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Bolt: what’s new and our verdict

Browser-based AI builder that turns a chat prompt into a hosted website or app, with a free plan and token-based tiers.

Official site

Release Ruler for Bolt: marked at its Reported release date on the timeline of every AI model we track.

At a glance

Evidence
Reported
First covered
Oct 25, 2026
Last verified
Oct 25, 2026
Pricing
Official page, dated
Best for
vibe coding

Evidence and ranking

Evidence behind this verdict

  1. Sources read2 cited sources, latest fetched Oct 25, 2026. (done)
  2. Facts re-checkedLast verified Oct 25, 2026. (done)
  3. Not run by us yetWe have not run it, so this is labelled Reported. (not done)

Where we rank it (editorial)

Listed here but not yet ranked. Ranks are editorial picks, not benchmark scores.

Pricing: Read from bolt.new/pricing on 2026-10-25. Prices shown there are per month when billed annually. (checked 2026-10-25)

Our verdict

Browser-based AI builder that turns a chat prompt into a hosted website or app, with a free plan and token-based tiers.

Good for

  • First-time builders who want hosting included
  • Prototypers who want something live from a prompt

Skip if

  • You need unlimited usage on the free plan (daily token cap)
  • You want to self-host or own the toolchain

Status: Reported. This write-up is based on official release notes and docs; we have not run this release ourselves yet.

Best for

Key facts

Bolt's site says you build websites and apps by chatting with AI, and that it routes each task to the model it picks automatically. Every plan on the pricing page includes website hosting, projects and unlimited databases.

  • License: Proprietary
  • Platforms: Web app
  • Pricing model: Freemium (token-based)
  • Free tier: Free: $0, 1M tokens a month with a 300K daily limit, Bolt branding, no custom domains
  • Paid plans: Pro $18/month billed yearly (10M tokens a month, custom domains, branding removed); Teams $27 per member per month billed yearly; Enterprise custom
  • How to start: Open bolt.new, describe the app, and publish from the same screen; no card is required for the free plan.
  • Catalog entry: facts read from the vendor's pages on 2026-10-25. We do not track release notes for this entry.

How to set it up: Get started with Bolt

These steps come from the vendor's own pages as read on 2026-10-25. We have not run Bolt.

  1. Get access

    Open bolt.new, describe the app, and publish from the same screen; no card is required for the free plan.

  2. Check the limits and costs first

    Free: $0, 1M tokens a month with a 300K daily limit, Bolt branding, no custom domains. Paid: Pro $18/month billed yearly (10M tokens a month, custom domains, branding removed); Teams $27 per member per month billed yearly; Enterprise custom. Read from bolt.new/pricing on 2026-10-25. Prices shown there are per month when billed annually.

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Free plan with hosting and databases
  • Pro adds custom domains and removes Bolt branding
  • Pro rolls over tokens

Cons

  • Free plan has a 300K daily and 1M monthly token cap
  • Prices are quoted as billed-annually rates
  • Proprietary, cloud-only

Alternatives and comparisons

  • Lovable: Describe an app in plain English, preview it, and publish it to a lovable.app address.
  • Replit: Browser-based workspace where an Agent builds, runs and publishes apps from chat.
  • v0: Vercel's AI app and UI builder: chat to build, preview, then ship to Vercel.
  • Base44: No-code AI platform that builds apps and websites from your words, with backend, authentication, payments and hosting built in.

See all alternatives to Bolt

FAQ

What is Bolt?

Bolt's site says you build websites and apps by chatting with AI, and that it routes each task to the model it picks automatically. Every plan on the pricing page includes website hosting, projects and unlimited databases.

Is Bolt free?

Free: $0, 1M tokens a month with a 300K daily limit, Bolt branding, no custom domains. Paid: Pro $18/month billed yearly (10M tokens a month, custom domains, branding removed); Teams $27 per member per month billed yearly; Enterprise custom. Read from bolt.new/pricing on 2026-10-25. Prices shown there are per month when billed annually. Checked 2026-10-25; prices change, so confirm on the vendor's page.

What license is Bolt under?

Its license: Proprietary. Read from the project's own pages on 2026-10-25.

What we have not verified

  • Release date (none published on the pages we read; the date shown is the day we first covered this entry)
  • Quality of generated apps (not tested)
  • Token cost of a typical app

Sources

Last verified · Agentic Weekly

  • Base44: No-code AI platform that builds apps and websites from your words, with backend, authentication, payments and hosting built in.
  • Firebase Studio: Google's web-based AI workspace for full-stack apps; Google says it is sunsetting Firebase Studio on March 22, 2027 and new workspaces can no longer be created.
  • Kiro: AWS's agentic coding tool that turns prompts into requirements, designs and tasks (spec mode), with an IDE and a CLI.

How to cite this page

Agentic Weekly, "Bolt: what's new, verdict & setup", last updated 2026-10-25, https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/bolt-new

Keep the Reported or Tested label when you quote a verdict. Plain-text version: https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/bolt-new.md. More for AI assistants: /ai, /tools.json, /llms.txt.