Lovable for most, v0 for Next.js teams
v0 vs Lovable depends mostly on how much of a developer stack you want. Pick Lovable if you want a full app with the least setup: it writes React web apps from a chat and brings its own backend, Lovable Cloud, so you can add data and login without picking providers. Pick v0 if you want code that slots into a Next.js workflow: Vercel's builder writes apps with Next.js, Tailwind and shadcn/ui, plugs into your own APIs and databases, syncs with GitHub and deploys to Vercel in one click.
Checked Oct 2026. v0 details come from v0.app/pricing and v0's docs. Lovable details come from lovable.dev/pricing and Lovable's plans and credits docs.
Stacks, plans and seats
- Built by. v0: Vercel. Lovable: Lovable.
- Stack. v0: Next.js, Tailwind, shadcn/ui and more. Lovable: React, with Lovable Cloud for the backend.
- Free plan. v0: 7 messages a day, deploys to Vercel, Design Mode and GitHub sync. Lovable: 5 build credits a day, up to 30 a month, and Git sync.
- Entry paid plan. v0 Plus: $30 per user a month, with $30 of monthly credits per user and $2 of daily credits on login. Lovable Pro: $25 a month for 100 credits, or $21 billed yearly, with no per-seat charge.
- Business. v0: $100 per user a month, training opt-out by default. Lovable: from $50 a month, adding single sign-on.
- Backend. v0: connect your own APIs and databases. Lovable: Lovable Cloud built in.
- Hosting. v0: deploys to Vercel. Lovable: publishes from the editor, with a hosting grant.
Interface first, or the whole app
v0 is strong on interface work. Design Mode lets you edit visually, and the code it writes uses the same building blocks many React developers already know. When you are happy, you can deploy to production or open a pull request for review, which suits teams that want a human to check changes. For a data-driven app you connect a backend: your own API, or a database you provide.
Lovable aims at the whole app in one place. You describe what you want and watch the preview. When the app needs to store data or let people sign in, you switch on Lovable Cloud, which Lovable says includes a database, storage, authentication, realtime and functions on Supabase's open-source foundation.
A fair test is to give both the same prompt: a job board for a local community with listings, a form to post a job, login for posters and a search box. On v0, note what you had to connect for listings to persist. On Lovable, note how many credits the Cloud setup took. Then reload the page to check a posted job is still there, and sign in from a second browser. Those two checks take five minutes and tell you more about each backend than a feature list.
Bring your own backend, or switch one on
This is the deciding factor for many people. Lovable includes a managed backend. v0 expects you to bring one. v0's docs describe connecting a backend and using your own APIs, databases and components. That is the right call for teams with existing services, and an extra step for a solo non-coder.
Payments follow the same pattern. Both can connect a payment provider through your own account. On v0 you also choose where order data lives.
Tokens per user against credits per message
v0 meters use at per-model token rates. Its pricing page lists v0 Mini at $0.20 per million input tokens and $1.20 per million output, v0 Pro at $2 and $10, and v0 Max at $5 and $25. A short prompt can still use many input tokens because the model reads your project, so check usage in the first few days. Plus includes $30 of monthly credits per user and $2 of daily credits when you log in, and you can buy more.
Lovable meters use in credits per message. Its examples run from 0.50 credits for a button colour change to 1.70 for a landing page with three generated images. Pro includes 100 credits a month plus 5 daily build credits, and scales to larger credit amounts at higher prices. Monthly credits roll over until two months after they are issued.
Hosting for a v0 app runs on Vercel and follows Vercel's own plans, so it is a second line on your bill. Lovable folds hosting for most small apps into the subscription.
What a team of four pays
v0 is priced per user. Four people on Plus pay $120 a month, each with their own $30 of credits, and Business is $100 per user, $400 for four. Both list chat sharing and team collaboration with billing on vercel.com, and deploys can open a pull request for review. Add Vercel hosting and whatever database you connect.
Lovable is priced by credits, not seats, and every plan allows unlimited workspace members. The same four people can share one Pro workspace from $25 a month, or Business from $50 with single sign-on. Four busy people will want more than 100 credits, so expect to move up a credit tier, but you are still paying for usage rather than for chairs.
Moving between them is possible because both work with Git. A Lovable project syncs to GitHub, GitLab or Bitbucket, and v0 syncs with GitHub. The front end will move more easily than the backend: an app that relies on Lovable Cloud needs a new database and auth once it leaves, and a v0 app relies on whatever services you connected on Vercel. Plan the data move first and the rest is mostly a rebuild of screens.
When v0 is worth the seats
v0 earns its per-user price when a team already ships Next.js on Vercel, cares about polished interface code it will keep for years, reviews every change as a pull request, and has a backend in place. If two of those are missing, Lovable is usually the better tool and the cheaper bill. A solo founder or designer who wants a working app rather than a component should start on Lovable.
Hosting included, plus games
VibeDream is a chat-first builder with hosting built in. You describe the idea by typing, recording a voice note or attaching a screenshot, and a live preview appears in seconds. Apps are React + FastAPI, so there is a real Python backend in the code, and games are Phaser, made to play on phones and computers.
Going live does not need a separate host. Press Put it online, pick a vibedreams.ai name, and it is live in a few minutes with HTTPS. Each update costs 5 credits. Your own domain takes a TXT and a CNAME record, as the deployment guide shows. Every file is in the Code tab, with ZIP export and GitHub sync.
It is the wrong pick if you need built-in real card payments today. Its built-in login and database work with one tap, but its one-tap payments are coming soon. There is no free plan, and plans start at $49 a month on the pricing page. To see output first, browse the template gallery.