Cheapest AI app builders, by lowest paid plan
Short answer: The cheapest paid AI app builder plan we have verified is Base44 Starter at US$16/mo (Billed annually; 100 message credits/month). Next: Anything Pro 20k at US$19/mo; Replit Core at US$20/mo; Bolt Pro at US$25/mo. 5 of these 6 tools also have a free plan or are open source. Allowances differ, so compare what each plan includes. Prices from each vendor's pricing page, checked 28 Oct 2026.
Sorted by the lowest-priced paid plan shown on each vendor's own pricing page, in US dollars before tax. A cheaper plan can include much less usage, so read the notes column. The order is by price only: it is not a ranking of quality.
| # | Tool | Cheapest paid plan | Price | Billing & what's included (vendor's words) | Free option |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Base44 | Starter | US$16/mo | Billed annually; 100 message credits/month source · verified 2026-10-28 | Free plan |
| 2 | Anything | Pro 20k | US$19/mo | 20K credits/month; billing period shown not confirmed source · verified 2026-10-28 | Free plan |
| 3 | Replit | Core | US$20/mo | $18/month billed annually; $20 towards more powerful models source · verified 2026-10-28 | Unverified |
| 4 | Bolt | Pro | US$25/mo | billed monthly; Starts at 10M tokens/month, rollover, own domain source · verified 2026-10-28 | Free plan |
| 5 | Lovable | Pro | US$25/mo | From 100 credits/month; $250/year billed annually ($21/mo) source · verified 2026-10-28 | Free plan |
| 6 | v0 by Vercel | Plus | US$30/user/mo | $30 of included monthly credits per user + $2 free daily credits source · verified 2026-10-28 | Free plan |
Some vendors show annual-billing prices by default; we copy the price exactly as shown and note the billing period where the page states it.