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Bolt.new vs Glaze

Two fact sheets from our own research, side by side — pricing, platforms, API access and status re-checked by us rather than quoted from the vendors.

The short answer

Cheaper paid plan
Glaze — $10/mo vs $25/mo for Bolt.new
Free plan
Both have one
Higher Trust score
Glaze — 94 vs 85 for Bolt.new
Best fit
Bolt.new: Founders and designers who want a clickable prototype or landing page the same afternoon · Glaze: Mac users who want a working desktop utility without writing code
Platforms
Bolt.new: Web · Glaze: macOS

From our own records as of each tool's last check. Anything we have not confirmed is left out rather than guessed. How we verify

Bolt.newIn-browser agent that builds and runs web appsGlazeRaycast's Mac app for building native desktop apps by describing them in chat, no code editor involved.

Side by side

FactBolt.newGlaze
CategoryVibe Coding & App GeneratorsVibe Coding & App Generators
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starts at$25/mo$10/mo
Trust score85 / 10094 / 100
PlatformsWebmacOS
CompanyStackBlitz, Inc.Raycast
Last verifiedSep 6, 2026Sep 1, 2026

What our research says

Bolt.new

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

Glaze

Glaze lets you describe a Mac app in chat and get a real, locally-running native application instead of a web page, which is what separates it from browser-based AI app builders. It's Mac-only for now, needs Apple Silicon and a recent macOS version, and the free tier's 50 credits are a one-time allowance rather than monthly.

Pros

  • Builds native macOS apps with file-system access and menu-bar integration, not just web pages
  • Apps run offline once built
  • Can use an existing Claude subscription instead of buying Glaze credits
  • Made by Raycast, an established Mac productivity company

Cons

  • Restricted to macOS Tahoe on Apple Silicon; no Windows or Linux support yet
  • Free tier's 50 credits are one-time, not renewing monthly

Which one fits

Choose Bolt.new if you need

  • 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

Choose Glaze if you need

  • Mac users who want a working desktop utility without writing code
  • People who already pay for Raycast or a Claude subscription and want to reuse it for building

Bolt.new vs Glaze: the questions people ask

Is Bolt.new cheaper than Glaze?

On published entry prices, Glaze starts lower — $10/mo against $25/mo for Bolt.new. Entry price is the lowest paid plan as we last verified it; what each plan includes differs.

Does Bolt.new or Glaze have a free tier?

Both: Bolt.new has a free tier, and Glaze has a free tier.

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