Bolt.new vs Lovable
Bolt.new and Lovable side by side: what each one is, what it costs to start, and whether you can try it free. Everything below comes from the vendors' own sites and other public sources, not from hands-on testing.
At a glance
| Bolt.new | Lovable | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Code & Dev Tools | Code & Dev Tools |
| Starting price | Free; paid plans from $25/mo (checked October 2026) | Free; paid plans from $21/mo (checked October 2026) |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| Profile | Read profile | Read profile |
Prices are in US dollars unless shown otherwise. Confirm the current price on the vendor's site before you buy.
Key differences
Both list a free tier, so you can try each before paying.
Lovable has the lower starting price ($21/mo against $25/mo for Bolt.new). The cheapest plan rarely has the same limits or features, so compare plans before choosing on price.
Both are in our Code & Dev Tools category.
About each tool
Bolt.new
Browser-based AI builder for websites, web apps and mobile apps, with hosting, databases and GitHub sync. Free plan with daily token limits; Pro is $25 a month.
Who it is for
People who want to build and publish websites, web apps or prototypes from text prompts without installing anything. Teams and organizations are covered by separate Teams and Enterprise plans.
Strengths
- It runs in the browser with nothing to install, using WebContainers
- The Free plan includes publishing to a bolt.host address, public and private projects, and an unlimited number of databases
- Publishing does not use tokens
- The GitHub integration commits after each change that does not break the project, and a project can be downloaded as a ZIP
- Mobile apps can be built through the Expo integration, and Version History restores the version saved after each prompt
Limitations
- The Free plan has 300K tokens a day and 1M a month, and the daily allowance does not carry over. At the daily cap you can still edit code in Code view without using tokens
- Free sites show a Made in Bolt badge, have no custom domains, and get 10 GB of bandwidth and 333,333 requests a month. Sites go offline at the limit until the next cycle
- Using Supabase databases requires a Pro or Teams plan
- Subscriptions are non-refundable under the Terms of Service, and the vendor says it has no public API, CLI or SDK
Lovable
AI app builder that generates editable full-stack web apps from plain-language prompts and publishes them online. Free plan with daily credits; paid from $21/mo billed annually.
Who it is for
The vendor names product, design, operations, sales and marketing teams building internal tools, developers and agencies delivering client projects, and individual founders, makers and students. Business and Enterprise add security and governance controls.
Strengths
- Free plan with 5 daily build credits (capped at 30 per month), plus monthly Cloud and AI grants
- Git sync with GitHub, GitLab and Bitbucket is listed on all plans, including Free
- Business and Enterprise add SSO; Enterprise adds SCIM, audit logs and EU inference
- The vendor lists SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001:2022 and GDPR compliance
Limitations
- Pricing is credit-based: each prompt uses a varying number of credits (the vendor's samples range from 0.50 to 1.70)
- Free daily credits do not roll over
- The vendor describes the monthly Cloud and AI grants as a temporary offering that may change
