How much does Bolt.new cost in 2026?
Quick Answer: Bolt.new uses token-metered pricing. As of July 2026 the lineup is Free (1 million tokens/month with a 300k/day cap, no export), Pro $25/month (from 10 million tokens/month, no daily cap, unused tokens roll over, GitHub export and custom domains), Teams $30 per member/month (pooled tokens), and custom Enterprise. Pro rose from $20 to $25, and annual billing saves up to about 28%. Hosting is not charged — apps deploy to the user's own Netlify, Cloudflare, or Vercel account.
Bolt.new uses token-metered pricing tied to AI generation usage. Each prompt and code-generation step consumes tokens, with monthly allowances per tier. As of July 2026, the published tiers are:
Published tiers (verified July 2026)
- Free: 1 million tokens/month with a 300,000/day cap, no project export, no custom domains
- Pro: $25/month (up from $20), from 10 million tokens/month, no daily limit, unused tokens roll over, GitHub export, custom domains
- Teams: $30/member/month, pooled tokens across the team, shared workspace, team billing
- Enterprise: custom-priced — SSO, higher limits, support
The 2026 change is that Pro rose from $20 to $25 and the old Pro 50 / Pro 100 / Pro 200 ladder was consolidated into a single Pro tier with token rollover; heavier usage is handled by rollover and add-on tokens rather than separate price points. Annual billing is shown as "save up to 28%," though the exact annual-effective monthly figure is not numerically published.
What counts as a token
Tokens are consumed by both prompt input and AI output during code generation. Long file rewrites and multi-file refactors consume more than narrow edits; reading existing code or chatting without generation does not consume tokens.
Hosting costs
Bolt.new does not charge for hosting generated apps. Deployment goes to Netlify, Cloudflare Pages, or Vercel under the user's own accounts; free hosting tiers cover most prototypes, and production scales with the chosen provider's pricing.
Comparison to alternatives
For an indie developer building 1-3 prototypes per month:
| Tool | Entry paid | Model |
|---|---|---|
| Bolt.new Pro | $25/mo | Token-metered, in-browser full-stack |
| Lovable Pro | $25/mo | Credit-metered app generation |
| v0 (Team) | $30/user/mo | Credit-metered UI generation |
| Cursor Pro | $20/mo | Usage-pool IDE (not autonomous) |
Bolt.new's token-metered model rewards short, focused edits and penalises wholesale rewrites of large files — the opposite trade-off of a message- or credit-based competitor. Heavy iterators should compare their real token burn against Lovable's credit model before committing.
Editor's Note: We prototyped a client-facing booking app on Bolt.new Pro and learned that token discipline is the whole game: a single "rewrite the whole page" prompt against a large component burned more of the monthly allowance than a day of scoped edits. Re-checked July 2026: Pro is now $25 (up from $20) and the confusing Pro 50/100/200 ladder is gone in favour of one Pro tier with token rollover, which is simpler to budget — but for teams doing frequent large-file regenerations, model the monthly token burn first, because that, not the seat price, is what moves the bill. — Rafal Fila, ShadowGen