Pricing pages are where a lot of tools get vague on purpose. Let's not do that here. Below is a clear, complete breakdown of what Fabricate AI actually costs, what you get at each tier, and how to figure out which plan fits your situation.
The Three Plans at a Glance
Fabricate AI offers three pricing tiers: Free, Pro, and Scale. Both monthly and annual billing are available, and annual plans save 20% compared to paying monthly.
Free Plan — $0 Forever
This is a genuinely usable free tier, not a crippled trial.
What you get:
- 60 credits per month
- 1 published project
- Web-based IDE and live preview
- One-click deployment
- Community support
Best for: anyone who wants to test the platform, build a first project, or validate an idea before spending money. There's no credit card requirement to get started.
The catch: projects on the Free plan are public, and you're limited to a single published project at a time.
Pro Plan — $25/month
This is the plan built for people who are serious about actually building and shipping.
What you get:
- 350 credits per month, resetting monthly
- Unlimited project sharing
- Code download and export
- GitHub push and sync
- Private projects
- Custom domains
Best for: founders validating a real product, freelancers delivering client work, and developers who want ownership of their code without hosting or exporting limitations.
Why the jump in credits matters: most paying apps ship in roughly 5 to 15 credits on the Pro plan, meaning 350 credits a month covers a meaningful amount of active building and iteration — not just one project, but several, plus ongoing refinement.
Scale Plan — $50/month
This is the tier for people building at higher volume or managing multiple client projects.
What you get:
- 700 credits per month
- Everything included in Pro
- Higher monthly allowance for heavier usage
- Dedicated priority support
Best for: agencies juggling multiple client builds, power users running several active projects, or anyone who found themselves bumping against Pro's credit ceiling regularly.
What Are "Credits," Exactly?
Credits are the usage unit that powers AI requests inside Fabricate. Here's the practical breakdown:
- A typical generation consumes somewhere between 1 and 5 credits
- The exact cost depends on the complexity of the task and the AI model used
- Most complete, paying-ready apps ship using somewhere around 5 to 15 credits total on the Pro plan
That means your monthly credit allowance functions less like "number of apps you can build" and more like "total amount of AI work you can request," spread across as many projects and refinements as you want.
Can You Buy Extra Credits?
Currently, no — Fabricate doesn't offer on-demand credit top-ups. If you run out mid-cycle, your options are:
- Upgrade to the next plan tier for a larger monthly pool
- Wait until your next billing reset
This is an important planning point. If you have a launch deadline, it's worth mapping out roughly how much iteration you expect to need and choosing your plan accordingly ahead of time, rather than discovering a shortfall mid-project.
How to Estimate Which Plan You Need
Ask yourself these questions before choosing:
- How many projects do I realistically need active at once? Free limits you to one published project — fine for testing, restrictive for real use.
- Do I need my project to stay private? If yes, you need Pro or Scale.
- Will I need a custom domain? Only available on Pro and Scale.
- How much iteration do I expect? If you're the type to test a lot of variations and refine repeatedly, budget for higher credit usage.
- Am I building for myself, or for clients? Agencies and freelancers juggling multiple builds will likely outgrow Pro's 350 credits faster and should consider Scale.
A Simple Way to Think About Cost vs. Value
Compare the numbers to what the old alternative costs:
- Hiring a freelance developer to build a comparable MVP: often several thousand dollars and multiple weeks
- Hiring a small agency: often five figures
- Fabricate Pro plan: $25/month, with a real, deployed, full-stack app achievable within a single sitting
Even if you upgrade to Scale at $50/month to support heavier usage, that's still a fraction of traditional development costs — and you're not committing to months of timeline risk.
Annual Billing Savings
If you're confident you'll be using Fabricate consistently, switching to annual billing saves 20% compared to paying month-to-month. For Pro or Scale users planning to build multiple projects over the course of a year, this adds up meaningfully.
Enterprise and Higher-Volume Needs
If your needs exceed what Scale offers — larger teams, heavier usage, custom requirements — Fabricate's team offers direct contact for higher-volume and enterprise conversations rather than forcing you into a rigid, one-size-fits-all tier.
The Bottom Line on Pricing
Fabricate's pricing structure rewards trying before you buy. Start on Free with zero financial risk, get a feel for how credits map to your actual usage, and upgrade only once you know exactly what you need. For most serious builders, Pro at $25/month hits the sweet spot between cost and capability, while Scale exists specifically for the moment you outgrow it.
Check current plans and start free: https://fabricate.build/pricing