Base44 Pricing & Credits Explained for Business App Builders
Base44 pricing is easiest to understand when you separate two activities: building the app and running integration-driven behavior after it is live. The current plans meter those activities with different credit pools.
Build the workflow in Base44
If your requirements fit an AI app builder, you can open Base44 and prototype the workflow directly.
Start building with Base44 →Current Base44 plans
| Plan | Annual-billing price shown | Message credits / mo | Integration credits / mo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 25 | 100 |
| Starter | $16/mo | 100 | 2,000 |
| Builder | $40/mo | 250 | 10,000 |
| Pro | $80/mo | 500 | 20,000 |
| Elite | $160/mo | 1,200 | 50,000 |
These figures were checked against Base44's official pricing page on September 30, 2026. Base44 also offers monthly billing; annual billing is currently presented as 20% lower than monthly pricing.
Message credits: iteration budget
Message credits are used when you ask Base44 to build or change the app. The exact cost can vary with the action and selected AI model. For an internal tool project, this makes requirements quality economically relevant: a clear workflow model reduces aimless prompt-and-reprompt cycles.
Prototype this in Base44
If you have already mapped the users, records and states, Base44 can be used to turn that specification into a working prototype.
Start building with Base44 →Integration credits: live behavior budget
Integration credits matter when the deployed app performs actions that use integrations. Base44's pricing materials describe examples such as email, AI calls and other connected actions. A workflow with hundreds of automated actions per day has a different cost profile from a mostly manual internal dashboard.
Which tier should you evaluate?
Use Free to validate that the platform can represent your core records and workflow. Starter adds more room for an early project. Builder and above become more relevant when you need more credits and capabilities such as GitHub integration that Base44 currently lists on those tiers. Do not choose a plan only from feature count; model build intensity and production activity.
Questions to answer before paying
- How many major build iterations do you expect this month?
- Which user actions trigger external integrations?
- Will AI features run inside the deployed app?
- Do you need a custom domain or GitHub workflow?
- Is the internal app mission-critical enough to require higher support or enterprise controls?
Ready to test the fit?
Open Base44 with a concrete workflow in mind and judge it against the requirements in this guide rather than against a generic demo.
Start building with Base44 →Sources & verification
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