How to Cancel Your Lovable Subscription

Where is the Lovable cancel or downgrade button?

Lovable does not surface a prominent Cancel button on the billing page. The downgrade option is reached via Profile icon (top-right of the editor) → Settings → Plans & Billing → Downgrade to Free. If you are on a paid plan, 'Downgrade to Free' is the mechanism that stops future billing. There is no dedicated cancel flow separate from this.

This design pattern — placing the downgrade action inside a settings sub-menu rather than on the billing page itself — is a documented dark pattern in SaaS. Lovable's billing page shows your current plan and renewal date but does not offer a direct cancellation link. You must navigate to Plans & Billing and look for the downgrade option, which appears as a secondary button below the plan comparison table.

If you do not see the Downgrade to Free option, your account may be on an annual plan. Annual subscriptions typically require contacting Lovable support directly to cancel before the renewal date. Check your confirmation email for your billing cycle before assuming you can self-serve cancel.

1. Open the Lovable editor and click your profile icon in the top-right corner.
2. Select Settings from the dropdown menu.
3. Navigate to the Plans & Billing section in the left sidebar.
4. Scroll past the plan comparison table to find the Downgrade to Free option.
5. Click Downgrade to Free and confirm in the dialog that appears.
6. Check your email for a cancellation confirmation within a few minutes.

Related: the full exit checklist to run before you cancel

What happens to my projects after I cancel?

When you downgrade to the free tier, your projects are not deleted — but access may change. Public projects remain accessible, private projects may become view-only or inaccessible depending on your plan limits, and your prompt history and version timeline may be truncated. Lovable's terms allow them to archive projects that are inactive on the free plan.

The specific project limits on the free tier change with Lovable's pricing updates, so verify the current plan comparison table before cancelling. As of mid-2026, the free tier allows a limited number of projects and restricts private project access. Any project that exceeds free-tier limits may become read-only.

Your Supabase connection is not affected by cancelling Lovable — your database, auth, and storage remain active as long as your Supabase project is open. The only thing that changes is your ability to make new prompts and edits inside the Lovable editor.

Related: how to recover a project that disappeared after a plan change

How do I export my Lovable project before cancelling?

Exporting your code to GitHub is the most important thing to do before cancelling. Once your code is in a GitHub repository, you own it completely — regardless of what happens to your Lovable plan. Lovable supports GitHub sync directly from the editor, and this should be your first action, not your last.

1. In the Lovable editor, open the project you want to export.
2. Click the GitHub icon in the top toolbar to open the GitHub integration panel.
3. If not already connected, authenticate your GitHub account and authorise Lovable.
4. Choose 'Push to GitHub' to create a new repository or sync to an existing one.
5. Wait for the sync to complete and then verify the repository on GitHub contains your full source code.
6. Optionally, clone the repository locally: git clone https://github.com/your-org/your-repo.git
7. Repeat for each project you want to preserve before cancelling.

Can I get a refund when I cancel Lovable?

Lovable's refund policy covers charges made in error or duplicate charges, but not general dissatisfaction with the platform. If you were charged after you believed you had already cancelled, or charged an incorrect amount, you have a stronger case for a refund. See the refund article linked below for the exact steps and email template.

If you cancelled before your renewal date and were still charged, this is likely a billing system error — Lovable support resolves these when you contact them with proof of the cancellation date and the charge date. Keep your cancellation confirmation email as documentation.

Related: refund steps if you were charged after cancelling

What is the alternative to cancelling — should I migrate instead?

If the reason you are cancelling is cost, bugs, or platform limitations — not that your project is finished — migration to a proper React codebase may serve you better than cancelling. You keep everything you built, deploy on infrastructure you control, and stop paying Lovable's monthly fee. A developer can migrate a Lovable project in one to three days.

Migration means taking the GitHub-exported code and deploying it to a hosting provider like Vercel or Railway, with your existing Supabase backend untouched. The result is an identical app that runs independently of Lovable, with no per-prompt credit cost and no plan restrictions.

The migration decision comes down to one question: is your app finished and just needs hosting, or does it still need active development? If development is ongoing, migration to a standard React codebase gives you a stable foundation — a human engineer makes precise, targeted changes rather than AI prompts that can touch dozens of files at once. See the Move Off Lovable guide for the full step-by-step process.

How do I confirm my cancellation actually went through?

After clicking Downgrade to Free, Lovable should send a confirmation email within a few minutes. If you do not receive it, check your spam folder and then verify in the Settings → Plans & Billing page that your plan now shows as Free. Do not assume cancellation worked without one of these two confirmations.

1. Check your inbox for a Lovable billing confirmation email within 5 minutes of downgrading.
2. If no email arrives, check your spam or promotions folder.
3. Log back into Lovable and navigate to Settings → Plans & Billing.
4. Verify your current plan is shown as Free with no renewal date.
5. If the plan still shows as paid, contact Lovable support at support@lovable.dev with a screenshot.
6. Keep the confirmation email — you may need it if a charge appears on your next billing cycle.