Bolt.new Pricing (Nov 2026): Plans, Tokens and Real Cost
Every Bolt.new plan and price, how tokens are spent, what hosting and domains cost, the charges real users run into beyond the sticker price, and how Bolt compares to Superapp, Lovable, Base44 and Replit on price.
Bolt.new Pricing: The Short Answer
Bolt.new has a free plan, Pro from $25 a month, Teams at $30 per member a month and custom Enterprise pricing, with up to 28% off for annual billing. Unlike most AI app builders, Bolt meters usage in tokens rather than credits: Pro starts at 10 million tokens a month, and most of those tokens go to Bolt reading your own project, so the same request costs more as your app grows. Hosting, a database and authentication are included, within traffic caps. Below you will find every plan, how tokens actually burn, the hidden costs real users report, and how Bolt's pricing compares to Superapp, Lovable, Base44 and Replit.
Quick answer: how much does Bolt.new cost? As of November 2026, Bolt.new is free with 1 million tokens a month (300,000 a day), Pro costs $25 a month for 10 million tokens ($18 a month billed annually), with larger Pro tiers from $50 a month, and Teams costs $30 per member a month. Paid tokens roll over for up to two months but are lost when you cancel, and subscriptions are non-refundable. Free sites go offline at 10 GB of traffic a month; Pro includes 30 GB, then pay-as-you-go up to a cap you set. For a native iPhone app rather than a web app, a native-Swift builder like Superapp is the more direct route.
Prices below were checked on November 3, 2026 against the Bolt pricing page and the Bolt help center. User stories come from public reviews on Trustpilot and Product Hunt.
How much does each Bolt.new plan cost?
Bolt charges a flat monthly fee that comes with a token allowance. Bigger Pro tiers add more tokens; Teams charges per member.
| Plan | Price, billed monthly | Price, billed yearly | Tokens | Daily limit | Built for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | $0 | 1M a month | 300K a day | Trying Bolt |
| Pro | $25 | $18 a month ($216 a year) | From 10M a month | None | Solo builders |
| Teams | $30 per member | $27 per member | 10M per member | None | Teams needing shared billing and admin |
| Enterprise | Custom | Annual contract | Billed by consumption | None | Organizations needing SSO, audit logs, SLAs |
Sources: Bolt pricing, Bolt billing help, UsagePricing. Prices are plus applicable taxes.
Bolt sells larger Pro tiers too. Its billing help lists monthly examples of Pro 50 at $50 and Pro 100 at $100, and annual examples of Pro 10M at $216 a year and Pro 26M at $540 a year. The exact token amount of each tier appears when you choose it.
Many guides online quote Pro at $20 a month, which was the reported launch price in October 2024, or list a "Bolt Lite" plan that does not appear on Bolt's current pricing page. Today Pro starts at $25.
What does each Bolt.new plan include?
The jump from Free to Pro removes the daily cap and the branding and roughly triples your hosting allowance.
| Feature | Free | Pro | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tokens | 1M a month, 300K a day | From 10M a month | Per member, not shared |
| Token rollover | No | Up to two months | Up to two months, per member |
| Bolt branding on sites | Yes | No | No |
| Upload limit | 10 MB | 100 MB | 100 MB |
| Hosting bandwidth | 10 GB a month, hard limit | 30 GB, then pay-as-you-go | 30 GB, then pay-as-you-go |
| Web requests | 333,333 a month | 1M, then pay-as-you-go | 1M, then pay-as-you-go |
| Custom domains | No | Yes | Yes |
| Databases | Unlimited | Expanded capacity, choice of provider | Expanded capacity |
| Private site sharing | No | Yes | Yes |
| Centralized billing and admin | No | No | Yes |
| SSO | No | No | Reported moved to Teams in October 2026; confirm at checkout |
Sources: Bolt pricing, hosting plans, UsagePricing.
How do Bolt.new tokens work?
Bolt spends tokens whenever its AI reads your prompt and project, plans and writes code. Bolt's own help center explains where most of them go: Bolt "reading, understanding, and syncing your project files" (tokens help).
That single fact explains most Bolt bills. Each message carries your project as context, so:
- A small new project might use tens of thousands of tokens per message.
- The same request in a large project can use hundreds of thousands, because Bolt rereads more files.
- Long conversations add up, because the per-conversation limit counts both your input and Bolt's output.
Bolt does not publish token costs per action, and you cannot see a request's cost before it runs. You can see your balance on the Subscription and Tokens page.
The rules that matter for your bill:
- Paid tokens stay valid for two months from the start of the billing cycle in which you received them, and the oldest are used first.
- Free tokens reset on the 1st of each month and do not roll over; the 300,000 daily cap resets daily.
- When you hit the daily cap on Free, you can still edit code by hand in Code view without spending tokens.
- On Teams, tokens belong to the member who received them and are not pooled.
What does a Bolt token cost?
At the Pro entry price, 10 million tokens for $25 works out to $2.50 per million tokens, or $1.80 per million on annual billing (our arithmetic). Using that rate, here is what the token amounts users report would cost:
| What happened | Tokens reported | Approximate cost at the Pro rate |
|---|---|---|
| A small, restricted change (Farid Abdi) | About 212,000 | About $0.53 |
| A simple request at the low end (Max) | 200,000 | About $0.50 |
| A simple request at the high end (Max) | 1,000,000 | About $2.50 |
| One file, App.tsx (Gemini Zalupa) | About 1,000,000 | About $2.50 |
| A quarter of the monthly allowance, per attempt (Manfred Osenbrügge) | About 2,500,000 on Pro 10M | About $6.25 |
| A whole Pro month (Diogo Nunes: two small changes) | 10,000,000 | $25 |
Sources: Trustpilot. Users' plans are not always stated, so the dollar figures show what the reported token amounts would cost on Pro, not what each user paid.
The spread is the point. Bolt's cost per request is not fixed; it depends on how much of your project the AI has to read.
What does Bolt.new really charge for beyond the plan price?
| Hidden cost | What it is | Who pays it | How to limit it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paying for AI mistakes | Tokens spent on fixes that fail are not returned | Everyone who builds | Roll back instead of retrying |
| Project size | Larger projects cost more tokens per message | Apps that grow | Keep projects small; start new ones for new features |
| Tier jumps | Running out pushes you to a bigger Pro tier | Heavy builders | Check reload eligibility before you run out |
| Lost tokens on cancel | Unused and rollover tokens vanish when a plan ends | Anyone who pauses | Spend tokens before cancelling |
| Failed payments | Plan reverts to Free and rollover tokens are lost | Anyone with a declined card | Keep a reliable card on file |
| Hosting overage | Traffic above Pro's allowance is pay-as-you-go | Sites with traffic | Set a hosting spending cap |
| Free plan traffic cap | Free sites go offline at 10 GB a month | Free users who launch | Upgrade before launch |
| Non-refundable fees | Subscriptions are non-refundable | Everyone | Start monthly on the smallest tier |
| Outside services | Domains, Stripe, Apple and Google fees | Apps that publish or sell | Add them to the budget |
The sections below cover each, with what Bolt's help center says and what users report.
What are real users paying on Bolt.new?
Bolt has the harshest public reviews of the major AI app builders: 2.1 out of 5 from 217 reviews on Trustpilot, with 77% one-star, against 4.4 out of 5 from 47 reviews on Product Hunt, as of November 2026. The stories below are a deliberate selection of cost-related reviews and are self-reported, not audited. They still show clearly where Bolt bills go wrong.
| User and source | When | What they report | In their words |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashton, Trustpilot | January 2026 | Estimates nearly $30,000 lost when hosted sites crashed mid-campaign | "I've literally lost thousands on their hosting outages." |
| ismael karami, Trustpilot | January 2026 | Charged $540 despite a prepaid annual deal | "Despite the subscription already being paid, my card was charged $540." |
| Nick's Nature, Trustpilot | October 2026 | Wasted tokens pushed them to Pro 200, nearly $300 AUD | "it has wasted a huge amount of tokens forcing me to upgrade my account" |
| JW, Trustpilot | January 2026 | A prototype in about three days for roughly $200 | "at the cost of like $200" |
| Sean Wiggins, Trustpilot | January 2026 | Over £100 of value lost after an agent crash | "they have zero support, tickets get ignored" |
| Vinicius Gustavo Flor Costa, Trustpilot | January 2026 | Paid $50 for Pro, $25 refunded, still waiting on the rest | "I ended up paying twice ($25 + $25)" |
| Diogo Nunes, Trustpilot | March 2026 | Two minor edits cost $25 in minutes | "I just spent 25$ in two small changes in minutes." |
| Manfred Osenbrügge, Trustpilot | May 2026 | A quarter of the month's tokens per failed attempt, three times | "It was burning through 1/4 of the monthly tokens to build an empty folder." |
| Farid Abdi, Trustpilot | October 2026 | Most of a day's free allowance on one small change | "approximately 212K Tokens out of my 300K daily allowance" |
| Max, Trustpilot | March 2026 | Simple requests using 200,000 to 1 million tokens | "Tokens/credits were used very fast (200K - 1m for simple asks)." |
| Gemini Zalupa, Trustpilot | February 2026 | About a million tokens for one file | "1m tokens did only App.tsx" |
| Tezla, Trustpilot | May 2026 | About 70% of tokens on fixing the AI's own problems | "the user tokens are gobbled up faster than a starving pirranha" |
| GoldenHussan, Trustpilot | June 2026 | Most tokens on recurring fixes, no working app | "most of my tokens were consumed trying to fix repeated issues." |
| Razi ullah Khan, Trustpilot | October 2026 | Free tokens spent on planning, preview stayed empty | "Tokens were consumed just for planning and internal steps" |
| B, Product Hunt | 2024 | About half of tokens on fixing errors | "they still get consumed when there's errors" |
Sources: Trustpilot, page 2, page 3, Product Hunt.
Not everyone has a bad time. JW's $200 prototype was, in his words, far cheaper than a developer, and OlaDele J. Okuwobi wrote in October 2026 that "Bolt provides generous token usage," recommending rollback and Plan Mode to avoid waste. Product Hunt's 4.4 rating reflects many builders who use Bolt for quick prototypes and stop there.
Why do Bolt.new bills spike?
Almost every large bill in the stories above traces back to one of six patterns.
| Pattern | What happens | What users report | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fix loops | The AI breaks something and charges to fix it, repeatedly | Tezla's 70% on fixes; Nikola Talevski's repeated fixes | Roll back to a working version and rephrase once |
| Project size | Every message rereads more files as the project grows | Naumaan Zahid: usage "burns faster than you expect on bigger builds" | Split large apps; remove unused files |
| Whole-file rewrites | Small fixes trigger rewrites of entire files | Tokhirjon on Product Hunt | Ask for targeted changes to named functions |
| Planning overhead | Tokens spent on planning and internal steps before any output | Razi ullah Khan's empty preview | Keep the first prompt specific; use Plan Mode deliberately |
| Crashes and lost sessions | Sessions crash late in long builds and work is lost | Edit O'Brien: crashes "in the last 5 percent" | Save and commit often; use GitHub |
| Failed integrations | Database or backend connections fail and retries burn tokens | Christopher Fernandez: "It wont connect to the database." | Fix configuration by hand in Code view |
Bolt's help center confirms the second pattern directly: larger projects use more tokens per message (tokens help).
Do you pay for Bolt's AI mistakes?
Yes. Tokens spent on a request are used whether or not the result works, and Bolt's help center does not offer any refund of tokens for failed fixes. Bolt subscriptions themselves are non-refundable under its Terms of Service (billing help).
The most common complaint is the fix loop. Nikola Talevski wrote in January 2026: "The platform keeps wasting tokens without actually fixing the issues." Apps Manager described the AI "fixing its own errors in a loop," and Steve Parker said "it just kept draining the tokens" on an app he felt should have been right the first time. One Product Hunt reviewer, B, estimated that about half their tokens went to fixing errors and suggested that undo should also refund the tokens used.
Some reviewers go further and allege Bolt does this deliberately. Omar Rachid claimed the tool is "extremely slow on purpose to force you into upgrading," and nunu called it "A money trap that deliberately does the exact opposite of what you ask." These are accusations, not something any evidence we found supports, but they show how fix loops feel from the user's side.
There is a fairer side. Rolling back to an earlier version undoes a bad change without spending tokens on a fix, editing code by hand in Code view is free, and Plan Mode lets you agree on an approach before Bolt writes code. Owen, a five-star reviewer, said support had been "responsive, fair and willing to help," including compensation where appropriate.
How a $25 month turns into $100: three illustrations
These are illustrations built from Bolt's published pricing and the token amounts users report, not records of a specific account.
The prototype. A founder builds a small landing page and signup flow in a fresh project on Pro. Each message uses a modest amount of context, a few hundred thousand tokens at most, and the month ends with tokens left over to roll forward. Total: $25.
The growing app. The same founder keeps adding features to the same project for two months. Every message now rereads a much larger codebase, so requests that once cost a few hundred thousand tokens cost close to a million. The 10 million tokens run out mid-month, and the next step is the Pro 50 tier. Total: $50 that month, and $50 a month after.
The bug week. A database connection keeps failing, and each attempted fix rewrites files and rereads the project. At a quarter of the monthly allowance per attempt, as one reviewer described, four attempts empty Pro 10M. Moving to Pro 100 to finish the launch brings the month to $100, with nothing to show beyond the fix.
The difference is not the plan. It is project size and whether you roll back or keep asking the AI to fix its own fix.
Does Bolt.new charge for hosting, the database and domains?
Hosting, a database, authentication, file storage, server functions and Stripe payments are included in Bolt Cloud on every plan, within limits (Bolt Cloud). Bolt does not publish a separate hosting price. The limits are where costs and outages come from.
| Free | Pro and Teams | |
|---|---|---|
| Bandwidth | 10 GB a month | 30 GB a month |
| Web requests | 333,333 a month | 1 million a month |
| Rough traffic it supports | 10,000 to 15,000 visits a month | Often 100,000 or more visits |
| Above the limit | Site stops serving until the next cycle | Pay-as-you-go up to your spending cap, then the site pauses |
| Can you raise it? | No | Yes, by raising the spending cap |
Source: Bolt hosting plans. The limits are account-wide and shared across all your published sites. Bolt does not publish its pay-as-you-go rates.
Two consequences matter. First, a Free site that gets real traffic will simply stop: Bolt's help center says "Free plan sites stop serving content once they hit their monthly data limits." Second, on Pro a low spending cap can pause your site during a launch or campaign, so Bolt recommends raising it before expected traffic spikes.
Outages are a real risk in reviews. EYLEM CULCULOGLU wrote in February 2026 that "All my sites hosted on bolt.new are down," with support tickets unanswered, and Ashton estimated he lost nearly $30,000 when marketing sites crashed mid-campaign. If a site makes you money, host it somewhere with an uptime guarantee, or at least export it to GitHub so you can move it quickly.
Databases: Bolt creates one when your project needs it, with no limit on how many, and Pro adds expanded capacity and a choice of database provider. Custom domains require a paid plan; you can buy one inside Bolt or connect one you own, and domain prices are shown at purchase.
What happens when you run out of Bolt.new tokens?
Bolt stops rather than billing overage for building. On Free, you wait for the daily or monthly reset, or edit code by hand in Code view. On paid plans, tokens refill on your renewal date (tokens help).
To keep building before then, you have two options:
- Upgrade to a larger Pro tier. Upgrades take effect immediately; on monthly plans you pay the price difference.
- Reload tokens. Only the highest monthly Pro plan and annual Pro plans can buy extra tokens. Reloaded tokens do not expire, and the price appears when you reload. In March 2026, reloads were recorded at $20 per 10 million tokens (UsagePricing).
Reload access has been a sore point. F A FR, a reviewer who said they had used Bolt for over a year and a half, wrote in May 2026: "Bolt's removed the ability to top-up tokens," and left. Bolt's current help center says reloads are available only on the highest monthly tier and annual plans, so most monthly Pro users must upgrade a tier rather than top up.
What happens to your tokens when you cancel?
You keep your plan and unused tokens until the end of the billing period, then your account moves to Free and you lose all allocated tokens, including rollover. If you resubscribe before they would have expired, unexpired rollover tokens come back (tokens help).
A failed payment has a similar effect. Bolt retries the charge over several days and emails you; if it is not fixed in time, your plan reverts to Free and you lose access to your rollover tokens (billing help).
Token balances are a recurring complaint:
| User | When | What they report |
|---|---|---|
| Tokhirjon, Product Hunt | 2025 | "My token balance was reset to 0" after pausing a 60M-token plan |
| Jamie Ismaeil, Product Hunt | 2025 | "Unexpectedly, my token balance dropped to 670K" from about 18.6M |
| W. B., Trustpilot | December 2025 | "Tokens only roll over for one month" |
| Tan Silliksaar, Trustpilot | September 2026 | A backend connection failed and the month's tokens were lost; "No refunds, no help." |
Sources: Product Hunt, Trustpilot.
W. B.'s complaint reflects how rollover first worked: when Bolt introduced it in July 2025, unused paid tokens carried over one extra month. Today, Bolt's help center says paid tokens stay valid for two months from the start of the cycle in which they were issued.
Can you get a refund from Bolt.new?
Rarely. Bolt's help center states: "Bolt subscriptions are non-refundable, as stated in our Terms of Service." Questions go to support@bolt.new from the email on your paid account (billing help).
Billing complaints in reviews follow a familiar pattern:
| User | When | What they report |
|---|---|---|
| G X | December 2025 | "I canceled my subscription, got confirmation, and still got charged again." |
| Priidu Uusen | January 2026 | "I was being charged after the 1st month ended" after a free-months offer |
| ismael karami | January 2026 | Charged $540 despite a prepaid annual deal; bank dispute refused |
| Vinicius Gustavo Flor Costa | January 2026 | Charged twice for Pro; half refunded |
| Manfred Osenbrügge | May 2026 | Refund request after failed builds got no reply |
| Farid Abdi | October 2026 | Asked for an investigation and refund after a costly small change |
Sources: Trustpilot.
Practical rules before you pay:
- Start on monthly billing, since annual plans are paid upfront and non-refundable.
- If you joined through a promotion or a deal site, check in your billing settings whether a paid renewal is scheduled.
- Cancel from your subscription settings and keep the confirmation email.
- If a charge looks wrong, email support from your account email with the date and amount.
What support do you get for the price?
Support is one of the most common complaints in Bolt's reviews, across every plan below Enterprise, which advertises 24/7 priority support. Ekaterina said in May 2026 that support "took more than a month to reply" while monthly charges continued. Sean Wiggins wrote that "they have zero support, tickets get ignored," and Nikola Talevski and Ai Companion both said support replies came only from a bot.
There are signs of improvement. L Gee wrote in September 2026 that "The support now seems to have a quicker turnaround," and Owen reported support that was fair and offered compensation. Bolt's replies on Trustpilot typically ask reviewers to share account details so the team can investigate.
What does it cost to put a Bolt.new app on the App Store?
Superapp's $25 Pro plan builds a native Swift iPhone app and includes automated App Store publishing; with Bolt, you build a mobile app with Expo and then publish it yourself. Expo's own guide describes the route: Bolt-generated mobile apps can be previewed in Expo Go, and to publish you download the code, install Node.js, configure the app and run Expo's tooling to build and submit to App Store Connect, with an Apple Developer account and an Expo account (Expo).
That route costs your Bolt plan plus Apple's Developer Program at $99 a year, plus any Expo build service costs, and it requires a computer and terminal comfort that a no-code builder may not have. The upside is that Expo apps use React Native and can also target Android, which Superapp does not.
Is the Bolt.new annual plan worth it?
| Plan | 12 months monthly | 12 months yearly | You save |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pro 10M | $300 | $216 | $84 |
| Teams, per member | $360 | $324 | $36 |
Sources: Bolt billing help, UsagePricing.
Pro's annual discount is large, 28%, and annual Pro plans can also reload tokens, which monthly entry plans cannot. The risk is the usual one: annual plans are paid upfront and non-refundable, and Bolt's token needs grow quickly with project size. Annual makes sense once you have built for a month or two and know your tier; ismael karami's $540 charge is a reminder to check exactly what an annual renewal will cost.
Free or Pro: is the free plan enough?
Bolt's free plan is generous in raw usage, 1 million tokens a month, but the 300,000 daily cap, the traffic cap and the branding make it a trial, not a home for a real product.
| Question | Free | Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Can I finish a small project? | Often, across several days | Yes, in one sitting |
| What if one request is large? | One request can use most of a day's allowance | No daily cap |
| Can I launch with real traffic? | Only up to about 10,000 to 15,000 visits a month | Yes, with pay-as-you-go above 30 GB |
| Custom domain and no branding? | No | Yes |
| Do unused tokens carry over? | No | Up to two months |
Farid Abdi's report of a small change using about 212,000 of his 300,000 daily tokens shows why the daily cap is the real limit on Free.
Pro or Teams: which costs less?
Teams costs $5 more per member than Pro and does not pool tokens: each member gets their own allowance, and tokens stay with the member who received them. You pay for centralized billing, admin controls and organization sharing. UsagePricing recorded SSO moving from Enterprise to Teams in October 2026, while Bolt's pricing page still lists SSO under Enterprise security, so confirm before buying Teams for SSO alone.
| Team size | Separate Pro plans, monthly | Teams, monthly | Teams, yearly |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $25 | $30 | $27 |
| 3 | $75 | $90 | $81 |
| 5 | $125 | $150 | $135 |
Our arithmetic from Bolt's published prices. Free members can view team projects but cannot prompt. If you do not need shared billing or admin controls, separate Pro accounts cost less.
How much does it cost to build an app on Bolt.new?
Bolt does not publish per-app costs. Users' reports give a range, each depending on scope and how much rework the AI needed.
| What was built | Reported cost or tokens | Source |
|---|---|---|
| A small restricted change | About 212,000 tokens | Farid Abdi, Trustpilot, 2026 |
| A simple request | 200,000 to 1,000,000 tokens | Max, Trustpilot, 2026 |
| Two small changes | $25 | Diogo Nunes, Trustpilot, 2026 |
| A working prototype in about three days | About $200 | JW, Trustpilot, 2026 |
| A project requiring a tier upgrade | Pro 200, nearly $300 AUD | Nick's Nature, Trustpilot, 2026 |
| Planned ongoing building before leaving | 500 to 1,000 EUR a month budgeted | F A FR, Trustpilot, 2026 |
Sources: Trustpilot. A rule of thumb from these reports: a simple prototype can fit inside Pro 10M if the project stays small; a real app with a backend under active development usually needs a larger Pro tier.
How has Bolt.new's pricing changed?
| When | Change | Effect on cost |
|---|---|---|
| October 2024 | Launch; Pro reported at $20 for 10M tokens, reset monthly | No rollover |
| July 1, 2025 | Unused paid tokens begin rolling over one extra month | Less waste for uneven months |
| By March 2026 | Pro at $25, Teams at $30 per member, token reloads live | Higher entry price, but reloads available |
| October 22, 2026 | Enterprise moves to consumption billing with unlimited tokens; SSO reported moving to Teams | No change to list prices |
| By November 2026 | Paid tokens valid two months from the cycle they were issued in | Longer rollover window |
Source: UsagePricing change log. Reload eligibility has also changed over time; today Bolt's help center limits reloads to the highest monthly Pro tier and annual plans.
Which Bolt.new plan should you pick?
| If you are... | Pick | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Just exploring | Free | 1M tokens a month, no card needed |
| Building a quick prototype | Pro 10M, monthly | No daily cap, rollover, no branding |
| Launching a site with real traffic | Pro | 30 GB hosting with pay-as-you-go above |
| Building a growing app every day | A larger Pro tier, annual once settled | Larger projects use more tokens; annual allows reloads |
| A team needing shared billing or SSO | Teams | Admin controls, $30 per member |
| An organization needing SLAs | Enterprise | Consumption billing, 24/7 support |
When is Bolt.new worth the price, and when should you skip it?
| Pick instead | Pick Bolt if | Skip Bolt if | |
|---|---|---|---|
| What you build | Superapp, for a native Swift iPhone app | A web prototype or demo, fast | You need a production app you will keep growing |
| How you build | Superapp, which meters by screen rather than by tokens read | You keep projects small and roll back quickly | You expect to iterate on one large codebase |
| Budget | Lovable, with daily free credits and top-ups on every paid plan | You can absorb a tier jump | You need a fixed monthly bill |
| Hosting | Base44, with hosting included and no traffic overage | Your traffic fits the caps | A site outage would cost you money |
| Mobile | Superapp, for native iOS with publishing included | You are comfortable with Expo and a terminal | You want one-click App Store publishing |
Is Bolt's token pricing fair?
The case for: tokens measure the work the AI actually does, so small requests in small projects are cheap. Bolt's free plan is one of the largest in raw usage, Pro tokens now roll over for two months, hand edits in Code view are free, and Bolt includes hosting, a database and authentication rather than billing them separately.
The case against: most tokens go to reading your own project, so you pay more for every request simply because your app has grown. You cannot see a request's cost in advance, failed fixes are not refunded, cancelling or a failed payment wipes your rollover, and reloads are limited to some plans. Many of the one-star reviews describe exactly this: a tool that was cheap for the first prototype and expensive afterwards.
A fair reading: Bolt's pricing suits fast prototypes and demos that stay small. For a product you will keep growing in the same project, token costs rise with every feature you add.
What should you check before and during a Bolt session?
| Signal | What it usually means | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| A single request using a large share of your daily or monthly tokens | Large project context | Split the project or remove unused files |
| Several requests on the same bug | A fix loop | Roll back and rephrase once |
| Whole files changing for a small fix | Rewrites instead of targeted edits | Name the function or component to change |
| Hosting usage near your allowance | Traffic is growing | Raise the spending cap before a launch |
| Renewal date approaching with tokens left | Tokens older than two months will expire | Use the oldest tokens first, which Bolt does automatically |
What does Bolt.new get right on price?
Bolt makes it very cheap to try an idea. The free plan's 1 million tokens a month, no card required, is enough to build and preview small projects, and Pro at $25 removes the daily cap. Hosting, a database, authentication, storage and Stripe payments are included rather than billed separately, and code runs in the browser, so there is nothing to set up. JW's $200 prototype in three days is a fair example of Bolt at its best: a working first version for a fraction of a developer's cost.
Bolt has also improved its terms: tokens now roll over for two months, and Enterprise moved to consumption billing with unlimited tokens. For prototypes and demos, those are real strengths.
Bolt vs Lovable vs Base44 vs Replit: which costs less?
| Bolt.new | Lovable | Base44 | Replit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entry paid plan | Pro, $25/mo ($18 yearly) | Pro, $25/mo | Starter, $20/mo ($16 yearly) | Core, $20/mo ($18 yearly) |
| Unit | Tokens, mostly spent reading your project | Credits per prompt | Message and integration credits | Dollars of effort-based usage |
| Free daily usage on paid plans | No | 5 credits a day | No | Free Mode allowance |
| Hosting | Included up to 30 GB, then pay-as-you-go | One balance with a Cloud grant | Included | Billed per deployment |
| When you run out | Stops; reloads on some plans | Stops; top-ups on paid plans | Stops; top-ups rolling out | Overage billed to your card |
| Unused allowance | Rolls over 2 months; lost on cancel | Rolls over 2 months; freezes on cancel | Expires monthly | Core expires; Pro rolls over |
| Trustpilot rating | 2.1 | 4.2 | 2.7 | 2.8 |
Sources: Bolt, Lovable, Base44, Replit, and each brand's Trustpilot page, November 2026. For full breakdowns, see our Lovable pricing, Base44 pricing and Replit pricing guides.
How does Bolt.new pricing compare to other AI app builders?
Bolt, Superapp and Lovable all start at $25 a month, but tokens and credits are not comparable units. Compare what each plan produces and how predictable the bill is.
| Superapp | Bolt.new | Lovable | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry paid plan | Pro, $25/mo (50 credits) | Pro, $25/mo (10M tokens) | Pro, $25/mo (100 credits) |
| Next tier | Business, $50/mo (110 credits) | Pro 50, $50/mo | Pro 200, $50/mo |
| What drives cost | About one credit per screen | Project size and tokens read | Credits per prompt, plus Cloud usage |
| Unused allowance | 1x rollover | Rolls over 2 months | Rolls over 2 months |
| Extra usage | $18 for 30 credits on any paid plan | Reloads on top monthly tier and annual plans | $15 for 50 credits on Pro |
| What it builds | Native Swift iOS apps plus a website | Web apps; mobile via Expo | Full-stack web apps |
| App Store | Automated publishing included | Download code, publish with Expo yourself | Wrapper workaround |
| Android | No | Via Expo | Via wrapper |
Sources: Superapp pricing, Superapp FAQ, Bolt pricing, Lovable plans.
As a disclosure, Superapp is our product, so weigh this accordingly. If you are pricing Bolt to get an iPhone app into the App Store, Superapp generates native Swift and a full Xcode project you own, adds subscriptions through RevenueCat and includes automated App Store publishing on its $25 Pro plan, where Bolt leaves you to build and submit an Expo app yourself. For quick web prototypes, Bolt's free plan is more generous, and if you need Android, Bolt's Expo route covers it and Superapp does not. For other options, see our best Bolt.new alternatives and Lovable vs Bolt vs Replit vs v0.
Bolt.new budget worksheet: set these before your first prompt
| Setting | Where | Suggested starting value |
|---|---|---|
| Plan | Subscription and Tokens | Pro 10M, monthly billing |
| Hosting spending cap | Settings, Cloud, Change spending limit | Low while building; raise before launch |
| GitHub connection | Project settings | On, so you can leave or recover quickly |
| Project scope | Your first prompt | One feature or page at a time |
| Plan Mode | Chat | Use to agree an approach before code |
| Code view | Editor | Use for small text and style fixes, free of tokens |
| Card on file | Billing | One that will not decline, to protect rollover |
| Renewal check | Billing details | Confirm the renewal amount before annual plans renew |
Decide in five questions
- Is this a prototype or demo you want quickly? If yes, Bolt's free plan or Pro 10M fits well.
- Will you keep growing the same app for months? If yes, budget for larger Pro tiers as token use per message rises.
- Would a site outage cost you money? If yes, set a hosting cap carefully or host elsewhere.
- Is the main goal an iPhone app in the App Store? If yes, compare a native-Swift builder with publishing included, such as Superapp.
- Do you need shared billing or SSO for a team? If yes, Teams; if not, separate Pro plans cost less.
How to keep your Bolt.new tokens from running out
- Start each major feature in a fresh, focused project rather than one ever-growing codebase.
- Delete unused files and dependencies, since Bolt rereads the project on every message.
- Write specific prompts that name the file or function to change.
- Use Plan Mode to agree on an approach before Bolt writes code.
- Roll back to the last working version instead of asking the AI to fix its own fix.
- Make small text and style edits by hand in Code view, which costs no tokens.
- Keep a reliable card on file, because a failed payment wipes your rollover.
- Spend rollover tokens before cancelling, and check whether your plan can reload before you run out.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does Bolt.new cost per month?
Bolt.new is free with 1 million tokens a month. Pro costs $25 a month for 10 million tokens, or $18 a month billed annually, with larger Pro tiers from $50 a month. Teams costs $30 per member a month. Enterprise is custom.
Is Bolt.new free?
Yes. The free plan includes 1 million tokens a month with a 300,000 daily limit, hosting up to 10 GB and 333,333 requests a month, and unlimited databases. Sites carry Bolt branding, uploads are capped at 10 MB and tokens do not roll over.
How many tokens do you get on Bolt Pro?
Pro starts at 10 million tokens a month for $25, with no daily limit. Larger Pro tiers include more tokens, such as the annual Pro 26M plan at $540 a year. The exact amount of each tier is shown when you choose it.
What is a Bolt.new token worth?
At the Pro entry price, 10 million tokens for $25 works out to about $2.50 per million tokens, or $1.80 per million on annual billing. One simple request can use anywhere from tens of thousands to around a million tokens.
Why does Bolt use so many tokens?
Bolt says most token usage comes from reading, understanding and syncing your project files. Larger projects therefore use more tokens per message, and fix loops, whole-file rewrites and long conversations add more.
Do Bolt.new tokens roll over?
Yes, on paid plans. Unused tokens stay valid for two months from the start of the billing cycle in which you received them, and the oldest are used first. Free plan tokens do not roll over.
What happens to my Bolt tokens if I cancel?
Your plan and tokens stay active until the end of the billing period. Then your account moves to Free and you lose all allocated tokens, including rollover. Resubscribing before they expire restores unexpired rollover tokens.
What happens when I run out of Bolt tokens?
Building stops until your tokens reset: daily and monthly on Free, on your renewal date on paid plans. You can still edit code by hand in Code view. To continue sooner, upgrade or reload tokens if your plan allows it.
Can I buy more Bolt.new tokens?
Only on the highest monthly Pro tier and on annual Pro plans, through Reload tokens in your subscription settings. Reloaded tokens do not expire. Reloads were recorded at $20 per 10 million tokens in March 2026; the current price is shown when you reload.
Do you pay for Bolt's mistakes?
Yes. Tokens are spent whether or not a fix works, and Bolt does not refund tokens for failed attempts. Rolling back to a working version and editing small things by hand in Code view are the main ways to avoid paying for fix loops.
Does Bolt.new charge for hosting?
Hosting is included on every plan within limits. Free sites get 10 GB of bandwidth and 333,333 requests a month and stop serving at the limit. Pro includes 30 GB and 1 million requests, then pay-as-you-go up to a spending cap you set.
What happens if my Bolt site gets too much traffic?
On Free, the site stops serving content until the next cycle. On Pro, extra bandwidth and requests are bought automatically up to your spending cap, after which the site pauses until usage resets. Raise the cap before launches.
Does Bolt.new include a database?
Yes. Bolt creates a database when your project needs one, with no limit on how many databases you create. Pro adds expanded database capacity and a choice of database provider. Authentication, file storage and server functions are included too.
Do custom domains cost extra on Bolt?
Custom domains require a paid plan. You can buy a domain inside Bolt, at the price shown at purchase, or connect one you already own.
Can I get a refund from Bolt.new?
Bolt says subscriptions are non-refundable under its Terms of Service. For billing questions, email support@bolt.new from the address on your paid account with the date and amount of the charge.
Is Bolt.new annual billing worth it?
Annual Pro costs $216 a year instead of $300, a 28% saving, and annual Pro plans can reload tokens. It is worth it once you know your tier, because annual plans are paid upfront and non-refundable.
What is the difference between Bolt Pro and Teams?
Teams costs $30 per member a month against Pro's $25 and adds centralized billing, admin controls and organization sharing. Tokens are not pooled: each member keeps their own allowance.
How much does Bolt Teams cost?
Teams costs $30 per member a month billed monthly, or $27 per member a month billed yearly. Each member gets their own token allowance, and free members can view team projects but cannot prompt.
Is Bolt Pro $20 or $25?
Bolt Pro is $25 a month billed monthly, or $18 a month billed annually. The $20 price quoted in many older guides was the reported launch price in October 2024.
What happens if my Bolt payment fails?
Bolt retries the charge over several days and emails you. If the payment is not fixed in time, your plan reverts to Free and you lose access to your rollover tokens.
Can Bolt.new build mobile apps?
Yes, with Expo. Bolt-generated mobile apps can be previewed in Expo Go. To publish, you download the code and use Expo's tooling to build and submit to the App Store, with an Apple Developer account at $99 a year.
How much does it cost to build an app with Bolt.new?
Users report anywhere from $25 for a couple of small changes to about $200 for a working prototype over three days. Costs rise as a project grows, because each message rereads more files.
Why is Bolt.new so expensive?
Bolt's plans are not expensive, but token use grows with project size and fix loops. Most high-bill complaints describe large projects, repeated failed fixes and having to jump to a bigger Pro tier mid-month.
Is Bolt cheaper than Lovable?
Both start at $25 a month. Lovable adds 5 free credits a day and top-ups on every paid plan, while Bolt's free plan is larger in raw usage and includes hosting within caps. Small prototypes are often cheaper on Bolt; growing apps often cost less on Lovable.
Is Bolt cheaper than Replit?
Replit Core is $20 a month against Bolt Pro at $25. Replit bills usage beyond your credits to your card, while Bolt stops when tokens run out, so Bolt's bill is more predictable even if each request can cost more.
Is Bolt.new worth it?
For fast prototypes and demos, yes: the free plan and Pro 10M go a long way on small projects. For a product you will keep growing, rising token use, traffic caps and support complaints make it worth comparing alternatives first.
Does Bolt have a daily token limit?
Only on Free, which is capped at 300,000 tokens a day and 1 million a month. Paid plans have no daily limit.
Does Bolt.new show ads or branding on free sites?
Free sites show a Made in Bolt badge. Pro and Teams remove the branding and add custom domains and private site sharing.
Is Bolt.new support good?
Reviews are mixed to poor: several users report slow or bot-only replies, while some recent reviewers say response times have improved. Enterprise includes 24/7 priority support.
How do I make Bolt tokens last longer?
Keep projects small, delete unused files, name the exact file or function to change, use Plan Mode before building, roll back instead of retrying, and make small edits by hand in Code view.
References
- Bolt.new pricing, plans, features and FAQ
- Bolt billing help, tier examples, refunds, cancellation, failed payments
- Bolt tokens help, token use, rollover, reloads
- Bolt hosting plans and Bolt Cloud
- UsagePricing: Bolt.new, tier details and change log
- Expo: getting a Bolt app to the App Store
- Apple Developer Program enrollment
- Bolt.new reviews on Trustpilot, 2.1/5 from 217 reviews as of November 3, 2026, plus page 2 and page 3
- Bolt.new reviews on Product Hunt, 4.4/5 from 47 reviews
- Lovable plans, Base44 pricing, Replit pricing
- Superapp pricing and Superapp FAQ
- Related: best Bolt.new alternatives, Lovable vs Bolt vs Replit vs v0, Lovable pricing, Base44 pricing, Replit pricing