Private project hosting and GitHub integration start on paid plans. Emergent is an AI app builder that creates full-stack web and mobile apps through conversation. The Free plan is $0 and gives 10 free monthly credits with the core platform features and one-click LLM integration. Standard is $20 a month ($17 annually) for 100 credits, private project hosting and GitHub integration. Pro is $200 a month ($167 annually) for 750 credits. Credits are the pain point in user reviews. Trustpilot reviewers describe credits depleting quickly and costing more to fix errors, G2 users find the free allocation too low to finish tasks, and a Reddit poster said edits twice broke something unrelated. Some reviewers say Emergent compensated them after a complaint.
Free tier quotas
Cost
$0 a month
Credits
10 free credits a month
Platform
Core platform features, web and mobile experiences, and instant access to advanced models
LLM integration
One-click LLM integration
Not on Free
Private project hosting, GitHub integration, extra credit purchases and forking tasks start on Standard, $20 a month
Last sniffed Oct 7, 2026. Always confirm on the official pricing page.
👍 Good boy
+The Free plan includes the core platform features and web and mobile building, so you can test the whole flow with 10 credits.
+A Reddit user who built their first 10 apps wrote an honest-experience post, and another poster in r/nocode said these builders can get you from idea to a working MVP quickly.
+One-click LLM integration is listed on every plan, including Free, which helps for AI features inside the app.
+The site lists SOC 2 and ISO 27001 badges.
+A Trustpilot reviewer said Emergent gave them 150 credits as compensation after a bad experience.
👎 Watch out
−The free allocation is low. G2 users say it often stops them finishing a task in the app.
−Credit burn is the dominant complaint. A r/vibecoding poster wrote that credits burn way too fast even for small tasks.
−A Trustpilot reviewer said they burned 100 credits in about an hour and got no working result.
−Trustpilot reviewers also report billing problems: a purchase that credited 100 ECU instead of the 150 shown at checkout, and credits taken without notice.
−A r/nocode poster said two separate edits broke something unrelated, and had to roll back.
−A r/nocode poster said they got more done with another platform's free credits than with over 500 Emergent credits.
The catch
Ten credits a month is a taste, not a plan. Reviewers on G2 say the free allocation often prevents them finishing a task.
The Trustpilot summary names high subscription cost, expensive credit packages and rapid credit depletion as the main concerns. Reviewers also describe disputes about refunds and about credits being taken without notice. Emergent staff replied to at least one reviewer with compensation credits.
Private hosting and GitHub export need Standard at $20 a month, so a free project cannot be moved into your own repo.
The pricing page does not state a card requirement or commercial-use terms for Free, so both are left as unknown.
What’s included
✓Full-stack web and mobile app builder
✓One-click LLM integration
✓Private project hosting on Standard
✓GitHub integration on Standard
✓Fork tasks on Standard
✓1M context window on Pro
✓Custom AI agents on Pro
✓SOC 2 and ISO 27001 badges listed
✓Enterprise VPC deployment option
Free tier value
Generosity
B
Estimated value
10 free credits a month
Feature parity
Free: 10 credits a month, core features, one-click LLM integration. Standard is $20 ($17 annual).
Screenshots
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Paid plans
Standard, $20 per month ($17 billed annually)
100 credits a month, private project hosting, extra credits on demand, GitHub integration and forking tasks.
Pro, $200 per month ($167 billed annually)
750 credits a month, 1M context window, ultra thinking, system prompt editing, custom AI agents, high-performance computing and priority support.
Business and Enterprise, custom
RBAC, SSO, shared team workspaces and co-editing, plus audit logs, self-hosted database support and VPC deployment.
Common questions
Is Emergent free?
Yes. The Free plan gives 10 free monthly credits and the core platform features.
Can I export to GitHub on Free?
GitHub integration is listed under Standard, not Free.
Why do credits run out fast?
Reviewers on Trustpilot and Reddit say small edits and error fixes consume many credits. Watch usage on a small project first.
Do I need a card for Free?
The pricing page does not say, so it is unknown.
Change history
Checked October 22, 2026
Plans read from the Emergent pricing page. Review evidence from Trustpilot, G2 and Reddit search excerpts. Card requirement and commercial use left as unknown.
