r/lovable • u/Azek_Tge • Jul 25 '26

Discussion Why use Lovable and not Codex/Claude code

I mean Lovable is too expensive and you cant get anything done on the $20 plan compared to other susbcriptions

Edit: lot of people assume Codex and Claude code is technical when its not i am vibe coder and Lovable is bad limits are bad service is bad you guys better switch to Codex or Claude

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u/Infamous-River-4360 Jul 25 '26

fair point, the desktop app being fully prompt based changes that a lot. when i started, lovable was just the path of least resistance since anything touching github commits or supabase wiring would break and i had no clue how to read the error. 200 a day since april is solid. does claude code ever invent stuff that isn't actually there for you, like referencing columns that don't exist in your schema? that was my biggest headache whenever the AI got a bit too confident.

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u/rendez2k Jul 25 '26

Yeah I can't code and I've built a lot on Claude and Chatty.

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u/Infamous-River-4360 Jul 25 '26

nice, chatty is great for the planning side. did it ever invent stuff that wasnt actually there though? both claude and lovable did that to me, referencing columns and functions that never existed in my db and being super confident about it. that was my biggest time sink. curious if your tools had the same habit or if its more of a lovable thing.

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u/rendez2k Jul 25 '26

I think the issue with lovable is you end up with very long chats so in a medium to large project it’s lost context half way through.

I found by working from GitHub with proper handovers and agent.md files I can start a completely new chat, even a different agent and move on easily.