Experimental category · AI app builders
AI App Builder Deployment Limits: Current Matrix
This matrix records whether generation and hosting share a pool, and what official docs say happens when each runs out. Units stay as published. It is not a “best AI app builder” list and not a converted score. Product overviews: Bolt, Lovable, v0, Replit.
Direct answer
Does hitting the AI cap take the live app down?
- Bolt
- Fact No, not from tokens. Tokens stop generation. Free hosted sites go offline only on the separate hosting bandwidth/request cap. Details: tokens vs hosting.
- Lovable
- Fact On the unified-credit docs, published pages keep serving at zero credits. Building stops. Cloud backend and deployed-app AI can pause. Official docs also say some workspaces have not migrated from the previous Cloud and AI balance. Details: credits vs hosting.
- v0
- Fact v0 credits pause generation. Vercel hosting is a second meter; Hobby pauses on Vercel usage, not on empty v0 credits. Details: credits vs Vercel.
- Replit
- Fact Starter splits daily Agent credits from monthly cloud/publishing credits. Core and Pro monthly credits cover Agent and publishing, then pay-as-you-go unless a spend cap stops it. Starter’s one publish still expires at 30 days. Details: Agent vs hosting.
- Last verified
- Sep 10, 2026, 6:00 PM UTC
Current coupling matrix
| Product | Generation meter | Hosting meter | Same pool? | At generation exhaustion | At hosting/cloud exhaustion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolt | Tokens | Bandwidth + requests on Bolt Cloud | Fact No | AI generation stops; Code view still works on Free daily cap | Free sites go offline until reset; Pro can pay-as-you-go then pause |
| Lovable | Workspace credits (build) | Documented current model: same general credits also cover Cloud and AI gateway after usage-specific grants | Unknown — account_dependent Pricing says one balance; credits-and-usage still describes an unmigrated Cloud and AI balance | Building stops (unified-model FAQ) | Pages keep serving; Cloud/AI can pause when the unified balance is empty |
| v0 | v0 USD credits (+ Free 7 msgs/day) | Vercel plan usage | Fact No | v0 generation pauses | Hobby pauses on Vercel included usage; Pro Spend Management is optional |
| Replit | Starter: daily Agent credits. Core/Pro: monthly credits | Starter: separate monthly cloud credits. Core/Pro: same monthly credits | Fact Starter no; Core/Pro yes, then pay-as-you-go | Starter Agent daily cap is not the cloud meter. Core/Pro paid Agent draws the shared monthly pool | Starter publish dies at 30 days. Core/Pro publishing continues as overage unless a spend cap stops it |
Official sources by product
What this page does not do
- It does not rank these products or pick a winner.
- It does not store GitHub Spark. Official GitHub changelog: Spark stopped new users and new apps on 4 August 2026, with export until 31 August 2026.
- Account-specific remaining balances stay Unknown — account_dependent.
TraceCheck maintainer: review when any of the four vendors changes generation-versus-hosting coupling or zero-balance outcomes. Never convert tokens, credits, USD credits, or gigabytes into one score.