Bolt
AI-powered full-stack app builder
Updated October 2026
- Free plan includes 1M tokens a month, hosting and unlimited databases
- Bolt Cloud bundles hosting, domains, database, sign-in, file storage and server functions
- Stripe payments for one-time charges and subscriptions, with webhooks handled for you
- Three agents to choose from, including Bolt Forge on open-source models
- Paid plans roll over unused tokens
- Free plan has a 300K daily token limit, Bolt branding and no custom domain
- Debugging larger projects can take several rounds and burn through tokens
- Pricing page only lists annual-billing prices for Pro and Teams
- Stripe needs a Bolt database or Supabase and does not work with Firebase
What is Bolt?
Bolt (bolt.new) is a browser-based AI app builder from StackBlitz. You describe the app you want in plain language, and Bolt writes the code, runs it in the browser and deploys it, with no local setup. You can keep prompting to change it, or edit the code directly.
Usage is measured in tokens. Every prompt and every fix uses some, so the size of your plan decides how much building you can do each month.
Features breakdown
Bolt Cloud is the built-in backend. It covers hosting on a free bolt.host address, buying or connecting a domain (custom domains need a paid plan), databases that Bolt creates when your project needs one, with no limit on how many, sign-up and log-in with email confirmation, password reset and Google sign-in, public and private file storage, and server functions for backend code such as permission checks or payment processing.
Payments run through Stripe. Bolt imports the Stripe products you pick and creates the functions for checkout, payment webhooks and subscription management. It needs a Bolt database or Supabase plus user authentication, and Bolt's docs say to build with Stripe test keys first.
Recent releases added Bolt Forge (September 2026), a third agent alongside Standard and Max that runs on open-source models such as GLM 5.3 and Kimi K3, a template marketplace where each template is a working project, a Select tool for editing text and colors in the preview, queued prompts while Bolt is building, voice dictation, comments pinned to the preview, and more of the workflow on mobile (October 2026). The help center also has guides for Expo mobile apps, GitHub version control and Figma.
Pro adds connectors and MCPs, the newest AI models, an SEO boosting option, a 100MB upload limit and email support. Teams adds centralized billing, admin controls, SSO and team templates.
What no-code founders use it for
Bolt works well for MVPs you want in front of users this week, internal tools and dashboards, client prototypes for agencies, landing pages with a working sign-up, and small paid apps that need log-in and Stripe subscriptions.
Because hosting, database and auth come with Bolt Cloud, a non-technical founder can get to a live URL without wiring up separate services. Teams that already run on Supabase can connect it instead, at least for features like Stripe that the docs say support both.
Bolt vs alternatives
Lovable is the closest comparison. Both turn prompts into full-stack apps; Lovable is often picked for UI polish, while Bolt gives you the code in a browser IDE and its own Bolt Cloud backend. Our Lovable vs Bolt guide goes through the differences in detail.
v0 from Vercel focuses on React and Next.js UI. If you will hand the project to a developer later, Bolt's code access and GitHub support make that easier than most.
Pricing
Free
- 1M tokens a month, 300K daily limit
- Website hosting and unlimited databases
- 10MB file uploads
- Bolt branding, no custom domain
Pro
- Starts at 10M tokens a month with rollover
- No daily limit
- Custom domain, no Bolt branding
- Newest AI models, connectors and MCPs
- 100MB uploads and email support
Teams
- Everything in Pro
- 10M tokens per member with rollover
- Centralized billing and admin controls
- SSO, team templates, private NPM registries
Enterprise
- Usage billed by consumption
- SOC 2 Type II, GDPR, ISO 27001
- Audit logs and dedicated infrastructure
- Dedicated account manager
Frequently asked questions
Yes. The free plan includes 1M tokens a month with a 300K daily limit, website hosting and unlimited databases. Sites carry Bolt branding and you cannot use a custom domain until you upgrade.
Pro is $18 a month billed annually ($216 a year) and starts at 10M tokens a month, with unused tokens rolling over. The pricing page does not list a monthly-billing price.
Yes. Bolt Cloud creates a database when your project needs one and adds sign-up and log-in, with email confirmation, password reset and Google sign-in.
Yes, through Stripe, for one-time payments or subscriptions. It needs a Bolt database or Supabase and user authentication, and Bolt recommends building with Stripe test keys first.
It depends on the project. Bolt gives you a browser IDE, code access and its own Bolt Cloud backend; Lovable is often picked for UI polish. See our Lovable vs Bolt guide for a full comparison.
Final verdict
Bolt is one of the quickest ways to go from a written idea to a working, hosted web app, and its free plan is generous enough to build something real before you pay. You describe what you want, Bolt writes and runs the code in your browser, and Bolt Cloud gives the project hosting, a database, sign-in, file storage, server functions and Stripe payments without setting up separate accounts. The paid plans are priced sensibly, with Pro at $18 a month billed annually for 10M tokens that roll over.
Bolt suits founders, freelancers and agencies who want a working prototype or a simple production app fast, and who are comfortable reading what the AI built when something breaks. It is weaker when a project gets large or the logic gets complicated: fixes can take several rounds and use a lot of tokens, so budget for that. If you mainly want polished UI from the first prompt, compare it with Lovable before you commit.
