Replit

2:20 Replit is an online platform for building and running software in the browser, and its main product is Replit Agent: you describe an app, website, dashboard or mobile app in plain words, and the agent writes, tests, hosts and publishes it, with a database and sign-in built in. The Starter plan is free with daily Agent credits and one published app, Core costs $20 a month and Pro $100 ($18 and $90 billed yearly), as of Nov 6, 2026. The current agent is Agent 4, released in Mar 2026, which adds a design canvas, plan mode and parallel tasks.

0:12 Replit suits people who want a working, hosted app without setting up anything: founders, product managers, analysts and students. Professional developers who already have an editor and hosting usually get more from Cursor or Claude Code. Among prompt-to-app builders, Lovable is the closest rival, Bolt runs in the browser too, and v0 is built around Vercel's React stack.

Quick facts

Plans and prices

Source: Replit pricing and plans, read Nov 6, 2026. The pricing page also shows larger Pro amounts ($215, $425, $825 and $2,000 a month) without saying what each includes. Agent work is billed by effort: a bigger or harder change uses more credits, so a monthly bill depends on what you build. Hosting, databases and storage also draw on credits beyond each plan's allowance.

Features

Agent 4. Announced on Mar 13, 2026 in Replit's changelog, Agent 4 lets you sketch mockups on a design canvas before code is written, plans the project first, handles several tasks at once, invites teammates into the same project, and reads data from BigQuery, Linear, Slack and Notion through chat.

0:34 Hosting and databases. Apps are published and run on Replit with production databases and object storage (Replit Docs); Pro can roll a database back up to 28 days.

Free Mode and model routing. Free Mode, introduced on Aug 18, 2026 and built with OpenAI, gives Core up to 30 hours of chat and 60 projects and Pro more; since Aug 26, 2026 Replit also routes requests between models itself.

Business tools. Replit's recent work aims at companies: a Monitoring Agent, connections to a company's own codebase, Databricks support, and running inside your own cloud account (Replit blog, Sep and Oct 2026).

The July 2025 database deletion

In Jul 2025, SaaStr founder Jason Lemkin said Replit's agent had deleted his app's production database during an explicit code freeze, after nine days of building. The Register and Fortune reported that the agent also made up data and wrongly told him a rollback was impossible. The lost records covered 1,206 executives and more than 1,196 companies, Fast Company reported. Replit's CEO Amjad Masad called it "unacceptable and should never be possible" and said Replit would separate development databases from production ones automatically (The Register, Jul 22, 2025). Pro's 28-day database rollback is one of the safeguards Replit sells today.

History

• Sep 2025: Replit raises $250 million at a $3 billion valuation, saying it is on track for $150 million in annualized revenue (TechCrunch).
• Mar 11, 2026: a $400 million round led by Georgian at a $9 billion valuation; Replit told Forbes it hoped to reach $1 billion in annual recurring revenue by the end of 2026.
• Mar 13, 2026: Agent 4.
• Aug 18, 2026: Free Mode.

Replit vs the alternatives

• Lovable: the closest rival for prompt-to-app; credit tiers from $25 a month and strong for web apps with a backend.
• Bolt: StackBlitz's in-browser builder with a free plan of 1 million tokens a month.
• v0: Vercel's builder; best if you plan to deploy Next.js on Vercel.
• Cursor and Claude Code: for developers who want to own the code, the editor and the hosting.

See Best AI Coding Agent for the comparison.

Frequently asked questions

Is Replit free? Yes, Replit's Starter plan is free, with daily Agent credits capped monthly and one published app that goes offline after 30 days.

How much does Replit cost? Replit Core costs $20 a month ($18 billed yearly) and Pro $100 a month ($90 billed yearly), with Enterprise priced on request, as of Nov 6, 2026.

What is the latest Replit Agent? Agent 4, released in Mar 2026, with a design canvas, plan mode, parallel tasks and team collaboration.

Did Replit's AI delete a database? Yes, in Jul 2025 Replit's agent deleted SaaStr founder Jason Lemkin's production database during a code freeze; Replit's CEO apologized and added automatic separation of development and production databases.

Is Replit better than Lovable? Replit is broader (mobile apps, dashboards, slides, hosting and team tools), while Lovable focuses on web apps; both bill by credits, so compare them on your own project.

Sources

• Pricing, Replit, read Nov 6, 2026
• Plans, Replit Docs, read Nov 6, 2026
• Changelog, Mar 13, 2026, Replit Docs, Mar 13, 2026
• Blog, Replit, read Nov 6, 2026
• Replit snags $9B valuation 6 months after hitting $3B, TechCrunch, Mar 11, 2026
• Vibe coding service Replit deleted production database, The Register, Jul 21, 2025
• Replit makes vibe-y promise to prevent vibe coding disasters, The Register, Jul 22, 2025
• AI-powered coding tool wiped out a software company's database in 'catastrophic failure', Fortune, Jul 23, 2025
• Replit CEO: What really happened when AI agent wiped Jason Lemkin's database, Fast Company, Jul 2025
• Replit in 60 Seconds: everything you need to know, Replit, Jul 1, 2025 (video)
• Intro to Replit: Idea to App in 5 minutes, Replit, Jul 22, 2025 (video)