Base44 pricing and free plan limits (2026, tested)
Base44's plans and free-plan limits, re-read from Base44's own pricing page and docs on 18 Oct 2026, next to what one real build used on the free plan in our test.
Short answer: Base44's free plan gives 25 message credits a month, up to 5 a day (Verified, read 18 Oct 2026). The cheapest paid plan is Starter, $16 a month billed yearly for 100 message credits. In our test (16 Oct 2026), one working multi-user app with login and a database used 1 message credit on the free plan (Observed), so the free plan covers about 5 builds that size a day and about 25 a month (Inferred).
Recent changes and time-limited terms
Base44 plans and free-plan limits Verified, read 18 Oct 2026
| Plan | Price | What you get | Limits | AI training default Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | Core features: authentication, database, analytics, up to 5 apps. | 25 message credits a month, up to 5 a day; 100 integration credits a month. Private (invite-only) apps are paid-only; in our run the free plan required the app to be public (Observed). On Free, automatic AI fixes use message credits. | Used; no opt-out setting |
| Starter | $16 a month billed yearly (about $20 month to month, Inferred) | 100 message credits and 2,000 integration credits a month, unlimited apps, in-app code edits, connect a domain. | Not a free plan. | Used; no opt-out setting |
| Builder | $40 a month billed yearly (about $50 month to month, Inferred) | 250 message credits and 10,000 integration credits a month, AI model select, GitHub integration. | Not a free plan. | Used; no opt-out setting |
| Pro | $80 a month billed yearly (about $100 month to month, Inferred) | 500 message credits and 20,000 integration credits a month, early access to beta features. | Not a free plan. | Used; no opt-out setting |
| Elite | $160 a month billed yearly (about $200 month to month, Inferred) | 1,200 message credits and 50,000 integration credits a month, premium support. | Not a free plan. | Used; no opt-out setting |
| Enterprise | Custom | SSO, advanced security. | Not a free plan. | Excluded |
Prices in USD before tax. Sources, read 18 Oct 2026: Base44 pricing · Base44 docs: credits · Base44 docs: app access · Base44 docs: database limits · Base44 product changelog. Training defaults are from Base44's docs, read 17 Oct 2026 (opt-out guide). Where a price says Inferred, it is our arithmetic, not a number Base44 publishes.
What the free plan actually got us Observed
- The build: one multi-user to-do app with email login, a database and a public URL, from one fixed prompt, on a fresh free account with default settings (16 Oct 2026). It worked first time: 100/100, about 3.5 min to a live app, zero fix prompts.
- Used: 1 message credit. Credit usage page went from 0 of 25 to 1 of 25 message credits; integration credits stayed at 0 of 100.
- What broke: Closing the email-code page strands a new user: no way to re-enter or resend the code. Logging out does not revoke the access token on the server (the old token still worked).
The same build measured on all four free plans, side by side with time to live and fix prompts: measured cost per working app. Screenshots of the app itself: Base44 review.
How many simple apps the free plan covers Inferred
- Builds that size on the free plan: about 5 a day and about 25 a month. 5 ÷ 1 = 5 builds a day; 25 ÷ 1 = 25 builds a month.
- Value of our build at the cheapest paid rate: about $0.16 to $0.20. 1 credit × ($16 or about $20) ÷ 100 on Starter. You pay the subscription, not this amount.
- This assumes every build costs what our one clean run did. Real apps are bigger and need fixes, so expect fewer.
When the free plan runs out
- At the daily limit, features that use credits pause until the daily reset (midnight in the workspace owner's timezone, or UTC), as long as monthly credits remain. At the monthly limit, they pause until the next reset (Verified).
- Manual visual edits (dragging elements, editing text directly) use no credits, and a Discuss mode message uses about 0.3 credits (Verified). Do small fixes by hand and plan in Discuss mode to stretch the free month (Inferred).
- On Free, automatic error fixes cost message credits; on paid plans they are free (Verified). If a build goes wrong, one or two auto-fixes, then switch approach (Base44's own advice).
- Starter at $16 a month billed yearly gives 100 message credits, about 100 builds of our size, and allows private apps (Inferred from our 1-credit build; private apps Verified as paid-only).
Verified = Base44's own docs or pricing page, read 18 Oct 2026. Inferred = our reading and arithmetic.
See Base44's plansOfficial site, not an affiliate link.
Comparing before you pay?
- Base44 review (tested): what our build looked like and what broke.
- Base44 alternatives (tested): the other three on the same prompt.
- Lovable vs Bolt vs Base44 vs v0 · Lovable vs Base44 · Bolt vs Base44 · Base44 vs v0
- Feature comparison: which plan gets a custom domain, code export, private apps and mobile apps on each tool.
- All four pricing pages · Cost per working app · AI training opt-outs
Already built something?
Scan my app (free beta) runs a real browser over up to 5 pages of your app: phone layout, safe buttons, junk input, console and network errors. You prove you own the app first, write requests are blocked, and you get a private report with screenshots. It's not a security audit, and it never affects any ranking.
Scan my app, free →Evidence labels: Verified = read on Base44's official pricing page or docs on 18 Oct 2026 (links above). Observed = seen in our own run, with screenshots. Reported = vendor docs we read earlier (17 Oct 2026) and haven't re-checked today. Inferred = our arithmetic and reading. What the labels mean. Disclosures: no tool paid us, none of these links are affiliate links, and commission size never changes a score or tier. Spot a price that changed? [email protected].
FAQ
How much does Base44 cost?
Base44 has a Free plan, then Starter ($16 a month billed yearly, 100 message credits), Builder ($40), Pro ($80) and Elite ($160), each billed yearly; Base44 says yearly billing saves 20%, which puts month-to-month prices at about $20, $50, $100 and $200 (prices Verified, read 18 Oct 2026; month-to-month figures Inferred). Enterprise is custom.
What are Base44's free plan limits?
Base44's free plan gives 25 message credits a month, up to 5 a day, plus 100 integration credits a month, and up to 5 apps. Private (invite-only) apps are available on paid plans only (Verified, Base44 pricing and docs, read 18 Oct 2026); in our run the free plan required the app to be public (Observed, 16 Oct 2026).
How many apps can you build on Base44's free plan?
In our test (16 Oct 2026, one run), one working multi-user to-do app with login and a database used 1 message credit (Observed). At that size the free plan covers about 5 a day and about 25 a month (Inferred: 5 ÷ 1 = 5 builds a day; 25 ÷ 1 = 25 builds a month.) Apps that need fix prompts or more features will use more.
What happens when Base44's free plan runs out?
Features that use credits pause until your daily reset (if monthly credits remain) or your monthly reset. Manual visual edits use no credits, and Discuss mode uses about 0.3 credits a message. Upgrading gives a bigger monthly allowance (Verified, Base44 docs, read 18 Oct 2026).
Does Base44 use free-plan projects to train AI?
Used on every plan except Enterprise; no opt-out setting (Reported, vendor docs read 17 Oct 2026). Our AI training opt-out guide has the details and the steps to switch it off where that is possible.
More pricing pages
Lovable pricing · Bolt.new pricing · v0 pricing · All four compared