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Lovable vs Repaint

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.

The short answer

Entry price
The same for both — $25/mo
Free plan
Only Lovable (Repaint has paid plans only)
Public API
Lovable has one; not confirmed by us for Repaint
Higher Trust score
Repaint — 96 vs 86 for Lovable
Best fit
Lovable: Founders and designers shipping a working prototype without a developer · Repaint: Small service businesses replacing an outdated site and a separate booking or membership tool

From our own records as of each tool's last check. Anything we have not confirmed is left out rather than guessed. How we verify

LovableDescribe an app and get a deployed full-stack projectRepaintChat-built business websites with payments, bookings, memberships and email, including rebuilds of an existing site from its URL

Side by side

FactLovableRepaint
CategoryVibe Coding & App GeneratorsWebsite Builders
Pricing modelFreemiumPaid
Starts at$25/mo$25/mo
Public APIYesNot confirmed
Trust score86 / 10096 / 100
PlatformsWeb, APIWeb
CompanyLovableRepaint
Launched20232023
Last verifiedSep 6, 2026Oct 15, 2026

What our research says

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

Repaint

Repaint has grown from a site-rebuild tool into a chat-run back office for small service businesses: pages, payments, memberships, bookings and email in one workspace. Rebuilding from an existing URL still saves the retyping step most builders force on you. The free tier is gone, though, and a weekly AI allowance governs how much you can change, so it suits owners who will settle in rather than tinkerers.

Pros

  • Can rebuild from an existing live site, not just a blank prompt
  • Payments, memberships, courses, booking and email are built in rather than bolted on
  • Y Combinator-backed with a named founding team
  • Every plan includes custom domains, starting with three on Plus

Cons

  • No free tier any more, only a 14-day trial after which the workspace is paused
  • Weekly AI allowance caps how much editing you can do, and unused usage does not roll over
  • No public API or code export found

Which one fits

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

Choose Repaint if you need

  • Small service businesses replacing an outdated site and a separate booking or membership tool
  • Owners who prefer describing changes in chat to a drag-and-drop editor
  • Coaches, studios and shops that need payments and scheduling on the same site

Lovable vs Repaint: the questions people ask

Is Lovable cheaper than Repaint?

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 Lovable or Repaint have a free tier?

Lovable has a free tier; Repaint has paid plans only.

Which has a public API, Lovable or Repaint?

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

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