Kombai vs Lovable (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Kombai if

• Fits if your team has a React repo and a design system to build against
• Works for front-end developers who already use Cursor or VS Code

Look elsewhere if

• Tight if you stay free: 300 credits a month, 50 a day
• Skip it if you want a web app: only desktop apps and extensions are listed
• Watch out: shared credits, shared rules and up to 20 seats need Team at $32 and up
• Watch out: credit tiers go up to 110,000 a month and each step costs more

Pick Lovable if

• Fits if you're a founder turning an idea into a working web app
• Works for teams building internal tools from one shared pool of credits

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you want an iPhone or Android app in the stores, as Lovable publishes to a web URL only
• Tight if you're staying free, at 5 build credits a day and 30 a month, with no custom domain, no code editing and the badge on
• Pricey if you need SSO or role-based access, since Business costs twice as much as Pro for the same credits
• Watch out: a Build mode message costs a variable amount, so you can't tell in advance how far 100 credits go

Kombai

• Pro is for one seat; shared credit pools, shared rules and up to 20 seats need Team.
• Credit tiers on Pro and Team range from 2,000 to 110,000 a month, with a higher price at each step.
• Index external and private packages is a Team feature, and a custom context engine is Enterprise only.
• The pricing page lists desktop apps and editor extensions; no web version of the editor is listed.

Lovable

• Usage is metered in credits, and a Build mode message costs a variable amount depending on the task.
• Free workspaces get 30 build credits a month at most and cannot use custom domains, edit code or remove the Lovable badge.
• SSO, role-based access and internal publishing start on Business, which costs twice as much as Pro for the same credits.
• Lovable builds web apps: publishing deploys to a web URL, not to the App Store or Google Play.

Kombai

Infinite canvas

Explore ideas on a canvas before they touch production code, with parallel agents, targeted variations and live HTML, states and animations.

Repo-aware coding

Context graphs reuse components, tokens and hooks from your repo or npm package, and Storybook can be indexed for real props.

Design systems

Remembers key design decisions from a repo, Figma or a website and carries them into later work.

Many models

Choose from 50+ models, including Anthropic, xAI, Moonshot AI and OpenAI, or use an automatic model router.

Built-in browser

A Kombai Browser and browser extension support editing in the page, with autonomous browser testing and terminal commands.

Lovable

Prompt-to-app building

Describe an app in chat and Lovable generates working code. Plan mode costs 1 credit per message, while Build mode charges by the complexity of the task.

Lovable Cloud backend

A built-in backend covers database, storage, compute and realtime usage for deployed apps, paid from the same credits. Every plan includes a monthly grant of 20 Cloud credits.

Git sync and code ownership

Each project is a codebase that can sync with GitHub, GitLab or Bitbucket on every plan. Editing and downloading code inside Lovable starts on Pro.

Publishing and custom domains

Apps publish to a lovable.app address: 5 domains on Free, unlimited from Pro. Custom domains and removing the Lovable badge need a paid plan.

Connectors and MCP servers

A connector catalog links apps and chats to services such as Slack, HubSpot and Notion, and custom MCP servers can be added for extra context while building.

Shared workspaces

Unlimited members build from one shared credit pool on every plan. Owners can set per-member monthly credit limits on paid plans.

Kombai

• Free$0

  300 credits a month (150 on sign-up, then 50 a day). One seat.

• Pro$16

  per month for 2,000 credits, billed annually ($20 billed monthly)

  2,000 credits a month, rollovers up to 5x, email support and SOC 2 compliance. Tiers go up to 110,000 credits.

• Team$32

  per month and up, billed annually ($40 billed monthly)

  Shared credit pool, up to 20 seats, unlimited rollovers, shared rules, centralized billing and usage analytics.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Custom context engine for large repos, dedicated support, onboarding and custom SLAs. Sold through sales.

Lovable

• Free$0

  5 daily build credits (30 a month at most), 20 Cloud credits a month, workspace-private projects, unlimited collaborators and 5 lovable.app domains.

• ProFrom $25

  per month, billed monthly; $250 billed annually

  100 credits a month at the entry tier, with tiers up to 10,000. Adds credit rollovers, top-ups, custom domains, code editing and badge removal.

• BusinessFrom $50

  per month, billed monthly; $500 billed annually

  100 credits a month at the entry tier. Adds SSO, role-based access, internal publish, personal projects, a security center and the Lovable API.

• EnterpriseCustom

  A platform fee plus volume-based credit pricing, with SCIM, audit logs, publishing controls, scheduled security scans and a named CSM.

Kombai

• Annual discount

  20% off with annual billing

  Pro and Team are 20% cheaper billed annually: Pro is $16 a month instead of $20. A quarterly option is billed at the monthly price for the same credits per quarter.

Lovable

• Annual discount

  Two months free with yearly billing

  The pricing page's Yearly toggle is labeled 2 months free. Pro with 100 credits is $250 a year instead of $25 a month, and Business is $500 instead of $50 a month.

• Education

  50% off Pro for students and teachers

  Verified students and teachers pay $12.50 a month for the Pro plan with 100 credits, billed monthly, for up to 12 months. Each person can use the discount once.