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How much does Cleo let you borrow?

How much does Cleo let you borrow?

By Editorial Team
Last Updated: Nov 13, 2025

Cleo’s cash advance feature starts new users off with $20 to $100. Keep borrowing and repaying on time and you can unlock $20 to $250. If you later open Cleo’s secured Credit Builder line and show at least $750 in monthly direct deposits, the ceiling can rise to $500. Exactly where you land in that range depends on Cleo’s algorithmic look at your income, spending and deposit history—no credit check involved.

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Does Cleo actually send you $250?How to get a bigger cash advance on Cleo?

Does Cleo actually send you $250?

Does Cleo actually send you $250?

  • Possible: a handful of reviewers say they hit the full $250 after several on-time repayments, and the money shows up instantly.
  • Tiny Starts: first-time advances of $20-$40 are the norm; one user making $3k/month only got $30.
  • Wild Swings: limits can drop without warning—$250 to $120, $150 to $20, even $190 to $70—despite on-time paybacks.
  • Fee Stack: you’ll pay $5.99–$14.99 for membership plus ~$8 each time you take cash, and Cleo sometimes splits one advance into two withdrawals, doubling that fee.
  • Daily Caps: even when “approved” for a bigger amount you may only unlock half today and wait 24 hrs for the rest.

Bottom line: yes, Cleo can send $250, but most users only see a fraction of that—and the amount can shrink just when you need it.

App reviews talking about Loan Amounts:
"...my advance never goes up despite higher earnings and on time payments..."
"...advance now has to go to cleo card...and I've paid on time every time and never got the higher advance..."
"...I paid back two advances on time. My advance amount was increased from $90 to $150. I waited 2 hrs.and went back to get payday advance and the amount dropped back down to $90..."

How to get a bigger cash advance on Cleo?

Pay every advance back on or before the due date; reviewers who did this saw their limit climb from the starter $30-$50 up toward $150-$500, while late or missed payments pushed the ceiling back down (ex: one user dropped to $40 after a slip). Keeping the repayment streak clean is the quickest way Cleo’s algorithm bumps you up.

Leave your main pay account linked, show regular deposits and activity, and use the Cleo Card or reload feature so the system sees steady cash flow—several users said extra spends unlocked “boosts,” while big balance dips or low usage made the cap shrink. One person noticed that after adding direct deposits to the Cleo account the advance grew, but when deposits slowed the limit was cut in half.

Bigger totals sometimes sit behind Cleo Plus/Builder, yet the app may still split a large offer into smaller daily chunks or lower it without warning, even after perfect history. If that happens, message support with bank screenshots; a few reviewers had the limit reversed once a human looked at their account.

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