Cost guides
Lovable vs Bolt: which costs less to build an app?
Lovable charges credits per message; Bolt charges tokens that grow with your project size. Here is what each plan includes and which is cheaper for small, medium and large apps.
How to cut your Lovable credit use
Practical ways to make Lovable credits last longer: Plan Mode, batching, smaller prompts, avoiding fix loops, and using the new credit alerts.
What Cursor really costs in 2026
Cursor's plans now run from $8 to $200 a month with a shared usage pool, but third-party models are billed on top at API prices. Here is how to estimate your real bill.
Replit Agent pricing explained
Replit Core is $20/month with $20 of model credit; Pro is $100 with $100. Agent work is billed by effort. Here is what that means for your monthly bill.
v0 pricing explained: credits, tokens and models
v0 gives paid users $30 of monthly credits plus $2 a day, and charges per token by model. Here is how far that goes and how to spend less.
The cheapest AI app builder in 2026
Entry prices for AI app builders range from $16 to $30 a month, but credits run out at different speeds. A side-by-side of what each entry plan actually buys.
How to stop Lovable burning through your credits
Why Lovable credits disappear faster than expected, and the settings and habits that slow the burn, based on Lovable's own pricing page and changelog.
Claude Code usage limits explained
How Claude Code limits work on Pro, Max and Team: the rolling 5-hour window, weekly caps, the shared pool with Claude chat, and what happens when you hit the limit.
OpenAI Codex usage limits explained
What OpenAI publishes about Codex limits on Free, Go, Plus, Pro and Business, how credits extend them, and why Fast mode drains them faster.
Cursor usage-based pricing explained
How Cursor's Plus, Premium, Super and Ultra usage pools work, why Claude and GPT cost extra, and how to keep the bill predictable.
Bolt.new token-saving tips that actually work
Bolt's own advice for spending fewer tokens: Plan mode, the right agent, buttons over prompts, version history and keeping projects small.
Replit checkpoints and Agent costs explained
What a Replit checkpoint is, how effort-based pricing decides its cost, what Free Mode covers and how to cap your spend.
Ran out of AI credits mid-project? Your options on each tool
What each AI builder and coding agent officially lets you do when the allowance runs out: wait, top up, upgrade or switch to API billing.