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Your Lovable credits ran out: how to keep the project going
When your Lovable credits run out, you can wait for the plan to renew, buy more credits, or move the code to GitHub and keep the project going outside the chat, with a developer or another tool. If the project will keep evolving, removing the dependency on credits is usually cheaper than asking the chat for every change.
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Why credits run out so fast
Every message to the chat uses credits, including attempts to fix an error that came back. In bigger projects, a small change can take several messages, because the AI has to reread a lot of code and sometimes undoes what was working. It's common to spend more credits fixing than building.
The three ways out
Wait or buy more credits: solves it short term, but the cost keeps growing with the size of the project. Connect the project to GitHub and edit the code directly: the code truly becomes yours and any developer can continue. Hand the maintenance to a person: you ask for the change in plain words and someone does it, tests it and publishes it.
How to move the project out without losing anything
Connect the project to GitHub and confirm the full code went to the repository. Write down where the database is (usually Supabase) and which keys are used. Pick a hosting and publish a copy before switching off the old version. Only then point the domain to the new address. That way the site is never down.
How to spend fewer credits if you stay on Lovable
Ask for one change at a time and describe the expected result clearly. When an error comes back twice, stop insisting in the chat: the problem is usually in the structure, and someone looking at the code solves it faster. And make big changes in a draft first, not in the published project.
When to call someone
You don't always need to. When you do, this is it.
If the project already matters to the business and credits have become an endless cost, we move the code to GitHub in your name, publish it on your own hosting and handle the next changes, without depending on the chat.
Related service
Projects built with AI→Review, deploy on your domain and maintenance.
Frequently asked questions
Does the site go down when credits run out?
Usually what stops is editing through the chat; the published site stays live. Check in your plan what happens to publishing and the domain.
Do I lose the project if I leave Lovable?
No, as long as the code goes to GitHub first. With the code and the database in hand, the project can continue anywhere.
Is it better to buy credits or hire someone?
For small, occasional changes, credits are fine. If the project grows every week, having someone look after the code is usually cheaper and more stable.
Can I keep using AI after leaving?
Yes. With the code on GitHub, you can use other AI tools and still review what they do before publishing.
Do you work with clients outside Brazil?
Yes. We work with companies anywhere in Brazil and abroad, through video calls and WhatsApp, in English or Portuguese.
Keep going
You talk to the people doing the work
Want to keep the project going without credits?
You talk directly to Gabriel, on WhatsApp, in English or Portuguese. Send what happened and the project or website address, if there is one.