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Kombai 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. Kombai starts at $20, Lovable at $25. Both have a free tier.

KombaiFrontend coding agent that designs UIs as editable canvas blocks and emits code matched to your stackLovableDescribe an app and get a deployed full-stack project

Side by side

FactKombaiLovable
CategoryDesign-to-CodeVibe Coding & App Generators
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starts at$20 month$25 month
Public APINoNo
PlatformsWeb, macOS, Windows, Linux, Vscode ExtWeb
CompanyKombai, Inc.Lovable
Launched20232023
Last verifiedSep 6, 2026Sep 6, 2026

What our research says

Kombai

A rare agent that treats frontend as a design-plus-code problem: canvas designs, stack-aware code output and visual editing inside the IDE you already use. The catch is that it is frontend-only and credit-metered, so it complements rather than replaces a general coding assistant, and heavy use pushes you toward team pooling.

Pros

  • Designs arrive as editable HTML blocks, not flat mockups
  • Runs inside VS Code, Cursor and other editors plus its own desktop apps
  • Free tier renews credits daily, so evaluation is genuinely ongoing
  • SOC2 compliance and no training on user data on paid plans

Cons

  • Scope ends at the frontend; everything else needs other tools
  • Credit metering on each generation makes costs usage-dependent
  • No public API for pipeline automation

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 Kombai if you need

  • Frontend teams converting designs into stack-consistent components
  • Developers who want visual tweaking of rendered UI instead of prompt loops
  • Enterprises standardizing UI output across shared design systems

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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