Base44 prices its AI app builder by two kinds of credits. Here is what each plan includes and how to choose.
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Base44 is free to start with 25 message credits a month, then costs $16 (Starter), $40 (Builder), $80 (Pro) or $160 (Elite) a month. Base44's page says annual billing saves 20%.
Each plan gives two credit pools: message credits, spent when you ask the AI to build or change something, and integration credits, spent when your app uses built-in services like AI calls or email.
| Free | Starter | Builder | Pro | Elite | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | $0 | $16/mo | $40/mo | $80/mo | $160/mo |
| Message credits a month | 25 | 100 | 250 | 500 | 1,200 |
| Integration credits a month | 100 | 2,000 | 10,000 | 20,000 | 50,000 |
| Apps | Up to 5 | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Custom domain | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Prices checked September 2026 (September 25) on each vendor's own pricing page, in US dollars. Vendors change prices often, so confirm on their page before you buy.
Best for: Non-developers building internal tools and simple web apps with logins and data
Price: Free (25 message credits a month); Starter $16, Builder $40, Pro $80, Elite $160 a month billed annually (monthly billing costs more)
Pros: Database and user sign-in built in, even on free; Low $16 entry price; Paid plans include a custom domain, a free domain for a year and GitHub integration
Cons: Two separate credit pools make costs harder to predict; 25 message credits a month on free goes quickly; Owned by Wix since 2025, so the roadmap follows Wix's priorities
Best for: People who want a finished marketing website or web app described in plain English
Price: Free plan: up to 3 template sites on a we.inc address, no AI. AI building from $20/mo (Starter, 250 credits). Pro $50/mo, Max $99/mo.
Pros: Describe what you want in chat and AI builds a full, editable site or app; Edit by clicking on the page, by asking in chat, or in a real code editor; Export the React and TypeScript code to GitHub, so you are never locked in; Unlimited sites on paid plans, custom domains from Starter
Cons: The free plan is templates only; AI building needs a paid plan; Newer platform with a smaller app marketplace than the big names; Store features are simpler than a dedicated ecommerce platform
Trying an idea: the free plan, with 25 message credits a month. One side project on your own domain: Starter at $16 a month billed annually. Building most weeks: Builder at $40. Teams and heavy daily use: Pro or Elite. If what you actually need is a marketing website for a business rather than an app, a website builder is usually the simpler and cheaper route.
One message credit is roughly one request to the AI builder: add a page, change a form, fix a bug. Small apps take dozens of messages to get right, so the free plan's 25 is best treated as a trial. Starter's 100 a month suits a single side project; Builder's 250 suits someone building most weeks.
Start on free to see whether the builder understands your idea. Move to Starter when you want your own domain. Choose Builder if you run out of messages on Starter in the first two weeks of a month. Pro and Elite are for teams and heavy users; most individuals do not need them.
Base44 is strongest for apps: dashboards, trackers, booking tools with a database behind them. If what you need is a marketing website for a business, a website-first builder is usually simpler.
Where We.Inc fits: the free plan publishes up to 3 template sites on a we.inc address, with no AI and no custom domain, and needs no credit card. AI building, where you describe the site and it is written for you, starts at $20 a month (Starter, 250 credits); Pro is $50 and Max is $99.
Plan fees only, on annual billing at the prices read on September 25, 2026 and assuming they do not change: Starter is $192 a year and $576 over three years; Builder is $480 and $1,440; Pro is $960 and $2,880. Monthly billing costs about 20% more, according to Base44's page.
The bigger unknown is credits. If a project needs more message or integration credits than your plan includes, you either wait for next month or move up a plan. That is why the test below counts credits rather than just features.
AI builders charge by usage, so the useful question is how far a plan's credits go on a real job. Give Base44 the same small-business website brief you would give any other tool, then count the credits each step uses.
1. Ask for the first version from one paragraph describing the business. 2. Request five specific edits (a new section, a colour change, a price change, a new page and a text fix). 3. Submit the contact form and check where the entry goes. 4. Publish on a custom domain. 5. Check whether you can export or download the code and what you would need to host it elsewhere.
Write down how many credits steps 1 and 2 took. Divide the plan's monthly credits by that number and you have a rough idea of how many changes a month the plan supports for you.
Base44 runs the database, sign-in and hosting for your app, which is what makes it quick to start. The flip side is that your app depends on that backend. Paid plans list GitHub integration and in-app code editing; we could not confirm full export terms for every plan, so check with Base44 before you build something you may want to move. Base44 has been owned by Wix since the acquisition announced in June 2025.
We.Inc makes a competing website builder, so read this with that in mind. Every price on this page comes from the vendor's own pricing page on the date shown, with a link to it. We say where the other option is the better choice, and we do not publish scores for tests we have not run.
Yes, Base44 has a free plan with 25 message credits and 100 integration credits a month and up to 5 apps. Custom domains need a paid plan.
Starter is $16, Builder $40, Pro $80 and Elite $160 a month, as listed on base44.com/pricing on September 25, 2026. Base44 says annual billing saves 20%.
You wait for the next monthly allowance or upgrade to a plan with more credits. Check Base44's page for its current top-up options.
Wix announced it had acquired Base44 in June 2025.
Base44's paid plans list GitHub integration and in-app code editing. We could not confirm full code export terms for every plan, so check with Base44 if that matters to you.
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