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| Pricing | Freemium | Freemium |
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| Category | AI Coding | AI App Builders |
| Description | GitHub's AI pair programmer, now extended with Agent Mode for autonomous task execution and Copilot Workspace for feature-to-PR workflows. The free tier was significantly expanded in late 2025, making it the first major AI coding tool with meaningful free access. Integrates natively into VS Code, JetBrains, and GitHub.com. | Lovable is an AI full-stack app builder that generates production-ready React applications with a Supabase backend from natural language prompts. It handles frontend, database schema, authentication, and deployment in a single workflow. Aimed at founders and product teams who want to ship working prototypes without writing boilerplate code. |
| Agent Mode: autonomous task execution with file edits and terminal commands | Supported | Not supported |
| Copilot Workspace: go from GitHub issue to pull request with AI planning and implementation | Supported | Not supported |
| Free tier: 2,000 completions/month and 50 chat messages — permanently free | Supported | Not supported |
| Multi-model selection: Claude 4.6 Sonnet, GPT-4o, and o3-mini available on paid plans | Supported | Not supported |
| VS Code, JetBrains, Neovim, and GitHub.com web editor integration | Supported | Not supported |
| Copilot Reviews: AI code review on pull requests with actionable suggestions | Supported | Not supported |
| Copilot for CLI: natural language to shell commands in terminal | Supported | Not supported |
| Enterprise audit logs, IP indemnity, and data exclusion controls | Supported | Not supported |
| Full-stack generation: React + TypeScript frontend, Supabase backend | Not supported | Supported |
| Natural language prompt-to-app in minutes | Not supported | Supported |
| Database schema generation with Row Level Security policies | Not supported | Supported |
| Authentication setup (email, OAuth) included by default | Not supported | Supported |
| Live preview with instant hot reload as you describe changes | Not supported | Supported |
| GitHub sync: export generated code to a repository you own | Not supported | Supported |
| Custom domain deployment via Lovable hosting | Not supported | Supported |
| Component-level editing with natural language ("make this button blue") | Not supported | Supported |
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| Website | Visit | Visit |
