How do I cancel a Lovable subscription?

The step-by-step is straightforward. In the Lovable app, open Settings, go to Plans and Billing, and select Downgrade to Free. Because billing runs through Stripe, you confirm the change in Stripe and you are done. No emailing support, no waiting on hold, no dark-pattern maze to escape.

Here is the reassuring part most people worry about: canceling does not delete your work. Your account stays, your projects stay, and your code stays. You simply drop back to the Free plan and lose Pro-tier features, unused credits, and the editing ability that is tied to the paid tier. If you have GitHub sync enabled, your codebase is already in your own repo regardless.

Timing matters for value. There is no proration on a mid-cycle cancel, so you keep paid access through the end of the period you already paid for. That means the smart move is to cancel near the end of your billing cycle rather than the day after it renews, so you use the time you have paid for.

One honest caveat: subscription fees and any prepaid credit top-ups are non-refundable except where the law requires otherwise. So cancel before your next renewal date if you are done, and avoid buying a big credit top-up right before you plan to leave, since those credits do not refund (though top-up credits stay valid for 12 months while your account is active).

Who should think twice before canceling: if you are only pausing for a light month, remember that monthly plan credits roll over while you stay subscribed but do not survive a downgrade. If you plan to come back soon, staying on and simply building less may preserve more value than canceling and re-subscribing.