Lovable · 5 min read ·
Lovable AI apps: keep free credits from eating your budget
A practical guide for Lovable builders on sizing free credits, spotting abuse early and keeping AI costs under control.
Know your cost per free user
Look at your AI usage and divide by active free users. That number tells you how much each farmed account really costs.
Give credits in steps
Instead of a big welcome pack, give a small amount at sign-up and more after the user verifies email or finishes onboarding. Farmers lose interest when each account pays out less.
Watch for early warning signs
Sudden signup spikes, many accounts with similar emails, and free users who hit the credit limit within minutes are typical signs of farming.
Explain decisions to your users
When an account does not get free credits, show a friendly message and a way to contact you. White-box decisions let you check why it happened and fix false positives quickly.
See how much farming costs you
Upload past signup emails and Unfarm groups the repeat accounts with a clear reason for each.
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