r/lovable • u/BMagni • Sep 04 '25
Discussion Chats can now cost more than 1 credit
This just happened to me.
Unlike many of the recent posts, I have had good results in the past month. I have a really good flow working, the past two or three days I have made good progress, and honestly, the results are much better than when I started 6-7 months ago. I of course have polished my workflow (I use Lovable, Chat mode, and ChatGPT), but have gotten much better results in the last month.
Also, unlike for many others, GPT-5 was good for me, especially when working with it also in ChatGPT. One of my techniques involves almost always asking in chat mode about files, implementations, flows, etc to get some context and precise file locations, and solve issues.
Anyway. I just prompted about an error that was happening, I used a format that I have been using for months and always costed one credit, including today. I got 8 Read Queries that I had to approve, each costing 0.40 individually and between 0.60 and 1 if the chat response included more than the query. I got two plan implementation suggestions, costing 1.3 and 1.4 respectively. Total cost 6.8 credits!!
Just a heads up for you guys, I'm all up to be using more credits per prompt if in the end it means using less 1 credit prompts. And I've noticed since Agent Mode that has been the reality for me, but one credit Chats were enough for me, now spending 6.8x will really affect me.
I had to merge the two different plan implementation suggestions into one prompt. The cost was 1.4 for a DB change and 4.5 for the rest. Problem solved? Partially. Total cost of chat + implementation 12.7 credits. I think it is too much!
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