Lovable offers $100 free Claude API credits for International Women's Day

Free Claude API credits available for 24 hours
Lovable, in partnership with Anthropic and Stripe, is offering free credits as part of an International Women's Day event on March 8. The promotion includes $100 in Anthropic Claude API credits, $250 in Stripe fee credits, and 24-hour free access to the Lovable platform.
How to claim the credits
According to the source, here are the specific steps to get the free credits:
- Go to lovable.dev and log in to your account
- Look above the main chat window for a small link labeled "Claude"
- Click the link and fill out the Anthropic form
- You'll receive an email confirmation from Anthropic shortly after
The offer expires at 12:59 AM ET on March 9, 2026. The source notes that while the offer initially seemed suspicious, it has been verified as legitimate.
For developers building with Claude, API credits can be used to access Anthropic's language models programmatically. The $100 credit provides a substantial amount of API usage for testing and development purposes.
📖 Read the full source: r/ClaudeAI
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