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Bolt.new

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In-browser agent that builds and runs web apps

app builderprompt to appwebcontainersfull stackFreemium · from $25/mo

Listed on EffectHub · Aug 16, 2026

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Pricing

Pricing model: Freemium
Paid options from: $25/mo
Billing: Monthly

Free gives 300K tokens a day and 1M a month with Bolt branding and a 10 MB upload cap; Pro is $25/month billed monthly starting at 10M tokens with no daily limit and rollover; Teams is $30 per member per month with per-member token allotments that are not shared; Enterprise is custom. The page promises up to 28% off on yearly billing but shows no yearly figures.

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Overview

About Bolt.new

Bolt.new builds and runs web apps from a chat prompt inside the browser: StackBlitz's WebContainers run a Node toolchain client-side, so the agent can install packages, edit files and start a dev server without a remote machine. You can begin from a prompt, a Figma file, a GitHub repository or a template, and the product now routes each task to a model it picks for cost and quality. Bolt Cloud supplies the backend pieces a prototype usually lacks: hosting with custom domains, databases, user authentication and analytics. Usage is metered in tokens; the free tier is capped daily and monthly, and paid plans start at 10 million tokens a month with rollover. StackBlitz, Inc. in San Francisco runs the product.

Platforms: Web
API: Not confirmed
Last verified: Oct 15, 2026

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Free $0 with 300K tokens daily and 1M monthly, 10 MB uploads, Bolt branding; Pro $25 per month billed monthly, 'Start at 10M tokens per month', no daily limit, rollover; Teams $30 per month and member; Enterprise custom; 'Save up to 28% with yearly billing' without yearly prices (15 October 2026)bolt.new ↗
'Create stunning apps & websites by chatting with AI'; start from a website, app, slides, prototype, Figma, GitHub or template; task routing across models; Bolt Cloud with hosting, databases, user management and authentication, custom domains and analytics (15 October 2026)bolt.new ↗
StackBlitz, Inc., 1160 Battery Street, San Francisco, CA 94111; terms apply 'whether you use StackBlitz, Bolt, or both'; governed by California law; last updated 22 September 2026 (15 October 2026)stackblitz.com ↗

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Is Bolt.new legit?

We don’t label tools safe or unsafe. Below are the records we checked ourselves, each with the date we read it.

Domain registered: Jul 9, 2024 (2 years ago)Registry record (RDAP), registrar CloudFlare, Inc., looked up Sep 6, 2026
TLS certificate: Issued by Google Trust Services, valid until Dec 4, 2026Seen in our own connection to the site on Oct 15, 2026
Last checked: Oct 15, 2026The site answered
Operated by: StackBlitz, Inc., United StatesOur research, card verified Oct 15, 2026

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Editorial verdict

Pros & cons of Bolt.new

medium confidence

Bolt is the quickest way to get from a sentence to a running web app you can click, and Bolt Cloud now removes the usual 'where does this deploy' problem for small projects. Treat the token meter as the real price: a complex app burns through the entry allowance fast, and the free tier is for trying the product, not shipping from it.

Pros

Whole toolchain runs in the browser, so there is no environment to set up or keep alive
Starts from a prompt, Figma design, GitHub repo or template, and exports back to GitHub
Bolt Cloud bundles hosting, databases and auth, which most prompt-to-app tools leave to you
Unused Pro tokens roll over, unlike most rivals' monthly allowances

Cons

Token-based pricing is hard to forecast; one long debugging session can eat days of allowance
Free tier is throttled daily (300K tokens) and carries Bolt branding
Yearly discount is advertised without the actual yearly prices on the page
No public API found, so Bolt cannot be driven from a script or CI

Best for

Founders and designers who want a clickable prototype or landing page the same afternoon
Developers scaffolding a front end or internal tool before taking it into their own editor
Teams turning a Figma mock into a working front end without hand-coding the first pass

Not for

Large existing codebases with custom build pipelines that do not fit a browser sandbox
Anyone who needs predictable monthly cost, since spend scales with tokens rather than seats

Watch out: Tokens, not seats, are the cost: the $25 Pro allowance is 'starting at' 10M tokens, and heavier tiers climb steeply from there, so check the token counter before committing to Bolt for a large app.

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