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GitHub Copilot vs Lovable

Short answerGitHub Copilot starts at $10/mo and resets monthly; Lovable starts at an unverified price and resets monthly credits (expire after 2 months); daily build grants expire daily. Prices checked 2026-10-14 from official pricing pages.

GitHub CopilotLovable
Cheapest paid$10/moUnknown
MeteringGitHub AI Credits (1 credit = $0.01). Chat, agent mode, code review, cloud agent and CLI consume credits; code completions don't. Free: 2,000 completions + 50 chat requests.Credits shared across building, Cloud hosting and in-app AI. Plan Mode: 1 credit/message; Default Mode varies (e.g. 0.5-1.7 credits). Free: 5 daily build credits (max 30/month) + 20 Cloud credits.
ResetMonthlyMonthly credits (expire after 2 months); daily build grants expire daily
Over the limitSet a dollar budget for extra credits at $0.01 each.Top-up credits (valid 12 months).
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GitHub Copilot plans

PlanPer monthNotes
Free$02,000 completions + 50 chat requests.
Pro$10$15/mo total AI credits ($10 base + $5 flex).
Pro+$39$70/mo total AI credits ($39 base + $31 flex).
Max$100$200/mo total AI credits listed.
Business$19* /seatNot shown on fetched plans page; $19/seat from secondary source (blog.dima.tools).

Lovable plans

PlanPer monthNotes
Free$05 daily build credits (up to 30/month).
Pro—Price unknown (not in fetched text).
Business—Price unknown (not in fetched text).

Questions

Is GitHub Copilot cheaper than Lovable?
At least one entry price could not be verified on the official page.
How do GitHub Copilot and Lovable limits reset?
GitHub Copilot: Monthly. Lovable: Monthly credits (expire after 2 months); daily build grants expire daily.
Do GitHub Copilot and Lovable have free tiers?
GitHub Copilot: yes. Lovable: yes.