Firebase StudioVS
Lovable
Read from each vendor’s own pages last night, so it does not go stale the way a written comparison does.
- FIREBASE STUDIO
- Not read
- LOVABLE
- Not read
- CHANGES ON EITHER
- 4
- CAVEATS
- 1
FIREBASE STUDIOSUNSET SINCE 2 AUGUST 2026Firebase Studio has had an access tier withdrawn; check what is still available before choosing it. firebase.studio carries a banner: "We're sunsetting Firebase Studio on March 22, 2027 so you can no longer create new workspaces. Move your code to Google AI Studio or Google Antigravity." Still usable until then, but it is not a tool to start a project on.
On the prices each vendor publishes about itself, Firebase Studio starts at Not read and Lovable at Not read. Before that decides anything: Firebase Studio has had an access tier withdrawn; check what is still available before choosing it. (since 2 August 2026) Neither takes your own API key, both bundle model usage, and on both the headline price is an allowance rather than a bill. Every figure on this page was read from the two vendors' own pages in last night's run rather than written down once, which is the only reason it is still the current answer. ToolDrift sells neither and takes no referral fee on either.
| COMPARED ON | FIREBASE STUDIO | LOVABLE |
|---|---|---|
| ASSERTED · WHAT EACH VENDOR PUBLISHES ABOUT ITSELF | ||
| Category | App builder | App builder |
| Vendor | Lovable | |
| Status | Sunset | Active |
| How it charges | Hybrid | Credits |
| Entry price | Not read | Not read |
| Default model | google/gemini | None, you choose |
| Your own key | No, bundled only | No, bundled only |
| Source | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Plans | No named tier on Google's pricing page could be read with a price beside it. | No named tier on Lovable's pricing page could be read with a price beside it. |
| MEASURED · COUNTED ON THE LAST NIGHTLY RUN | ||
| Stars | not measured | not measured |
| Maintenance | not measured | not measured |
| Days since last push | not measured | not measured |
| Top model in it | not measured | not measured |
| Its volume | not measured | not measured |
Is Firebase Studio or Lovable cheaper?
On the cheapest option each vendor publishes: Firebase Studio is Not read and Lovable is Not read. Treat both as an allowance rather than a bill, every tool in this category meters model usage on top of the plan, and which one costs more in practice depends on the models you drive and how hard. The tier prices are the part that can be checked from outside, so they are the part this page prints.
Can I use my own API key with Firebase Studio or Lovable?
Firebase Studio: no, model usage is bundled. Lovable: no, model usage is bundled. It is the row that decides whether the subscription price is most of what you pay or a fraction of it: a tool that takes your own key charges for the software, and one that does not is reselling inference with a margin you cannot see.
Are Firebase Studio and Lovable still maintained?
Sunset and Active as of last night's read. Firebase Studio publishes no repository this site tracks, so there is no push date to read; Lovable publishes no repository this site tracks, so there is no push date to read. One caution: Firebase Studio has had an access tier withdrawn; check what is still available before choosing it. (since 2 August 2026) This is the question a written comparison cannot answer, because it was true on the day it was published and nobody went back.