep 1, 2026Sep 6, 2026

What our research says

Glaze

Glaze lets you describe a Mac app in chat and get a real, locally-running native application instead of a web page, which is what separates it from browser-based AI app builders. It's Mac-only for now, needs Apple Silicon and a recent macOS version, and the free tier's 50 credits are a one-time allowance rather than monthly.

Pros

  • Builds native macOS apps with file-system access and menu-bar integration, not just web pages
  • Apps run offline once built
  • Can use an existing Claude subscription instead of buying Glaze credits
  • Made by Raycast, an established Mac productivity company

Cons

  • Restricted to macOS Tahoe on Apple Silicon; no Windows or Linux support yet
  • Free tier's 50 credits are one-time, not renewing monthly

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 Glaze if you need

  • Mac users who want a working desktop utility without writing code
  • People who already pay for Raycast or a Claude subscription and want to reuse it for building

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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