Bolt.new

Bolt.new is a browser-based AI app builder that generates and deploys full-stack web applications from natural language prompts. The original Bolt gained attention in 2024 for generating frontend code quickly; Bolt V2, also called Bolt Cloud, is a substantially deeper platform with built-in infrastructure that eliminates the need to configure third-party services.

Bolt Cloud bundles everything needed for a production web app: a built-in database, authentication system, file storage, edge functions, analytics, and hosting — all managed within the Bolt platform. Users do not need to set up Supabase, Firebase, or any separate backend service. This integrated stack is the most significant architectural difference between Bolt and competitors like Lovable or Replit.

MCP (Model Context Protocol) support allows Bolt to connect external tools — Notion, Linear, Git repositories, and other MCP-compatible services — directly into the generation workflow. This makes it possible to build apps that read from a Notion database, update Linear issues on completion, or commit generated code to a Git repository automatically.

AI image generation is built into the chat interface, with WebP export for use in generated applications. Bolt says it automatically routes each generation task to the right underlying AI model rather than exposing a fixed model choice. Team features include shared workspaces, team templates, admin controls, and collaborative editing, enabling multiple developers or stakeholders to work on the same Bolt project.

Bolt.new offers a free plan with 300,000 tokens per day (1 million per month), unlimited databases, hosting, and Bolt branding on published sites. The Pro plan costs $25 per month billed monthly, starting at 10 million tokens per month with rollover, no Bolt branding, custom domains, and AI image editing. Teams costs $30 per member per month billed monthly and adds centralized billing, admin controls, and private NPM registries. Enterprise pricing is custom and includes SSO and dedicated support. Annual billing is available and advertised as saving up to 28 percent, though exact annual rates are not published in a readable format.

Bolt's integrated stack can create vendor lock-in since projects are tied to the Bolt Cloud platform, and advanced team features or higher usage limits require paid plans. It is less suited to projects requiring fine-grained infrastructure control or custom hosting, and MCP integrations require the external services to already be configured. Bolt.new is best for developers and founders who want to build and ship full-stack applications without managing separate hosting, auth, and database services, and for teams that need collaborative AI app development in a single platform.