Base44 has a free plan and four self-serve paid plans. Billed annually, Starter is $16 a month, Builder $40, Pro $80 and Elite $160, and Base44 says yearly billing saves 20% compared with paying monthly. The free plan gives you 25 message credits a month (up to 5 a day), 100 integration credits and up to 5 apps. Every plan is measured in two kinds of credits: message credits for building with the AI, and integration credits for what your finished app does, such as sending emails or calling an AI model.
The headline price only tells you half the story. What you actually pay depends on how many credits your project burns, and Base44 measures two different things. This guide covers each plan, how the credits work, what happens when you run out and what you pay for outside Base44. Prices and limits come from Base44's own pricing page and support docs, checked in November 2026.
Base44 plans at a glance
| Plan | Price (billed annually) | Message credits | Integration credits | Key additions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 25 a month, up to 5 a day | 100 a month | Up to 5 apps, authentication, database, analytics |
| Starter | $16/month | 100 a month | 2,000 a month | Unlimited apps, in-app code edits, connect a domain |
| Builder | $40/month | 250 a month | 10,000 a month | GitHub integration, AI model selection, workflows |
| Pro | $80/month | 500 a month | 20,000 a month | Early access to beta features |
| Elite | From $160/month | From 1,200 a month | From 50,000 a month | Premium support, larger credit packs |
| Business and Enterprise | Through sales | Larger packs | Larger packs | SSO, data residency, governance controls |
Base44 shows its annual prices by default. It does not list separate monthly figures in the same table, but it states that annual billing "saves 20% on every paid plan", so paying month to month costs more than the numbers above. On a yearly plan, Starter and above also include a free domain for one year, and Builder and above add 25 credits to share with a friend. Those two perks don't apply to monthly billing.
What each Base44 plan includes
Free: $0
The free plan includes Base44's core features: authentication, database functionality, analytics, backend functions and connectors. You get 25 message credits a month, with a cap of 5 a day, plus 100 integration credits and room for up to 5 apps. Base44 says you can ship complete apps on it. Only your personal workspace gets free message credits; other workspaces on the free plan get integration credits only.
Starter: $16 a month, billed annually
Starter is for personal projects and early ideas. It lifts the app limit, gives you 100 message credits and 2,000 integration credits a month, and adds in-app code edits and a custom domain. It also removes the Base44 platform badge from your app. Base44's FAQ says most app creators land on this plan.
Builder: $40 a month, billed annually
Builder is marked as the popular plan. It brings 250 message credits and 10,000 integration credits, and it is the first tier with GitHub integration, model selection and workflows. If you care about owning and exporting your code, this is the plan to price in, because Base44 says two-way GitHub sync exports the full source code to your own repository.
Pro: $80 a month, billed annually
Pro doubles Builder's credits to 500 message credits and 20,000 integration credits, and adds early access to new features. It's aimed at people building more complex apps who hit Builder's limits.
Elite: from $160 a month, billed annually
Elite starts at 1,200 message credits and 50,000 integration credits, and the support docs say you choose a bigger pack from a drop-down, up to 8,200 message credits and 300,000 integration credits a month. It adds priority support. Base44 positions it for people running their main product or business on the platform.
Business and Enterprise
These are Base44's plans for organizations. Business adds SSO, data residency, 28-day backup and restore, IP allowlisting, role-based permissions and per-member credit limits. Enterprise adds SCIM, audit logs and a dedicated account team. Neither lists a self-serve price, so you talk to sales.
How Base44 credits work
Message credits: building the app
Message credits are spent when you chat with Base44's AI to plan, change or fix your app. There is no fixed cost per message. Base44's docs give rough ranges:
| What you ask for | Typical message credits |
|---|---|
| A simple visual or text change | About 0.5 |
| Improving a small feature | About 1 |
| Adding a complex module across several files | About 2 |
| A large, app-wide change | About 3 to 4 |
| A question in Discuss mode (no changes made) | About 0.3 |
Manual visual edits, such as dragging elements or editing text directly in the editor, don't use credits. Base44 is clear that these figures are estimates and that the real cost is worked out after each message runs, so check your usage page rather than the table.
Integration credits: running the app
Integration credits are spent when your live app uses Base44's built-in services. Examples from the docs:
| Action in your app | Typical integration credits |
|---|---|
| Sending an email | About 1 per email (about 2 from a custom domain) |
| Generating an image | About 1 per image |
| An LLM call on the automatic model | About 1 per call |
| A message to an in-app AI agent | From about 3 per message |
| Workflow steps | About 1 per 10 steps |
| Backend function invocations | About 1 per 100 invocations |
Integration credits aren't used when you call an external service with your own API key. That matters if your app leans on AI: an app that answers every user with an in-app agent can spend integration credits much faster than one that sends a weekly email.
Resets, running out and upgrading
Paid-plan credits reset once a month on the day you subscribed, and unused credits expire at the reset. Free-plan message credits reset daily. When you run out, actions that use credits pause until the next reset, and the docs point you to upgrading your plan if you don't want to wait.
If you upgrade from one monthly plan to a higher monthly plan mid-cycle, you pay the full price difference and your unused credits carry over for one more cycle. Upgrades involving a yearly plan are prorated, and unused credits expire at the next reset. You can move from monthly to yearly at any time, but not from yearly back to monthly.
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What Base44 doesn't include in the price
Base44's FAQ says there are no hidden fees, and that third-party services you connect, such as Stripe, SendGrid or OpenAI, bill you directly at their own prices. Budget for those separately:
- Payments: if your app takes payments through Stripe, Stripe's fees come out of each transaction.
- Your own AI keys: calling a model with your own key saves integration credits, but the model provider bills you for usage.
- A domain after year one: the free domain on yearly plans lasts one year.
Base44 also runs discounts. Students, teachers and staff at academic institutions can get 50% off a first Starter or Builder subscription by verifying a school email, and founders can apply to its startup program for a free annual license and credits.
Which Base44 plan should you choose?
| Your situation | Plan to start with |
|---|---|
| Trying Base44 out on one small idea | Free |
| A personal project or first app you want on your own domain | Starter |
| You want your code in GitHub or need workflows | Builder |
| A complex app that keeps hitting Builder's credit limit | Pro |
| Your main product or business runs on Base44 | Elite |
| A company that needs SSO and admin controls | Business or Enterprise |
A practical way to choose: build the same small feature on the free plan and note how many message credits it used. Multiply by the number of features left on your list, and add a buffer for fixes. That tells you more than any plan name. If your app will send email or call AI for users, estimate integration credits the same way.
How Base44 pricing compares with Greta.sh
Greta.sh is another AI app builder that generates an app from a plain-English description. Its plans, from its pricing page:
| Base44 | Greta.sh | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | 25 message credits a month, up to 5 a day, up to 5 apps | 5 credits a day, cannot deploy |
| Entry paid plan | Starter, $16/month billed annually | Starter, $5/month welcome offer (normally $20/month), with deployment and a custom domain |
| Mid tier | Builder, $40/month billed annually, adds GitHub | Pro, $20/month welcome offer (normally $50/month), adds the Database, Flows and GitHub version control |
| Top self-serve tier | Elite, from $160/month billed annually | Business, $200/month |
| How usage is counted | Message credits plus integration credits | One credit allowance per plan |
The biggest structural difference is the second meter. Base44 charges integration credits for what your app does after launch, while Greta.sh's pricing page lists one monthly credit allowance per plan, with credit top-ups available. Greta.sh builds its own database for each app rather than connecting to a production database you already run, so plan to bring your data across. For a fuller comparison, see Greta.sh vs Base44, or read how Base44 stacks up in Base44 vs Lovable and Base44 vs Replit. If you're still shopping, our roundup of Base44 alternatives covers more options.
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FAQ
How much does Base44 cost?
Base44 is free to start. Billed annually, Starter is $16 a month, Builder $40, Pro $80 and Elite from $160. Base44 says annual billing saves 20%, so monthly billing costs more. Business and Enterprise pricing comes from sales.
Is Base44 free?
Yes, there is a free plan with Base44's core features, 25 message credits a month (up to 5 a day), 100 integration credits and up to 5 apps. Base44 says you can ship complete apps on it, but you'll run out of credits quickly on anything large.
What is the difference between message credits and integration credits?
Message credits pay for building: each prompt to Base44's AI uses some. Integration credits pay for running: they're spent when your app sends an email, generates an image, calls an AI model or runs workflow steps through Base44's built-in services.
Do Base44 credits roll over?
Generally no. Paid-plan credits reset monthly on your subscription date and unused credits expire. The exception is upgrading from one monthly plan to a higher monthly plan, where unused credits carry over for one more cycle.
What happens when I run out of Base44 credits?
Actions that use credits pause until your next reset. Without message credits you can't send new prompts in the AI chat. You can wait, or upgrade your plan from the billing dashboard.
Which Base44 plan includes GitHub?
GitHub integration starts on the Builder plan, $40 a month billed annually. Base44 says two-way GitHub sync exports the full source code to your own repository.
Does Base44 offer a student discount?
Yes. Students, teachers and staff at academic institutions can get 50% off a first Starter or Builder subscription after verifying a school email.
Is Base44 cheaper than Greta.sh?
It depends on the tier and the offer. Base44's entry plan is $16 a month billed annually. Greta.sh Starter is $5 a month on the welcome offer (normally $20 a month), and Greta.sh Pro is $20 a month on the welcome offer (normally $50 a month). Base44 also meters what your app does after launch through integration credits.
