Know the cost before you run it
Base44: No — spends “message credits” — Us: Yes, per turn
Looking for a Base44 alternative
What is a message credit worth?
Base44 Starter is $16 for 100 message credits. The page does not say what a credit buys, which means the only way to find the exchange rate is to spend them. That is the gap this closes — every turn here is priced in dollars, at a rate you can read under the composer before you send.
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The short version
Base44, in three questions.
Choose the model
Base44: On paid plans — Us: 300+, each priced
Unused allowance
Base44: Not published — Us: You pay for what ran
| Question | Base44 | Amelia’s Agent |
|---|---|---|
| Know the cost before you run it | No — spends “message credits” | Yes, per turn |
| Choose the model | On paid plans | 300+, each priced |
| Unused allowance | Not published | You pay for what ran |
| Your code, as a git repo | Two-way GitHub sync | From the first turn |
| Your memory, as a repo you own | Not published | Yes — markdown other tools can read |
The Base44 column is quoted from their own published pages on the dates given on the full comparison, not characterised. Where their page does not answer a question the cell says so — on a table whose headline is that nobody publishes the price, that is the answer. Check every cell against their site; that is the point of writing it this way.
Where they are better
Base44's two-way GitHub sync is better than an export.
Most builders hand you a zip at the end and call it ownership. Base44 syncs both ways, and publishes model selection on its paid plans — two things most of this category does not do. The difference here is the unit you are billed in, not whether they take your code seriously.
The question that decides it
A dollar is a unit you already understand.
Credits are a currency with no published exchange rate. Here the unit is a dollar: what the model provider charged us plus 20–30% — 30% on the trial, Amelia’s Chat AI and Pro, 28% on Pro Plus, 22% on Pro Max — with that rate under the composer before you send and what the answer cost printed on the answer. Free to start with no card, building plans from $10 a month billed annually, and a spending limit on from day one.
And if you want to know who is making these claims: a software company that has shipped for other businesses since 2005.
If you are still weighing it up
See the price before you spend it.
Type what you want on the home page — it estimates the cost before you sign in, and there is no card to start.
Questions
Asked, answered
Is there a Base44 alternative that shows the price before each build?
Amelia's Agent puts the model's rate under the composer before you send and prints what the answer actually cost on the answer. Base44 spends message credits at a rate its pricing page does not publish.
How much does Base44 cost compared with this?
Base44 Starter is $16 a month for 100 message credits, as published on base44.com on 29 August 2026. Amelia's Agent starts free with no card, and building plans start at $10 a month billed annually — but the real difference is that you are billed in dollars you can check rather than credits you cannot.
Can I take my project somewhere else?
Yes. It is a normal git repository from the first turn, and your project memory is markdown other tools can read. Base44 offers two-way GitHub sync for the code.